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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2008
John P. Biondo, Aurora, IN (US);
Kenneth L. Kramer, Greensburg, IN (US);
Carl W. Riley, Milan, IN (US);
Gregory W. Branson, Batesville, IN (US);
Richard W. Chance, Greenwood, IN (US);
Tatiana Leblanc, Columbus, OH (US);
Barry P. Markwick, Columbus, OH (US);
Peter A. Koloski, Columbus, IN (US);
Troy D. Acton, Saint Paul, IN (US);
Michael E. Cerimele, Indianapolis, IN (US);
John P. Biondo, Aurora, IN (US);
Kenneth L. Kramer, Greensburg, IN (US);
Carl W. Riley, Milan, IN (US);
Gregory W. Branson, Batesville, IN (US);
Richard W. Chance, Greenwood, IN (US);
Tatiana Leblanc, Columbus, OH (US);
Barry P. Markwick, Columbus, OH (US);
Peter A. Koloski, Columbus, IN (US);
Troy D. Acton, Saint Paul, IN (US);
Michael E. Cerimele, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A vest apparatus comprises a vest having a rear panel, left rear and right rear air bladders supported by the rear panel, and a controller operable to inflate one of the left rear and right rear air bladders and simultaneously deflate the other of the left rear and right rear air bladders to cause lateral rotation of the patient.