Patent ID: 8601622
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A patient support apparatus comprising a first layer comprising at least one inflatable bladder, and a lateral tilting device for tilting the first layer, the lateral tilting device being positioned beneath the first layer and comprising first and second inflatable cells that are pneumatically independent, wherein each of the first and second inflatable cells are U-shaped and fitted into one another such that a portion of each of the first and second inflatable cells is nested within the U-shape of the other of the first and second cells without the first and second inflatable cells overlapping, wherein a first lateral incline of the first layer is created when the first cell is inflated more than the second cell and a second lateral incline is created with a slope in an opposite direction to that of the first lateral incline when said second cell is inflated more than said first cell, and wherein a median axis of the lateral tilting device intersects each of the first and second inflatable cells.