PATIENT SUPPORT
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1. A patient support comprising:
- a plurality of cushioning layers arranged such that their supporting surfaces when unloaded are generally arranged in a plane, and with each cushioning layer interlocked with each adjacent cushioning layer wherein each cushioning layer provides lateral and longitudinal support to each of its adjacent cushion layer.
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Abstract
A patient support for supporting a patient includes a plurality of cushioning layers arranged such that their supporting surfaces when unloaded are generally arranged in a plane, and with each cushioning layer interlocked with each adjacent cushioning layer wherein each cushioning layer provides lateral and longitudinal support to each of its adjacent cushion layer.
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1. A patient support comprising:
a plurality of cushioning layers arranged such that their supporting surfaces when unloaded are generally arranged in a plane, and with each cushioning layer interlocked with each adjacent cushioning layer wherein each cushioning layer provides lateral and longitudinal support to each of its adjacent cushion layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A patient support comprising:
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a foam crib; and a cushioning layer supported on said foam crib, said foam crib having a base wall supporting said cushion layer and opposed side walls extending upwardly from said base wall, and said side walls including wedge-shaped portions forming inwardly facing angled surfaces for facing a patient supported on said cushioning layer. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A patient support comprising:
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a foam crib having a base wall and side walls; and a bladders layer supported on said base wall of said foam crib, said bladders and said side walls configured and arranged such that the bladders and said side walls are interlocked wherein said side walls provide lateral and longitudinal support to said bladders adjacent said side walls. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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