Patent ID: 7134435
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for preventing a sleeping person from assuming a supine position, the apparatus comprising: a flexible, elongated waist belt having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a sufficient length to encircle the waist of a person, and a motion-limiting member protruding from the first surface of the belt and extending along at least a portion of the length of the belt, wherein the motion-limiting member comprises a body of a size sufficient to prevent a person from moving into the supine position during sleep when the motion-limiting member is located proximal to the lumbar spine area and wherein the motion-limiting member comprises at least three body segments including a middle body segment and two end body segments at opposite sides of the middle body segment, wherein the end body segments are more rigid than the middle body segment.