# US 9,867,749 B2 · Facial cradle

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- Number: US 9,867,749 B2
- Document ID: US9867749B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/714,622
- Filed: 2015-05-18
- Published: 2015-09-03
- Granted: 2018-01-16
- Earliest claimed: 2015-05-18
- Applicants: Matthew Mitchell
- Inventors: Matthew Mitchell
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9867749B2

## CPC

- A61G 7/072: {for the head only}
- A61G 13/121: {Head or neck}
- A61H 39/04: Devices for pressing such points, e.g. Shiatsu {or Acupressure}(Massage or pressure on general areas A61H9/00 - A61H23/00)
- A61G 2200/325: prone
- A61H 2201/1604: Head
- A61H 2203/0468: Prone
- A61H 2205/02: Head
- A61H 2205/025: Forehead
- 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)
- A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N)

## Abstract

A cradle for facial support of a prone patient's head, the patient's head having a glabellar acupressure point between his or her eyes, the cradle including an “E” cushion having upper and lower ends, and having left, right, and medial arms, each arm among the left, right, and medial arms having proximal and distal ends; the “E” cushion's medial arm being adapted for, upon the facial support of the patient's head, impinging against his or her glabellar acupressure point; the cradle further incorporating a rigid base fixedly attached to the “E” cushion's lower end and “velcro” pads for releasably mounting the “E” cushion upon the support bracket arms of an examination table.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cradle for upwardly contacting a prone patient's face and for supporting said patient's head, said patient's head having eyes, and said patient's forehead having a facial glabellar point, said cradle comprising:
(a) an “E” cushion having a column portion having upper and lower sides, wherein the column portion's upper side has an upper elevation, the “E” cushion comprising a left arm, a right arm, and a medial arm, each arm among the left, right, and medial arms having a proximal end attached to the column portion and having a distal end, wherein the distal end of the medial arm has an upper side having an upper elevation substantially equal to that of the column portion's upper side, wherein the upper elevations adapt the medial arm for, upon a use of the cradle to upwardly support the prone patient's face, impinging the medial arm against said patient's facial glabellar point without blocking adjacent regions underlying the patient's eyes, wherein the medial arm has a “V” configuration having a vertex, a left wall associated with the left arm and a left cheek support, and a right wall associated with the right arm and a right cheek support, the vertex of the “V” being positioned at the distal end of the medial arm with each wall of the “V” extending opposite the other wall contiguously into a concave curve along a length of the arm with which it is associated and transitioning to a convex curve along a length of the cheek support with which it is associated;
(b) a rigid base fixedly attached to the “E” cushion's lower side; and
(c) support arm mounting means fixedly attached to the rigid base.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cradle of claim 1 wherein the left and right cheek supports have inner ends and respectively extend rightwardly and leftwardly from the “E” cushion's left and right arms.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The cradle of claim 2 further comprising a chin clearance channel having left and right walls, said walls respectively comprising the left and right cheek supports' inner ends.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The cradle of claim 3 wherein the rigid base has a medial extension, the medial extension underlying the “E” cushion's medial arm.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The cradle of claim 4 wherein each wall among the left and right walls is positioned at an angle with respect to the other wall between 75° and 105°.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The cradle of claim 4 wherein the medial arm has a length between ½ inch and 1¾ inches.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The cradle of claim 6 wherein the support arm mounting means comprise left and right flexible hook and loop pad combinations.