Invention Application
- Patent Title: APPARATUS WITH A REPEATING TRAPEZOIDAL MECHANISM THAT ENABLES AN ALTERNATING PRESSURE SUPPORT SURFACE FOR PREVENTING PRESSURE INJURY
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Application No.: US18731142Application Date: 2024-05-31
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Publication No.: US20240398643A1Publication Date: 2024-12-05
- Inventor: Jonathan Hopkins , Piyush Sheth
- Applicant: Piyush Sheth , THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
- Applicant Address: US CA Porter Ranch; US CA Oakland
- Assignee: Piyush Sheth,THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
- Current Assignee: Piyush Sheth,THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Porter Ranch; US CA Oakland
- Main IPC: A61G7/057
- IPC: A61G7/057 ; A47C21/02 ; A47C23/00 ; A47C23/02 ; A47C23/12

Abstract:
A pressure sore prevention mattress is provided alternating pressure points on the body of an occupant that is easily transformable between two stable configurations. The four-layer mattress construction has a top foam pad, a webbing layer, a dynamic layer of deformable panels trapezoid-shaped four-bar mechanisms that deform to produce an undulating pattern of peaks, and a base. Panel geometry can determine peak height. The mattress has a spatially hollow geometry that allows natural air convection through the breathable top foam pad to enable drying of moisture as well as the use of forced air convective drying or cooling. The mattress can be transformed from one configuration to the other while the occupant is on the mattress.
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