US 2026/0296607 A1 · MARITIME CASUALTY EVACUATION PLATFORM

Abstract

A modular, maritime recovery device is disclosed comprising a material enclosure equipped with a number of portals or openings defined by annular seal members suited to receive a cooperating seal member to add modular functionality to the recovery platform as needed in the field or as battlefield conditions, weather, and terrain dictate. The portals of the device can accommodate: a neck dam for the passage of a patient head out of the interior of the device, transit portals to allow respiratory support into the device, lateral portals attached to glove sleeves for medical intervention, inlet valves for the addition of air, exhaust valves for the removal of air or adjustment of buoyancy and trim, and transit spirals to allow waterproof transit of small diameter interventions across the material enclosure of the recovery platform. The device can be utilized to encapsulate and transport a casualty or patient in isolation from chemical, biological, radiation, or nuclear threats. The lightweight device can provide litter transport as well as maritime surface or subsurface transport to recover a person of need of care or rescue.

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Dependent claims

A modular recovery device comprising:

a material enclosure configured to receive and retain a human body, said material enclosure comprising a first material section configured to releasably seal with a second material section, a foot section, and a bottom section;
said first material section comprises a head portal defined by a head fixed seal member, a valve portal defined by a valve fixed seal member, a first access portal defined by a first tunnel fixed seal member, and a first chest portal defined by a first chest fixed seal member.

A recovery platform for transporting a human comprising:

a material enclosure comprising a first material section, a second material section, and a bottom section;
said first material section and said second material section comprise closure means to releasably seal said material enclosure;
said first material section comprises a first head seal member disposed on the interior of said first material section and configured to engage a second head seal member disposed on the interior of said bottom section and create a head section sealed against the ingress of air;
said bottom section comprises a head pocket positioned at said head section and a cervical support disposed in said head pocket;
said first material section further comprises a head portal defined by a head fixed seal member releasably attached to a neck grommet, said neck grommet fixedly attached to a neck dam;
said first material section further comprises at least one chest portal defined by a chest fixed seal member configured to receive an exhaust valve and create a watertight seal;
said material enclosure comprises a torso portal defined by a torso fixed seal member, said torso fixed seal member is releasably connected to a torso grommet fixedly attached to a torso window;
and
said material enclosure comprises a first access portal defined by a first tunnel fixed seal member and a second access portal defined by a second tunnel fixed seal member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Maritime casualty evacuation platform

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Maritime casualty evacuation platform

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Abstract

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