EP 0959737 B1 20010321 - PATIENT SUPPORTING METHOD AND DEVICE WITH A SEPARATELY INFLATED HEEL SUPPORT PORTION
Title (en)
PATIENT SUPPORTING METHOD AND DEVICE WITH A SEPARATELY INFLATED HEEL SUPPORT PORTION
Title (de)
PATIENTENLAGERUNGSEINRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN MIT GETRENNT AUFBLASBARER FERSENSTÜTZE
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE SUPPORT D'UN PATIENT A ZONE TALON DE SUPPORT DERIVEE
Publication
Application
Priority
- FR 9701341 W 19970718
- FR 9609204 A 19960723
Abstract (en)
[origin: US5934280A] 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.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A47C 27/10 (2006.01); A61G 7/05 (2006.01); A61G 7/057 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61G 7/05769 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 2203/34 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 2203/40 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9803102 A1 19980129; AT E199819 T1 20010415; AU 3774597 A 19980210; BR 9710741 A 19990817; CA 2258116 A1 19980129; CA 2258116 C 20060606; DE 69704379 D1 20010426; DE 69704379 T2 20040205; EP 0959737 A1 19991201; EP 0959737 B1 20010321; ES 2157591 T3 20010816; FR 2751530 A1 19980130; FR 2751530 B1 19981023; JP 2000514686 A 20001107; US 5934280 A 19990810
DOCDB simple family (application)
FR 9701341 W 19970718; AT 97934593 T 19970718; AU 3774597 A 19970718; BR 9710741 A 19970718; CA 2258116 A 19970718; DE 69704379 T 19970718; EP 97934593 A 19970718; ES 97934593 T 19970718; FR 9609204 A 19960723; JP 50664998 A 19970718; US 89661297 A 19970718