Apparatus and methods for adjusting a support to a body

Apparatus and methods for adjusting a support to a body are described in which a portable support assembly may be worn by a bed-stricken individual around particular regions of the body where pressure ulcers tend to form. The portable support assembly may generally include adjustable supports which...

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Hauptverfasser:	CHOI GEORGE Y, BHAT NIKHIL
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS BEDS CHAIRS CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY COFFEE MILLS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION FUNERAL DEVICES FURNITURE HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES SOFAS SPICE MILLS SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	Apparatus and methods for adjusting a support to a body are described in which a portable support assembly may be worn by a bed-stricken individual around particular regions of the body where pressure ulcers tend to form. The portable support assembly may generally include adjustable supports which conform the assembly to the patient's body and which also help to distribute one or more fluid pad assemblies relative to the body.