US 11,980,565 B2
Inflatable perfusion enhancement apparatuses and associated devices, systems and methods
Rafael Paolo Squitieri, Wilton, CT (US); Robert Charles Deutsch, Oakridge, NJ (US); Steven Bruce Frazier, Sloatsburg, NY (US); Robert Loiacono, Young Harris, GA (US); Linda Seaman, Bridgeport, CT (US); and Erica Kelly, Bridgeport, CT (US)
Assigned to TurnCare, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by TurnCare, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/363,094.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/736,758, filed on Sep. 26, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/690,206, filed on Jun. 26, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/647,551, filed on Mar. 23, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2019/0290469 A1, Sep. 26, 2019
Int. Cl. A61F 5/34 (2006.01); A61F 5/32 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); B29D 22/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/34 (2013.01) [A61F 5/32 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); B29D 22/02 (2013.01); A61L 2420/02 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a pressure-mitigation apparatus that includes a geometric arrangement of inflatable chambers formed by interconnections between a top layer and a bottom layer,
wherein an outer surface of the bottom layer is comprised of silicone rubber, and
wherein the inflatable chambers are configured to mitigate contact pressure applied to a human body by a support surface when pressure in the inflatable chambers is varied; and
an attachment apparatus for securing the pressure-mitigation apparatus to the support surface,
wherein the attachment apparatus has a longitudinal body that is comprised of a non-slip material, and is configured to be laid on the support surface with the pressure-mitigation apparatus arranged thereon such that the longitudinal body contacts the outer surface of the bottom layer of the pressure-mitigation apparatus and the support surface, thereby providing sufficient tackiness to naturally limit movement of the pressure-mitigation apparatus in relation to the support surface, but allowing the pressure-mitigation apparatus to be readily detached from the attachment apparatus, and
wherein the attachment apparatus includes an adhesive coating that is disposed along a bottom layer that contacts the support surface, and is configured to fixedly secure the attachment apparatus to the support surface.