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An anti-decubitus pneumatic mattress adapted to replaceably overlay a conventional mattress of a bed and have a patient move in preselected ways so as to prevent the patient from having skin breakdowns, and from falling off the bed when the patient is turning, and from bottoming out on a low side of

An anti-decubitus pneumatic mattress adapted to replaceably overlay a conventional mattress of a bed and have a patient move in preselected ways so as to prevent the patient from having skin breakdowns, and from falling off the bed when the patient is turning, and from bottoming out on a low side of the turning, while being suspended in a cushion of static air, if power to the anti-decubitus pneumatic mattress fails. The mattress includes a main assembly, a pair of bolsters, and a bottom assembly. The main assembly is adapted to overlay the conventional mattress of the bed, and has opposing longitudinal sides, and comprises a plurality of cells that are selectively inflatable for moving the patient in the preselected ways so as to prevent the patient from having the skin breakdowns. The pair of bolsters are replaceably attached to, and extend along, the opposing longitudinal sides of the main assembly, and are inflatable, and when inflated, form barriers that prevent the patient from falling off the bed when the patient is turning. The bottom assembly is adapted to overlay the conventional mattress of the bed and underlie the main assembly, and when inflated, forms a static air space between the main assembly and the conventional mattress of the bed that prevents the patient from bottoming out on the low side of the turning, while suspending the patient in the cushion of static air if the power to the main assembly fails.

대표청구항 ▼

[ The invention claimed is:] [1.] An anti-decubitus pneumatic mattress adapted to replaceably overlay a conventional mattress of a bed and have a patient lie thereon, said anti-decubitus pneumatic mattress comprising:a) a main assembly adapted to overlay the conventional mattress of the bed and have

[ The invention claimed is:] [1.] An anti-decubitus pneumatic mattress adapted to replaceably overlay a conventional mattress of a bed and have a patient lie thereon, said anti-decubitus pneumatic mattress comprising:a) a main assembly adapted to overlay the conventional mattress of the bed and have the patient lie thereon, and having a longitudinal axis and opposing longitudinal sides, and comprising a plurality of cells being selectively inflatable for turning the patient so as to prevent the patient from having skin breakdowns;b) a pair of bolsters, each of which being replaceably attached to, and extending along, a respective longitudinal side of said opposing longitudinal sides of said main assembly, and being selectively inflatable, and when inflated, forming barriers preventing the patient from falling off the bed when the patient is turning by way of said plurality of cells of said main assembly;c) a bottom assembly adapted to overlay the conventional mattress of the bed and underlie said main assembly, and being inflatable, and when inflated, forming a static air space between said main assembly and the conventional mattress of the bed preventing the patient from bottoming out on a low side of turning, while suspending the patient in the cushion of static air, if power to said main assembly fails; andd) first means for selectively inflating said plurality of cells of said main assembly, each of said pair of bolsters, and said bottom assembly.