Medicinal cushion, in particular anti-decubitus cushion

US6976281B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Intech Thüringen GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Werner Schunk · Gotha, DE
• Michael Bruder · Hamburg, DE
• Karl-Heinz Krause · Chemnitz, DE
• Gerhard Merkmann · Gotha, DE
• Jörg Vortkort · Garstedt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 8, 2002
• Grant date: Dec 20, 2005
• Expiry date: Aug 8, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L2300/802
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A medical cushion (1), in particular an anti-decubitus cushion, is in particular multicellular and is distinguished in that the cushion is equipped, at least in the area where skin contact (6) occurs, with an active membrane (3) based on a skin-compatible matrix (4) into which a molecular sieve is mixed. This molecular sieve is charged with at least one active substance (Z, Z1, Z2), and the molecular sieve/active substance adduct (5) releases the active substance when the active membrane comes into skin contact (6) in conjunction with the transpiration of the skin.