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Publication Number
US-10244994-B2
Publication Date
2019-04-02
Expiration Date
Abstract
An inflatable mattress includes a top panel, a bottom panel, and a side panel coupled between a perimeter of the top panel and a perimeter of the bottom panel. The side panel defines a cutout sized and configured to receive a headrest therein. The top panel defines a fabric section extending over the cutout.
Core Innovation
The invention describes an inflatable mattress for medical imaging that includes a top panel, a bottom panel, and a side panel coupled between the perimeter of the top panel and the perimeter of the bottom panel. The side panel defines a cutout sized and configured to receive a headrest therein, and the cutout is associated with support of a patient’s head when the mattress is inflated and positioned for imaging.
The inflatable mattress further includes an inlet opening sized and configured to couple to an air supply hose, so that the mattress is inflated and deflated as part of patient positioning for imaging. The bottom panel includes through-thickness holes or perforations to vent air, enabling sliding or transfer while the mattress transitions between inflated and deflated states.
Optional structural refinements include tapered cutout walls defining different widths between a proximal and distal end, and a fabric section that extends over the cutout or recess to support the patient’s head when received by the imaging table headrest. A method is also described for transporting a patient for medical imaging by positioning a patient over the inflatable mattress, inflating the mattress, positioning the mattress on a medical imaging table such that the headrest is positioned within the cutout, deflating the mattress, and acquiring one or more medical images of the patient.
Claims Coverage
The partial content provides four independent claims covering an inflatable mattress structure with a headrest cutout or recess and an air inlet, a mattress structure with a recess and a fabric-covered recess plus an air inlet, a method of transporting a patient for medical imaging with inflation and deflation tied to headrest support and image acquisition, and an inflatable mattress with headrest recess, through-thickness perforations, and a fabric section over the recess. Across these claims, the coverage centers on the panel-based inflatable mattress, the headrest cutout or recess, and the inlet opening coupled to an air supply hose.
Inflatable mattress with headrest cutout and air inlet
An inflatable mattress having a top panel, a bottom panel, and a side panel coupled between a perimeter of the top panel and a perimeter of the bottom panel, where the side panel defines a cutout sized and configured to receive a headrest therein, and where the side panel comprises an inlet opening sized and configured to couple to an air supply hose.
Inflatable mattress with recess, fabric section, and air inlet
An inflatable mattress comprising a top panel having a first perimeter; a bottom panel having a second perimeter coupled to the first perimeter, wherein the first perimeter and the second perimeter define a recess sized and configured to receive a headrest therein; a fabric section coupled to the top panel and extending over the recess; and an inlet opening coupled to one of the top panel or the bottom panel, wherein the inlet opening is sized and configured to couple to an air supply hose.
Transporting a patient for medical imaging using inflation and deflation
A method of transporting a patient for medical imaging, comprising positioning a patient over an inflatable mattress including a top panel, a bottom panel, and a side panel coupled between a perimeter of the top panel and a perimeter of the bottom panel, wherein the side panel defines a cutout sized and configured to receive a headrest therein; inflating the inflatable mattress; positioning the inflatable mattress on a medical imaging table, wherein a headrest of the imaging table is positioned within the cutout; deflating the inflatable mattress, wherein a head of the patient is supported by the headrest of the imaging table when the inflatable mattress is deflated; and acquiring one or more medical images of the patient.
Inflatable mattress with headrest recess, through-thickness perforations, and fabric section
An inflatable mattress comprising a top panel having a first perimeter; a bottom panel having a second perimeter coupled to the first perimeter, wherein the first perimeter and the second perimeter define a recess sized and configured to receive a headrest therein, wherein the bottom panel defines a plurality of perforations defined through a thickness of the bottom panel; and a fabric section coupled to the top panel and extending over the recess.
Across the independent claims, the invention claims a panel-based inflatable mattress that forms a headrest cutout or recess and uses an inlet opening sized to couple to an air supply hose. In addition, multiple claims tie imaging use to positioning the imaging table headrest within the mattress cutout or recess, and at least some claims further require bottom panel through-thickness perforations and a fabric section extending over the recess.
Stated Advantages
Not explicitly described in patent.
Documented Applications
Transporting a patient for medical imaging by positioning the patient on an inflatable mattress, inflating and deflating to transfer head support to the imaging table headrest, and acquiring one or more medical images.
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