US Patent Issued to Stryker on March 24 for "Patient turning device for a patient support apparatus" (Michigan, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,566, issued on March 24, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Portage, Mich.).

"Patient turning device for a patient support apparatus" was invented by James K. Galer (Byron Center, Mich.), Patrick Lafleche (Kalamazoo, Mich.), Prachi Jain Slominski (Frisco, Texas) and Justin Jon Raymond (Jackson, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient turning device for a patient support apparatus. The patient turning device includes a first and second bladder assembly each including a plurality of layers and seals defining a bladder volume. The bladder volumes are selectively inflatable with fluid to expand the respective bladder assembly, and co...