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A modular air mattress including three separate pieces, one to support the head region, the middle abdomen region, and the lower leg region of a human body, respectively. The mattress pieces include a low air loss ventilating air mattress piece and conventional, non-ventilating mattress pieces. The

A modular air mattress including three separate pieces, one to support the head region, the middle abdomen region, and the lower leg region of a human body, respectively. The mattress pieces include a low air loss ventilating air mattress piece and conventional, non-ventilating mattress pieces. The ventilating mattress piece is positioned to support a body region susceptible to bed sores, while the conventional mattress pieces are positioned to support non-bed-sore susceptible body regions. Each piece has means for releasably coupling to each of the other pieces so that the ventilating air mattress piece and conventional mattress pieces may be conveniently positioned, and securely coupled, in any longitudinal series. The releasable coupling means also facilitates easy and convenient replacement and/or rearrangement of the mattress pieces.

대표청구항 ▼

A modular mattress for supporting a patient comprising a plurality of separate pieces positioned adjacent one another in a longitudinal series, at least one of said pieces being a ventilating air piece and at least one other of said pieces being a non-ventilating piece, and at least one connector fo

A modular mattress for supporting a patient comprising a plurality of separate pieces positioned adjacent one another in a longitudinal series, at least one of said pieces being a ventilating air piece and at least one other of said pieces being a non-ventilating piece, and at least one connector for releasably coupling each of said plurality of pieces to said adjacent pieces of said mattress so that said plurality of pieces may be coupled in said longitudinal series and each of said plurality of pieces may be released from said adjacent pieces to selectively reposition said plurality of pieces in another longitudinal series.