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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2022
Applicant:
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Catherine M. Wagner, Osgood, IN (US);
Taylor Franklin, Batesville, IN (US);
Timothy M. Volk, Cleves, OH (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/057 (2006.01); A47C 27/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/05776 (2013.01); A47C 27/10 (2013.01); A61G 7/05769 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus, method for the apparatus, and system for using the apparatus that comprises an air bladder formed of a baffle assembly with a plurality of equal-length flaps secured to the inside of an impermeable flexible outer layer and having a port secured to the outer layer to allow air to flow into and out of the air bladder, such that when the air bladder is inflated, the baffle assembly supports the shape of the air bladder.