Patent ID: 7698765

Claim:
A patient support, comprising: a cover including an interior region defined by a top portion and a bottom portion spaced from the top portion, a base positioned between the top portion and the bottom portion of the cover, the base having a head end, a foot end, a longitudinal length extending from the head end to the foot end, and a width extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal length, a plurality of inflatable bladders located between the base and the top portion of the cover, including at least a first can-shaped bladder and a second can-shaped bladder positioned adjacent to one another transversely across the width of the base, and a separable layer including at least one sensor configured to measure pressure applied to one or more of the can-shaped bladders, the at least one sensor being located externally to the base and the at least one sensor being located externally to the bladders and the at least one sensor being located within the interior region of the cover.