Patent ID: 9456943
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A61G

Claim Text:
1. A conforming support assembly, comprising: a central portion defining a central chamber at least partially filled with a fluid or gas; a first side portion attached to the central portion and defining a first chamber at least partially filled with the fluid or gas; a second side portion attached to the central portion opposite to the first side portion and also defining a second chamber at least partially filled with the fluid or gas, wherein each of the chambers are in fluid communication with one another such that a pressure applied upon the central chamber reconfigures the support assembly from a flattened configuration to an angled configuration in which the fluid or gas within the central chamber is urged into the first and/or second chamber such that the side portions pivot to a predetermined height and angle relative to the central portion and form a conforming channel sized to support a region of a patient body.