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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Lafleche, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Stephen F. Peters, Hickory Corners, MI (US);
Michael T. Brubaker, Vicksburg, MI (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 27/08 (2006.01); A47C 27/00 (2006.01); A47C 21/04 (2006.01); A61G 7/00 (2006.01); A47C 31/00 (2006.01); A61G 7/057 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 27/081 (2013.01); A47C 21/044 (2013.01); A47C 21/046 (2013.01); A47C 27/001 (2013.01); A47C 31/00 (2013.01); A61G 7/001 (2013.01); A61G 7/05715 (2013.01); A61G 7/05769 (2013.01); A61G 2007/05792 (2013.01);
Abstract
A patient support for supporting a patient includes a plurality of cushioning layers arranged such that their supporting surfaces when unloaded are generally arranged in a plane, and with each cushioning layer interlocked with each adjacent cushioning layer wherein each cushioning layer provides lateral and longitudinal support to each of its adjacent cushion layer.