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.
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A cushion assembly comprising:
- a first support;
- and
- a second support moveable relative to the first support,
- wherein when the cushion assembly is in an assembled configuration, the second support is in a recess of the first support, and
- 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.
A cushion assembly comprising:
- a first support;
- and
- a second support adjustable relative to the first support,
- wherein when the cushion assembly is in an assembled configuration, the second support is in a recess of the first support, and
- wherein force is transferrable from the first support to the second support via the first support.
A cushion assembly, wherein when the cushion assembly is in an assembled configuration, the cushion assembly comprises:
- a first support;
- a second support;
- and
- a third support,
- wherein force is transferrable from the first support to the second support via the first support, and
- wherein the second support is between the first support and the third support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.