GB1545806A - Fluid mattresses - Google Patents
Fluid mattressesInfo
- Publication number
- GB1545806A GB1545806A GB3941376A GB3941376A GB1545806A GB 1545806 A GB1545806 A GB 1545806A GB 3941376 A GB3941376 A GB 3941376A GB 3941376 A GB3941376 A GB 3941376A GB 1545806 A GB1545806 A GB 1545806A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- mattresses
- fluid
- fluid mattresses
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
- 239000012530 fluid Substances 0.000 title 1
Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
- A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
- A61G7/057—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor
- A61G7/05769—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor with inflatable chambers
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- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Nursing (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Public Health (AREA)
- Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
- Invalid Beds And Related Equipment (AREA)
Priority Applications (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB3941376A GB1545806A (en) | 1976-09-23 | 1976-09-23 | Fluid mattresses |
| CA287,209A CA1077173A (en) | 1976-09-23 | 1977-09-21 | Fluid mattresses |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB3941376A GB1545806A (en) | 1976-09-23 | 1976-09-23 | Fluid mattresses |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB1545806A true GB1545806A (en) | 1979-05-16 |
Family
ID=10409421
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB3941376A Expired GB1545806A (en) | 1976-09-23 | 1976-09-23 | Fluid mattresses |
Country Status (2)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| CA (1) | CA1077173A (en) |
| GB (1) | GB1545806A (en) |
Cited By (58)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4279044A (en) * | 1979-11-16 | 1981-07-21 | Owen Douglas | Fluid support system for a medical patient |
| US4297755A (en) * | 1980-02-15 | 1981-11-03 | Mollura Carlos A | Non-planar waterbed |
| US4346489A (en) * | 1980-06-03 | 1982-08-31 | Mcmullan James P | Foldable waterbed |
| GB2134382A (en) * | 1983-02-10 | 1984-08-15 | Rodney Lyall | Body support system |
| US4525885A (en) * | 1980-02-26 | 1985-07-02 | Mediscus Products Limited | Support appliance for mounting on a standard hospital bed |
| GB2169195A (en) * | 1985-01-07 | 1986-07-09 | Whittaker Gen Medical Corp | Inflatable bed patient mattress |
| US4638519A (en) * | 1985-04-04 | 1987-01-27 | Air Plus, Inc. | Fluidized hospital bed |
| GB2177594A (en) * | 1985-07-10 | 1987-01-28 | Mediscus Prod Ltd | Transit mattress for air support appliances |
| EP0228233A2 (en) | 1985-12-30 | 1987-07-08 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Patient support structure |
| US4679264A (en) * | 1985-05-06 | 1987-07-14 | Mollura Carlos A | Airbed mattress including a regulated, controllable air reservoir therefor |
| US4686722A (en) * | 1983-04-06 | 1987-08-18 | Revalidatie Institut Muiderpoort | Articulated bed with cellular air cushion mattress |
| US4694520A (en) * | 1986-01-15 | 1987-09-22 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Patient support apparatus |
| US4722105A (en) * | 1986-09-02 | 1988-02-02 | Owen Douglas | Fluid support systems |
| EP0275618A1 (en) * | 1987-01-23 | 1988-07-27 | Air Plus, Inc. | Fluidized hospital bed |
| US4768249A (en) * | 1985-12-30 | 1988-09-06 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Patient support structure |
| US4797962A (en) * | 1986-11-05 | 1989-01-17 | Air Plus, Inc. | Closed loop feedback air supply for air support beds |
| GB2214074A (en) * | 1988-01-18 | 1989-08-31 | Finn Risung | A system of separately adjustable pillows |
| US4896389A (en) * | 1988-06-10 | 1990-01-30 | S.S.I. Medical Services Of Canada Inc. | Inflatable air mattress |
| US4935968A (en) * | 1985-05-10 | 1990-06-26 | Mediscus Products, Ltd. | Patient support appliances |
| US4949413A (en) * | 1985-12-30 | 1990-08-21 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Low air loss bed |
| GB2231790A (en) * | 1989-05-26 | 1990-11-28 | Sheppard William | Patient support apparatus |
| US4999867A (en) * | 1987-06-24 | 1991-03-19 | Ilkka Toivio | Air mattress and method for adjusting it |
| US5005240A (en) * | 1987-11-20 | 1991-04-09 | Kinetics Concepts, Inc. | Patient support apparatus |
| US5022110A (en) * | 1989-04-17 | 1991-06-11 | Kinetic Concepts, Inc. | Low air loss mattress |
| US5044029A (en) * | 1986-09-09 | 1991-09-03 | Kinetic Concepts, Inc. | Alternating pressure low air loss bed |
| US5052067A (en) * | 1989-03-09 | 1991-10-01 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Bimodal system for pressurizing a low air loss patient support |
| US5062167A (en) * | 1989-03-09 | 1991-11-05 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Bimodal turning method |
| US5065466A (en) * | 1989-03-09 | 1991-11-19 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Quick disconnect coupling for a low air loss patient support |
| US5073999A (en) * | 1989-05-22 | 1991-12-24 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Method for turning a patient with a low air loss patient support |
| US5095568A (en) * | 1989-05-22 | 1992-03-17 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Modular low air loss patient support system |
| US5121513A (en) * | 1989-03-09 | 1992-06-16 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Air sack support manifold |
| US5182826A (en) * | 1989-03-09 | 1993-02-02 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Method of blower control |
| US5216768A (en) * | 1988-11-17 | 1993-06-08 | Oliver H. Bodine, Jr. | Bed system |
| US5235713A (en) * | 1990-11-06 | 1993-08-17 | Bio Clinic Corporation | Fluid filled flotation mattress |
| US5249318A (en) * | 1988-05-24 | 1993-10-05 | Loadsman Gerald H | Air support cushion |
| US5251349A (en) * | 1989-03-09 | 1993-10-12 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Multi-modal patient support system |
| US5267364A (en) * | 1992-08-11 | 1993-12-07 | Kinetic Concepts, Inc. | Therapeutic wave mattress |
| WO1993024088A1 (en) * | 1992-05-29 | 1993-12-09 | Caldwell, Vera | Improvements in or relating to air support systems |
| US5493742A (en) * | 1994-05-10 | 1996-02-27 | Lake Medical Products, Inc. | Ventilating air mattress with an inflating quilted pad |
| US5542136A (en) * | 1994-08-05 | 1996-08-06 | Stryker Corporation | Portable mattress for treating decubitus ulcers |
| US5560057A (en) * | 1994-07-01 | 1996-10-01 | Madsen; Roger T. | Turning air mattress |
| US5561875A (en) * | 1992-02-20 | 1996-10-08 | Crown Therapeutics, Inc. | Vacuum/heat formed cushion supported on a fluid permeable manifold |
| US5566409A (en) * | 1994-07-01 | 1996-10-22 | Klearman; Jeffrey D. | Modular air mattress |
| US5584084A (en) * | 1994-11-14 | 1996-12-17 | Lake Medical Products, Inc. | Bed system having programmable air pump with electrically interlocking connectors |
| US5586348A (en) * | 1987-06-24 | 1996-12-24 | Ahlstrom Consumer Products Ltd. | Air mattress and method for adjusting it |
| US5594963A (en) * | 1992-08-20 | 1997-01-21 | Kinetic Concepts, Inc. | Pressure relief air mattress and related system |
| US5606754A (en) | 1989-03-09 | 1997-03-04 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Vibratory patient support system |
| US5621934A (en) * | 1988-06-22 | 1997-04-22 | A. Ahlstrom Corporation | Mattress |
| US5787531A (en) * | 1994-07-08 | 1998-08-04 | Pepe; Michael Francis | Inflatable pad or mattress |
| US5983429A (en) | 1994-02-15 | 1999-11-16 | Stacy; Richard B. | Method and apparatus for supporting and for supplying therapy to a patient |
| US7444702B2 (en) | 2003-10-14 | 2008-11-04 | Tempur-Pedic Management, Inc. | Pillow top for a cushion |
| US7975335B2 (en) | 2006-05-09 | 2011-07-12 | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Pulmonary mattress |
| US8429774B2 (en) | 2009-08-31 | 2013-04-30 | Hill-Rom Industries Sa | Lateral tilt device |
| US8789224B2 (en) | 2000-11-07 | 2014-07-29 | Tempur-Pedic Managemant, LLC | Therapeutic mattress assembly |
| US9329076B2 (en) | 2012-06-21 | 2016-05-03 | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Patient support systems and methods of use |
| US9833369B2 (en) | 2012-06-21 | 2017-12-05 | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Patient support systems and methods of use |
| US12042453B2 (en) | 2019-02-26 | 2024-07-23 | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Patient positioning apparatus and mattress |
| US12102577B2 (en) | 2012-06-21 | 2024-10-01 | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Mattress bladder control using a bleed valve |
Families Citing this family (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4914771A (en) * | 1989-01-23 | 1990-04-10 | Afeyan Industries Inc. | Air mattress |
| US4999074A (en) * | 1989-01-31 | 1991-03-12 | Afeyan Industries Inc. | Method for the production of an air mattress |
| CA1331889C (en) * | 1989-09-19 | 1994-09-06 | Bruno H. Walter | Bed mattress or the like |
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1976
- 1976-09-23 GB GB3941376A patent/GB1545806A/en not_active Expired
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1977
- 1977-09-21 CA CA287,209A patent/CA1077173A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (77)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4279044A (en) * | 1979-11-16 | 1981-07-21 | Owen Douglas | Fluid support system for a medical patient |
| US4297755A (en) * | 1980-02-15 | 1981-11-03 | Mollura Carlos A | Non-planar waterbed |
| US4525885A (en) * | 1980-02-26 | 1985-07-02 | Mediscus Products Limited | Support appliance for mounting on a standard hospital bed |
| US4346489A (en) * | 1980-06-03 | 1982-08-31 | Mcmullan James P | Foldable waterbed |
| GB2134382A (en) * | 1983-02-10 | 1984-08-15 | Rodney Lyall | Body support system |
| US4686722A (en) * | 1983-04-06 | 1987-08-18 | Revalidatie Institut Muiderpoort | Articulated bed with cellular air cushion mattress |
| GB2169195A (en) * | 1985-01-07 | 1986-07-09 | Whittaker Gen Medical Corp | Inflatable bed patient mattress |
| US4617690A (en) * | 1985-01-07 | 1986-10-21 | Whittaker Corporation | Inflatable bed patient mattress |
| US4638519A (en) * | 1985-04-04 | 1987-01-27 | Air Plus, Inc. | Fluidized hospital bed |
| US4679264A (en) * | 1985-05-06 | 1987-07-14 | Mollura Carlos A | Airbed mattress including a regulated, controllable air reservoir therefor |
| US4935968A (en) * | 1985-05-10 | 1990-06-26 | Mediscus Products, Ltd. | Patient support appliances |
| GB2177594A (en) * | 1985-07-10 | 1987-01-28 | Mediscus Prod Ltd | Transit mattress for air support appliances |
| US4768249A (en) * | 1985-12-30 | 1988-09-06 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Patient support structure |
| EP0228233A3 (en) * | 1985-12-30 | 1989-02-08 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | An improved patient support structure and a multioutlet variable flow gas valve |
| US4745647A (en) * | 1985-12-30 | 1988-05-24 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Patient support structure |
| EP0228233A2 (en) | 1985-12-30 | 1987-07-08 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Patient support structure |
| EP0485362A3 (en) * | 1985-12-30 | 1992-05-20 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | An improved patient support structure and a multi-outlet variable flow gas valve |
| US4949413A (en) * | 1985-12-30 | 1990-08-21 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Low air loss bed |
| US4694520A (en) * | 1986-01-15 | 1987-09-22 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Patient support apparatus |
| US4722105A (en) * | 1986-09-02 | 1988-02-02 | Owen Douglas | Fluid support systems |
| US5044029A (en) * | 1986-09-09 | 1991-09-03 | Kinetic Concepts, Inc. | Alternating pressure low air loss bed |
| EP0261830A3 (en) * | 1986-09-26 | 1989-06-28 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Improved patient support structure |
| US4797962A (en) * | 1986-11-05 | 1989-01-17 | Air Plus, Inc. | Closed loop feedback air supply for air support beds |
| EP0275618A1 (en) * | 1987-01-23 | 1988-07-27 | Air Plus, Inc. | Fluidized hospital bed |
| US4999867A (en) * | 1987-06-24 | 1991-03-19 | Ilkka Toivio | Air mattress and method for adjusting it |
| US5586348A (en) * | 1987-06-24 | 1996-12-24 | Ahlstrom Consumer Products Ltd. | Air mattress and method for adjusting it |
| US5005240A (en) * | 1987-11-20 | 1991-04-09 | Kinetics Concepts, Inc. | Patient support apparatus |
| GB2214074A (en) * | 1988-01-18 | 1989-08-31 | Finn Risung | A system of separately adjustable pillows |
| US4893367A (en) * | 1988-01-18 | 1990-01-16 | Bent Heimreid | System of separately adjustable pillows |
| GB2214074B (en) * | 1988-01-18 | 1991-03-13 | Finn Risung | A system of separately adjustable pillows |
| US5249318A (en) * | 1988-05-24 | 1993-10-05 | Loadsman Gerald H | Air support cushion |
| US4896389A (en) * | 1988-06-10 | 1990-01-30 | S.S.I. Medical Services Of Canada Inc. | Inflatable air mattress |
| US5621934A (en) * | 1988-06-22 | 1997-04-22 | A. Ahlstrom Corporation | Mattress |
| US5216768A (en) * | 1988-11-17 | 1993-06-08 | Oliver H. Bodine, Jr. | Bed system |
| US5121513A (en) * | 1989-03-09 | 1992-06-16 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Air sack support manifold |
| US6098222A (en) | 1989-03-09 | 2000-08-08 | Hill-Rom Company, Inc. | Vibratory patient support system |
| US5065466A (en) * | 1989-03-09 | 1991-11-19 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Quick disconnect coupling for a low air loss patient support |
| US5182826A (en) * | 1989-03-09 | 1993-02-02 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Method of blower control |
| US5062167A (en) * | 1989-03-09 | 1991-11-05 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Bimodal turning method |
| US5606754A (en) | 1989-03-09 | 1997-03-04 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Vibratory patient support system |
| US5052067A (en) * | 1989-03-09 | 1991-10-01 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Bimodal system for pressurizing a low air loss patient support |
| US5251349A (en) * | 1989-03-09 | 1993-10-12 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Multi-modal patient support system |
| US6820640B2 (en) | 1989-03-09 | 2004-11-23 | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Vibratory patient support system |
| US5022110A (en) * | 1989-04-17 | 1991-06-11 | Kinetic Concepts, Inc. | Low air loss mattress |
| US5073999A (en) * | 1989-05-22 | 1991-12-24 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Method for turning a patient with a low air loss patient support |
| US5095568A (en) * | 1989-05-22 | 1992-03-17 | Ssi Medical Services, Inc. | Modular low air loss patient support system |
| GB2231790A (en) * | 1989-05-26 | 1990-11-28 | Sheppard William | Patient support apparatus |
| US5235713A (en) * | 1990-11-06 | 1993-08-17 | Bio Clinic Corporation | Fluid filled flotation mattress |
| US5561875A (en) * | 1992-02-20 | 1996-10-08 | Crown Therapeutics, Inc. | Vacuum/heat formed cushion supported on a fluid permeable manifold |
| US5596781A (en) * | 1992-02-20 | 1997-01-28 | Crown Therapeutics, Inc. | Vacuum/heat formed cushion with pyramidal, inflatable cells |
| GB2267217B (en) * | 1992-05-29 | 1996-12-11 | Kenneth Caldwell | Zero-loss, multi-pressure air support systems |
| WO1993024088A1 (en) * | 1992-05-29 | 1993-12-09 | Caldwell, Vera | Improvements in or relating to air support systems |
| US5267364A (en) * | 1992-08-11 | 1993-12-07 | Kinetic Concepts, Inc. | Therapeutic wave mattress |
| US5594963A (en) * | 1992-08-20 | 1997-01-21 | Kinetic Concepts, Inc. | Pressure relief air mattress and related system |
| US5983429A (en) | 1994-02-15 | 1999-11-16 | Stacy; Richard B. | Method and apparatus for supporting and for supplying therapy to a patient |
| US5493742A (en) * | 1994-05-10 | 1996-02-27 | Lake Medical Products, Inc. | Ventilating air mattress with an inflating quilted pad |
| US5566409A (en) * | 1994-07-01 | 1996-10-22 | Klearman; Jeffrey D. | Modular air mattress |
| US5560057A (en) * | 1994-07-01 | 1996-10-01 | Madsen; Roger T. | Turning air mattress |
| US5787531A (en) * | 1994-07-08 | 1998-08-04 | Pepe; Michael Francis | Inflatable pad or mattress |
| US5542136A (en) * | 1994-08-05 | 1996-08-06 | Stryker Corporation | Portable mattress for treating decubitus ulcers |
| US5584084A (en) * | 1994-11-14 | 1996-12-17 | Lake Medical Products, Inc. | Bed system having programmable air pump with electrically interlocking connectors |
| US8789224B2 (en) | 2000-11-07 | 2014-07-29 | Tempur-Pedic Managemant, LLC | Therapeutic mattress assembly |
| US7444702B2 (en) | 2003-10-14 | 2008-11-04 | Tempur-Pedic Management, Inc. | Pillow top for a cushion |
| US7707670B2 (en) | 2003-10-14 | 2010-05-04 | Tempur-Pedic Management, Inc. | Pillow top for a cushion |
| US7975335B2 (en) | 2006-05-09 | 2011-07-12 | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Pulmonary mattress |
| US8474074B2 (en) | 2006-05-09 | 2013-07-02 | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Pulmonary mattress |
| US8601622B1 (en) | 2009-08-31 | 2013-12-10 | Hill-Rom Industries S.A. | Patient support apparatus including a lateral tilt device |
| US8429774B2 (en) | 2009-08-31 | 2013-04-30 | Hill-Rom Industries Sa | Lateral tilt device |
| US9329076B2 (en) | 2012-06-21 | 2016-05-03 | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Patient support systems and methods of use |
| US9655457B2 (en) | 2012-06-21 | 2017-05-23 | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Patient support systems and methods of use |
| US9833369B2 (en) | 2012-06-21 | 2017-12-05 | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Patient support systems and methods of use |
| US10391008B2 (en) | 2012-06-21 | 2019-08-27 | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Patient support system and methods of use |
| US10555850B2 (en) | 2012-06-21 | 2020-02-11 | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Patient support systems and methods of use |
| US10806655B2 (en) | 2012-06-21 | 2020-10-20 | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Mattress bladder control during patient bed egress |
| US11116681B2 (en) | 2012-06-21 | 2021-09-14 | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Patient support systems and methods of use |
| US12102577B2 (en) | 2012-06-21 | 2024-10-01 | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Mattress bladder control using a bleed valve |
| US12042453B2 (en) | 2019-02-26 | 2024-07-23 | Hill-Rom Services, Inc. | Patient positioning apparatus and mattress |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| CA1077173A (en) | 1980-05-06 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Patent sealed | ||
| 746 | Register noted 'licences of right' (sect. 46/1977) | ||
| PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |