# US 12,109,160 B2 · Apparatus for turning and positioning a patient with sensor elements and methods of use thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,109,160 B2 - Document ID: US12109160B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/862,054 - Filed: 2022-07-11 - Published: 2023-01-12 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2021-07-12 - Assignees: Sage Products, LLC - Applicants: Sage Products, LLC - Inventors: Ritika Parikh; Becker Ardahji; Abhishek R. Patel; Catherine S. Boulos - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12109160B2 ## CPC - A61G 7/1026: {Sliding sheets or mats} - A61G 7/001: {with means for turning-over the patient} - A61G 7/057: Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor {(ventilation openings in mattresses A47C21/042; pneumatic or hydraulic mattresses A47C27/08)} - A61G 2203/34: for pressure - A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00) ## Abstract A patient positioning system comprising a wedge comprising a wedge body and a plurality of sensors coupled to the wedge body, wherein the wedge body is configured to deform in response to a pressure applied to the wedge body, the plurality of sensors coupled to the wedge body, wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to sense pressure applied to the wedge body. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A patient positioning system comprising: a wedge comprising a wedge body, the wedge body having a top wall and a bottom wall, the wedge body being configured to deform in response to a pressure applied to the wedge, the wedge body defining a cavity; an applicator base having a first side and a second side; a plurality of sensors, the sensors being configured to sense the pressure applied to the wedge, the sensors being coupled to the first side; and an applicator sleeve, the applicator base and the sensors being disposed inside of the applicator sleeve such that the applicator sleeve covers the first side of the applicator base, the sensors, and the second side of the applicator base, the applicator sleeve and the applicator base therein being disposed inside the cavity such that the first side of the applicator base faces the top wall and the second side of the applicator base faces the bottom wall. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The patient positioning system of claim 1, wherein the cavity extends from a back wall of the wedge body to an apex of the wedge body. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The patient positioning system of claim 1, wherein the sensors comprise four sensors. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The patient positioning system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the top wall has a portion formed of a high-friction or gripping material and at least a portion of the bottom wall has at least a portion formed of a directional stitching material. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The patient positioning system of claim 1, wherein the cavity extends vertically downward from the top wall toward the bottom wall. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The patient positioning system of claim 4, wherein the at least a portion of the top wall is formed by directional glide material. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The patient positioning system of claim 1, wherein: the wedge body comprises: a back wall that is contiguous with the top wall and the bottom wall, a first sidewall that is contiguous with the top wall, the bottom wall, and the back wall, and a second sidewall that is contiguous with the top wall, the bottom wall, and the back wall. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The patient positioning system of claim 7, further comprising a support coupled to the wedge body along an apex of the wedge body, the apex being a junction between the top wall and the bottom wall, the support extending away from the wedge body. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The patient positioning system of claim 8, wherein the support comprises a pad divided into a plurality of chambers. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The patient positioning system of claim 7, wherein the top wall is positioned at a 30° angle to the bottom wall. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The patient positioning system of claim 7, wherein each of the first sidewall and the second sidewall is triangular. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The patient positioning system of claim 1, wherein the wedge body is made of a foam that has a relatively uniform compressibility. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The patient positioning system of claim 1, wherein the sensors comprise at least one rotational sensor that is configured to facilitate detection of an amount of rotation of the wedge. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The patient positioning system of claim 1, further comprising a patient management system communicatively coupled to the sensors. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The patient positioning system of claim 1, wherein the sensors are removably coupled to the first side. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The patient positioning system of claim 1, wherein the sensors are arranged in a square pattern on the first side. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The patient positioning system of claim 1, wherein the top wall is parallel to the first side. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The patient positioning system of claim 17, wherein the bottom wall is parallel to the first side. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The patient positioning system of claim 1, wherein the first side is square or rectangular. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The patient positioning system of claim 1, wherein the applicator base is configured to be removed from the applicator sleeve without uncoupling the sensors from the first side.