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An inflatable mattress for clinical bed use has a base pad including two sheets joined to define one or more narrow air conduits extending along the pad. A body supporting surface is provided by individually detachable inflatable elements covering the base pad. Each inflatable element is secured acr

An inflatable mattress for clinical bed use has a base pad including two sheets joined to define one or more narrow air conduits extending along the pad. A body supporting surface is provided by individually detachable inflatable elements covering the base pad. Each inflatable element is secured across the pad transversely to and communicates with at least one air conduit through apertured fasteners. Air permeable foam in the air conduits holds the conduits open in a gatched condition of the pad. Cushioning material contained between the sheets exteriorly to the air conduits provides body support in the event of deflation of the mattress. Constant pressure and alternating pressure modes of operation are supported with appropriate air supply systems.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An inflatable mattress comprising:a base pad, a plurality of generally tubular inflatable elements together defining a body support, fastener means for releaseably attaching a bottom of each of said inflatable elements to one side of said base pad, said base pad having tw

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An inflatable mattress comprising:a base pad, a plurality of generally tubular inflatable elements together defining a body support, fastener means for releaseably attaching a bottom of each of said inflatable elements to one side of said base pad, said base pad having two sheets of pliable impermeable material joined to each other for containing therebetween a compressible resilient cushioning material of substantial thickness, said two sheets being also selectively joined to each other along pairs of joint lines to define air conduits relatively narrow in relation to a width of said base pad and extending transversely to and underneath said inflatable elements between each of said fastener means and one or more fluid inlets provided on said pad, said cushioning material extending generally the width and length of said base pad between said sheets outside said air conduits, and air permeable resilient spacer means between said sheets in said one or more air conduits, said fastener means adapted to place each of said inflatable elements in fluidic communication with said conduits, such that said base pad may be bent as when gatching a bed on which is disposed the base pad without thereby closing airflow through said air conduits, and said cushioning material provides substantial resilient support to the body of a patient lying on said base pad even with loss of air pressure in said inflatable elements.