ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,793, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to TurnCare Inc. (Palo Alto, Calif.).
"Methods for controlling and monitoring inflatable perfusion enhancement apparatuses and associated systems" was invented by Rafael Paolo Squitieri (Wilton, Conn.), Robert Charles Deutsch (Oakridge, Calif.), Steven Bruce Frazier (Sloatsburg, N.Y.), Robert Loiacono (Young Harris, Ga.), Linda Seaman (Bridgeport, Conn.) and Erica Kelly (Bridgeport, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Introduced here are methods, apparatuses, and systems for mitigating the contact pressure applied to a human body by the surface of an object, such as a chair, bed, or table. A pres...