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, each cushioning layer interlocked with each adjacent cushioning layer wherein each cushioning layer provides lateral and longitudinal support to each of its adjacent cushioning layer; and
said cushioning layers comprising a plurality of inflatable bladders and a gel layer adjacent said inflatable bladders, said gel layer interlocking with adjacent bladders of said inflatable bladders, each of said inflatable bladders having a hexagonal cross-section, said gel layer including a plurality of hexagonal gel footings, and each of said gel footings being disconnected from its adjacent gel footings, wherein each of said gel footings is internally reinforced by a plurality of hexagonal gel wall structures.
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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, each cushioning layer interlocked with each adjacent cushioning layer wherein each cushioning layer provides lateral and longitudinal support to each of its adjacent cushioning layer; and
said cushioning layers comprising a plurality of inflatable bladders and a gel layer adjacent said inflatable bladders, said gel layer interlocking with adjacent bladders of said inflatable bladders, each of said inflatable bladders having a hexagonal cross-section, said gel layer including a plurality of hexagonal gel footings, and each of said gel footings being disconnected from its adjacent gel footings, wherein each of said gel footings is internally reinforced by a plurality of hexagonal gel wall structures.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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