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Anti-Slip Mat

Non-Slip Pad · Trendelenburg Positioning Pad · Antislip Mat · Pink Pad

A disposable foam pad (often slow-memory viscoelastic polyurethane) laid on the operating table under the patient's back. It has straps or tabs that fix it to the table.

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On the table

What it does and the lengths it comes in.

  • What it’s for

    Keeps the patient from sliding on the table in steep Trendelenburg positiontren-DEL-en-burg puh-ZISH-unA position in which the client lies on the back with the bed tilted so the head is lower than the feet.Full entry , as in robotic and laparoscopiclap-uh-roh-SKOP-ikDone through a few small cuts in the abdomen with a thin camera and long instruments, instead of one large opening.lapar/o abdomen-scopic viewingFull entry pelvic and abdominal surgery, while cushioning pressure points. Placed on the table before the patient is moved onto it.

  • Lengths and variants

    Sold as single pads or as kits with arm protectors, a head pad and a safety strap (for example Xodus Pink Pad, Biomatrix Bi-Pad, Baxter WaffleGrip).

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