AIR BED WITH FLUIDIZED BEAD SURFACE AND RELATED METHODS - Patent 0821559

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EP 0 821 559 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	04.02.1998 Bulletin 1998/06

(21)	Application number: 96913102.0

(22)	Date of filing: 24.04.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A47C 27/ 10^{( . )}

A61G 7/ 05^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/005704

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1996/033641 (31.10.1996 Gazette 1996/48)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

25.04.1995 US 19950428689

(71)	Applicant: KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC.
	San Antonio, TX 78265-9508 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	VRZALIK, John, H. San Antonio, TX 78263 (US) LEININGER, Peter, A. San Antonio, TX 78232 (US) HICKS, Ronald, B. San Antonio, TX 78230 (US)

(74)	Representative: McCallum, William Potter, et al
	Cruikshank & Fairweather 19 Royal Exchange Square Glasgow G1 3AE Scotland Glasgow G1 3AE Scotland (GB)

(54)	AIR BED WITH FLUIDIZED BEAD SURFACE AND RELATED METHODS