Bolstered mattress
OwnerErik N. Larseninventor
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Abstract
A medical bed having a frame with a mattress support surface. A mattress having a central portion, which has an upper surface adapted to support a patient's body, and a lower surface to interface with the support surface of the frame. The mattress has a right and a left side bolster disposed on opposite sides of the central portion, each bolster extending above the upper surface. Each bolster defines a recess of reduced bolster height in relation to the upper surface of the central portion of the mattress. The mattress has a mattress cover extending about the central portion and both bolsters, such that the mattress and cover together form a single mattress assembly.
Claims20
A medical bed comprising:
- a frame having a mattress support surface;
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- a mattress supported on the support surface, the mattress comprising:
- a central portion having an upper surface adapted to support a patient's body, and a lower surface interfacing with the support surface of the frame;
- a right and left side bolster disposed on opposite sides of the central portion, each bolster extending above the upper surface, wherein each bolster defines a recess of reduced bolster height in relation to the upper surface of the central portion of the mattress;
- a plurality of channels in the upper surface extending between the opposite sides of the central portion;
- a mattress cover extending about the central portion and both bolsters, such that the mattress and cover together form a single mattress assembly;
- a side rail mounted on the frame;
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- a control panel mounted on the side rail;
- wherein the recess is positioned to enable the patient to access the control panel.
A mattress designed for use in conjunction with a medical/surgical bed frame having a surface for receiving the mattress and having one or more side rails containing a bed control panel, the mattress comprising:
- a central portion having a upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper surface is adapted to support a patient's body and the lower surface is adapted to interface with the mattress receiving surface of the bed frame;
- a plurality of channels in the upper surface extending between the opposite sides of the central portion;
- a right and left side bolster disposed on opposite sides of the central portion, each bolster extending above the upper surface, wherein each bolster defines a recess of reduced bolster height and wherein the recess is positioned to enable the patient to access the control panel;
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- a mattress cover extending about the central portion and both bolsters, such that the mattress and cover together form a single mattress assembly.
A method of supporting a patient, the method comprising:
- equipping a hospital bed with a mattress comprising:
- a central portion having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface resting on a mattress receiving surface of a frame of the bed;
- a right and a left side bolster disposed on opposite sides of the central portion between side rails of the bed, each bolster extending above the top surface, each bolster defining a recess of reduced bolster height, at least one of the recesses positioned to provide access to a side rail-mounted bed control panel from the mattress;
- a plurality of channels in the upper surface extending between the opposite sides of the central portion;
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- a mattress cover extending about the central portion and both bolsters, such that the mattress and cover together form a single mattress assembly;
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- placing a patient on the central portion of the mattress, between the bolsters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.