Patient fixation system for the surgical Trendelenburg position

Abstract

The patient fixation overlay includes a cloth sheet configured to support the patient's torso on the operating table. The cloth sheet includes friction enhancing elements applied to at least a portion of the upper surface. The cloth sheet is attached to two or more side flaps that extend laterally outward from the side edges of the cloth sheet near the side edges of the cloth sheet. Each of the side flaps is attached to the operating table at two or more attachment points. The distance between adjacent attachment points is greater than the distance between the attachment points and the cloth sheet to naturally create a preferred holding force vector angle of less than 45°.

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