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Universal prone/supine pillow

US9138087B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

35References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Latitude Innovations · US

Inventors

Edward Mobley · Knoxville, US
Eric Cox · Vallejo, US
Tracy Thompson · Fairfield, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 7, 2014
Grant date	Sep 22, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 7, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB32B2307/748
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A universal pillow to accommodate a head of a patient in a prone and in a supine position, including a support surface having a frontal/parietal support portion, a mental/occipital support portion, and two side portions extending between respective ends of the frontal/parietal and mental/occipital support portions, a recessed head receiving portion, provided in the support surface, configured to be lower than the frontal/parietal support portions, mental/occipital support portions, and side portions, and having an opening configured to receive at least a portion of a face of the patient, and a bottom surface disposed opposite to the support surface.

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