US 12,226,356 B1
Adjustable posterior head support
Kevin S. Wilson, San Antonio, TX (US); Eric W. Barta, Castle Hills, TX (US); and Christopher T. Niederkrom, San Antonio, TX (US)
Assigned to Turn Medical, LLC, San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by Turn Medical, LLC, San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/723,349.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/176,150, filed on Apr. 16, 2021.
Int. Cl. A61G 7/008 (2006.01); A61G 7/05 (2006.01); A61G 13/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 7/008 (2013.01) [A61G 7/0507 (2013.01); A61G 13/04 (2013.01); A61G 2200/325 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A therapeutic bed comprising:
a frame configured to rotate a patient between a supine position and a prone position;
a chassis coupled to the frame, the chassis being configured to support the head of the patient; and
a panel comprising a first end and a second end, the panel being translatably and pivotably coupled to the chassis so as to permit movement of the panel between a closed position and an open position;
the panel in the closed position being positioned so as to support the posterior of a supine patient's head between the first end and the second end of the panel;
the panel in the open position being positioned with respect to the chassis so as to support the posterior of the supine patient's head at the first end of the panel.