Infant waterbed

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1975-12-10

1977-09-20

Gilliam, Paul R.

Beds

Bedsteads

Element or detail

5109, 128 33, A47C 2708, A61G 704

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040486842

ABSTRACT:
An infant waterbed for use in an incubator is disclosed that comprises a tray, a flexible mattress that sits in the tray and holds a fluid, such as water, that is capable of supporting an infant, a cover that fits over the top of the tray to separate the infant from the mattress, a frame that surrounds the cover and fits over the edge of the tray to hold the cover in place, and an oscillator that includes a bladder that sits under the mattress and means for inflating and deflating the bladder randomly at a predetermined frequency. Compensatory vestibular-proprioceptive stimulation is imparted to premature infants by placing them on the above described oscillating waterbed.

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patent: 3707735 (1973-01-01), Carson, Jr.
patent: 3736604 (1973-06-01), Carson, Jr.
patent: 3872526 (1975-03-01), Betts

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