INFLATABLE DEVICE WITH ERROR-PREVENTION ASPECTS
An inflatable device for patient positioning is provided. The inflatable device may include a first inflation chamber subsystem, a second inflation chamber subsystem, a third inflation chamber subsystem. At least a portion of the first inflation chamber subsystem may be conspicuously marked with a first color. At least a portion of the second inflation chamber subsystem may be conspicuously marked with a second color. At least a portion of the third inflation chamber subsystem may conspicuously marked with a third color. The first, second, and third colors may be visually distinct.
1 . An inflatable device for patient positioning, the inflatable device comprising;
a first inflation chamber subsystem, the first inflation chamber subsystem comprising a first inflation chamber, a first tubing connection structure, and first tubing;
a second inflation chamber subsystem, the second inflation chamber subsystem comprising a second inflation chamber, a second tubing connection structure, and second tubing; and
a third inflation chamber subsystem, the third inflation chamber subsystem comprising a third inflation chamber, a third tubing connection structure, and third tubing,
wherein:
at least a portion of the first inflation chamber subsystem is conspicuously marked with a first color;
at least a portion of the second inflation chamber subsystem is conspicuously marked with a second color;
at least a portion of the third inflation chamber subsystem is conspicuously marked with a third color; and
the first, second, and third colors are distinct.
2 . The inflatable device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first inflation chamber comprises at least one first inflatable cylindrical structure;
the second inflation chamber comprises a second plurality of inflatable cylindrical structures;
the third inflation chamber comprises a third plurality of inflatable cylindrical structures;
the plurality of second inflatable cylindrical structures are fluidly connected to each other; and
the plurality of third inflatable cylindrical structures are fluidly connected to each other.
3 . The inflatable device of claim 2 , wherein:
a first tubing connection structure is sealed into an end of the at least one first inflatable cylindrical structure;
a second tubing connection structure is sealed into an end of at least one of the second plurality of inflatable cylindrical structures; and
a third tubing connection structure is sealed into an end of at least one of the third plurality of inflatable cylindrical structures.
4 . The inflatable device of claim 2 , wherein:
the first, second, and third tubing connection structures are barbed tubing connectors.
5 . The inflatable device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first tubing connection structure is marked with the first color;
the second tubing connection structure is marked with the second color; and
the third tubing connection structure is marked with the third color.
6 . The inflatable device of claim 3 , wherein:
the first tubing connection structure is marked with the first color;
the second tubing connection structure is marked with the second color; and
the third tubing connection structure is marked with the third color.
7 . The inflatable device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first tubing is connected to the first tubing connection structure;
the second tubing is connected to the second tubing connection structure;
the third tubing is connected to the third tubing connection structure;
the first tubing is tinted with the first color;
the second tubing is tinted with the second color; and
the third tubing is tinted with the third color.
8 . The inflatable device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first tubing is connected to the first tubing connection structure;
the second tubing is connected to the second tubing connection structure;
the third tubing is connected to the third tubing connection structure;
the first tubing is marked with the first color at an end opposite the first tubing structure;
the second tubing is marked with the second color at an end opposite the second tubing structure; and
the third tubing is marked with the third color at an end opposite the third tubing structure.
9 . The inflatable device of claim 3 , wherein:
the first tubing is connected to the first tubing structure;
the second tubing is connected to the second tubing structure;
the third tubing is connected to the third tubing structure;
the first tubing is tinted with the first color;
the second tubing is tinted with the second color; and
the third tubing is tinted with the third color.
10 . The inflatable device of claim 3 , wherein:
the first tubing is connected to the first tubing structure;
the second tubing is connected to the second tubing structure;
the third tubing is connected to the third tubing structure;
the first tubing is marked with the first color at an end opposite the first tubing structure;
the second tubing is marked with the second color at an end opposite the second tubing structure; and
the third tubing is marked with the third color at an end opposite the third tubing structure.
11 . The inflatable device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first inflation chamber comprises at least one first inflatable cylindrical structure;
the second inflation chamber comprises a second plurality of inflatable cylindrical structures;
the third inflation chamber comprises a third plurality of inflatable cylindrical structures; and
the third plurality of inflatable cylindrical structures comprises a polymer tinted with the third color.
12 . The inflatable device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first inflation chamber comprises at least one first inflatable cylindrical structure;
the second inflation chamber comprises a second plurality of inflatable cylindrical structures;
the third inflation chamber comprises a third plurality of inflatable cylindrical structures;
an end of the first inflatable cylindrical structure on a first side of the inflatable device is marked with the first color; and
an end of at least one of the second plurality of inflatable cylindrical structures on the first side of the inflatable device is marked with the second color.
13 . The inflatable device of claim 12 , wherein:
an end of at least one of the third plurality of inflatable cylindrical structures on the first side of the inflatable device is marked with the third color.
14 . The inflatable device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first color is green; and
the first inflation chamber is configured to position a patient's head and neck based on its inflation level.
15 . The inflatable device of claim 1 , wherein:
the second color is yellow; and
the second inflation chamber is configured to position a patient's back and shoulders based on its inflation level.
16 . The inflatable device of claim 1 , wherein:
the third color is blue; and
the third inflation chamber is configured to position a patient's thorax based on its inflation level.
17 . The inflatable device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first color is green;
the second color is yellow; and
the third color is blue.
18 . The inflatable device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a tail; and
a fourth inflation chamber subsystem, the fourth inflation chamber subsystem comprising a fourth inflation chamber, a fourth tubing connection structure, and fourth tubing,
wherein:
the fourth inflation chamber and the tail are configured such that the fourth inflation chamber may be secured at multiple positions along a length of the tail; and
the fourth inflation chamber is configured to enable control of uterine tilt on a pregnant patient based on its inflation level.
19 . The inflatable device of claim 18 , wherein:
at least a portion of the fourth inflation chamber subsystem is conspicuously marked with a fourth color;
the fourth color is distinct from the first, second, and third colors.
20 . The inflatable device of claim 19 , wherein:
the fourth color is pink.