ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,233,012, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB (Gothenburg, Sweden).
"System and method for patient turning and repositioning" was invented by Patrick Rodzewicz (Gothenburg, Sweden), Conny Jakobsson (Lerum, Sweden), William Purdy (White Plains, N.Y.) and Robert Purdy (Bedford, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a patient support which can be used in a bed or flat surface and in particular to a system and method for support and offloading of the body and for turning and repositioning of a patient in a bed or on a flat surface. Features of the disclosure also relate to markings and o...