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Eye surgery recovery apparatus

  • US 5,661,860 A
  • Filed: 09/29/1995
  • Issued: 09/02/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus in combination with a bed for lying prone comprising:

  • a) a substantially flat, rigid, planar member for supporting a person'"'"'s head and torso in a same plane, the planar member includes a first end, a second end coplanar with the first end, and an opening proximate the first end for receiving the person'"'"'s face, the planar member rests on the bed in a substantially horizontal plane with the first end extending beyond an edge of the bed;

    b) at least one projection substantially orthogonal to the planar member proximate the first end wherein the projection rests on a support surface carrying the bed thereby supporting the planar member in spaced relation to the support surface and supporting the planar member in substantially horizontal alignment with the bed;

    c) at least one face cushion having an opening for receiving the person'"'"'s face, the cushion resting on the planar member such that the opening of the cushion is substantially aligned with the opening in the planar member; and

    d) a torso cushion approximately as long and as wide as the person'"'"'s torso rests on the planar member;

    wherein the person lies prone on the apparatus with the torso resting on the torso cushion and the face resting on the face cushion such that the head and back are in substantially linear alignment.

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