Patent ID: 8678007
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: A61F,A61G

Abstract:
1. A wheelchair patient support system for reducing the formation of bedsores on a patient positioned on a wheelchair, the system comprising: a plurality of no-air-loss air cells, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of no-air-loss air cells are configured to engage the wheelchair, and wherein at least a portion of the plurality of no-air-loss air cells form a no-air-loss patient support surface; at least one fluid pump coupled to the plurality of no-air-loss air cells; at least one pressure release valve coupled to the plurality of no-air-loss air cells; at least one pressure sensor coupled to the plurality of no-air-loss air cells; a computer having a processor, wherein the computer is coupled to the at least one fluid pump, the at least one pressure release valve and the at least one pressure sensor, wherein the at least one pressure sensor is configured to send a pressure signal to the computer representing the air pressure within at least a portion of the plurality of no-air-loss air cells, wherein the computer is configured to: wherein, when the patient support system in closed, no adjustments to the air pressure within the plurality no-air-loss air cells are subsequently made.