Apparatus and system for boosting, transferring, turning and positioning a patient
US10765576B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2013/15154
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An inflatable device for turning or positioning a person in a bed. The inflatable device includes an inflatable body formed by a top sheet and a bottom sheet disposed beneath the top sheet to define a cavity configured to be inflated such that the top sheet forms a top wall of the cavity and the bottom sheet forms a bottom wall of the cavity. The device further includes at least one port having a port opening in fluid communication with the cavity and configured to provide an air input for air for inflating the cavity, wherein the at least one port comprises an elastic member for adjusting a size of the port opening.
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