Patent ID: 6625831
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: A61G,B29C,B29L

Abstract:
A medical positioner comprising a mass of deformable material shaped into a desired configuration for protecting a body part of a patient, and a stretchable material or overlay covering said mass of deformable material, said stretchable material or overlay having an antibacterial agent added and including a first layer and a second layer, said first layer being thermally deformed, stretched, and contoured in the same shape as the mass of deformable material whereby the first layer presents a non-gathered surface to minimize areas for bacterial growth, and said first layer fits over a first portion of said mass of deformable material, said second layer covering a second portion of said mass of deformable material not covered by the first layer, said first and second layers defining edges secured together by a seam which is resistant to bacterial penetration and whereby said first and second layers cover said mass of deformable material.