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Device for facilitating the positional stability of an individual disposed thereinRelated Patent Categories: Beds, Support Means For Discrete Portion Of User, Useable With Bed Or Surgical SupportDevice for facilitating the positional stability of an individual disposed therein description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070124861, Device for facilitating the positional stability of an individual disposed therein. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
PRIORITY UNDER 35 U.S.C. 119(e) & 37 C.F.R. 1.78 [0001] This nonprovisional application claims priority based upon the following prior United States provisional patent application entitled: Nest, Application No. 60/742,340, filed Dec. 5, 2005, in the name of Deniece L. Fellows, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a medical device, more specifically but not by way of limitation, a therapeutic pillow that is releasably secured to a mattress, with the device being configured to receive a patient therein in order to assist the patient in maintaining a desired position superposed on a mattress while the mattress has a portion that is positioned in an incline. BACKGROUND [0003] Healthcare is one of largest industries in the United States. The care of individuals suffering from a variety of maladies consumes billions of dollars each year and requires special facilities and equipment. Hospitals commonly have in the in-patient rooms a bed that has a portion that elevates at an incline in relation to the other portion of the bed so that a patient who is too weak to sit up on their own can be moved to an elevated position for feeding and other necessary tasks such as but not limited to breathing treatments. [0004] One problem that occurs when patients are elevated at an incline is that they routinely will slide down the inclined portion of the bed. This causes problems during times when medication and feeding is being administered over a period of time through devices such as feeding tubes and intravenous lines. Additionally, patients that are in very weak condition have trouble maintaining their lateral position on the mattress and will routinely slump to either side of the mattress and cause problems with devices such as but not limited to feeding tubes and intravenous lines. [0005] Accordingly, there is a need for a device that can assist in maintaining a desired position of a patient in a conventional hospital bed with a portion of the bed set at an incline. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] It is the object of the present invention to provide a device that releasably secures to a conventional hospital bed that substantially inhibits a patient disposed therein from moving when the hospital bed has a portion set at an incline. [0007] Another object of the present invention is to provide a device that releasably secures to the elevated portion of a conventional hospital bed with the use of adjustable straps. [0008] A further object of the present invention is to provide a device that releasably secures to the elevated portion of a conventional hospital bed that assists in maintaining a desired position of the patient during feeding and administering medications using apparatus such as feeding tubes and intravenous lines that is resistant to moisture. [0009] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a device that assists in maintaining the position of a patient on a hospital bed that is comfortable for the patient to utilize. [0010] To the accomplishment of the above and related objects the present invention may be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Attention is called to the fact that the drawings are illustrative only. Variations are contemplated as being a part of the present invention, limited only by the scope of the claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0011] A more complete understanding of the present invention may be had by reference to the following Detailed Description and appended claims when taken in conjunction with the accompanying Drawing wherein: [0012] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention; [0013] FIG. 2 is a detailed view of an embodiment of an attachment mechanism of the present invention; and [0014] FIG. 3 is a side view of an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0015] Referring now to the drawings submitted herewith wherein the various elements depicted therein are not necessarily drawn to scale and wherein like elements are identified with like reference numerals and in particular to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of a therapeutic pillow 100 constructed according to the principles of the present invention. [0016] The therapeutic pillow 100 comprises a body 10. The body 10 is manufactured from a suitable durable and supple material such as but not limited to foam rubber. The body 10 consists of two side portions 15, 17 that are approximately parallel with each other and generally rectangular in shape. While the drawings submitted herewith illustrate the side portions 15, 17 as being generally rectangular in shape, it is contemplated within the scope of the present invention that the side portions 15, 17 could be manufactured in a plurality of shapes. [0017] An end portion 20 is intermediate the side portions 15, 17 proximate the ends 25, 26 of the side portions 15, 17. The end portion 20 functions to configure the body 10 to resemble a square U-shape. The end portion 20 is secured intermediate the side portions 15, 17 by suitable chemical or mechanical methods. It is further contemplated within the scope of the present invention that the body 10 could be formed as one-piece assembly. More specifically but not by way of limitation the body 10 could be manufactured from one piece of suitable material such as but not limited to foam rubber. [0018] The square U-shape of the body 10 functions to support a patient disposed therein and substantially inhibits movement of the patient in a lateral or longitudinal direction. Although the body 10 is illustrated in the drawings submitted herewith as being generally square U-shaped, it is contemplated that the body 10 could be formed in numerous different shapes and still achieve the desired functionality as described herein. More specifically but not by way of limitation, the body 10 could be manufactured in a semi-circular shape. Continue reading about Device for facilitating the positional stability of an individual disposed therein... 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