US Patent Issued to MEDTEC on Sept. 29 for "Vacuum bag with integral customizable head positioner" (Ohio, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,160, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to MEDTEC LLC (Orange City, Iowa).

"Vacuum bag with integral customizable head positioner" was invented by James Huttner (Sylvania, Ohio), Cody Harder (Perrysburg, Ohio) and Susan Brangham (Temperance, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum cushion for positioning a patient for a procedure includes a gas-impermeable outer covering within which an airtight chamber is defined, a source of negative pressure, and a vacuum control valve providing selective fluid communication between the chamber and the source of negative pressure. A first plurality of filler beads is contained within the airt...