Patient/invalid handling support

A patient support for supporting a patient includes an inflatable mattress having at least one bladder forming at least part of a patient support surface, a pneumatic system for inflating the inflatable mattress, and a control system. The control system including at least one sensor, which includes...

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Hauptverfasser: PETITPAS LUC, TREMBLAY PHILIPPE, ELLIOTT DERICK, BIZOUARD JEAN, GIRARD JEAN-FRANCOIS, LAFLECHE PATRICK, NADEAU CLÉMENT, VIGER SÉBASTIEN, LUDKE STEPHANIE, BENOIT MARTEL, ROY PHILIPPE, DUCHESNEAU ALEX, ROHRER CHAD, DUGUAY STEPHANE, LACASSE SYLVAIN, MARCOTTE JÉRÔME
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Zusammenfassung:A patient support for supporting a patient includes an inflatable mattress having at least one bladder forming at least part of a patient support surface, a pneumatic system for inflating the inflatable mattress, and a control system. The control system including at least one sensor, which includes an emitter and a receiver, with the emitter directing light into the bladder. The receiver receives a reflection from the light directed into the bladder, and the control system detects the immersion of a patient into the mattress based on the reflection received by the receiver.