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

Claim 27:
28. 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 at a plurality of boundary nodes through which fluid is generally not permitted to pass, wherein the boundary nodes are formed by connecting the upper layer to the lower layer using at least one of adhesive, hot melting, crimping, stitching, or bonding;
a fluid zone having a plurality of fluid passages that are defined between the upper layer and the lower layer and between the boundary nodes to define predetermined routes of fluid within the mat;
an inlet that is in fluid communication with the plurality of fluid passages such that fluid received through the inlet is split to flow through multiple of the fluid passages; and
a plurality of non-fluid zones each defined between the upper layer and the lower layer and defined between the boundary nodes to define portions of the conditioner mat where fluid is restricted from flowing;

an air permeable layer positioned along and adjacent to a top surface of the upper layer of the conditioner mat;
a fluid delivery module configured to condition the fluid and deliver the fluid to the conditioner mat;
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;
a first fitting configured to facilitate connection and disconnection between the first end of the conduit and the outlet of the fluid delivery module; and
a second fitting configured to facilitate connection and disconnection between the second end of the conduit and the inlet of the conditioner mat.