Patent ID: 8863338
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: A47C,A61G,A61H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A therapeutic support device comprising: a first stand-off with a plurality of first openings formed therein, said plurality of openings being configured to slidably receive a plurality of first pins; at least one load bar slidably disposed in the first stand-off, the plurality of first pins being disposed in at least one row on said at least one load bar; at least one first bladder configured to move the first stand-off and the at least one load bar relative to one another such that the plurality of first pins slide through the plurality of first openings in the first stand-off when the at least one first bladder is inflated and deflated, wherein the plurality of first pins slide through the plurality of first openings between a first position in which they extend from the first stand-off and provide focused pressure to an area of a patient's body and a second position wherein they are retracted to be substantially flush with the first stand-off.