Operating table positioning system WaffleGrip®

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Overview
The WaffleGrip Positioning System is part of the Patient Warming System and is designed for use during Trendelenburg positioning to help maintain normothermia and reduce patient sliding by increasing contact area for underbody warming.

Key benefits

• Maintain normothermia: increased contact area enables more effective underbody warming to help prevent hypothermia.
• Improve securement: waffle-pattern surface disperses grip to reduce localized shearing forces while increasing mechanical hold and friction.
• Simplify Trendelenburg positioning: design facilitates positioning and patient handling, supporting workflow efficiency and staff safety.

Features

• Waffle-pattern anti-slip surface that creates friction to prevent patient slipping during steep tilts.
• Secure attachment to the operating table; reliable hold in steep Trendelenburg positions (up to 45°).
• Allows optimal heat transfer between warming mattress/table pads and the patient; compatible with over- and under-body warming components.
• BackSaver Slide Sheet option provides a low-friction surface to slide heavier patients before tilting; sheet tears down the middle for removal after positioning.
• Part of a complete Patient Warming System when used with patient warming blankets and table pads for combined over- and under-body warmth.
• 3.5x larger contact surface area designed to help reduce hypothermia when used with underbody warming.

Resources and supporting materials (examples listed on the product page)

• Patient warming calculators and tools to estimate clinical impact and cost savings with warming strategies.
• Patient warming brochure and product resources describing the Patient Warming System and clinical guidance.

Technical specifications

• Maximum Trendelenburg angle supported: up to 45°.
• Anti-slip design: waffle-pattern surface to increase friction and distribute grip.
• Integrates with patient warming blankets and table pads for over- and under-body warming.
• Compatible with BackSaver Slide Sheet option (low-friction slide sheet that tears down the middle for removal).
• Intended clinical purpose: maintain normothermia and improve patient securement during Trendelenburg positioning.