Patent ID: 7111348
Filing Date: 2006-09-26
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A support apparatus configured to support a patient on a patient support frame, the support apparatus comprising: a core portion defined by a plurality of transversely extending bladders, each of the transversely extending bladders having a transverse length greater than a width, a plurality of width adjustment bladders positioned between the plurality of transversely extending bladders and a perimeter of the support apparatus, the width adjustment bladders having an inflated state and a deflated state, when in the inflated state, the support apparatus has a first width, when in the deflated state, the support apparatus has a second width less than the first width, the first width and the second width each having a width sufficient to support the patient, the first width being sufficient to extend substantially across the width of a patient support frame having a first frame width and the second width being sufficient to extend substantially across the width of a patient support frame having a second frame width different than the first frame width, the core portion having a width defining a majority of each of the first frame width and the second frame width, and a valve configured to control the volume of air in the plurality of width adjustment bladders to regulate when the plurality of width adjustment bladders are in the inflated and deflated states.