Patient Handling and Transport

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Devices that help move and position patients safely while sparing your staff???s backs.


Shoulder Access System by Allen Medical Systems
When attached over the drape, this device helps position the arm intraoperatively during shoulder procedures performed in the beach chair position. Allen says its Shoulder Access System is the smallest lightweight arm positioner of its kind and that the disposable portion is more intuitive and competitively priced than other positioners on the market. $4,995, www.allenmedical.com

TableGard Patient Care System and Operon Spine System Extension by Berchtold
Combining dynamic pressure management and patient warming, the TableGard Patient Care System helps treat and prevent both pressure sores and perioperative hypothermia. The system delivers localized pressure relief to the entire body over a 15-minute period while maintaining stability at the surgical site. A separate, closed-loop air stream keeps the patient warm. Meanwhile, Berchtold's Operon Spine System Extension can be attached to surgical tables for prone, lateral and supine positioning, letting the abdomen hang free while giving clinicians eye and airway visibility and unrestricted C-arm access. $14,950 for Patient Care System (pressure management and patient warming); $8,450 for TableGard Pressure Management; $49,950 for Operon Extension, www.berchtoldusa.com

Surgical C-arm Table 846 by Biodex Medical Systems
With its free-float tabletop, motorized height actuation and large radiolucent area, this new C-arm table provides stability, access and precise, vibration-free positioning during vascular, spinal and pain care procedures, says the manufacturer. The tabletop's contoured design leaves additional space at the head end while allowing closer C-arm access to the cervical spine for optimal image resolution. $18,900, www.biodex.com/imagingtables

Shoulder-Float Patient Positioner by Ethox International
Spare your staff from back and shoulder injuries with this device, which makes moving and positioning patients before their scheduled procedures easy and painless. When used in a lateral decubitus position, the Shoulder-Float provides even weight distribution while helping to prevent capillary ischemia in the epidermal layer of the skin and axillary nerve damage near the shoulder. $312.50 for a box of 10 units, www.ethoxint.com

Universal SteriBump by Innovative Medical Products
This multi-use, sterile foam platform is ideal for shoulder abduction during lateral shoulder arthroscopy, incision closure of total hip or knee surgery, vascular surgery and carpal tunnel procedures. The platform is contoured to cradle and elevate patients' extremities, while its rectangular shape accommodates multiple heights. www.impmedical.com

MTI 440 Surgery Chair/Table by Medical Technology Industries
Transport patients safely, comfortably and quickly from pre-op to the OR to PACU with this new, lithium-ion battery-powered chair/table, which can run for a full day without needing a recharge. The 440 features directional steering with a dual-wheel caster system, a tapered back, a selection of low-profile headrests and arm management systems and other options and accessories that let you adapt the chair/table to your needs. $14,935, www.mti-inc.us

OrthoMaxx Extension by Schaerer Mayfield
Your surgeons can do minimally invasive anterior approach hip replacement surgery safely and effectively by adding the OrthoMaxx hip extension to an existing Schaerer surgical table. The OrthoMaxx allows for upward and downward flexion of the leg simultaneously with required adduction and abduction, says the company. Femoral retractor hooks and mounting hardware for non-Schaerer tables are also available. $22,500, www.schaerermayfieldusa.com

5085 SRT Surgical Table by Steris
This general surgical table lets a single caregiver slide, rotate and transport patients throughout the perioperative area. In the OR, the table's imaging capabilities virtually eliminate the need for dedicated specialty tables. Its weight, height and imaging ranges accommodate most surgical services. And the innovative and intuitive data-rich hand control, weight-bearing drive wheel and 360 ? pivot mode help to make maneuvering, positioning and transporting patients a smooth, safe and ergonomic process. www.steris.com

EasyTrans from Trumpf Medical Systems
Move as much as 100 lbs of equipment and supplies alongside patients using the motorized EasyTrans 7000 or the non-motorized EasyTrans 3000. Both systems attach to either side of any patient bed and boast integrated locking mechanisms. Trumpf says the EasyTrans eliminates unnecessary lifting of pumps, IV bags and other devices and reduces errors associated with the manual movement and repositioning of medical equipment. www.us.trumpf-med.com

Arch Table Extension from Trumpf Medical Systems
Ease patient positioning during anterior total hip replacements, hip and femur fracture repair, and hip arthroscopy. This leg-holding traction device can be attached to any surgical table for easy hypertension, abduction and external rotation leg positioning with safe traction and precise reference points, according to Trumpf. www.us.trumpf-med.com

UFSK-OSYS 600XLE 5M Mobile Surgery Table by VisionEquip
This newly redesigned device converts from a patient transport chair into a stable and versatile surgical table that can be used as an eye stretcher as well as for ENT, dental, plastic, endoscopic, GI and other types of outpatient procedures. The table requires zero lift for easy patient entry and exit and features 5 programmable memory settings, electronic braking and steering and a 550-lb articulating capacity. www.visionequip.com

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