Patent ID: 6591437
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A pressure reducing patient support system, which includes: a mattress comprising:a plurality of inflatable cells, wherein a first of said cells is disposed at a foot end of said mattress; a low-voltage air pump assembly operably connected to said inflatable cells for supplying air thereto, wherein said low voltage air pump assembly is a low-voltage (AC) air pump assembly powered by an external electrical current source; wiring system which is not integrally associated with said mattress; and a plurality of controls integrally associated with said mattress and operably connected with said air pump assembly, wherein a first of said controls includes an actuator for controlling softness and firmness of said mattress by way of inflation and deflation of said cells and a second of said controls includes an actuator for individually controlling inflation and deflation of said first cell.