Patient-orienting alternating pressure support apparatus with lower extremity wedge

A contact pressure-mitigating support surface comprising:

• a support apparatus;
• a pressure-mitigating contact portion including a plurality of independently pressurized relief chambers incorporated in the support apparatus and configured in a geometric pattern that mitigates contact pressure between the support apparatus and a specific anatomic region of a user's body when the specific anatomic region of the user's body is oriented over an epicenter of the geometric pattern,
• wherein the geometric pattern includes a first independently pressurized relief chamber that intersects the epicenter of the geographic pattern, and second and third independently pressurized relief chambers that collectively but not individually encompass the first independently pressurized relief chamber;
• a plurality of elevated side support portions incorporated in the support apparatus and configured to actively orient the specific anatomic region of the user's body over the epicenter of the geometric pattern;
• and
• a wedge portion incorporated in the support apparatus and configured to actively orient the specific anatomic region of the user's body lengthwise over the epicenter of the geometric pattern.

A contact pressure-mitigating system comprising:

• a contact pressure-mitigation support apparatus including,
• a base material,
• a pressure-mitigating contact portion including a plurality of independently pressurized relief chambers interconnected on the base material,
• wherein the independently pressurized relief chambers are configured in a geometric pattern that mitigates contact pressure between a support surface and a specific anatomic region of a user's body when pressure in the independently pressurized relief chambers is alternated and the specific anatomic region of the user's body is oriented over an epicenter of the geometric pattern, and
• wherein the geometric pattern includes a first independently pressurized relief chamber that intersects the epicenter of the geographic pattern, and second and third independently pressurized relief chambers that collectively but not individually encompass the first independently pressurized relief chamber;
• a plurality of elevated side support portions interconnected on the base material and configured to actively orient the specific anatomic region of the user's body laterally over the epicenter of the geometric pattern, and
• a wedge portion interconnected on the base material and configured to actively orient the specific anatomic region of the user's body lengthwise over the epicenter of the geometric pattern;
• a pump configured to pressurize each of the independently pressurized relief chambers;
• and
• a controller configured to regulate pressure provided by the pump.

A partial body alternating contact pressure overlay device comprising:

• a base material;
• a pressure-mitigating contact portion including a plurality of independently pressurized relief chambers interconnected on the base material,
• wherein the independently pressurized relief chambers are configured in a geometric pattern that mitigates contact pressure between a support surface and a specific anatomic region of a user's body when pressure in the independently pressurized relief chambers is alternated and the specific anatomic region of the user's body is oriented over an epicenter of the geometric pattern,
• wherein the geometric pattern includes a first independently pressurized relief chamber that intersects the epicenter of the geographic pattern, and second and third independently pressurized relief chambers that collectively but not individually encompass the first independently pressurized relief chamber;
• a plurality of elevated side support portions interconnected on the base material and configured to actively orient the specific anatomic region of the user's body laterally over the epicenter of the geometric pattern;
• a wedge portion interconnected on the base material and configured to actively orient the specific anatomic region of the user's body lengthwise over the epicenter of the geometric pattern,
• a wedge wrap portion interconnected on the base material and configured to wrap around the user's lower extremities to serve as a deep venous thrombosis prevention device.