Apparatus and system for boosting, transferring, turning and positioning a patient
First Claim
1. A valve for an inflatable device, comprising:
- a pocket configured to be located in a cavity of the inflatable device, the pocket having an entrance opening to receive air from an air output and a first exit opening and a second exit opening to deliver air to the cavity, wherein the shape of the pocket forms a first branch and a second branch extending away from each other, and wherein the first exit opening is located on the first branch and the second exit opening is located on the second branch, wherein at least one of the first exit opening and the second exit opening is spaced apart from the entrance opening, such that airflow passes through the valve by flowing from the entrance opening, through the pocket, and out through at least one of the first exit opening or the second exit opening to enter the cavity, and wherein the pocket is formed by a first layer of material and a second layer of material and wherein each of the first exit opening and the second exit opening is an aperture formed in at least one of the first layer of material or the second layer of material.
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Abstract
A valve for an inflatable device includes a pocket configured to be located in a cavity of the inflatable device. The pocket includes an entrance opening to receive air from an air source and an exit opening to deliver air to the cavity. The exit opening is spaced apart from the entrance opening, such that airflow passes through the valve by flowing from the entrance opening, through the pocket, and out through the exit opening to enter the cavity. The pocket may include a second exit opening spaced from the entrance opening and the exit opening, and may include a first branch and a second branch extending away from each other, and wherein the exit opening is located on the first branch and the second exit opening is located on the second branch.
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1. A valve for an inflatable device, comprising:
- a pocket configured to be located in a cavity of the inflatable device, the pocket having an entrance opening to receive air from an air output and a first exit opening and a second exit opening to deliver air to the cavity, wherein the shape of the pocket forms a first branch and a second branch extending away from each other, and wherein the first exit opening is located on the first branch and the second exit opening is located on the second branch, wherein at least one of the first exit opening and the second exit opening is spaced apart from the entrance opening, such that airflow passes through the valve by flowing from the entrance opening, through the pocket, and out through at least one of the first exit opening or the second exit opening to enter the cavity, and wherein the pocket is formed by a first layer of material and a second layer of material and wherein each of the first exit opening and the second exit opening is an aperture formed in at least one of the first layer of material or the second layer of material.
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