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Pressure controlled inflatable pad apparatus

US5189742A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Filing dateMar 20, 1992
Grant dateMar 2, 1993
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G2203/34
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A pressure controlled inflatable pad for supporting the body of a patient including a source of inflating fluid which provides a flow of fluid to inflate the pad through a fluid supply line. As the fluid flows through the fluid supply line, it passes through a sensor located beneath the pad to reduce fluid flow to an exhaust if the pad is insufficiently inflated to support the patient's body.

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