Topper with targeted fluid flow distribution
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsCharles A. Lachenbruch, Rachel L. Williamson, Timothy J. Receveur, Christopher R. O'Keefe
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Abstract
A topper (38) for a bed extends in longitudinal and lateral directions and includes a fluid flowpath (60) for channeling fluid through the topper from an inlet (62) to an outlet (64). The flowpath is configured to distribute the fluid to a preferred target region (50) of the topper. A bed which includes the topper has a blower (72) connected to the topper inlet for supplying air (88) to the flowpath.
Claims1
A topper for a bed, the topper extending in longitudinal and lateral directions and including a fluid flowpath for channeling fluid through the topper from an inlet to an outlet, the flowpath configured to distribute the fluid to a preferred target region of the topper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.