The cushion of the positioning of a patient has to undergo a lumbar puncture

摘要

The object of the invention relates to a device for positioning a patient to be subjected, in particular, a puncture lombaire.selon the invention, the device is formed in the form of a rigid or semi-rigid - rigid (1) having a plane of symmetry or sagittal (s) and including: - one face of the fitting (3) on the thighs of the individual patient, provided with a front edge (4), - a front face of support (11) in the abdomen and the patient's chest amounting to the - the top of the face of the fitting (3) from the front edge (4) and having, in the sagittal symmetry plane a convex profile to be positioned in kyphosis the spine of the patient, -, and two lateral faces (12) bordering on either side of the front face of support (11) and in which there opens a surface of the guide faces away from the front face of the support (11) in order to allow at least a portion of the upper limbs of the pad against the abdomen and the patient's chest.