Mattress having a retractable foot section
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1. A patient support comprising a frame, a deck supported by the frame, and a mattress supported by the deck, the mattress including a retractable foot portion configured to have an adjustable length, the retractable foot portion includes a foam portion and a heel-pressure relief portion.
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Abstract
A bed for a person is provided. The bed includes a frame, a deck, a mattress, a pair of head end siderails, and a pair of foot end siderails. The deck includes a retractable foot section. The mattress includes a foot portion positioned over the retractable foot section. The foot portion includes a calf support portion and a heel-pressure relief portion.
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1. A patient support comprising
a frame, a deck supported by the frame, and a mattress supported by the deck, the mattress including a retractable foot portion configured to have an adjustable length, the retractable foot portion includes a foam portion and a heel-pressure relief portion.
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9. A mattress configured to support a patient, the mattress comprising
a head portion, a seat portion, and a retractable foot portion, the head, seat, and foot portions cooperating to define a patient rest surface, the retractable foot portion having an adjustable length, the retractable foot portion having a main body and a heel-pressure relief portion, the main body having a cavity sized to received the heel-pressure relief portion.
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17. A mattress configured to support a patient, the mattress comprising
a head portion, a seat portion, and a foot portion having an adjustable length, the head, seat, and foot portions cooperating to define a patient rest surface having an adjustable length, the foot portion including an adjustable length foam portion and a heel-pressure relief portion having a stiffness less than the stiffness of the foam portion.
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24. A method for support a patient on a patient support, the method comprising the steps of
providing a patient support having an adjustable length, a foam calf support, and a heel-pressure relief portion that has a stiffness less than the stiffness of the foam calf support and adjusting the length of the patient support to position the foam calf support under a patient'"'"'s calves and the heel-pressure relief portion under a patient'"'"'s heels.
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29. A patient support comprising
a frame, a deck supported by the frame, the deck including a head section configured to move relative to the frame and a foot section having an adjustable length, a controller configured to change the length of the foot section to correspond to the position of the head section of the deck, the foot section of the deck remaining substantially horizontal during the change of the length of the foot section, and a mattress supported by the deck.
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42. A patient support comprising
a frame, a deck supported by the frame, the deck including a head section and a foot section, the head section being configured to raise and lower relative to the frame, and a mattress supported by the deck, the mattress having a head portion positioned over the head section of the deck and an adjustable length foot portion positioned over the foot section of the deck, the length of the foot portion of the mattress being configured to increase in length to correspond to raising of the head section of the deck.
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54. A patient support comprising
a frame, a deck supported by the frame, the deck including a head section, a seat section, and a foot section, the head section being configured to raise and lower relative to the frame, and a mattress supported by the deck, the mattress having a head portion positioned over the head section of the deck and a foot portion having a heel-pressure relief portion, the position of the heel-pressure relief portion corresponding to the position of the head section relative to the frame.
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59. A method of maintaining heel-pressure relief of a patient, the method comprising the step of
providing a patient support including a frame, a deck supported by the frame and having a foot section and a head section movable between first and second positions relative to the frame, and a mattress having a foot portion positioned over the foot section of the deck and a head section positioned over the head section of the deck, the foot portion having a heel-pressure relief portion configured to reduce the surface pressure on a patient'"'"'s heel and corresponding the position of the heel-pressure relief portion of the mattress with the position of the head section of deck to maintain the position of the heel-pressure relief portion under the patient'"'"'s heel.
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