Inventors:
Timothy J. Farnum - Evergreen CO, US
International Classification:
A61G 17/00, A61G 15/00, A61F 5/37, A61F 11/00, A61F 5/00, A47C 1/10, A47C 20/00, A61C 5/00, A63B 23/03, A01N 1/00, A47B 7/00, A61B 1/32, A61B 1/00
US Classification:
128845, 128846, 128857, 128870, 297391, 297392, 297393, 433140, 482 11, 27 251, 27 13, 5622, 5637, 5638, 600226, 600227, 600228, 600229, 600230, 600231, 600102, 602 17
Abstract:
An airway positioning device facilitates the maintenance of a patent airway by correctly positioning a patient's head during anesthesia. A flat base supports a supine patient's head. A pair of rails slope downward from a first end of the base to a second end of the base. A track mounts with at least one of the rails. At least one adjustable support arm movably mounts with the track via a locking coupling device at an end of the arm distal to the patient's head. A patient engaging member mounted with an end of the arm proximal to the patient's head supports the patient's head in a desired position during an operation or procedure.