Design Directive: Facilitate a targeted inclined + lateral position to allow users to comfortably sleep yet remain elevated to prevent nocturnal acid reflux episodes.

• Acid reflux occurs when stomach acid flows backward into the esophagus through the LES (lower esophageal sphincter), located on the top left side of the stomach. By placing a patient or user in an elevated and left-side-down position, a novel apparatus aims to control this flow by means of gravity and the shape of the participating anatomy

• Device must comfortably position a patient in this elevated and left-side-down position

• Allow user to use the device throughout the night (approx. 8 hours)

• Allow for repeated use, via standard home laundering process or institutional sanitation processes

• Ideal device would be used at home or in a hospital settings