Patient positioning device and method

A - Human Necessities – 61 – G

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A61G 13/12 (2006.01) A61B 6/04 (2006.01)

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CA 2032686

A portable positioning device for supporting and holding a patient in a lateral decubitus position on the table of a densitometer or the like includes a rigid back support having a vertical wall, a buttocks support having a vertical wall extending laterally at an angle relative to the vertical wall of the back support and a restraining means for holding the patient against these vertical walls, such as a flexible strap. The positioning device is placed on the densitometer table with the vertical wall of the back support parallel to the longitudinal axis of the table and the patient is positioned on the table in a lateral decubitus position and legs flexed with his or her back against the back support, buttocks against the buttocks support and knees bent in comfortable position. The strap is wrapped around the patient's waist, pulled tight enough to hold him or her in place and then secured to the back support.

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