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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1999
Michael V Bolden, Charleston, SC (US);
Daniel A Denson, Summerville, SC (US);
Hill-Rom, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A coverlet is disclosed for enclosing an air fluidizable section of a patient support surface. The air fluidizable section includes a diffuser board assembly for supporting a fluidizable medium, a side wall defining a boundary of the air fluidizable section and an air permeable top wall impervious to the fluidizable medium. The coverlet includes a sheet of material impervious to fluids and comprises a top portion configured to overlie the top wall of the air fluidizable section, and a side portion configured to overhang over the side wall of the air fluidizable section. The side portion of the coverlet includes at least one opening therein to permit air flowing through the air fluidizable section to escape.