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US 9,526,349 B2Granted
Patient support cover
AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsPatrick Lafleche, Christopher Cate, Todd Zeilinger, Kent Douglas Pilcher, Stephen F. Peters, Michael T. Brubaker, Manikantan Seshradinathan, David Allen Dunlap, Ryan Ross
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Abstract
A cover for a mattress for supporting a patient is adapted to provide a generally smooth top surface over the mattress while still accommodating the movement of portions of the mattress or changes in thickness of the mattress, for example, when turning the patient.
Claims17
A patient support comprising:
- a mattress;
- and
- a cover, the cover including an upper panel of flexible fabric extending over a top side of the mattress, a lower panel extending under a bottom side of the mattress, and end panels and side panels joined with the upper panel and with the lower panel, the side panels each extending along a respective side of the mattress and having upper and lower edges, the upper edges of the side panels being joined with the upper panel, the lower edges of the side panels being joined with the lower panel, and the side panels being configured to prevent liquid intrusion into the mattress and further so that their upper and lower edges separate and/or diverge to accommodate variations in height of the mattress to allow the upper panel to remain generally smooth even when the mattress undergoes a change in its surface topology, wherein the side panels each include a fold, the folds at least partially unfolding from an unexpanded configuration to an expanded configuration when the side of the mattress to which it is adjacent increases in height.
A patient support comprising:
- a cushioning layer;
- and
- a cover with an upper side extending over the cushioning layer and two sides joined with the upper side, the two sides extending along the sides of the cushioning layer and secured at a bottom side of the cushioning layer, and the two sides being configured to fold or unfold to accommodate variations in height of the cushioning layer to allow the upper side of the cover to remain generally smooth even when the cushioning layer undergoes a change in its surface topology.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.