Method and a device having a tap-fed heel support region

Details Method and a device having a tap-fed heel support region Method and a device having a tap-fed heel support region

1997-07-18

1999-08-10

Brown, Michael A.

Surgery

Body rests, supports or positioners for therapeutic purpose

128882, 5710, A61G 0000

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059342803

ABSTRACT:
The invention concerns a method of supporting the body of a patient, the method consisting in providing at least one support element, such as a mattress, subdivided into at least two closed, flexible, controlled-release regions that are inflatable with fluid under a pressure that is a function of the set penetration distance to which the body of the patient penetrates into the support element, namely at least one first support region for supporting the body of the patient other than in its heel region, and a second support region specifically for supporting the heel region. According to the invention, the second support region is inflated by tapping fluid from the first support region. This method makes it easy, in particular, to adjust the pressure as a function of the relative position of the patient on the support, of the patient's weight, of the patient's morphology, or else as a function of the particular needs of the treatment.

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patent: 5086529 (1992-02-01), DeGroot
patent: 5168589 (1992-12-01), Stroh
patent: 5249318 (1993-10-01), Loadman
patent: 5272778 (1993-12-01), Gore

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