Inflatable cushion cell with diagonal seal structure
AssigneeKap Medical
InventorRaj Gowda
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Abstract
An inflatable cushion cell has first and second inflatable compartments. Each inflatable compartment is defined by at least one diagonal seal structure. In addition, each inflatable compartment also has at least one fluid opening. In one embodiment the diagonal seal structure is offset from opposite corners of the inflatable cushion cell. In one embodiment patient support system includes a plurality of inflatable such cushion cells are located within a frame. In one embodiment a pressure control system is used control the inflation of the first and second inflatable compartments. In one embodiment a method is used to move a patient in an inflatable patient support system.
Claims2
A method of moving a patient in an inflatable patient support system comprising:
- reducing pressure in the first inflatable compartment by removing a desired amount of fluid from the first inflatable compartment via the first fluid opening;
- equalizing pressures in the first inflatable compartment and the second inflatable compartment by providing fluid communication between the first and second fluid openings;
- increasing pressure in the first inflatable compartment to a high pressure by introducing fluids to the first inflatable compartment via the first fluid opening;
- reducing pressure in the second inflatable compartment by removing a desired amount of fluid from the second inflatable compartment via the second fluid opening;
- equalizing pressures in the first inflatable compartment and the second inflatable compartment by providing fluid communication between the first and second fluid openings;
- increasing pressure in the second inflatable compartment to a high pressure by introducing fluids to the second inflatable compartment via the second fluid opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.