Removable absorbent pad for transporter
Inventors
Jensen, Ronald • Beu, Richard • Tatoian, Ann
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-9161860-B2
Publication Date
2015-10-20
Expiration Date
Abstract
An absorbent pad that can be removably connected to a transporter on which an injured person is carried is provided. Structures for removably attaching the absorbent pad to the transporter are described. Also provided are a transporter having a removable absorbent pad and a method for placing a removable absorbent pad on a transporter.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to an absorbent pad removably secured to a transporter for carrying an injured person. The transporter has a top surface on which an injured person is carried and a plurality of hand-holds, and the absorbent pad is positionable on the top surface and directly beneath the injured person when carried, so the pad receives and absorbs blood or other body fluids from the injured person.
The absorbent pad comprises a top layer that is permeable to blood or other body fluids and does not adhere to the person being carried. The pad includes an absorbent material for absorbing a large amount of blood or other body fluids and a strengthening layer positioned between and adjacent the top layer and the absorbent material. The absorbent pad is a single structure having a plurality of cut-outs configured around the hand-holds, enabling placement beneath the injured person while providing access to the hand-holds.
The absorbent pad is removable after use as a separate piece from the transporter, and the transporter and pad arrangement supports replacement of the used absorbent pad with an unused absorbent pad. The disclosure further describes removable connection of the pad to the transporter and compatibility with different transporter types including disposable, lightweight, inflatable, and rigid-supported transporters.
Claims Coverage
The claim set includes two independent claims. Together they cover a removable absorbent pad directly beneath an injured person on a transporter, and a transporter configured to carry the injured person with a removable, replaceable absorbent pad positioned on a backing substrate.
Removable single-piece absorbent pad beneath injured person
An absorbent pad removably secured to a transporter for carrying an injured person, positionable on the top surface and directly beneath the injured person, the pad being a single structure and removable after use as a separate piece from the transporter.
Permeable non-adhering top layer for body-contact surface
The absorbent pad includes a top layer that is permeable to blood or other body fluids and does not adhere to the person being carried.
Absorbent material with strengthening layer
The absorbent pad comprises absorbent material for absorbing a large amount of blood or other body fluids and a strengthening layer positioned between and adjacent the top layer and the absorbent material.
Cut-outs configured around transporter hand-holds
The absorbent pad is a single structure having a plurality of cut-outs configured around the hand-holds of the transporter, providing access to the hand-holds.
Transporter with backing substrate and replaceable absorbent pad
A transporter for carrying an injured person having a removable absorbent pad, the transporter comprising a backing substrate with a top side and bottom side, a hand-hold along an edge of the transporter, and the absorbent pad positioned on the top side and directly beneath the injured person, the pad being a single structure removably connected to the transporter, removable as a separate piece after use, and replaceable with an unused absorbent pad positioned on the backing substrate.
Across the independent claims, the key coverage is the combination of a removable single-piece absorbent pad directly beneath an injured person, with a permeable non-adhering top layer, absorbent material, a strengthening layer, and cut-outs around the transporter hand-holds, together with a transporter backing substrate that supports replacement of the used pad.
Stated Advantages
Absorbs a large amount of blood or other body fluids from the injured person.
Top layer is permeable to blood or other body fluids and does not adhere to the person being carried.
Strengthening layer is positioned between and adjacent to the top layer and the absorbent material.
Absorbent pad is removable after use as a separate piece from the transporter.
Replaceable with an unused absorbent pad positioned on the backing substrate.
Provides access to hand-holds via cut-outs configured around the hand-holds.
Documented Applications
Used with a transporter for carrying an injured person, where the absorbent pad is positioned beneath the person to receive and absorb blood or other body fluids.
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