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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2016
Allen Medical Systems, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Joshua A. Williams, West Harrison, IN (US);
Benjamin E. Howell, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Todd P. O'Neal, Fairfield, OH (US);
Jeffrey C. Marrion, Acton, MA (US);
Yongji Fu, Harrison, OH (US);
Joshua C. Hight, Sommerville, MA (US);
Andrew Sennett, Hanover, MA (US);
Allen Medical Systems, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments include a modular support pad having a support cushion, a fluid-filled bladder coupled to an electronic pressure sensor for sensing a fluid pressure within the fluid-filled bladder, and a ticking surrounding the support cushion and the fluid-filled bladder and providing a person support surface between the fluid-filled bladder and a person. Other embodiments include a modular support pad having a support cushion, a bladder coupled to an electronic pump for circulating a cooling fluid within the bladder, and a ticking surrounding the support cushion and the bladder and providing a person support surface between the bladder and a person. Methods of sensing pressure applied by a support pad are also described.