Medline Industries, Inc.

Stephen Kaidantsis

Vincent Hahn

Drew Phalen

Morgan Uridil

Alyssa Kurt

Amanda Tallman

An absorbent article, a portion of which is configured to absorb fluids, has a chassis with a length greater than its width. The chassis length extends in a longitudinal direction from the back to the front of a user between first and second longitudinal edges and the width extends in a lateral direction substantially perpendicular to the length and between first and second lateral edges. Absorbent strips with a length greater than their width are arranged at outer edges of the chassis for added absorbency of the article.

Absorbent article with absorbent strips

In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a patient repositioning sheet including an inflatable sheet having a lower layer and an upper layer that are urged apart with inflation of the inflatable sheet. The patient repositioning sheet further includes at least one inflatable support, such as an inflatable wedge. The inflatable wedge has a wedge surface that extends obliquely to the upper layer of the inflatable sheet with the inflatable wedge inflated.

Patient repositioning sheet, system, and method

Cart

In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are presented herein useful to provide a mobile air blower cart for an air supply or blower for use in treating patients, such as those with limited mobility. In one approach, a mobile air blower unit has a mobile air blower cart and an air supply or blower. Further, the blower cart includes a stand with a plurality of legs having casters therewith, a top basket with a center platform and wire sides for holding an air blower disposed on the center platform of the basket, and a retaining hook to retain a hose attached to the air blower. In some approaches, the cart includes a side basket sized for retaining therapy mattresses and a bracket around which the blower cord may be wound when not in use.

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Chicago, IL, United States of America

Stephen Kaidantsis