Patent ID: 7141032
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A prosthesis for protecting a part of a human body from developing a pressure ulcer or for healing an existing pressure ulcer, where the body part includes a bone structure and a soft tissue layer between the bone structure and an outer skin layer intended to be in contact with a support structure, comprising: a protective device to be applied to the body part to be protected; said protective device having an inner surface conforming to the body part to which it is applied and having an outer surface suitable for making contact with the support structure; and said protective device having sufficient thickness and softness to distribute the weight of the body part over an extended area and volume to reduce the pressure exerted at the interface between the bone structure and its corresponding soft tissue layer, across the corresponding soft tissue layer and at the interface between the corresponding soft tissue layer and the corresponding outer skin layer and between the corresponding outer skin layer and the support structure; and wherein there is included between the outer skin layer and the inner surface of the protective device at least one of the following: