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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Luke Gibson, Greensburg, IN (US);
Joshua A Williams, Harrison, OH (US);
Rachel L. Williamson, Batesville, IN (US);
Bryan W. Wuebker, Harrison, OH (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 21/04 (2006.01); A61G 7/057 (2006.01); A61G 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 21/044 (2013.01); A61G 7/057 (2013.01); A61G 7/05746 (2013.01); A61G 7/05776 (2013.01); A61G 7/001 (2013.01); A61G 2203/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A topper for a patient support surface includes an actively-cooled region that is positioned to deliver air flow under a specific area to provide localized treatment and/or moisture removal to a patient supported on the topper.