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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146190 | Adjustable bed support An improved inclined support for a bed is provided having an adjustable ramp secured to a frame configured to fit between the bed frame and the mattress. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7698762 | Space saver pillow system and method for making the same A space saver pillow system comprises a space saver pillow and a bag. The space saver pillow includes a fill and a covering surrounding and enclosing the fill. The fill of the space saver pillow is adapted to generally rebound back to its natural state after being c... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7412737 | Inclined infant sleeper An inclined sleeper assembly for an infant to reduce the risk of gastric and breathing complications during nursing and sleep. The assembly provides a non-slip surface whose angle of inclination can be varied from horizontal up to 30° or more. A rigid platfo... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7383599 | Active head/neck positioning device A body support for positioning beneath a patient undergoing endotracheal intubation is dimensioned to extend beneath the patient's torso and head while in a substantially upward-facing prone position. An inflatable bladder is adapted to elevate the patient as the bl... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380301 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An air mattress includes a mattress pad, a back support to raise a part of the mattress pad, and an air pump assembly built into the mattress pad to inflate the mattress pad and the back support. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7360266 | Multiple position air mattress system A multiple position air mattress system for achieving various support positions includes a first mattress, a second mattress, and a bellows unit attached to the second mattress. The bellows unit is extendable for either elevating the second mattress or providing a s... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7334279 | Mattress pad A mattress pad positionable atop a rectangular mattress which better accommodates diverse weights and sizes of the human anatomy for enhanced comfort. The mattress pad includes a flexible air tight bottom sheet having a size and shape substantially similar to that o... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331557 | Furniture drive embodied as a double drive A furniture drive which is embodied as a double drive and used to move parts of a piece of furniture in relation to each other. The furniture drive comprises two drive units, each one having a linearly movable drive element for pivoting a pivot lever which co-operat... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325265 | Advanced articulation system and mattress support for a bed A bed including an articulation system is provided. The bed includes a frame and an actuator coupled to the frame. The bed further includes an arcuate member and a plurality of deck sections. The arcuate member is coupled to the actuator and one of the plurality of ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322977 | Spinal adjusting device and method A spinal adjusting device having a base plate assembly with an upper plate assembly coupled thereto, the base plate assembly configured to permit the upper plate assembly to drop a predetermined distance when subjected to a predetermined force. The base plate assemb... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7313836 | Free-standing reclining bed lounge A compact free-standing reclining bed lounge, expanding a product line marketed under BedLounge®, is made with a removable fabric slip-cover enclosing foam and fiber padding covering a basic seat structure formed from air-core plastic sheet material utilizing “li... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7275273 | Expandable elevating bolster A medical bolster for alleviating the effects of poor circulation supports either the legs above the heart or the heart above the extremities to improve blood and lymph fluid flow in a patient. The collapsible bolster has an articulated frame pivotally connected tog... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7217228 | Low impact exercise system An exercise system includes a platform, a set of ankle holders connected to the platform by resistance (e.g., elastic) bands, and a leg support. A user can sit on the platform with her back supported by a back support (or fully reclined with her head/neck supported ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7146662 | Self-leveling bed support frame A self-leveling bed support frame provides an automatically-controlled level sleeping surface in the sleeper cab of a semi-trailer rig. The self-leveling bed support frame is comprised first of a rectangular lower frame with four pneumatic actuators in each corner. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137159 | Bedclothes support assembly A bedclothes support assembly maintains bedclothes in an elevated condition over the feet or other part of a person's anatomy. An upper member which extends across the mattress is supported at both ends above the selected part of the anatomy by upright members whose... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7127758 | Active head/neck positioning device for endotracheal intubation A pneumatically controlled intubation mat includes laryngoscope-mounted controls. A body supporting mat is positioned beneath the patient undergoing endotracheal intubation and is dimensioned to extend beneath the patient's torso and head while in a substantially up... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7036166 | Hospital bed A bed comprises a frame and a deck coupled to the frame. The deck includes a back section, a seat section, a thigh section, and a foot section. An actuator is coupled to the back section to move the back section from a horizontal position to an elevated position rel... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036165 | Adjustable bed with automatic adjusting head section An adjustable bed includes at a minimum a head support and a back support pivotally connected to each other, a mechanism for pivoting the head support automatically from a first position horizontal and coplanar to the back support to an inclined position, and the la... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032263 | Sonographers extension A seat extension and/or a back support are provided for an examination table which allows a examiner to be seated fully on the examination table and in one embodiment to lean across the patient without the examiner having to contact the patient. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024711 | Sonography bed having patient support and sonographer access provisions A patient exam bed useful for sonograms including echocardiography exams has a mattress provided with one or more pop-up wedges as well as one or more access bays formed through a side edge of the mattress. The access bays provide reach up access to a patient from b... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014269 | Chair back construction A back for a chair includes fabric panel with a flexible carrier attached to the panel around its periphery. The carrier is configured to be secured along a bottom edge to a bottom portion of a chair back frame member. The carrier is also secured to two vertical fra... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6981287 | Inflatable bed unit An inflatable bed unit includes an inflatable primary bed that has a main part, a head part connected to and in fluid communication with the main part and pivotable relative to the main part, a pillow part connected to the head part such that the head part is raised... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6935340 | Endotracheal intubation assistance device An endotracheal intubation assistance device is disclosed. The device is placed under the head and shoulders of a patient in a supine position. The device comprises a first chamber being inflatable to raise the shoulders of the patient relative to the head of the pa... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6915536 | Inclination adjusting means for backrest of bassinet An inclination adjusting means for the backrest of a bassinet is provided, which comprises a bedplate, a backrest, a supporting rod and a band. The bedplate and the backrest are integrally formed in one component and are connected together via plastic hinges. The su... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6901616 | Blanket support assembly A blanket support assembly includes an elongated bar with a central portion extending across a width of a bed mattress and having oppositely spaced end portions extending downwardly at a substantially orthogonal angle. The bar further includes a plurality of male me... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6634043 | Medical table having controlled movement and method of use A medical table having a head end column and a pair of foot end columns, all of which are automatically and simultaneously extendable and retractable between upper and lower positions. A patient support system, which may include a body support and separat... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6568008 | Medical examination table with two-way drawers and articulating backrest A medical examination table is adapted to receive at least one two-way drawer assembly with a removable locking mechanism and an articulating backrest. The backrest is controlled by a linear actuator and can be adjusted to any desired position. The backre... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6564406 | Shoulder surgery attachment for a surgical table A surgical table has an articulated leg section with accessory attachment rails on opposite sides thereof. A shoulder surgery attachment for the surgical table includes a chair back assembly having a base on one end thereof and a cooperating second connec... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6477728 | Patient transport device A patient transport device is disclosed which includes a seat member, a back member, a leg supporting member, and a head supporting member. The device may be unfolded to a position wherein the patient may be transferred thereon in a supine position. The b... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6463607 | Mattress support A mattress support, in particular a bed lath grid with a neck support that can be raised with respect to an adjustable backrest has an adjustment mechanism that can be produced easily and economically and that ensures a direct support on the backrest. Thi... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6438777 | Surgical supporting device A supporting device includes a plurality of frame elements. Each end of the frame elements is hingedly connected to one end of an adjacent frame element to define a closed structure. The length of each frame element is adjustable, and the angle formed bet... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6250712 | Foldable chair A foldable chair generally comprising a frame, an upper body support, a lower body support, and a frame support. The frame preferably comprises a plurality of tubes that are connected to form the general outline of a rectangle. The upper body support is c... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6212712 | Mobile stretcher with lateral recumbant mechanism A mobile stretcher, having one or more lateral recumbant positioning devices, an upper base frame, a mattress frame, and a patient retention device. The mattress frame is pivotally connected to the upper base frame and each lateral recumbant positioning d... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6102479 | Locking pivot connection for cot-chair A locking pivot connector for a cot-chair back rest and a swivel joint for a sun shade supported by the back rest are disclosed. The locking pivot connector permits longitudinal placement of the back rest on the cot-chair with selective angular adjustment... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6052847 | Mattress with a concavity for the breasts A mattress having a wedge-shaped mattress body with an inclined upper surface, the upper surface divided by a transverse breast concavity into a head-supporting portion and a body-supporting portion. The mattress has a flat position in which the concavity... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6029669 | Modified barium swallow board A portable and selectively positionable swallow board is provided. The swallow board includes a substantially rigged seat portion. A substantially back portion is positionable with respect to the seat portion to a first position in which a seat portion an... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6021534 | Ear lavage and examination table The ear lavage and medical examination table includes an upper plate and a lower plate connected thereto at the rear ends of the two plates. The upper plate has a front head support portion with an ear lavage drain hole extending down therethrough. Prefer... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5970545 | Support apparatus for use on beds Backrest support apparatus comprising an inflatable flexible bag structure which comprises two hollow limbs (11, 12) configured and connected at a junction or tethered to assume a stable configuration when fully inflated, and to collapse to a substantiall... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5937459 | Pillow lifting device, particularly for beds and the like A pillow lifting device particularly for beds and the like, including: a first fixed structure, which can be arranged at the region where the user's head is meant to rest; a second structure, which is pivoted to the first fixed structure at one end and is... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5926876 | Surgical operating table accessory for shoulder procedures A device for adapting a surgical operating table such that the upper torso of the patient can be raised in order to place the patient in a seated position, the device further providing the means of exposing or supporting a side of said patient's upper tor... | 07/27/1999 |
