# US 8,464,375 B1 · Surgery chest pad protection device

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- Number: US 8,464,375 B1
- Document ID: US8464375B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 12/460,987
- Filed: 2009-07-27
- Granted: 2013-06-18
- Earliest claimed: 2009-07-27
- Assignees: Mizuho Orthopedic Systems, Inc.
- Applicants: Vince Jorgensen; David Aguiar
- Inventors: Vince Jorgensen; David Aguiar
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8464375B1

## CPC

- A61G 13/122: {Upper body, e.g. chest}
- 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 2203/74: for anti-shear when adjusting furniture
- 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 protection device for a chest pad having a central section lying intermediate to first and second wings sections. A first cover having a first chamber encloses the central section. Second and third covers including second and third chambers enclosed first and second wing sections. At least the second or third covers include a portion formed of resilient material permitting expansion of the second or third chambers, respectively.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A protection device for a surgery table, having a chest pad with a central section lying intermediate first and second wing sections;
comprising:
a. a first cover, said first cover comprising a central portion and first and second side portions extending from said central portion, each of said first and second side portions terminating in a flap, said flaps of said first and second side portions including a fastener to connect said first and second side portions to form a chamber enclosing the central section of the chest pad;
b. a second cover connected to said first cover, said second cover including a chamber having an opening thereto free of said chamber of said first cover, said chamber of said second cover enclosing the first wing section of the chest pad, said second cover being formed of cloth having an outer surface and a resilient portion permitting expansion of said second chamber and the smoothing of said second cover outer surface thereof; and
c. a third cover connected to said first cover said third cover including a chamber having an opening thereto free of said chamber of said first cover, said chamber of said third cover enclosing the second wing section of the chest pad, said third cover being formed of cloth having an outer surface and a resilient portion permitting expansion of said third chamber and the smoothing of said second cover outer surface thereof.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1 in which said resilient portions of said first and second covers are elongated and extend along a certain dimension of each said first and second covers.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1 in which said fastener comprise a hook and pile fastener.