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WO2006119398A3
WO2006119398A3 PCT/US2006/017078 US2006017078W WO2006119398A3 WO 2006119398 A3 WO2006119398 A3 WO 2006119398A3 US 2006017078 W US2006017078 W US 2006017078W WO 2006119398 A3 WO2006119398 A3 WO 2006119398A3
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Frederick W Blanchard
Melanie Dostaler
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Abstract

A vibrating patient support apparatus (10) has a spring loaded percussion device (84) preferably for treatment of pulmonary problems of a patient. Preferably, the percussion device is part of a bed mattress (22) and is located beneath an upper cushioning member (36) of the mattress for patient comfort. The percussion device (86) preferably has a resilient pad (39) in contact with the cushioning member (36), a rigid member (126) disposed below the pad, a plurality of springs (130) engaged between the pad and rigid member, a cam (104) in biased contact with the rigid member by the springs and an electric motor (100) for rotating the cam.
PCT/US2006/017078 2005-05-04 2006-05-04 Vibrating patient support apparatus with a spring loaded percussion device Ceased WO2006119398A2 (en)

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