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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1987
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1985
Vernon L Goodwin, Charlotte, NC (US);
Support Systems International, Inc., Charleston, SC (US);
Abstract
An improved fluidizable patient support system including an oval tank, a perforated plate received in the tank atop a plurality of spacers, a diffuser board located atop the perforated plate and sealed around its edge, a mass of granular material received atop the diffuser board, a flexible sheet removably secured around upper edges of the tank by snap fitting elements, a wheeled support pedestal for the tank which has a fluid pressure generator therewithin. Pivotal steps and side rails may be associated with the pedestal and tank respectively. A support frame may also be secured to the tank, extending thereabove to receive treatment apparatus.