Innovative Medical Products Introduces Clip-On Pad Set For Lateral Positioning In Hip Surgery

Innovative Medical Products, a global leader in patient positioning, has introduced the patented Clip-On™ Pad Set for use with the Universal Lateral Positioner in hip surgery and other procedures requiring fixed, stable lateral positioning.

Plainville, CT - Unique to the surgical products market, the new IMP patient protection offering is in response to OR personnel's request for adhesive-free pads that provide a secure adherence to the lateral positioner's baseplate and anterior support arms. The IMP soft goods package also includes a specially contoured lumbar pad, improving stability and pressure distribution for greater patient support.

"We redesigned our protective pads to eliminate the potential for adhesive build-up that could result when pads with double-sided adhesive strips are constantly removed from the positioner's baseplate, as well as adhesive build-up on the plates of the anterior support arms, over an extended period of time," said Earl Cole, IMP national sales manager. "Our new solution not only answers the request for an alternative to adhesives but is also extremely easy to use – just snap the pads onto the plates and they're ready to go."

In addition to the latex-free pad set's clip-on solution, the pads for the positioner's anterior support arms have a unique, patented clover-leaf design that enables the rounded corners of the foam pads to collapse around the corners of the square plates for ultimate patient protection. The flexible clover-leaf pads are composed of dual compression foam and are especially effective in preventing skin irritation.

SOURCE: Innovative Medical Products