Patent ID: 7677670
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A back for a patient chair with which a patient may be moved from a generally upright sitting position to a generally supine position, the back comprising: a back shell having a front surface, a back surface, a top, a bottom, opposed first and second outer sides, a central section extending longitudinally from a region adjacent the top to a region adjacent the bottom and opposed side sections extending laterally outwardly from the central section toward the first and second outer sides and occupying a substantially common plane; and a cushion attached to the back shell; wherein the region adjacent the bottom of the back shell defines a trough shared portion, the substantially common plane is disposed forwardly of the trough shaped portion and the opposed side sections are deflectable in each direction along an axis extending normal to the substantially common plane so as to resiliently support at least the arms of patients of different sizes when occupying the chair in a generally supine position.