Patent ID: 8459264
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A pad for aligning the airways and spine of a child, the pad comprising: a plurality of sections joined together such that the pad can be configured to a plurality of thicknesses by folding or unfolding the pad, and wherein a particular configuration of the pad is suitable to simultaneously align the spine and airways of a child; a measuring device having indicia to represent a measurement of a child so that when a child is measured with the measuring device, particular indicia is(are) identified as corresponding to the measurement; indicia on the pad corresponding to the indicia on the measuring device, wherein the pad can be configured so that only the indicia corresponding to the particular indicia identified as corresponding to the measurement are visible, and when the pad is so configured, positioning the measured child on the pad will cause the child's airways and spine to be simultaneously aligned.