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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2022
Sage Products, Llc, Cary, IL (US);
Ryan A. Alvarez, Chicago, IL (US);
David P. Beck, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Jay Roberts, Barrington, IL (US);
Michael J. Rigoni, Cary, IL (US);
Garret W. Sweetwood, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Hester C. Fletcher, Louisa, VA (US);
Thomas Keaty, Jr., Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Gregory T. Davis, Woodstock, IL (US);
Paul H. Hanifl, Barrington Hills, IL (US);
Sage Products, LLC, Cary, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a patient transfer system including obtaining an inflatable device, where the device includes a top sheet of material and a bottom sheet of material connected to the top sheet of material defining a cavity therebetween to be inflated. The device further includes a plurality of passages in the bottom sheet extending from the cavity to an exterior of the device, where the passages are configured to permit air to pass from the cavity to the exterior of the device. The device also including a plurality of inflation-limiting members connecting the top sheet and bottom sheet, and an input configured for receiving air to inflate the device. The method further includes providing an absorbent body pad with the inflatable device, the absorbent body pad configured to be positioned between the top sheet of material and a patient positioned on the inflatable device.