Infant incubator mattress positioning assembly

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INFANT INCUBATOR MATTRESS
POSITIONING ASSEMBLY

Inventors: Robert K. Vaccaro, Philadelphia;

Joseph J. Lessard, Horsham, both of
Pa.

Assignee: Air-Shields, Inc., Hatboro, Pa. [21] Appl. No.: 845,209 [22] Filed: Mar. 3,1992

Related U.S. Application Data

[63] Continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 656,420, Feb. 15,1991, abandoned.

[51] Int. C1.5 A61G 11/00

[52] U.S. CI 600/22; 5/603;

5/607

[58] Field of Search 600/21-22;

5/613, 615, 455, 600-603, 607, 611, 612

[56] References Cited

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2651588 12/1987 Australia .
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0291195 4/1988 European Pat. Off. .

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Medo Catalog, Medo USA, Inc. Front/Back Covers and pp. 21-22.

Operator's Manual for Isolette Infant Incubator Model No. C100-I +IE, 1983, Trade Brochures from AirShields Inc. 330 Jacksonville Rd., Hatboro, Pa. 19040. "Beyond the Double Wall... ", Trade Brochures from Air-Shields Inc., 330 Jacksonville Rd., Hatboro, Pa. 19040.

"In the Isolette Infant Incubator Tradition ... ", Trade Brochures from Air-Shields, Inc., 330 Jacksonville Rd., Hatboro, Pa. 19040.

"Baby Your Budget", Trade Brochures from Air-
Shields, Inc., 330 Jacksonville Rd., Hatboro, Pa. 19040.

Primary Examiner—Lee S. Cohen
Assistant Examiner—John P. Lacyk
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Ratner & Prestia