Perineal post pad for patient lower extremity positioning systems

摘要

A patient lower extremity positioning system that is configured to facilitate easier use of surgical instruments during open and arthroscopic procedures of the lower extremity, including, but not limited to the hip joint, acetabulum, femur, femoral neck and femoral shaft is disclosed. The patient lower extremity positioning system may include one or more perineal pads configured to be supported adjacent to a patient torso support such that the perineal pad is positionable adjacent to a patient's perineum. The perineal pad may be formed from a perineal pad body coupled to a distal transition section extending distally from the perineal pad body. The distal transition section may have a distal tip with a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the perineal pad body, thereby enabling a surgeon to more easily position surgical instruments during surgery without the perineal pad conflicting with the surgical instruments.

主权项

1. A patient lower extremity positioning system, comprising:
at least one perineal pad formed from a perineal pad body coupled to a distal transition section extending distally from the perineal pad body; wherein the distal transition section has a distal tip with a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the perineal pad body at an intersection of the distal transition section and the perineal pad body; wherein the at least one perineal pad is configured to be supported adjacent to a patient torso support such that the perineal pad is positionable adjacent to a patient's perineum; wherein the distal transition section of the at least one perineal pad is generally conical; wherein the distal transition section has a length that is greater than about one quarter of a total length of the at least one perineal pad; wherein the distal transition section has a length that is less than about half of a total length of the at least one perineal pad; wherein a diameter of an outer tip of the distal transition section is less than half of a diameter of the perineal pad body; and wherein the distal transition section is configured such that an outer surface forming the distal transition section forms a linear line extending from the perineal pad body to an outer tip of the distal transition section when viewed in cross-section from a cross-sectional cut made from the outer tip of the distal transition section to a proximal end of the perineal pad body along a longitudinal axis of the at least one perineal pad and viewed orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the at least one perineal pad.