Body positioner

Claim 1

A body positioner for providing lateral support for the body of a patient lying upon an operating table, diagnostic examining table, and the like comprising: A. an elongated flexible block structure of resilient deformable polyurethane foam material having an unsymmetrical pentagonal cross-section; B. a first major planar surface carried by said block; C. a second major planar surface at right angles to said first major surface; D. a third major planar surface opposite said first and second major surfaces; E. a first minor planar surface joining said third major surface with said first major surface; F. a second minor planar surface joining said third major surface with said second major surface; G. the said structure having a length greater than its width for supporting a substantial portion of the patient's lateral body length extending from about the shoulders to below the waist for increased stability; and H. one of said minor surfaces having a width greater than the width of the other minor surface; whereby the structure may be variably based on any one of said major surfaces on the table to provide a variety of lateral body support surfaces for adjustably and stably supporting a patient's body in a variety of lateral body positions to obtain a desired patient body position on the table.