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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2022
Sage Products, Llc, Cary, IL (US);
Daniel R. Ulreich, Cary, IL (US);
Michael J. Rigoni, Cary, IL (US);
Sage Products, LLC, Cary, IL (US);
Abstract
A patient positioning system includes a patient support device and a positioning apparatus including a body comprising a front end, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, and a ramped surface between the first lateral side and the second lateral side, a tail extending from the front end of the body, the tail comprising an elongated piece of material, and a directional guide material coupled to or integrated with the ramped surface and configured to interface with the patient support device, wherein the directional guide material inhibits relative movement in a first direction between the patient support device and the positioning apparatus more than relative movement in a second direction between the patient support device and the positioning apparatus.