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 Title: |
US4256096:
Mattress assembly for treatment of patients
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Budde, Richard B.; Cincinnati, OH 45219
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1981-03-17
/ 1979-07-25
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| Application Number: |
US1979000060647
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61F 5/058;
A61F 5/37;
Core:
A61F 5/04;
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IPC-7:
A61F 5/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61F5/058K; A61F5/37B;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
606/240;
005/639;
005/660;
005/691;
005/922;
Original:
128/070;
005/433;
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| Field of Search: |
128/070
005/068,433,434,446,464,465,481
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| Priority Number: |
| 1979-07-25 |
US1979000060647 |
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| Abstract: |
A surgical mattress assembly including a base mattress, a body support pad mounted on the base mattress, a narrow head support pad, a wide head support pad, means for selectively attaching the head support pads to the end of the body support pad and positioned on the base mattress, and a wedge-shaped shoulder support pad insertable between the base mattress and the body support pad.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Wood, Herron & Evans ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Michell, Robert W.; Wallen, T. J.
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None
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First Claim:
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Having described my invention, I claim:
1. A patient support for use in the treatment of spine injuries, comprising
- a base mattress,
- a body pad for positioning on the mattress, the body pad having a length shorter than the mattress and providing support of the body but not the head of a patient lying thereon, and
- a series of head and shoulder support pads, each removably attachable to at least one of said mattress and body pad,
- said series of pads comprising,
- a first head support pad which, when positioned on said mattress abutting a head end of said body pad, provides support for the head of said patient,
- the body pad when said first head support pad is removed therefrom supporting the body of said patient while his head rests at a lower level so that the patient's head and neck are in extension,
- said series of pads also including a second head support pad having a width substantially less than that of said mattress, the second head support pad attachable to at least one of said mattress and body pad for supporting a patient's head to which a skull tong has been applied,
- a shoulder support pad of tapering thickness and positionable between the body pad and the mattress to provide additional support for the shoulders of a heavy patient during such extension, said shoulder support pad having its greatest thickness adjacent the head end of said body pad and tapering to a minimum thickness in the direction toward the patient's pelvis.
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