Patent SG-11201808361V-A (SG)
Title: Tilt-tip moldable total care bed
Inventor: FINCH JR
IPC: A61G7/00
Filed: 2017-03-31
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization 1111111101111011101010111110101111101110101111100101011111101111101111011111 International Bureau .. .... ..Yejd .... ..or::,,, (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/173248 Al 5 October 2017 (05.10.2017) IN I PO I P CT (51) International Patent Classification: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, A61G 7/00 (2006.01) A61G 7/057 (2006.01) BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, A61G 7/05 (2006.01) DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, (21) International Application Number: KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, PCT/US2017/025336 MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (22) International Filing Date: NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, 31 March 2017 (31.03.2017) RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (25) Filing Language: English ZA, ZM, ZW. (26) Publication Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (30) Priority Data: kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, 62/316,896 1 April 2016 (01.04.2016) US GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, (72) Inventor; and TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, (71) Applicant : FINCH, JR., Charles David [US/US]; 400 DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, Concord Drive, Clinton, Mississippi 39056 (US). LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, (72) Inventors: GOODWIN, Scott; 13950 Distribution Way, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Farmers Branch, Texas 75234 (US). YAMAMOTO, Jon; 13950 Distribution Way, Farmers Branch, Texas 75234 Published: (US). — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (74) Agents: BRATSCHUN, Thomas D. et al.; Swanson & before the expiration of the time limit for amending the = Bratschun, L.L.C., 8210 Southpark Terrace, Littleton, Col- be in claims and to republished the event of receipt of 80120 (US). = orado amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) Designated (81) States (unless otherwise indicated, for every = kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, = = = (54) Title: TILT-TIP MOLDABLE TOTAL CARE BED = = 105 X175 110 180 = 185 190 200A = = = 205A 210 195 = 160 , Il 500A GC 7r N M Fig. 5A IN 1-1 ---. (57) : A tilt-tip moldable bed system for the care of immobile patients is provided. The bed system may include a moldable N mattress having a casing with a bladder defining an inner volume and a top compliant surface over a top surface of the bladder, the C compliant surface configured to conform to a shape of a displacing structure. The bladder may be configured to hold a plurality of N beads suspended in a fluid medium. The moldable mattress may be molded while inflated and maintain a resilient shape when evacu - O ated. The system may further include a supporting frame for the moldable support structure having a laterally rigid outer rim with at ,-t least one attachment point for the moldable mattress, at least one attachment point for a netted sling, and one or more mounting tracks configured to support at least one peripheral attachment.