ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,085, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to FRONTIER THERAPEUTICS Ltd. (Blackwood Gwent, Great Britain).
"Patient turning apparatus and method" was invented by Simon Bosley (Blackwood Gwent, Great Britain), Jonathan Morse (Blackwood Gwent, Great Britain) and Lewys Webber (Blackwood Gwent, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient turning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a reconfigurable support platform comprising a plurality of laterally extending support slats configured for pivotal movement about a longitudinally extending central region of the platform. At least one support slat is configured to follow a...