Head positioning device
AssigneeChildren's Hospital Boston
InventorJoseph Madsen
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a head support device for the treating and prevention of plagiocephaly in infants. The device removes pressure from a desired area of an infant's head.
Claims34
A head positioning device for preventing or treating plagiocephaly in an infant, the device comprising:
- (a) a first support having a first surface that is sloped relative to a second surface, and being sized and shaped to support a sideward aspect of an infant's head on said sloped first surface;
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- (b) a second support having at least one surface opposing said first surface of said first support when in use, and being sized and shaped to support a rearward aspect of said infant's head;
- wherein, while in use with said infant in a supine position, said infant's head is simultaneously supported by both of said first and second supports in a side-facing position such that gravitational pressure is at least partially distributed to said sideward aspect of said infant's head, thereby preventing or treating plagiocephaly in said infant.
A head positioning device for preventing or treating plagiocephaly in an infant, the device comprising
- (a) a mat;
- (b) a cap sized and shaped to receive an infant's head;
- and
- (c) a fastener for removably attaching said cap to said mat,
- wherein, while in use with said infant in a supine position on said mat, said fastener removably attaches said cap to the mat such that said infant's head is held in a side-facing position so as to at least partially distribute gravitational pressure to a sideward aspect of said infant's head, thereby preventing or treating plagiocephaly in the infant.
A head positioning device for preventing or treating plagiocephaly in an infant, the device comprising first and second supports, each of said supports having a first surface that is sloped relative to a second surface, and being sized and shaped to support a sideward aspect of an infant's head on said sloped first surface,
- wherein, while in use with said infant in a supine position, said infant's head is simultaneously supported by both of said first and second supports in a forward-facing position such that a rearward aspect of said infant's head is elevated without contacting either of said first and second supports, thereby at least partially distributing gravitational pressure to said sideward aspects of said infant's head, thereby preventing or treating plagiocephaly in said infant.
A head positioning device for preventing or treating plagiocephaly in an infant, the head positioning device comprising:
- a first support comprising a first head resting surface and a first base surface, wherein the first head resting surface and the first base surface are disposed at a first acute angle relative to each other;
- a second support comprising a second head resting surface and a second base surface, wherein the second head resting surface and the second base surface are disposed at a second acute angle relative to each other;
- wherein the first support is independent of and connectable with the second support and wherein when the first support and second support are connected, the first I base surface and the second base surface are aligned substantially planar.
A kit for preventing or treating plagiocephaly in an infant, the kit comprising:
- (a) at least first and second interchangeable supports, each of said first and second supports having a first surface that is sloped relative to a second surface, and being sized and shaped to support a sideward aspect of an infant's head on said sloped first surface;
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- (b) a third support having at least one surface opposing said first surface of said first or second support when in use, and being sized and shaped to support a rearward aspect of said infant's head;
- wherein, said first and second supports are sloped at different predetermined angles, and wherein while in use with said infant in a supine position, said infant's head is held in a side-facing position and is simultaneously supported by (i) one of said first or second supports, and (ii) said third support, such that gravitational pressure is at least partially distributed to said sideward aspect of said infant's head, thereby preventing or treating plagiocephaly in the infant.
A head positioning kit for preventing or treating plagiocephaly in an infant, the head positioning kit comprising:
- a mat;
- a cap sized and shaped to receive an infant's head, wherein at least one of the mat and the cap comprise a fastener such that a left or right temporal area of an infant's head can be fastened to the mat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.