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US 9,462,893 B2Granted
Cover system for a patient support surface
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsJames J. Romano, Sohrab Soltani, Michael V. Bolden
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Abstract
A cover system includes a first layer providing a top surface over a patient support structure. A layer of spacer material is provided beneath the first layer. An air mover moves air through the layer of spacer material to remove moisture adjacent a person supported by the patient support.
Claims20
An apparatus configured to support at least a portion of a body thereon, the apparatus comprising
- a cover having an interior region,
- a base located within the interior region, the base including first and second layers, each of the first and second layers having a plurality of sections with substantially flat top and bottom surfaces such that the substantially flat top surfaces of the plurality of sections of each of the respective first and second layers are substantially coplanar with each of the other sections of the corresponding first and second layers and such that the substantially flat bottom surfaces of the plurality of sections of each of the respective first and second layers are substantially coplanar with each of the other sections of the corresponding first and second layers, at least two of the plurality of sections of the first layer having different ILD ratings, at least two of the plurality of sections of the second layer having different ILD ratings, at least some of the plurality of sections of the first layer extending over and across abutting bonded edges of at least some of the plurality of sections of the second layer, the abutting bonded edges being oriented in substantially perpendicular relation with an upper surface of the cover,
- a fiber network located within the interior region, the fiber network including a plurality of spaced-apart resilient members that are movable between a compressed position and an uncompressed position, and
- an air mover to move air through the fiber network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.