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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2012
Applicants:
Joel T. Jusiak, Holland, NY (US);
Patrick Lafleche, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Joseph M. Zabawa, Buffalo, NY (US);
Inventors:
Joel T. Jusiak, Holland, NY (US);
Patrick Lafleche, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Joseph M. Zabawa, Buffalo, NY (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 7/08 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); A61G 7/057 (2006.01); A61F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/08 (2013.01); B32B 3/26 (2013.01); A61G 7/05715 (2013.01); A61G 7/05738 (2013.01); A61G 7/05769 (2013.01); A61G 2007/05792 (2013.01); A61G 2210/70 (2013.01); A61G 2210/90 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0064 (2013.01);
Abstract
A patient support includes a gel-based cushioning layer and an air distribution manifold located beneath the cushioning layer. The cushioning layer includes a plurality of transverse passageways extending therethrough to allow airflow through the cushioning layer and to the patient interface with the cushioning layer.