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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2016
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Charles A. Lachenbruch, Batesville, IN (US);
Varad Narayan Srivastava, Loveland, OH (US);
David Lance Ribble, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rachel L. Williamson, Batesville, IN (US);
David Lawrence Bedel, Oldenburg, IN (US);
Andrew David Clark, Waltham, MA (US);
Steven D. Baker, Beaverton, OR (US);
John V. Harmeyer, Cleves, OH (US);
Ben Hertz, Acton, MA (US);
Todd P. O'Neal, Fairfield, OH (US);
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments provide a person support system including support pads having cooling features. According to one embodiment, a person support system may include a longitudinal frame comprising at least one side rail. A support pad may be positioned on the longitudinal frame. The support pad may comprise a thermally conductive core portion comprising a support matrix and at least one thermally conductive element. A cooling source may be thermally coupled to the thermally conductive core portion through the side rail with a connector comprising thermally conductive fibers. The cooling source may draw heat from the thermally conductive core portion through the at least one thermally conductive element and the thermally conductive fibers of the connector thereby cooling at least the thermally conductive core portion of the support pad.