Hydrotherapy bed
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1. A hydrotherapy mattress comprising:
- a mattress core;
a base configured to receive the mattress core;
a top cover located over the mattress core and configured to provide a patient receiving surface, the top cover including an outer perimeter edge;
a drain configured to extend through the top cover and the mattress core to drain fluids from the top cover; and
a bladder located on the mattress core adjacent the outer perimeter edge of the top cover, the bladder being selectively inflatable to elevate a portion of the top cover adjacent the outer perimeter edge so that fluids on the patient receiving surface of the top cover are contained on the top cover and directed toward the drain.
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Abstract
A hydrotherapy mattress assembly which includes an air-over-foam core, a base for receiving the air-over-foam core, and a top cover overlying the air-over-foam core. The top cover provides a patient support surface and includes a drain trough. The drain trough is coupled to a drain which extends through the air-over-foam core and the base, so that liquids can be drained from the patient support surface.
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1. A hydrotherapy mattress comprising:
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a mattress core;
a base configured to receive the mattress core;
a top cover located over the mattress core and configured to provide a patient receiving surface, the top cover including an outer perimeter edge;
a drain configured to extend through the top cover and the mattress core to drain fluids from the top cover; and
a bladder located on the mattress core adjacent the outer perimeter edge of the top cover, the bladder being selectively inflatable to elevate a portion of the top cover adjacent the outer perimeter edge so that fluids on the patient receiving surface of the top cover are contained on the top cover and directed toward the drain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A hydrotherapy mattress comprising:
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a mattress core including a plurality of elongated side-by-side bladders configured to provide a substantially continuous support for a patient, at least two of the bladders being configured to define an opening extending in a direction transverse to the plurality of bladders;
a base configured to receive the mattress core;
a top cover located over the mattress core and configured to provide a patient receiving surface; and
a drain configured to extend through the top cover and the mattress core, the drain including a drain trough having a first elongated trough section located between two adjacent bladders and a second elongated trough section located in the opening, the second elongated trough section being configured to intersect the first elongated trough section, the first and second elongated trough sections both being coupled to the top cover and configured to drain fluid from the top cover into the drain while maintaining the substantially continuous support of the mattress core. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A hydrotherapy mattress comprising:
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a mattress core;
a base configured to receive the mattress core;
a top cover located over the mattress core and configured to provide a patient receiving surface;
a drain configured to extend through the mattress core; and
a drain trough including a plurality of elongated arm portions coupled to the top cover, each of the plurality of elongated arm portions being in fluid communication with the drain and configured to extend outwardly from the drain to facilitate drainage of fluids from the top cover into the drain. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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