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Support enhancing device and associated method

  • US 5,586,067 A
  • Filed: 07/19/1994
  • Issued: 12/17/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/19/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for supporting a human being, comprising:

  • a structure having a configurable contoured support surface;

    a sensing device associated with said structure, said sensing device configured to measure an input parameter, reflective of a pressure distribution of a body part of a person;

    a memory device for storing optimal comfort data and said pressure distributions determined by said sensing device;

    a surface configuration device associated with said structure; and

    a processor associated with said sensing device, said memory and said surface configuration device, wherein said processor;

    computes a differential pressure and frequency function using pressure distributions determined by said sensing device and stored in said memory device;

    determines an optimal pressure distribution for the person'"'"'s body part using the computed differential pressure and frequency function and the optimal comfort data stored in said memory device; and

    operates said surface configuration device so as to change a contour of said support surface so that the optimal pressure distribution is enacted on the person'"'"'s body part.

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