US 12,233,012 B2
System and method for patient turning and repositioning
Patrick Rodzewicz, Gothenburg (SE); Conny Jakobsson, Lerum (SE); William Purdy, White Plains, NY (US); and Robert Purdy, Bedford, NY (US)
Assigned to MÖLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed by MÖLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/133,122.
Application 17/133,122 is a continuation of application No. 15/990,346, filed on May 25, 2018, granted, now 10,925,790.
Application 15/990,346 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/730,268, filed on Oct. 11, 2017, granted, now 10,596,051.
Application 15/990,346 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/834,911, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, granted, now 9,833,371.
Application 15/990,346 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/493,582, filed on Jun. 11, 2012, granted, now 9,504,621.
Application 15/990,346 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/493,641, filed on Jun. 11, 2012, granted, now 9,814,642.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/614,791, filed on Mar. 23, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/495,089, filed on Jun. 9, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/495,096, filed on Jun. 9, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2021/0113403 A1, Apr. 22, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61G 7/10 (2006.01); A61G 1/01 (2006.01); A61G 7/00 (2006.01); A61G 7/057 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 7/1026 (2013.01) [A61G 7/001 (2013.01); A61G 7/1023 (2013.01); A61G 7/1025 (2013.01); A61G 7/109 (2013.01); A61G 1/01 (2013.01); A61G 7/05753 (2013.01); A61G 7/05769 (2013.01); A61G 7/05776 (2013.01); A61G 7/05792 (2016.11); A61G 7/1021 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A support system for a body part comprising:
a plenum including a gas therein, said plenum configured to a shape to fit underneath a patient and support the lower back and hips of the patient, the plenum comprising:
a main body comprising two side extensions and a lower extension, the lower extension having a first width that is smaller than a second width of the main body, the two side extensions configured to hang alongside a hospital bed or other surface in use, the lower extension configured to be tucked underneath the main body for additional offloading in use,
a series of markings on the plenum indicating to a caregiver of a use of the plenum, wherein the series of markings comprise markings on the main body of:
(a) anatomical markings of a pelvis, a vertebral column, or both;
(b) guiding lines extending in a lateral direction, a longitudinal direction, or both; or
(c) both (a) and (b); and
at least one handle positioned along the main body, along the lower extension, or both.