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Alternating pressure pad

US5109561A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 1990
Grant dateMay 5, 1992
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G7/05776
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An alternating pressure pad having at least two sets of alternately inflatable cells, with each cell having a height greater than its width. Each cell having at least one internal membrane arranged to restrict the shape of the cell and divide the cell into two communicating regions wherein the width of the lower of the two regions is greater than the width of the upper of the two regions.

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