EP 0993818 A3 20010103 - Inflatable patient supports
Title (en)
Inflatable patient supports
Title (de)
Aufblasbare Patientenliege
Title (fr)
Support gonflable pour patient
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 9822335 A 19981013
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0993818A2] An inflatable patient support has an array of inflatable tubes made of flexible material and divided into a plurality of groups which are supplied with air by first air supply means to cause cyclic inflation and deflation of the groups of said array of inflatable bodies in sequence, thereby providing periodic pressure variation to a patient on the support. A flexible ventilation air guide member (10) is provided on the array of tubes and has at its upper side a plurality of outlet apertures (6) for release of ventilation air upwardly to the patient on the support. Second air supply means supply air continuously to the flexible ventilation air guide member for release as the ventilation air. The ventilation air is thus independent of the pressure cycling air supply, and can be for example heated. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61G 7/057 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61G 7/05776 (2013.01); A61G 7/05784 (2016.10); A61G 2203/46 (2013.01); A61G 2210/90 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] DE 4201460 A1 19930722 - HIRTZ & CO [DE]
- [X] US 5109560 A 19920505 - UETAKE TSUYOSHI [JP]
- [Y] US 5787534 A 19980804 - HARGEST THOMAS S [US], et al
- [A] US 3757366 A 19730911 - SACHER W
- [A] WO 8804548 A1 19880630 - COOL POWER KY [FI]
- [YD] GB 2312835 A 19971112 - PEGASUS AIRWAVE LTD [GB]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0993818 A2 20000419; EP 0993818 A3 20010103; GB 2342579 A 20000419; GB 2342579 B 20030611; GB 9822335 D0 19981209; GB 9924062 D0 19991215
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99307992 A 19991011; GB 9822335 A 19981013; GB 9924062 A 19991011