A body positioner and the like is formed from a block of polyurethane foam having resilient characteristics capable of deformation and of permitting the passage of air and having an unsymmetrical pentagonal cross-section and having a length substantially greater than its width so that the block may be rotated on its major surfaces to provide for a variety of adjustable continuous positioning support surfaces along a major portion of the body of a patient while lying upon an operating table or examining table.
Abduction apparatus includes a resilient deformable pillow having a pair of generally oppositely facing elongated exterior surfaces skew to one another with a passageway extending through the pillow in a direction generally parallel said elongated exterior surfaces, with elongated flexible binding means residing in said passageway and having length in excess of passageway length sufficiently for overlapping respective ends of said binding means about a leg of a patient contacting one of said elongated surfaces of said pillow, with pressure-sensitive fastening and receptor means at respective ends of said binding means for holding said binding means about said leg of said patient thereby laterally immobilizing said leg of said patient with respect to said pillow.
Therapy cushions are provided having angular body supporting surfaces. The cushions can be juxtapositioned to orient patients in various positions for achieving effective bronchial drainage. First and second cushions have two adjoining 90.degree. abutment surfaces with corresponding abutment corners. Each of the surfaces terminate at flattened end areas from which extend body-contacting sloping portions. The sloping portion of one cushion is indented and includes a predetermined inclined surface. A wedge cushion may be used to tilt the patient.
A back support means which may be detachably positioned on a mattress comprising a bottom sheet having a width to cover the central portion of a mattress and extending across the width of said mattress, which bottom sheet along with a top sheet form an open-ended pillow receptacle substantially extending the width of said bottom sheet. Within the open-ended pillow receptacle is placed a pillow of a size substantially conforming to the interior of the open-ended receptacle. The pillow is filled with shredded polymeric foam, preferably a rigid or semi-rigid shredded polystyrene foam.
An elongate structure has a body support surface inclined with respect to a generally horizontal foundation surface and contoured to provide comfortable support for a sunbather in positions intermediate prone and supine for tanning side portions of the body. A hollow cavity formed in the structure provides a convenient storage and transport compartment and an integral handle facilitates portability.
A body pillow (10) formed as a one-piece body-length soft foam cushion, somewhat irregular in overall shape, designed for resting or sleeping in a prone position, on either the right or left side. Portions of the pillow are interconnected by a full-length, comparatively narrow strip of foam (11) joined to a head section (12) supporting a user's head separately from one arm of the user. An intermediate section (14) of foam at the waist of the pillow supports a user's rib cage in such a way as to avoid an unnatural curvature of the user's spine. The foot of the pillow provides a sizable cushion disposed between the knees and ankles of the user. Design of the pillow provides a resting position allowing bodily appendages underneath the pillow to be free of the weight of those appendages resting above the pillow. The entire pillow may be covered with a one-piece fitted cover of cotton percale or similar material, with a full length closure extending along one side.
