公开(公告)号：US09833371B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-05

申请号：US13834911

申请日：2013-03-15

Applicant: MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB

Inventor： William Purdy ,  Robert Purdy

IPC: A61G7/10 ,  A61G7/00 ,  A61G1/01 ,  A61G7/057

CPC classification number: A61G7/1026 ,  A61G1/01 ,  A61G7/001 ,  A61G7/05753 ,  A61G7/05776 ,  A61G7/05792 ,  A61G7/1021 ,  A61G7/1023 ,  A61G7/1025 ,  A61G7/109

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for sacral and trochanteric support and off-loading. The system provides a ultra low pressure plenum and a positioner. The patient body size and size and corresponding surface area of the positioner control the amount of gas which is displaced evenly against the walls of the ultra low pressure plenum to allow the combination of the ultra low pressure plenum and the positioner to slightly lift a patient from a bed surface, thereby offloading the sacrum and trochanter. The positioner can be an ultra low pressure bladder.