Abstract: A device to position a patient in a selected body position, such as a Trendelenburg or flexed position, on an operating table. The device includes a board, shoulder supports removably coupled to and extending substantially perpendicular from the board, and a cushioning mat positioned to lie between the patient and the board and the shoulder supports when the patient is placed on the device. A locking mechanism removably couples the shoulder supports to the board to allow the cushioning mat to lie flat when the shoulder supports are decoupled from the board and thereby selectively provide access to a neck and shoulders of the patient when the patient is placed on the device.

Abstract: A device to position a patient in a selected body position, such as a Trendelenburg or flexed position, on an operating table. The device includes a board, shoulder supports removably coupled to and extending substantially perpendicular from the board, and a cushioning mat positioned to lie between the patient and the board and the shoulder supports when the patient is placed on the device. A locking mechanism removably couples the shoulder supports to the board to allow the cushioning mat to lie flat when the shoulder supports are decoupled from the board and thereby selectively provide access to a neck and shoulders of the patient when the patient is placed on the device.

Abstract: A clot evacuation catheter includes a hollow tubular body disposed within an outer lumen. The tubular body is elongate and includes a selectively rotatable cutting blade disposed within a distal portion thereof to cut clots occluded in at least one opening of the cutting blade. The tubular body also includes a fluid conveying irrigation lumen to deliver fluid to a distal end of the catheter at predetermined times. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, a hood member extends from the distal portion of the tubular body. The hood member has a distal end that is spaced from, but coaxial with, the distal portion of the tubular body through a side portion of the hood member.