A jaw thrust support suitable for engaging the angles of the mandible of a patient for accomplishing a jaw thrust maneuver to proved a patient with a patent airway. The device is constructed of polymeric materials suitable for conforming to the angles of the patient's jaw while continuing to provide suitable support to the jaw by distracting the jaw forward away from the patient's head and neck thus distracting the patient's tongue and associated support structures lifting the tongue from the pa...

A device for maintaining the body, for use as a pillow, includes at least one surface (1) for supporting the head and a central clearance (2) defining two side surfaces (3a, 3b) extending the support surface. The pillow has a length (L) not less than the body measurements of an adult user from the lower ribs to the ear, thereby adjusting the pillow support surface on the body in all positions of use.

The invention is a head and neck support apparatus comprised of a central portion with three primary sections 1) a shoulder ramp, 2) an inclined Atlanto-Axial support (AXS) section, and 3) a substantially level head support section. The apparatus also has side support portions, in several embodiments, so a user may lay in a lateral position. The AXS section is designed to support the soft tissue between the user's atlanto and axis at 0 to 20 degrees.

A support for the head of a patient lying in a generally prone position. The support features a tray adapted for support on an underlying operating table surface. A plurality of pins projecting from an engagement with the tray are positioned to engage and suspend either a cushion directly or a cushion engaged in a casing. The pins may be adjusted to raise or lower the engaged cushion or casing. A mirror is also provided to view a patient's eyes through slots in the cushion and casing engaged ove...

A device is provided that works in conjunction with conventional home furniture to comfortably support the head of a person who must remain face-down for extended periods of time. A rigid board having an opening in its center is supported above a flat surface by weight-bearing legs. The legs support the board above a support surface such as a bed, table or chairs. A thin-walled, under-inflated ring pillow rests on top of the rigid board. Rings of foam may be stacked on the board under the pillow...

An apparatus for supporting an individual's head or neck which includes a base member and a cushion portion being removably mounted on and spaced from the base member. The cushion portion includes a first section adapted to support an individual's head or neck, and additional recessed regions extending angularly from each end of the first section to form a substantially u-shaped cushion portion. The cushion portion is selectably engageable with an individual's head or neck forming an air channel...

A method for controlling the linewidth of a feature formed within an advanced lithography mask includes electrochemically depositing an additive material on exposed sidewalls of an etched first layer of the mask, wherein the top of the etched first layer remains covered by a hardmask used during the etching of the first layer. A second layer beneath the etched first layer is resistant to the electrochemical deposition of the additive material thereupon.

The present invention is directed to a neck rest moulded from a foamed material and having a rear pillow portion of a generally tubular configuration and two generally parallel laterally extending support sections extend at right angles from the front face at each end of said pillow portion. The opposing inner surfaces of the support are curved to form a keyhole shaped space between the support sections sized to permit the neck rest to comfortable fit around a person's neck without feeling yoked...

The present invention relates to a mattress and neck support assembly. The mattress has a supporting surface and a head end. The neck support is fittable to the head end, and has a rigid surface, a cavity, which is defined partially by said rigid surface and is located beneath the rigid surface, and supporting means for supporting the rigid surface; the rigid surface supporting the head of a user lying on said mattress. According to the present invention, the mattress has a recess formed at the ...

The present invention discloses a permeable mattress, or permeable pillow, which includes a base (1). Cushioning support (3) are attached to the top of the base in a distributed manner, to support a mesh (4) which supports a person, or person's head. Adjacent to the mesh there may be one or more layers of each, or any, of the following; permeable fabric, permeable foam, permeable fibres or perforated rubber. The mattress may be covered in a layer of permeable fabric (6). Any of the layers may be...