Abstract: A positioning device comprises a flexible sterilizable mat for wrapping across and tucking under a pad on an underlying supporting structure; a pair of opposing elevators, each having an inflatable compartment and an inboard seam connected to the mat near the center thereof; and a remotely controlled air supply and delivery system for selectively and separately inflating and deflating the elevators.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 22, 1991
Date of Patent:
September 1, 1992
Assignee:
Kansas Creative Device, Inc.
Inventors:
Jimmie J. Kelso, Russell M. Hustead, Walter T. Miller