Patents Assigned to The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
  • Body support system
    Patent number: 5335975
    Abstract: A body support system, such as a chair or bed, having a pair of support rails and a plurality of rows of flexible cords. The cords are generally perpendicular to the rails and parallel to each other. A plurality of elongate rigid support links are rigid supported from adjacent rows of cords. Alternate links along each row extend in opposite directions for providing a continuous, conformable low interface pressure, body support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: The Institute For Rehabilitation And Research
    Inventors: Thomas A. Krouskop, Ruth H. Lusher
  • Disposable surgical pad
    Patent number: 5103517
    Abstract: A disposable surgical pad for supporting a patient having a cellulose housing with a granular cellulose material in the cavity of the housing. The granular material is generally uniformly shaped, preferably spheroid in shape, and of a size for assuming a shape to conform to a patient without packing together and of a size which is substantially radio-translucent. A valve is connected to the housing for controlling the air pressure in the cavity whereby the granular material will create a custom contoured support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
    Inventor: Thomas A. Krouskop