Beds – Support means for discrete portion of user – useable with bed... – For head or neck
Patent
1998-03-18
2000-04-25
Trettel, Michael F.
Beds
Support means for discrete portion of user, useable with bed...
For head or neck
5655, A47C 2000, A47G 902
Patent
active
060528494
ABSTRACT:
A cranial suspension apparatus to prevent positional plagiocephaly in an infant by distributing loads on the head of the infant lying in the supine position on a horizontal surface. The infant is placed in the apparatus such that the head of the infant is supported on a flexible porous support material with the tension of the material adjusted to support the head just above or just touching the sleep surface. The flexible porous support material may be a net with an open weave. The apparatus prevents localized pressure on the infant's head in an area contacting a sleep surface when infants are routinely placed in the supine position, which is recommended to avoid sudden infant death syndrome.
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Dixon Donald L.
Havens Robert L.
Center for Orthotic & Prosthetic Care, L.L.C.
Trettel Michael F.
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