Beds – Mattress – Having confined gas
Patent
1997-05-07
1998-07-21
Grosz, Alexander
Beds
Mattress
Having confined gas
A61G 7057, A61G 700
Patent
active
057819491
ABSTRACT:
A rotational therapy apparatus is provided for use on a bed having a base frame, a deck coupled to the base frame, a support surface located on the deck, an air handling unit, an electrical communication network, and a rotation control module including a controller coupled to the communication network. The rotational therapy apparatus includes a normally deflated rotation air bladder located between the support surface and the deck. The rotation air bladder remains deflated during normal use of the bed. The rotation air bladder is coupled to the rotation control module for selectively inflating and deflating the rotation air bladder to provide rotational therapy to a body located on the support surface. The apparatus also includes a graphical interactive display coupled to the electrical communication network. The graphical interactive display is configured to transmit command signals for the rotation air bladder to the controller of the rotation control module over the electrical communication network to control the rotation air bladder.
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Branson Gregory W.
Brooke Jason C.
Butterbrodt Jay T.
Kramer Kenneth L.
Meyer Eric R.
Grosz Alexander
Hill-Rom Inc.
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