US 12,290,483 B2
Cover device for decubitus ulcer prevention
Suzanne F. Mayer, Eugene, OR (US); and William Dieter, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to Cloud 9 Care LLC, Eugene, OR (US)
Filed by Cloud 9 Care LLC, Eugene, OR (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/944,926.
Application 17/944,926 is a continuation of application No. 17/076,627, filed on Oct. 21, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/924,097, filed on Oct. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0018683 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. A61G 7/057 (2006.01); A47C 20/02 (2006.01); A47G 9/10 (2006.01); A61G 7/05 (2006.01); A61G 7/07 (2006.01); A61G 7/075 (2006.01); A61G 13/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 7/05715 (2013.01) [A61G 7/05723 (2013.01); A61G 7/05738 (2013.01); A47C 20/02 (2013.01); A47G 9/10 (2013.01); A61G 7/0525 (2013.01); A61G 7/07 (2013.01); A61G 7/075 (2013.01); A61G 13/121 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
2. A system for preventing or ameliorating pressure injuries of a patient, comprising:
a first sheet layer,
a second sheet layer, affixed to the first layer, and longitudinally aligned with a vertical center line of the first layer;
the first layer and the second layer forming a first plurality of at least three pockets axially arranged to one another along the center line, wherein when the system is arranged over the surface of a bed, the first layer lies between the surface of the bed and the second layer;
the second layer having first and second opposing lateral edges that are parallel to the centerline and configured to be disposed along respective lateral edges of a bed of a size the system is intended to fit;
the first plurality of pockets being arranged along a first of the opposing lateral edges and extending from the first lateral edge towards the center line, each of the first plurality of pockets having at least one opening at the first lateral edge, each of the first plurality of pockets being configured to receive and orient a wedge-shaped insert so that the wedge-shaped insert tapers downwardly from the opening towards the center line;
wherein the first plurality of pockets are arranged such that when the system is arranged over the surface of a bed and fitted with the wedge-shaped inserts in the pockets, there is a middle zone in the system for raising one side of a patient and holding at least the patient's upper body half at a 30 degree or other desired angle relative to a horizontal, completely supine patient position; and
wherein the first plurality of pockets between the first and second layers are formed using widthwise partial seams that do not extend across the entire width of the second layer, thereby leaving no seams in the middle zone.