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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2010
J. Martin Carlson, Mora, MN (US);
Mark J. Payette, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Mark N. Manzella, Maplewood, MN (US);
J. Martin Carlson, Mora, MN (US);
Mark J. Payette, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Mark N. Manzella, Maplewood, MN (US);
Tamarack Habilitation Technologies, Inc., Blaine, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for placement on a support surface between the support surface and a living being, wherein the living being has a bony prominence. The apparatus includes a first zone having a first coefficient of friction, the first zone being configured for positioning proximate the bony prominence. A second zone is adjacent the first zone, the second zone having a second coefficient of friction higher than the first coefficient of friction. The second zone is configured for positioning remote from the bony prominence. A method of preventing or healing decubitus ulcers includes positioning the bony prominence over the first zone and positioning an area remote from the bony prominence over the second zone.