US 12,329,701 B2
Patient positioning and support system
Alex D. Kea, Cary, IL (US); Hester C. Fletcher, Louisa, VA (US); David P. Beck, Crystal Lake, IL (US); and Michael P. Flores, Cary, IL (US)
Assigned to Sage Products, LLC, Cary, IL (US)
Filed by Sage Products, LLC, Cary, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/133,034.
Application 18/133,034 is a continuation of application No. 16/007,712, filed on Jun. 13, 2018, granted, now 11,642,267.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/518,668, filed on Jun. 13, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0240924 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. A61G 7/10 (2006.01); A61G 7/005 (2006.01); A61G 7/065 (2006.01); A61G 13/12 (2006.01); A61G 7/075 (2006.01); A61G 13/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 7/065 (2013.01) [A61G 7/005 (2013.01); A61G 7/1026 (2013.01); A61G 7/1028 (2013.01); A61G 13/126 (2013.01); A61G 13/1265 (2013.01); A61G 7/075 (2013.01); A61G 13/04 (2013.01); Y10S 5/925 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A patient positioning system for supporting a patient on an inclined surface, the patient positioning system comprising:
an inflatable device comprising:
a top sheet of material connected to a bottom sheet of material, the top sheet and the bottom sheet defining a cavity to be inflated, wherein the bottom sheet of material is configured to permit air to pass from the cavity to an exterior of the inflatable device and to flow between a bottom surface of the inflatable device and a support surface upon which the inflatable device is configured to rest, and
at least one input configured for receiving air to inflate the inflatable device;
a high-friction pad attached to the top sheet of material, the high-friction pad comprising:
a first section having a first edge, and
an arm wrap coupled to a bottom surface of the high-friction pad and extending from the first edge away from the first section, the arm wrap comprising:
a first end proximate to the first edge and a second end distal to the first edge;
a bottom surface having an arm wrap fastener at the first end, and
a top surface opposite the bottom surface of the arm wrap, the top surface at the second end configured to be coupled to the arm wrap fastener such that the arm wrap extends in a loop; and
at least one attachment system configured to couple at least one of the inflatable device or the high-friction pad to a support surface.