Apparatus and method for pressure management

A - Human Necessities – 47 – C

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A47C 27/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2387301

An apparatus and method for alleviating excessive pressure development on a body area includes a cushion having bottom and top surfaces which are spaced apart. The top surface has a plurality of channels formed therethrough. A compressible inner layer is disposed between the top and bottom surfaces, and a plurality of elongate, inflexible members are supported by the inner layer and are disposed at least partially within the channels. The members have first ends that extend through the channels to project beyond the top surface. Pressure applied to the first ends causes the members to be displaced axially along the channels toward the bottom surface without deformation. Pressure produced by body contact creates point pressures on the body area, and displacement of the members maintains the plurality of point pressures on the body area, alleviating excessive pressure. The apparatus includes a enclosure cover and the members have large, tapered ends.

L'invention concerne un appareil et une méthode pour atténuer le développement de pression excessive sur une surface corporelle qui comprend un coussin ayant une face inférieure et une face supérieure écartées l'une de l'autre. La face supérieure comporte une pluralité de canaux la traversant. Une couche compressible interne est disposée entre les faces supérieure et inférieure, et une pluralité d'éléments allongés et inflexibles prennent appui sur la couche interne et sont disposés au moins partiellement à l'intérieur des canaux. Les éléments ont une première série d'extrémités qui traversent les canaux pour faire saillie sur la surface supérieure. La pression appliquée à la première série d'extrémités fait déplacer les éléments axialement le long des canaux vers la surface inférieure, sans aucune déformation. La pression produite par la surface corporelle crée des sources de tension sur la surface corporelle, et le déplacement des organes maintient une pluralité de sources de tension sur la surface corporelle, atténuant ainsi toute pression excessive. L'appareil comprend un couvercle, et les éléments sont dotés de grandes extrémités fuselées.

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