US Patent Issued to Allen Medical Systems on July 28 for "Prone head support" (Massachusetts, Rhode Island Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,019, issued on July 28, was assigned to Allen Medical Systems Inc. (Batesville, Ind.).

"Prone head support" was invented by Hung D. Nguyen (Worcester, Mass.), Andrew R. Marchand (North Billerica, Mass.), Mary Kelly Chance (Worcester, Mass.) and Christopher B. Dubois (Lincoln, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A prone head support includes a cushion to support a face of a patient in a prone position. The cushion has a cutout to accommodate the patient's eyes, nose, and mouth. A shell cradles the cushion and has downwardly extending bosses. The shell has an opening beneath the cutout. A tray includes a base panel and upstanding posts...