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US5033137A
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Orthopedic pillow with groove for spine
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-05-25
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Granted: 1991-07-23
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Expires: 2010-05-25
Abstract
Abstract An orthopedic pillow having a block made of deformable material, the block having a substantially quadrilateral perimeter, an upper surface of the block having a substantially airfoil-shaped reverse curved surface, and a groove being provided in the upper surface, the groove being sized and adapted to accommodate the cervical vertebrae of a user of the orthopedic pillow. The orthopedic pillow may be provided with an arrangement for altering its temperature so as to effect either a warming or cooling of the user's cervical vertebrae. A sizing kit for determining an appropriate size of orthopedic pillow for use by a patient is also described.
Inventors
- 👤 John Pedrow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 21:20
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G9/00; A47G9/10; A61; A61H; A61H1/00; A61H1/008; A61H2201/00; A61H2201/02; A61H2201/0207; A61H2201/0214; A61H2201/0221; A61H2201/0228; A61H2201/0242; A61H2201/0257; A61H2201/0278; A61H2201/0292
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A cervical orthopedic pillow, said cervical orthopedic pillow comprising: a block of deformable material; a surface of said block of material being shaped to accommodate and support the neck and the cervical vertebrae of a user in a supine position; said surface which is shaped to accommodate and support the neck and the cervical vertebrae of a user in a supine position having a substantially airfoil-shaped reverse curved surface when said block of material is viewed in elevation; and a groove formed in said surface which is shaped for accommodating and partially surrounding the cervical vertebrae; said groove running from one end of said pillow to the opposite end of said pillow.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A cervical orthopedic pillow, said cervical orthopedic pillow comprising: a block of deformable material; a surface of said block of material being shaped to accommodate and support the neck and the cervical vertebrae of a user in a supine position; said surface which is shaped to accommodate and support the neck and the cervical vertebrae of a user in a supine position having a substantially airfoil-shaped reverse curved surface when said block of material is viewed in elevation; and a groove formed in said surface which is shaped for accommodating and partially surrounding the cervical vertebrae; said groove running from one end of said pillow to the opposite end of said pillow.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A cervical orthopedic pillow according to claim 1, wherein said pillow has a rectangular shape.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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