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US 2022/0175149 A1Published application
Therapeutic cushion systems and methods
AssigneeAmenity Health, Inc.
InventorsAaron CLARK, Clint ERICKSON
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a therapeutic cushion including a body support portion, a head support portion and a back support portion. The body support portion has a first end portion and a second end portion and a top surface disposed at an angle relative to a bottom surface. The second end portion has a height greater than a height of the first end portion. The body support portion and the head support portion collectively define a receiving portion configured to receive a user's arm therein and is asymmetric relative to a centerline of the apparatus. The back support is disposed on a portion of the top surface of the body support portion. The back support is configured to maintain the user in a side position on the therapeutic cushion.
Claims19
A method, comprising:
- disposing a cushion on a support surface, the cushion including a body support portion, a head support portion and a back support portion, the body support portion and the head support portion collectively defining a receiving portion configured to receive at least a portion of a user's arm therein, the back support disposed on a portion of the top surface of the body support portion and configured to maintain the user in a side position on the cushion;
- instructing a user to lie on the cushion in a side position with at least a portion of the user's arm disposed in the receiving portion and the user's back disposed against the back support portion or placing the user on the cushion in a side position with at least the portion of the user's arm disposed in the receiving portion and the user's back disposed against the back support portion;
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- after the user is positioned on the cushion in the side position, performing an endoscopy procedure on the user.
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A method, comprising:
- disposing a cushion on a support surface, the cushion including a body support portion, a head support portion and a back support portion, the body support portion and the head support portion collectively defining a receiving portion configured to receive at least a portion of a patient's arm therein, the back support disposed on a portion of the top surface of the body support portion and configured to maintain the user in a side position on the cushion, the cushion having an asymmetric shape in a top view and includes a first side edge and a second side edge opposite the first side edge, the first side edge being substantially linear and extending along the body support portion and the head support portion, the second side edge includes a curved portion at the head support portion;
- positioning the patient in a side position with at least a portion of the patient's arm disposed in the receiving portion and the patient's back disposed against the back support portion, the side position of the patient providing for alignment of an upper gastrointestinal tract for tube insertion;
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- after the patient is positioned on the cushion in the side position, performing an endoscopy procedure on the patient, the curved shape of the second side edge providing access to the patient for intravenous therapy or vitals monitoring during the endoscopy procedure.
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A method, comprising:
- disposing a cushion on a support surface, the cushion including a body support portion, a head support portion and a back support portion, the body support portion and the head support portion collectively defining a receiving portion configured to receive at least a portion of a patient's arm therein, the back support disposed on a portion of the top surface of the body support portion and configured to maintain the user in a side position on the cushion, the cushion having an asymmetric shape in a top view and includes a first side edge and a second side edge opposite the first side edge, the first side edge being substantially linear and extending along the body support portion and the head support portion, the second side edge includes a curved portion at the head support portion;
- instructing the patient to lie on the cushion in a side position with at least a portion of the patient's arm disposed in the receiving portion and the patient's back disposed against the back support portion, the side position of the patient providing for alignment of an upper gastrointestinal tract for tube insertion;
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- after the patient is positioned on the cushion in the side position, performing an endoscopy procedure on the patient, the curved shape of the second side edge providing access to the patient for intravenous therapy or vitals monitoring during the endoscopy procedure.
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