Method and a device having a tap-fed heel support region
First Claim
1. A method of supporting the body of a patient, the method consisting in providing at least one support element, in particular a mattress, subdivided into at least two closed, flexible, controlled-release regions that are inflatable with fluid under a pressure that is a function of the set penetration distance to which the body of the patient penetrates into the support element, namely at least one first support region for supporting the body of the patient other than in its heel region, and a second support region specifically for supporting the heel region, wherein the second support region is inflated by tapping fluid from the first support region.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method of supporting the body of a patient, the method consisting in providing at least one support element, such as a mattress, subdivided into at least two closed, flexible, controlled-release regions that are inflatable with fluid under a pressure that is a function of the set penetration distance to which the body of the patient penetrates into the support element, namely at least one first support region for supporting the body of the patient other than in its heel region, and a second support region specifically for supporting the heel region. According to the invention, the second support region is inflated by tapping fluid from the first support region. This method makes it easy, in particular, to adjust the pressure as a function of the relative position of the patient on the support, of the patient'"'"'s weight, of the patient'"'"'s morphology, or else as a function of the particular needs of the treatment.
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40 Claims
- 1. A method of supporting the body of a patient, the method consisting in providing at least one support element, in particular a mattress, subdivided into at least two closed, flexible, controlled-release regions that are inflatable with fluid under a pressure that is a function of the set penetration distance to which the body of the patient penetrates into the support element, namely at least one first support region for supporting the body of the patient other than in its heel region, and a second support region specifically for supporting the heel region, wherein the second support region is inflated by tapping fluid from the first support region.
- 6. A device for supporting the body of a patient, the device including at least one support element, in particular a mattress, subdivided into at least two flexible controlled-release regions that are inflatable with fluid under a pressure that is a function of the set penetration distance to which the body of the patient penetrates into the support element, namely at least one first support region for supporting the body of the patient other than in its heel region, and a second support region specifically for supporting the heel region, wherein the second support region is connected by a link to the first support region so as to be inflated by tapping fluid from the first support region.
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23. A device for supporting a body, the device comprising:
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a first support element including a first flexible controlled-release region that is inflatable with a fluid under a first pressure; a second support element including a second flexible controlled-release region that is inflatable with the fluid under a second pressure; and a fluid coupling device to couple the first region to the second region, wherein the second region is inflated by tapping the fluid from the first region. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of supporting a body, the method comprising:
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providing a first support element including a first flexible controlled-release region that is inflatable with a fluid under a first pressure; providing a second support element including a second flexible controlled-release region that is inflated with the fluid under a second pressure; coupling the first region to the second region; and inflating the second region by tapping the fluid from the first region. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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