US Patent Issued on July 7 for "Variable geometry therapeutic bed turning and centralising an immobile patient for the prevention of pressure wounds with associated method" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,993, issued on July 7.

"Variable geometry therapeutic bed turning and centralising an immobile patient for the prevention of pressure wounds with associated method" was invented by Hoang Van Le (Brossard, Canada) and Phu Tao Le (Ville St-Laurent, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Device and method for turning a bedridden and immobile patient from left to right and vice-versa. It lessens the risk pressure wounds (bed wound, pressure sore). The device comprises a support surface having a variable geometry to create concave surfaces along the bed. The lowermost zone is formed to the left or to the right of the spine of the patient. U...