Stretcher head rest
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsRichard H. Heimbrock, Patrick J. Minnelli, James L. Walke
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Abstract
A vacuum pad suitable for use with a head rest of a stretcher is configured to support the head of a patient supported on the stretcher. The vacuum pad has a non-rigid state wherein the vacuum pad is formable and a rigid state wherein the vacuum pad is non-formable. The vacuum pad includes side walls with top edges positioned to lie at an elevation above the head rest. The top edges of the vacuum pad provide a wrist rest surface that is formable when the pad is in the non-rigid state.
Claims8
An apparatus for supporting a patient, the apparatus comprising
- a frame,
- a patient-support deck coupled to the frame and configured to support the patient,
- a head rest coupled to the patient-support deck, and
- a vacuum pad supported by the head rest and configured to support the head of the patient, the vacuum pad having a non-rigid state wherein the vacuum pad is formable and a rigid state wherein the vacuum pad is non-formable, the vacuum pad having side walls with top edges positioned to lie at an elevation above the head rest, the top edges of the vacuum pad providing a wrist rest surface that is formable when the vacuum pad is in the non-rigid state.
A vacuum pad suitable for use with a head rest of a stretcher, the vacuum pad being configured to support the head of a patient supported on the stretcher, the vacuum pad having a non-rigid state wherein the vacuum pad is formable and a rigid state wherein the vacuum pad is non-formable, the vacuum pad having side walls with top edges positioned to lie at an elevation above the head rest, the top edges of the vacuum pad providing a wrist rest surface that is formable when the vacuum pad is in the non-rigid state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.