Mattress overlay for operating room table
AssigneeKCI Licensing, Inc.
InventorsDustin Gabel, Ronald B. Hicks
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Abstract
A patient supporting surface for use with a conventional operating room table having at least one pad for supporting a patient, wherein the pad has a chamber for containing a quantity of fluid. The chamber is a dual-layer, urethane envelope having an upper and lower portion. The fluid contained within the chamber is a deformable and pressure compensating, radiolucent fluid. The chamber and the fluid are cooperatively adapted to maintain the patient in a fixed position while substantially minimizing the interface pressure and shear force between the pad and the patient. A cover sheet may be removably attachable about the fluid-filled chambers and comprises an entry for selective access to the fluid-filled chambers.
Claims13
A patient supporting surface for use with an operating room table, the patient supporting surface comprising:
- at least one pad for supporting a patient, the pad comprising a chamber for containing a quantity of fluid;
- the chamber comprising a dual-layer, urethane envelope having an upper portion and a lower portion;
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- a deformable and pressure compensating fluid contained within the chamber, the fluid being substantially radiolucent;
- wherein the chamber and the fluid are cooperatively adapted to maintain the patient in fixed position upon the pad while substantially minimizing interface pressure and shear force between the pad and the patient supported thereon.
A patient supporting surface for use with an operating room table, the patient supporting surface comprising:
- at least one pad for supporting a patient, the pad comprising a plurality of fluid-filled chambers and a base member that supports the fluid-filled chambers;
- a deformable and pressure compensating fluid contained within each chamber, the fluid being substantially radiolucent;
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- a cover sheet surrounding the pad and the fluid-filled chambers, the cover sheet having a urethane outer portion and a nylon inner portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.