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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
William Ross Heneveld, Jr., Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Brandon David Naber, Portage, MI (US);
Christopher Gentile, Sturgis, MI (US);
Robert Christopher Rusin, Richland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/10 (2006.01); A61G 1/003 (2006.01); A61G 1/044 (2006.01); A61G 1/048 (2006.01); A61G 1/013 (2006.01); A61G 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 1/003 (2013.01); A61G 1/013 (2013.01); A61G 1/042 (2016.11); A61G 1/044 (2013.01); A61G 1/048 (2013.01); A61G 7/1011 (2013.01);
Abstract
A backboard includes a body that has length that is sufficient for extending under a person. The body further has an upper side for supporting a person thereon and a lower side for resting on a generally flat surface, with the body forming multiple pivot points between the upper side and the lower side. The body supports a movable contact surface to provide lateral support to and increase the contact area between the backboard and the person supported thereon.