Patent ID: 6681426
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A mattress for a stretcher having a seat frame configured to support a patient's seat, a back frame configured to support a patient's back, and a head frame configured to support a patient's shoulders, the mattress comprising:a) a mattress seat portion supported on the seat frame, b) a mattress back portion supported on the back frame, and c) a mattress shoulder portion supported on the head frame, wherein the back frame defines a first, generally horizontal, upwardly facing support surface, wherein the head frame defines a second, generally horizontal, upwardly facing support surface that is raised relative to the first, generally horizontal, upwardly facing support surface defined by the back frame, wherein the thickness of the mattress shoulder portion is reduced relative to the thickness of the mattress back and seat portions so that upwardly facing top surfaces of the mattress shoulder, back and seat portions are generally coplanar, and wherein the mattress shoulder portion includes a portion configured to be releasably coupled to the head frame.