Adjustable mattress assembly
AssigneePRS Medical Technologies, Inc.
InventorsNikhil Bhat, George Y. Choi, Robert A. Brommer, Allen J. Li
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Abstract
Adjustable mattress assemblies are described in which a mattress incorporates regions where additional pressure reduction is adjustable via pliable fluid bladders filled with a gas or fluid. Such areas of the mattress where additional pressure reduction is desired may include regions of the mattress which support areas of the body which may be particularly susceptible to pressure ulcers such as the heels, sacral regions, etc.
Claims23
A cushion assembly comprising:
- a first support;
- a second support moveable relative to the first support;
- a first fluid filled pod;
- and
- a second fluid filled pod,
- wherein when the cushion assembly is in an assembled configuration, the second support is in a recess of the first support,
- wherein when a first force is applied to the first support by a person, a second force is exertable against the person by the second support, and
- wherein a width of a space between the first fluid filled pod and the second fluid filled pod is greater than a width of the first fluid filled pad or a width of the second fluid filled pod.
A cushion assembly comprising:
- a first support;
- a second support adjustable relative to the first support;
- a first fluid filled pod;
- and
- a second fluid filled pod;
- wherein when the cushion assembly is in an assembled configuration, the second support is in a recess of the first support,
- wherein force is transferrable from the first support to the second support via the first support, and
- wherein a distance between the first fluid filled pod and a distal terminal end of the first support is less than a distance between the first fluid filled pod and the second fluid filled pod.
A cushion assembly, wherein when the cushion assembly is in an assembled configuration, the cushion assembly comprises:
- a first fluid filled layer separated by barriers;
- a second fluid filled layer having baffles;
- and
- a third fluid filled layer,
- wherein force is transferrable from the first fluid filled layer to the third fluid filled layer, and
- wherein the second fluid filled layer is between the first fluid filled layer and the third fluid filled layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.