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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Jean-luc Caminade, Saint Jean de Vedas, FR;
Jean-marie Basilio, Meze, FR;
Olivier Coupard, Montpellier, FR;
Jean-Luc Caminade, Saint Jean de Vedas, FR;
Jean-Marie Basilio, Meze, FR;
Olivier Coupard, Montpellier, FR;
Hill-Rom Industries, SA, Montpellier, FR;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a pressure sensor, in particular for detecting and measuring at least one bearing pressure applied to a support device, in which said pressure sensor comprises at least one resistive force-detector cell placed between at least two protective plates suitable for avoiding any pressure bearing at a point or along a line directly against a surface of the resistive cell and for converting such a pressure into uniform pressure over the entire area of the resistive cell. The present disclosure also relates to a support device including such a pressure sensor and to a method of measuring pressures applied to such a support device by an object to be supported such as the body of a patient.