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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Prs Medical Technologies, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nikhil Bhat, Fremont, CA (US);
George Y. Choi, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Robert A. Brommer, Fremont, CA (US);
Allen J. Li, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
PRS Medical Technologies, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 27/10 (2006.01); A47C 27/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 27/10 (2013.01); A47C 27/081 (2013.01); A47C 27/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
Adjustable mattress assemblies are described in which a mattress incorporates regions where additional pressure reduction is adjustable via pliable fluid bladders filled with a gas or fluid. Such areas of the mattress where additional pressure reduction is desired may include regions of the mattress which support areas of the body which may be particularly susceptible to pressure ulcers such as the heels, sacral regions, etc.