Patient support pad

Abstract

To provide a patient support pad that can be easily shaped to fit the operating table and the patient. [Solution] With the patient support pad 10, when placing the patient support pad 10 on the operating table, the patient support pad 10 can be cut in a circular shape along the circular cutting guide line 34 to fit the operating table and the patient, forming a hole for fitting the patient's head. If necessary, the patient support pad 10 can be cut along the long-side cutting guide line 24, and the patient support pad 10 can be folded or cut along the short-side cutting guide line 25 to position the hole for fitting the patient's head to fit the patient's body shape. Therefore, the patient support pad 10 can be easily made into a shape that fits the operating table and the patient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a sponge-like pad (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as "patient support pad") that is laid on an operating table and used to hold the position of a patient placed thereon and support the patient.

Background Art

[0002] In recent years, when performing a surgical operation, the operating table on which the patient is placed is tilted at various angles. And when the operating table is tilted, attempts have been made to fix the patient to the operating table so that the patient's body does not move from a predetermined position on the operating table. At that time, a patient support pad is disposed between the patient and the operating table. The patient support pad is formed of a foam having elasticity, and examples of such patient support pads are as follows.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Patent Document 1 discloses a mat having a predetermined thickness for holding the position of a patient, which is composed of a foam having elasticity, and having a cutable line for being cut into a predetermined size. According to this, the user can cut it with fingers without using a cutting tool such as a cutter, and it can also be bent and used, and it is said that it can be used to hold the position of the subject in surgeries such as orthopedics and surgery.

[0005] In the mat described in Patent Document 1, multiple cuttable lines are arranged in a grid pattern at predetermined intervals. These cuttable lines may be straight, curved, or bent. However, if the patient support pad can be easily shaped to match the operating table and the patient during surgery, it should be possible to quickly use the patient support pad in accordance with the operating table and the patient.

[0006] Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a patient support pad that can be easily shaped to suit the operating table and the patient. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The present invention is a rectangular patient support pad made of an elastic foam, having a long side and a short side in a plan view, An intermediate cutting guide line is provided in the middle of the longer side, parallel to the shorter side, At least two long-side cutting indicator lines are provided from the intermediate cutting indicator line toward one direction of the long side toward the short side, The problem was solved by a patient support pad provided with at least one short-side cutting guide line, which is provided between the long-side cutting guide lines and parallel to the short side. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the present invention, when placing a patient support pad on an operating table, the patient support pad can be cut along the cutting guide line in the long direction and folded or cut along the cutting guide line in the short direction, thereby aligning the hole for fitting the patient's head to the patient's body shape. Therefore, a patient support pad can be easily made to fit the shape of the operating table and the patient.

[0009] Furthermore, by providing circular cutting guide lines between the long-side cutting guide lines and between the short-side cutting guide lines, it is possible to cut out a circular shape of the patient support pad along the circular cutting guide lines to form a hole for fitting the patient's head.

[0010] Furthermore, by providing a semicircular notch in the center of the short side in the opposite direction from the intermediate cutting guide line, the semicircular notch can be aligned with the recess commonly provided in the back and waist area of ​​the operating table, resulting in a patient support pad with a shape that better suits the operating table.

[0011] Furthermore, since operating tables are commonly available in widths of 58 cm and 50 cm, if the shorter side is 58 cm and end-cutting guide lines are provided 4 cm from both ends of the shorter side, extending along the longer side, then when used on an operating table with a width of 50 cm, the patient support pad can be cut along the end-cutting guide lines to create a patient support pad that fits the shape of the operating table.

[0012] Furthermore, if the device is configured to include a second cutting guide line running parallel to the short side, extending from the long side cutting guide line, it becomes easier to cut out the portion of the patient support pad not resting on the patient into a roughly rectangular shape. The cut-out patient support pad can then be placed under the patient's head or neck, or used as cushioning material between the patient's head or shoulders and the body restraints provided on the operating table.

[0013] Furthermore, if the device is configured to include an inclined cutting guide line that is provided between the long side and the long side cutting guide line, and that slopes from the intermediate cutting guide line to the short side, it becomes easier to cut the patient support pad in the area where the patient is not resting in a roughly triangular shape, and the cut-out patient support pad can be used as cushioning material between the patient's head and shoulders and the body fixation device provided on the operating table. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0014] [Figure 1] A plan view of a first embodiment of the patient support pad of the present invention. [Figure 2] A plan view of a second embodiment of the patient support pad of the present invention. [Figure 3] A side view showing a first example of use of the patient support pad of the present invention. [Figure 4] A plan view showing a second example of use of the patient support pad of the present invention. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0015] Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to Figures 1 to 4. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

[0016] The patient support pad 10 shown in Figure 1 has a base 12 made of an elastic foam, preferably an elastic resin foam such as polyurethane foam, polyethylene foam, or polypropylene foam, which has a rectangular shape with a long side 16 and a short side 18 in a plan view, and has an appropriate thickness. The patient support pad 10 is basically used by placing it on an operating table. The specific dimensions of the short side 18 and long side 16 of the patient support pad 10 can be adjusted to match commercially available operating tables, but for example, the short side 18 can be 50 cm or 58 cm and the long side 16 can be 120 cm. Although not shown in the figure, the surface shape of the patient support pad 10 can be any shape, such as a flat surface or a surface with irregularities.

[0017] An intermediate cutting guide line 22 is provided in the middle of the long side 16 of the patient support pad 10, parallel to the short side 18. The middle of the long side 16 refers to any position on the long side 16, but the center is preferred. The intermediate cutting guide line 22 is a groove as shown in the figure, but it is not limited to this, and may be a printed line or a series of through holes, so-called perforations. The same applies to the various cutting guide lines described below.

[0018] The patient support pad 10 is provided with two cutting indication lines 24 in the long side direction, which are provided from the intermediate cutting indication line 22 to the short side 18 in one direction (upward in FIG. 1) of the long side 16. At least two cutting indication lines 24 in the long side direction are provided, and three or more may be provided. As shown in the figure, it is preferable that the two cutting indication lines 24 in the long side direction closest to the center of the short side 18 are provided at equal intervals from the center of the short side 18. In this case, the interval between the two cutting indication lines 24 in the long side direction closest to the center of the short side 18 is preferably set to a dimension that can accommodate the patient's head, for example, 20 cm. With this configuration, it becomes easier for the patient's head and neck to be positioned between the two cutting indication lines 24 in the long side direction closest to the center of the short side 18.

[0019] Further, the patient support pad 10 is provided with two cutting indication lines 25 in the short side direction, which are provided between the cutting indication lines 24 in the long side direction and parallel to the short side 18. At least one cutting indication line 25 in the short side direction may be provided, and the interval thereof is arbitrary.

[0020] Further, the patient support pad 10 is provided with a circular cutting indication line 34, which is provided between the cutting indication lines 24 in the long side direction and between the short side 18 and the cutting indication lines 25 in the short side direction. As shown in the figure, the circular cutting indication line 34 is preferably provided at the center of the range partitioned between the cutting indication lines 24 in the long side direction and between the short side 18 and the cutting indication lines 25 in the short side direction. The circular cutting indication line 34 may be an ellipse or a polygon close to a circle, in addition to a perfect circle as shown in the figure.

[0021] With this configuration, when placing the patient support pad 10 on the operating table, the patient support pad can be circularly cut along the circular cutting instruction line 34 to remove the circular portion 48, and a head pad 46 having a hole for fitting the patient's head can be formed. Then, according to the patient's body type and as needed, the patient support pad 10 can be separated along the long-side cutting instruction line 24, and bent or cut along the short-side cutting instruction line 25 to align the hole for fitting the patient's head with the patient's head. Therefore, the patient support pad 10 can be made into a shape that is easy to fit the operating table and the patient.

[0022] Also, the patient support pad 10 has a semi-circular notch 14 provided from the intermediate cutting instruction line 22 to the center of the short side 18 in the other direction of the long side (downward in FIG. 1). Since generally a concave portion is provided on the back and waist of commercially available operating tables, by having the semi-circular notch 14, the semi-circular notch 14 can be aligned with the concave portion, so that the patient support pad 10 can be made into a shape that fits the operating table.

[0023] Here, when the dimension of the short side 18 of the patient support pad 10 is 58 cm, it is preferable to adopt a configuration in which end cutting instruction lines 32 are provided extending in the direction of the long side 16 at positions 4 cm from both ends of the short side 18. Since the widths of generally widely distributed operating tables are 58 cm and 50 cm, in the case of an operating table with a width of 58 cm, it can be used as it is, and when used on an operating table with a width of 50 cm, by cutting the patient support pad along the end cutting instruction line 32, the patient support pad 10 can be made into a shape that fits the operating table.

[0024] Furthermore, the patient support pad 10 is provided with a second short-side cutting guide line 26 that runs parallel to the short side 18 from the long-side cutting guide line 24 to the long side 16. The second short-side cutting guide line 26 may be in a straight line with the short-side cutting guide line 25, or it may be in a different position from the short-side cutting guide line 25. The number of second short-side cutting guide lines 26 is arbitrary. With this configuration, the portion of the patient support pad 10 not on which the patient is resting can be easily cut into a roughly rectangular shape along the second short-side cutting guide line 26, the intermediate cutting guide line 22, and the long-side cutting guide line 24. The cut-out patient support pad 10 can then be placed under the patient's head or neck, or used as cushioning material between the patient's head or shoulders and a body restraint device provided on the operating table.

[0025] Figure 2 shows a patient support pad 10a of another embodiment of the present invention. The basic configuration of the patient support pad 10a is the same as that of the patient support pad 10, so the same components are denoted by the same number of reference numerals and their descriptions are omitted.

[0026] The patient support pad 10a has an inclined cutting guide line 28a that is provided between the long side 16a and the long side cutting guide line 24a, and extends inclined from the intermediate cutting guide line 22a to the short side 18a. With this configuration, the portion of the patient support pad 10a that is not resting on the patient can be easily cut into a roughly triangular shape along the inclined cutting guide line 28a, the intermediate cutting guide line 22a, and the long side cutting guide line 24a, and the cut-out patient support pad 10a can be used as cushioning material between the patient's head and shoulders and the body fixation device provided on the operating table.

[0027] Figure 3 shows a first example of use of the patient support pad 10. As shown in Figure 3, the base 12 of the patient support pad 10 is positioned between the patient P and the operating table 50. In the case of patient P, the head pad 46 is used by placing it on top of the base 12. Alternatively, the head pad 46 may be used without placing it on top of the base 12, depending on the patient's body shape and position, or it may be placed on top of multiple first corner pads 42 defined by the long-side cutting instruction line 24, the short-side cutting instruction line 25, and the intermediate cutting instruction line 22, or on top of multiple second corner pads 43 defined by the long-side cutting instruction line 24, the long side 16, the short side 18, the second short-side cutting instruction line 26, and the intermediate cutting instruction line 22.

[0028] Furthermore, the first corner pad 42 and the second corner pad 43 may be used as cushioning material between the patient P's head and shoulders and the body restraint device 52 provided on the operating table 50. Note that the body restraint device 52 is simplified in the illustration for convenience. This prevents or reduces the possibility of the body restraint device 52 injuring or burdening the patient P. Alternatively, instead of the first corner pad 42 and the second corner pad 43, a triangular pad 44a defined by the intermediate cutting guide line 22a, the long side cutting guide line 24a, the short side 18a, the long side 16a, and the bevel cutting guide line 28a of the patient support pad 10a may be used.

[0029] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 4, by inserting the first corner pad 42 between the band 54 that secures the patient P to the operating table 50 and the patient P, the burden that the band 54 places on the patient P can be reduced. Instead of the first corner pad 42, the second corner pad 43, the circular part 48, or the triangular pad 44a may be used.

[0030] The patient support pad 10 and patient support pad 10a are used by cutting them along various cut support lines at the site of use, but which cut support line to cut along is determined according to the operating table and the patient.

[0031] As described above, the present invention provides a patient support pad that can be easily shaped to suit the operating table and the patient. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0032] 10 Patient support pads 14. Semicircular cutout 16 Long side 18 Short side 22 Intermediate cutting guide line 24 Cutting guide lines along the longer side 25 Cutting guide lines in the short side direction 26 Second short-side cutting guide line 28a Beveled cutting guide line 32 End cutting guide line 34. Circular cutting guide lines

Claims

1. A rectangular patient support pad made of an elastic foam, having a long side and a short side in a plan view, An intermediate cutting guide line is provided in the middle of the longer side, parallel to the shorter side, At least two long-side cutting indicator lines are provided from the intermediate cutting indicator line toward one direction of the long side toward the short side, Between the aforementioned long-side cutting indicator lines, at least one short-side cutting indicator line is provided, which is parallel to the short side. Patient support pad.

2. The patient support pad according to claim 1, wherein circular cutting guide lines are provided between the long-side cutting guide lines and between the short side and the short-side cutting guide lines.

3. The patient support pad according to claim 1, further comprising a semicircular notch in the center of the short side in the other direction from the intermediate cutting instruction line to the long side.

4. The patient support pad according to claim 1, wherein the shorter side is 58 cm, and end-cutting guide lines are provided at positions 4 cm from both ends of the shorter side, extending along the longer side.

5. The patient support pad according to claim 1, further comprising a second short-side cutting guide line provided parallel to the short side, extending from the long-side cutting guide line to the long side.

6. The patient support pad according to claim 1, further comprising an inclined cutting guide line provided between the long side and the long side cutting guide line, which is inclined from the intermediate cutting guide line to the short side.

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