Patent ID: 11903888
Assignee: SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 24:
25. A conditioner mat system for use with a bed assembly, comprising:
a conditioner mat including:
an upper layer that is fluid impermeable;
a lower layer that is fluid impermeable and is partially attached to the upper layer;
a plurality of fluid passages that are defined between the upper layer and the lower layer and define predetermined routes of fluid within the conditioner mat;
an inlet that is in fluid communication with the plurality of fluid passages;
a plurality of fluid boundaries that are formed by the upper layer being partially attached to the lower layer and that define the plurality of fluid passages; and
a non-fluid zone that is positioned between adjacent fluid boundaries of the plurality of fluid boundaries, and configured to substantially restrict fluid flow into the non-fluid zone, the non-fluid zone including a first non-fluid zone edge adjacent one of the adjacent fluid boundaries and a second non-fluid zone edge adjacent the other of the adjacent fluid boundaries, the second non-fluid zone edge being spaced apart from the first non-fluid zone edge with the non-fluid zone in-between, wherein the non-fluid zone includes an interior space between the first edge and the second edge, the interior space being created by the upper layer and the lower layer that are partially attached to each other;

a fluid delivery module that is remote from the conditioner mat and configured to condition the fluid and deliver the fluid to the conditioner mat; and
a conduit having a first end that is fluidly coupled to an outlet of the fluid delivery module and a second end that is fluid coupled to the inlet of the conditioner mat.