Patient support, wheelchair comprising a patient support and method for the automated calibration of a patient support

Abstract

The invention relates to a patient support (101), preferably a seat cushion, comprising a support area (1) with a base (2), a plurality of fluid cells (3) arranged on a seat side of the base (2), a pump (4), and a control unit (5), wherein one or more fluid cells (3) each define a pressure zone (6) and each pressure zone (6) is connected to the pump (4) by at least one zone valve (7), wherein each zone valve (7) can be actuated by the control unit (5), so that a pressure in each pressure zone (6) can be set by the control unit (5), characterized in that the patient support (101) comprises at least one pressure sensor (8) for measuring the pressure in at least one pressure zone (6), preferably at least one pressure sensor (8) per pressure zone (6).

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