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Support Device of the Mattress Type Comprising A Heterogeneous Inflatable Structure

  • US 20080307582A1
  • Filed: 06/12/2008
  • Published: 12/18/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A support device, in particular of the mattress type for supporting the body of an individual, said support device comprising, inside at least one outer casing:

  • at least one inflatable top layer made up of a plurality of adjacent elements that are secured together and that are individually inflatable with a fluid, in particular air, via a pneumatic inflation and pressure regulation device; and

    at least one bottom layer supporting said top layer and provided with a recess for receiving a penetration and/or pressure sensor connected to said pneumatic inflation and pressure regulation device, said sensor making it possible to determine the penetration and/or the pressure applied locally by the body of a said individual bearing against the inflatable top layer and to regulate the inflation pressures of said elements of said top layer correspondingly;

    wherein, in at least one support zone, preferably a substantially central zone designed to support the sacrum zone of a said individual'"'"'s body, said top layer is made up of a plurality of inflatable elements that are individualized in unitary manner, and that are of width smaller than their height, the width of said individualized inflatable elements of said central support zone being smaller than the width of the inflatable elements of an end zone adjacent to said central support zone.

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