Non-invasive apparatuses for mitigating pressure applied to a human body and associated systems and methods
AssigneeTurnCare, Inc.
InventorRafael Paolo Squitieri
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Abstract
Introduced here are apparatuses and systems for mitigating contact pressures applied to a human body by the surface of an object, such as a chair, bed, or table. A pressure-mitigation apparatus can include a series of chambers whose pressure can be individually varied. When placed between a patient and a contact surface, the pressure-mitigation apparatus can vary the contact pressure on a specific anatomical region of the patient by controllably inflating and/or deflating one or more cell. Moreover, a pressure-mitigation system can be readily integrated into a conventional treatment regimen for a variety of different conditions.
Claims20
A system for mitigating pressure applied to a human body by an underlying surface, the system comprising:
- a pressure-mitigation apparatus that includes a plurality of chambers;
- and
- a control system that is configured to regulate fluid flow into the plurality of chambers in accordance with a specific pattern, so as to controllably inflate different chambers of the pressure-mitigation apparatus over time.
An apparatus for mitigating pressure applied to an anatomical region of a human body by an underlying surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a top layer comprising a first material that is permeable to fluids;
- and
- a bottom layer comprising a second material that is not permeable to fluids;
- wherein a geometric arrangement of chambers are formed via interconnections between the top and bottom layers, and
- wherein upon deployment beneath the human body, a location at which the pressure is applied to the anatomical region by the underlying surface is movable amongst a plurality of locations through controlled inflation of the chambers over time.
An apparatus for mitigating pressure applied to an anatomical region of a human body by an underlying surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a top layer comprising a first material that is not permeable to fluids;
- and
- a bottom layer comprising a second material that is not permeable to fluids;
- wherein a geometric arrangement of chambers are formed via interconnections between the top and bottom layers, and
- wherein upon deployment beneath the human body, a location at which the pressure is applied to the anatomical region by the underlying surface is movable amongst a plurality of locations through controlled inflation of the chambers over time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.