Patent ID: 6176870
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An inflatable cover for use with a patient in the lithotomy position, comprising:an inflatable covering with an upper sheet and an air-permeable base sheet;one or more air inlets in the inflatable covering;the inflatable covering including a periphery, a head end, and a foot end;the inflatable covering including a first elongate inflatable portion and a second elongate inflatable portion, the first and second elongate inflatable portions being substantially parallel and extending from the foot end toward the head end;the first and second elongate inflatable portions being separated along a longitudinal dimension extending from the foot end toward the head end;one or more uninflatable drapes extending from the periphery; andtie-down strips formed by lines of weakness in the elongate inflatable portions and the one or more uninflatable drapes.