Patent ID: 9717347
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A47C,A61G

Claim:
1. A mattress for a pre-term infant, comprising: a) a bottom pad being generally rectangular shaped having an upper surface and longer first and second sides and shorter upper and lower ends, and a centerline parallel to said longer first and second sides; b) a plurality of upstanding air chambers disposed on said upper surface having a row of shorter said air chambers disposed on each said first and second side of said centerline separated from each other by a distance wide enough to form a receptacle for the pre-term infant, and a plurality of rows of taller said air chambers being disposed between said row of said shorter air chambers and said first and second sides of said bottom pad, and at least one row of said taller air chambers being disposed parallel to and adjacent said lower end of said bottom pad; c) said bottom pad having a solid area extending along said centerline between said rows of said shorter air chambers and extending from said lower end to said upper end to permit x-rays to be taken of the pre-term infant; d) a bottom air chamber being disposed internal said bottom pad, said bottom air chamber being pneumatically connected to each said taller air chamber and each said shorter air chamber; e) an open area adjacent said upper end to permit the pre-term infant to be placed into and removed from said receptacle of the mattress; and, f) an air inlet connected to said bottom air chamber to permit air to be input and removed therefrom.