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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
May. 05, 2004
Steven I. Reger, Cleveland, OH (US);
Richard R. Navarro, Hinckley, OH (US);
Steven I. Reger, Cleveland, OH (US);
Richard R. Navarro, Hinckley, OH (US);
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus () for supporting a patient during a medical procedure includes a bead bag () that is filled with compressible beads () and that forms a lower layer of the apparatus (). The apparatus () also includes a layer of foam material () that is located above the bead bag and an air cell grid () that has a plurality of inflatable air cells (). The air cell grid () forms an upper layer of the apparatus () and provides a soft surface upon which the patient lies. The bead bag (), when subjected to a vacuum, becomes rigid for supporting the air cell grid () against the patient for helping to maximize a surface area of contact between the patient and the apparatus ().