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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sohrab Soltani, Charleston, SC (US);
Timothy W. Perez, Charleston, SC (US);
James J. Romano, James Island, SC (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 2/710 ; A61G 7/057 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 2/710 ; A61G 7/057 ;
Abstract
A mattress for a bed is provided to support a patient. The mattress includes a plurality of air fluidized bladders. Each bladder includes a fluidized zone having fluidizable material positioned therein. Each bladder further includes a diffuser configured to provide air to the fluidized zone to fluidize the material.