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US 2026/0224418 A1Published application
Support apparatus, system and method
AssigneeRaye’s, Inc. dba Sizewise Manufacturing
InventorsDavid A. DZIOBA, Kenneth A. WOLF, Timothy WYRICK
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Abstract
A therapeutic support devise includes a bladder having one or more independently inflatable compartments, each including a plurality of inflatable cells. When inflated, each inflatable cell forms a contact node that may support a user or another object disposed thereon. The inflatable compartments can be alternately inflated and deflated such that contact pressure can be applied to an and relieved from corresponding portions of the user's body in an alternating manner.
Claims17
A system for supporting a user, comprising:
- a support surface overlay, said support surface overlay comprising:
- a first flexible sheet and a second flexible sheet overlying said first flexible sheet, said second flexible sheet joined to said first flexible sheet by a seam, said seam defining:
- a first selectively inflatable compartment comprising a first plurality of selectively inflatable cells, each of said first plurality of selectively inflatable cells defining a contact node having a contact node centroid when said first selectively inflatable compartment is inflated;
- and
- a second selectively inflatable compartment comprising a second plurality of selectively inflatable cells, each of said second plurality of selectively inflatable cells defining a contact node having a contact node centroid when said second selectively inflatable compartment is inflated;
- and
- a control unit configured to selectively:
- inflate said first selectively inflatable compartment such that an inflation pressure at each of said first plurality of selectively inflatable cells is greater than or equal to 1.9 pounds per square inch;
- deflate said first selectively inflatable compartment;
- inflate said second selectively inflatable compartment such that the inflation pressure at each of said second plurality of selectively inflatable cells of said second selectively inflatable compartment is greater than or equal to 1.9 pounds per square inch;
- and
- deflate said second selectively inflatable compartment.
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