Patent · US Active

Pulmonary mattress

US8584279B2 · kind B2 · utility

29Cited by

282References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

Sandy M. Richards · Centerville, US
Christopher R. O'Keefe · Batesville, US
Bradley T. Wilson · Tyler, US
Kenith W. Chambers · Charleston, US
Mayur Yermaneni · Cincinnati, US
Gregory W. Branson · Batesville, US
Michael Z. Sleva · Atlanta, US
Karen M. Gove · Maple Grove, US
Andrew F. Skinner · Batesville, US
Stephen R. Schulte · Gibsonia, US
Todd P. O'Neal · Fairfield, US
Rachel Hopkins King · Cadiz, US
Teresa Maria Mirabella · Charleston, US
Paula M. Cooper · Fairfax, US
Eric R. Meyer · Batesville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 23, 2011
Grant date	Nov 19, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 23, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG16H40/63
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A patient support surface including a cover defining an interior region, a layer of three dimensional material, located at the interior region, and an air circulation device disposed adjacent the layer of three dimensional material. The patient support surface includes at least one of a percussion device and a vibration device, located at the interior region.

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