ENHANCED PATIENT-ORIENTING ALTERNATING PRESSURE SUPPORT APPARATUS

摘要

Described herein are systems and apparatuses for enhanced comfort through contact pressure reduction. In particular, the systems and apparatuses disclosed herein prevent or otherwise mitigate pressure by actively orienting a patient over an anatomy-specific pressure-mitigating contact surface on which the patient rests. A pressure-mitigating contact portion of the contact surface includes a plurality of independently pressurized chambers configured in a specific geometric pattern that is designed to mitigate contact pressure between a support surface (e.g., bed or chair) and a specific anatomic region of a patient's body when the specific anatomic region of the patient's body is oriented over an epicenter of the geometric pattern. In one embodiment, the geometric pattern includes a first independently pressurized relief chamber that intersects the epicenter of the geographic pattern, and second and third independently pressurized relief chambers that collectively encompass the first independently pressurized relief chamber.

主权项

1. A contact pressure-mitigation support apparatus comprising:
a base material; a pressure-mitigating contact portion including a plurality of independently pressurized relief chambers interconnected on the base material,
wherein the independently pressurized relief chambers are configured in a geometric pattern that mitigates contact pressure between a support surface and a specific anatomic region of a user's body when pressure in the independently pressurized relief chambers is alternated and the specific anatomic region of the user's body is oriented over an epicenter of the geometric pattern; and a plurality of elevated side support portions interconnected on the base material,
wherein the side support portions are configured to actively orient the specific anatomic region of the user's body over the epicenter of the geometric pattern; wherein the geometric pattern includes a first independently pressurized relief chamber that intersects the epicenter of the geographic pattern, and second and third independently pressurized relief chambers that collectively encompass the first independently pressurized relief chamber.