Beds inventions 04/07

20070089236 - Isolation device for shock reduction in a neonatal transport apparatus: A device in combination with a neonatal transport cart that reduces the amount of energy transmitted to the surface upon which an infant rests during transport. A pair of plates, one of which is mounted to the incubator and the other of which is mounted to the stretcher, has a... Agent: Kremblas, Foster, Phillips & Pollick

20070089237 - Apparatus for axial compression of a patient's spine: A spinal compression device includes a shoulder harness, a footplate assembly connected to the shoulder harness by at least one connecting member, At least one hydraulic actuator is mechanically coupled to the footplate assembly. The hydraulic actuator has proximal and distal ends and a piston mechanically coupled to the connecting... Agent: Steven L. Nichols Rader, Fishman & Graver PLLC

20070089238 - Multipositional bariatric bed: A multipositional bariatric bed is provided. In particular, the present invention includes an articulating head support for raising and lowering a bariatric patent's head and upper torso, an articulating seat support for raising and lowering a bariatric patient's lower torso and upper legs, and an articulating foot support for raising... Agent: Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP

20070089239 - Surgical fixture device and method for supporting a patient during surgery: A hip positioner for hip surgery (e.g., total hip arthroplasty surgery) is disclosed in which the patient is in a lateral position with the hip upon which surgery is to be performed facing upwardly. The patient lies on a support board having a plurality of holes therein with pins inserted... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070089240 - Pillow suitable for women's body: Pillow (1) suitable for women's body, allowing an easy resting an easy resting to women's chest, keeping breasts separated therebetween and raised, unflattened by the body. The pillow has a donut shape additionally allowing an effective body side support, and it comprises: a substantially oval annular pillow main body (2),... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070089241 - Pillow with notepad system: In accordance with the present invention, a decorative pillow desktop system comprises a functioning soft cushion top, which reveals when open a notepad, light and pen, intended for use in bed or in other places of rest to capture ideas, thoughts, reminders and dreams.... Agent: Kyrsten A. Braun

20070089242 - Adjustable transfer device: The invention relates to a device for facilitating a person's transfer onto and off-of a support surface such as a bed by providing a transfer device that includes a rail member connected to a lateral support. The transfer device is height adjustable, depth adjustable and width adjustable, and the transfer... Agent: John H. Thomas, P.C.

20070083991 - Bedside boards: Four related versions of legless tables that are either anchored to or supported by an existing mattress and box spring or bed frame in a bedroom. Being legless keeps the floor space clear and easier to clean. Being anchored to the existing bed provides stability that makes them impossible to... Agent: Vicente T. Cruz

20070083993 - High/low bed and leg assembly for raising and lowering the high/low bed: A bed comprises a main frame, a leg comprising at least one leg member and at least one link, and a stabilizer connecting the leg member to the main frame. At least portions of the main frame, the leg, the link, and the stabilizer form a four bar system for... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070083992 - High/low bed and rotational linkage for driving the high/low bed: A high/low bed comprising a main frame and a pivot plate for supporting for pivotal movement an actuator rod for raising and lowering the main frame relative to a supporting surface. The pivot plate is supported for rotation relative to the main frame via a first pivot point. The pivot... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070083994 - Adjustable mobility assistance device: An adjustable mobility assistance device providing support for a user on a bed or similar furniture is disclosed. The mobility assistance device may include a base that can fit under a mattress and a support rail that extends upright relative to the base. The longitudinal dimension of the support rail... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP - Slc

20070083995 - Fluidized positioning and protection system: The present invention provides a fluidized positioning system including an inner bladder formed of a medium that has no memory or substantially no memory. An outer bladder is placed adjacent to or coupled to the inner bladder. The outer bladder is partially filled with a composition. The composition can be... Agent: Mathews, Shepherd, Mckay, & Bruneau, P.A.

20070083996 - Continuous wire spring mattress or seating product and method of manufacture: A mattress or seating spring core assembly and method of manufacture which comprises interconnected rows of coil springs wherein each row terminates in a cut wire end which is bent inwardly into one of the end coils and in which the spring core assembly is surrounded on all sides by... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070083997 - Bedding apparatus and an improved method of forming a bed: A bed system having support means with at least one part formed with an elongated resilient means, the support means including at least two longitudinally related sections able to be affected by a selection of voids, solid shapes or resilient inserts to locally alter the resilience of the at least... Agent: Eric D. Cohen 22nd Floor

20070079437 - Sleep-a-way couch: A sleep-a-way couch. The sleep-a-way couch has a first support adapted to support a first mattress. The sleep-a-way couch has a second support adapted to support a second mattress and moveably positionable and is generally positionable beneath the first support. The sleep-a-way couch has a seating portion having a width... Agent: Lindon & Lindon

20070079438 - Patient lift and transfer device: A transfer device has a carriage supported on a base, movable between a home position and an extended position. A table assembly includes a lower table fixed to the carriage and an upper table coupled to the lower table, movable between a downward position in forcible contact with the lower... Agent: Law Office Of Jack V. Musgrove

20070079439 - Patient lift and transfer device: A patient transfer device has four casters and two counter-rotating steering wheels. The steering wheels provide a turning path whose center of curvature lies along a transverse centerline of the device. A foot pedal selectively lifts the steering wheels off the floor or brakes them. Another foot pedal at a... Agent: Jack V. Musgrove

20070079440 - Apparatus, bed and method for displacing a recumbent person to a sitting position: The invention relates to an apparatus for displacing a person from a lateral incumbent position to a sitting position and vice versa, comprising: engaging means for engaging on the person. The invention relates to a bed provided with such an apparatus. The invention further relates to a method for displacing... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070079441 - Foldable articulation for playpen: A foldable articulation for a playpen includes a mounting seat, two pivot rods pivotally mounted on two opposite ends of the mounting seat, and a folding device mounted on the mounting seat and releasably rested on each of the two pivot rods. Thus, the articulation is operated to fold the... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070079442 - Hammock: A hammock including an opposing pair of hinge brackets. Each of the hinge brackets includes a pair of slots formed therein. Support poles having opposing top and bottom ends are disposed within the slots formed in the opposing hinge brackets. The top ends of the opposing support poles are joined... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070079443 - Lifting unit: A medical lifting device is provided. The medical lifting device comprises a lifting unit that is operable in a linear motion. A spindle drive is operable to adjust the lifting unit. A first ball joint is disposed in the lifting unit and a second ball joint is disposed where the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070079444 - Infant nesting device: An infant nesting device is provided. The infant nesting device comprises a bottom surface, a sidewall and at least one audio speaker. The bottom surface has a defined perimeter and is formed from a substantially cushioning material. The sidewall is attached to the bottom surface and surrounds at least a... Agent: Wallenstein & Wagner, Ltd.

20070074342 - Stowable mezzanine bed: A device serving as a mezzanine fold-away bed includes a support structure (10) equipped with a frame (20). A fold-away mechanism (30) allows the frame (20) to be folded away from a first or use position (20b) to a second or stow-away position (20a). This mechanism (30) includes two shafts... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070074343 - Body transfer system and support pads: A system for transferring a body from a first surface to a second surface, or supporting a body during such translation with substantially no agitation of the body, is provided. A pad configured for use on a plurality of patient support surfaces, e.g., with the transfer system, can comprise a... Agent: Mills & Onello LLP

20070074344 - Cross-rail support system for a bed frame: A cross-rail support system for use with a bed frame to support a mattress having at least two adjustable support leg assemblies attached to two parallel and adjacent elongate beams. The overall width of the support system is adjustable by sliding the elongate beams relative to each other along their... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070074345 - Bed shelf integrated between bed frame and box spring: A storage box for use with an L shaped bed frame and traditional box spring is disclosed. A storage container has an L shaped lip member that is designed to fit between a traditional L shaped bed frame and traditional box spring. An optional support leg may be fitted at... Agent: Steven A. Nielsen Allman & Nielsen, P.c

20070074346 - Application and method for blood control: A medical procedure fluid control apparatus includes a procedure bed, and at least one wing. The wing is along at least one longitudinal edge of the procedure bed, and is moveable to a plane non-parallel with a plane of the procedure bed. The apparatus has at least one absorbent portion... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

20070074347 - Radiation therapy patient couch top compatible with diagnostic imaging: A radiation therapy patient couch top which provides optimal fields of treatment in a high-energy radiation therapy environment. In addition, the patient couch top provides superior imaging qualities when used in a diagnostic imaging x-ray environment. All metal is eliminated from the treatment/imaging area. This ensures that no metal will... Agent: Gomez International Patent Office, LLC

20070074348 - Infant lulling device: A device for lulling infants to sleep comprising a pillow with a receptacle and closure, wherein the middle portion of the sides of the pillow are curved inwards to form four corner sections, and wherein the corner sections of the pillow are puffed up compared to the rest of the... Agent: Edwin Tarver

20070074349 - Meditation support: Mediation sitting cushions and mats allow the user to meditate in comfort for great lengths of time, avoiding stress and pain often caused by traditional meditation cushions and mats. The layered mediation sitting cushions and mats combine a slow recovery visco-elastic foam (“VEF”), having load deformation properties and densities, with... Agent: Alfred M. Walker