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Dual purpose patient pad with digital eyelets

  • US 5,638,558 A
  • Filed: 12/20/1994
  • Issued: 06/17/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A pad for use by a human lying in bed for an extended length of time, comprising:

  • a) a first wall made of a fabric that is permeable to air, said first wall being adapted to be placed in contact with said bed, said first wall fabric being slick and smooth to permit a caregiver to move or turn said human lying on said bed by sliding the pad between the human and a sheet on the bed such that the sliding is in a smooth manner;

    b) a second wall made of a soft, air permeable fabric, said second wall laying substantially parallel to said first wall, said second wall being adapted to be placed in contact with said human, said material being composed of an air permeable material that rapidly dissipates bodily fluids and reduces friction when contact the skin of said human when said human is lying on said pad;

    c) a middle layer of padding material being located between said first and second walls, said padding being permeable to air, the padding material to provide sufficient cushioning effect while allowing airflow between the first wall and second wall materials to dissipate bodily fluids away from said human when said human is lying on the pad;

    d) said first wall, said second wall and said padding being coupled together, wherein said human can lay on said pad while in bed and said pad will reduce the pressure on said human and allow air circulation through said pad, and said top wall will reduce friction burns on said human so as to reduce the incidence of bedsores, pressure ulcers or skin ulcerations, and the edge area of the pad having at least one set of digital eyelets comprised of spaced holes adapted to accommodate four fingers of a caregiver, whereby at least one caregiver can grasp the pad to move the pad.

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