Therapeutic device for positional treatment for gastroesophageal reflux

Claim 1

A therapeutic device for positional treatment of an infant child afflicted with gastroesophageal reflux; said therapeutic device having inclined means for use in easily and comfortably placing the child at an inclined prone position, affording the infant free and unrestricted movement of his legs and upper body and preventing such infant from rolling off the lateral sides of said inclined means, and affording the infant movement of his lower torso region; said inclined means comprising a flat bed portion, raised sides, substantially rigid support rods and seat means; said flat bed portion being inclined for correspondingly inclined emplacement of the child in a prone position thereon, said raised sides being contiguous with said lateral sides of said flat bed portion and rising above the plane of said flat bed portion sufficiently to channel the infant child longitudinally therein, to prevent him from rolling off said lateral sides of said flat bed portion and to prevent him from moving laterally off the lateral sides while in such prone position, said raised sides carrying said support rods, said support rods carrying said seat means, said seat means encircling the child's lower torso region and affording the child free and restricted movement of his legs and upper body, and securing and carrying the infant child's body weight, and said seat means together with said support rods affording the child movement of his lower torso region.