EP2465480A1 - Aufblasbare Matratze - Google Patents

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EP2465480A1
EP2465480A1 EP11193540A EP11193540A EP2465480A1 EP 2465480 A1 EP2465480 A1 EP 2465480A1 EP 11193540 A EP11193540 A EP 11193540A EP 11193540 A EP11193540 A EP 11193540A EP 2465480 A1 EP2465480 A1 EP 2465480A1
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Fabio Martinelli
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
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    • A61G7/057—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor
    • A61G7/05769—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor with inflatable chambers
    • A61G7/05776—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor with inflatable chambers with at least two groups of alternately inflated chambers

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  • the present invention refers, in general, to an air inflatable mattress. More particularly, it is an anti-bedsore mattress to support a patient.
  • anti-bedsore mattress including at least two series of cells, inflated and deflated alternately according to predefined time cycles, in order to vary the position of the areas on which the patient on the mattress rests over time.
  • the anti-bedsore mattresses are inflated by one or more compressors, whose operation is controlled by a suitable management and control system, thereby adjusting the inflation and deflation of each of the two series of cells present in the mattress.
  • the compressors can be used alternately during normal operation, or simultaneously for situations that require greater power or speed of inflation.
  • mattresses according to prior art require that the air flowing out from the mattress flows into a sensor mat underneath the mattress.
  • the mattress must be continuously fed, as the air, albeit in varying quantities, flows out of the mattress into the mat and from here into the external environment. Consequently, in prior systems, at least one of these compressors must be constantly running.
  • a further problem in mattresses belonging to prior art concerns the cell feed conduits.
  • the mattresses belonging to prior art there is a side manifold connected with the feed tube that conveys the air exiting the compressor.
  • the side manifold communicating with the cells of the mattress, manufactured according to prior art, does not guarantee uniform pressure distribution inside the mattress itself.
  • a further problem of anti-bedsore mattresses belonging to prior art concerns the devices for detecting tilting of a portion of the mattress, for example due to the tilting of the backrest of the bed on which the patient rests.
  • These devices are placed inside the anti-bedsore mattress, usually near the patient's head.
  • devices featuring a spherical container, inside which there is a mercury sphere, with electrical contacts along its circumference.
  • the container can measure the movement of the mercury sphere inside it, movement which may be caused by the tilting of the backrest on the bed.
  • Other systems belonging to prior art use equalizers or other mechanisms to allow or prevent the escape of air from the appropriate holes, mechanically changing the amount of air introduced into the mattress, inevitably dispersing compressed air outside.
  • the purpose of the invention is therefore to make an anti-bedsore mattress that overcomes the problems of prior art.
  • a further purpose of the invention is to provide a mattress that is easy-to-use and reduces consumption.
  • an inflatable mattress connected with an inflation and deflation system and adapted to lift a patient in the therapy for treatment of bedsores, comprising:
  • the mattress according to the invention is characterized in that it comprises a second manifold connected with the second series of cells and the at least one feed tube and positioned along the second side edge. Thanks to the presence of two manifolds fed by the same feed tube, but arranged separated from each other and positioned on opposite sides of the mattress, each feeding a respective series of cells, more balanced inflation of the cells is achieved, in other words, one series of cells can be fed by a manifold on the left of the mattress, which the other series of cells is fed by a manifold on the right of the mattress. In this way, the two series of cells on the mattress according to the invention, which are inflated alternately, are not subject to unbalanced inflation on one side, as can occur with mattresses according to prior art in which there is only one manifold, located along one side only.
  • the inflatable mattress according to the invention may include one or more cells with two distinct chambers.
  • one cell from the first series of cells may have two chambers, of which one may be on top, connected with the first manifold.
  • at least one cell from the second series of cells may also (or alternatively) have two chambers, of which one is connected with the second manifold.
  • the second chamber of the cells i.e. the one not connected with the respective manifold, may be inflated at a predefined pressure and not be connected with any feed conduit, so that the mattress, regardless of the inflation of the chambers suitably connected with the manifold, nevertheless has a minimum level of inflation that cannot be reduced, due to the cell chamber that is already inflated.
  • the second chamber of the cell in the first series of cells and/or the second chamber of the cell in the second series of cells can accommodate a pad inside.
  • a smooth base layer is further guaranteed, even if the chambers connected with the manifold are completely deflated.
  • the pad cannot be damaged or contaminated.
  • the inflatable mattress according to the invention has the feature that the first chamber and the second chamber of the first and/or second series are connected together by means of a non-return valve, so that the air in each of the second chambers is at a pressure equal to or greater than that of the air contained in the respective first chamber with which they are connected.
  • the first manifold may include a first conduit and a second conduit and similarly the second manifold may include a first conduit and a second conduit.
  • the first chamber and second chamber of the first series of cells may be connected respectively to the first conduit and second conduit of the first manifold and, similarly, the first chamber and the second chamber of the second series of cells may be connected respectively to the first conduit and to the second conduit of the second manifold. In this way, the air present in both the first chamber and the second chamber of each cell can have controlled pressure.
  • the inflatable mattress according to the invention may comprise a third and fourth series of cells.
  • the third series of cells may comprise a first chamber connected with a third conduit included in the first manifold, and a second chamber connected with the second conduit on the first manifold.
  • the fourth series of cells may comprise a first chamber connected with a third conduit included in the second manifold, and a second chamber connected with the second conduit of the second manifold.
  • the cells in the first series of cell and the second series of cells may be arranged next to each other and to a first portion of the patient's body, which the cells in the third series of cells and the fourth series of cells may be arranged next to each other and to a second portion of the patient's body.
  • the second conduit of the first manifold and the second conduit of the second manifold can be interconnected so as to obtain the same pressure in the second chambers of all the series of cells.
  • the first chamber of one or more cells may have a holed diaphragm inside.
  • the inflatable mattress may comprise a cover designed to contain the various components, in particular the series of cells, the first manifold and the second manifold.
  • the inflatable mattress is presented as a single structure with a feed tube coming out of it.
  • the inflatable mattress according to the invention may comprise a ventilation device connected with the feed tube and designed to ventilate the mattress internally.
  • the inflatable mattress according to the invention may comprise a flexible hose arranged in the mattress longitudinally, said flexible hose being connected with the inflation and deflation system, compressed air being fed in said flexible hose. Thanks to this flexible hose, the inflation and deflation system can detect if the mattress is folded, resulting in partial or total obstruction of the flexible hose and an increase in pressure.
  • the inflatable mattress may also comprise a deflation device connected with the first manifold and with the second manifold, said device providing fast deflation of the mattress when necessary.
  • 10 indicates an inflatable mattress comprising an upper sheet (11) and a seven-way feed tube (12) connected with the management and control system (not shown in the figure) by means of a connector (90).
  • a figure in the shape of feet (13) can be identified, in order to recognise in which direction the mattress should be positioned (10). Furthermore a rapid deflation device (76), described in detail below, protrudes from the upper sheet (11).
  • a head valve (7) protrudes from the upper sheet (11) on the opposite side to the one described previously.
  • the upper sheet (11) is joined to a lower sheet (15) by means of a zip (17). Between the upper sheet (11) and the lower sheet (15), there are twenty cells shown in figure 3 with the reference 21.
  • the twenty cells (21) are held in position by a pair of bands (23) that enclose each cell (21), by a right manifold (14) and a left manifold (16), the latter shown in figure 4 .
  • Each cell (21) is attached to the right and left manifold (14, 16) in two points, at the base and top of the cell itself, respectively, for a total of four attachment points for each cell (21).
  • each pair of bands (23) is attached to the respective cell (21). Thanks to the attachments described above, each cell (21) is kept in the correct position and direction, preventing the cells from remaining horizontal and preventing the formation of sinking.
  • the feed tube (12) communicates with the right manifold (14), the left manifold (16), a sensor mat (20) and with a micro air transfer device (19) located on a thin sheet (18).
  • the feed tube (12) is connected with suitable inflation means via channels present on one side (22), thus enabling it to exchange compressed air with the right manifold (14) via a first right nozzle (28) and a second right nozzle (30). Similarly, the feed tube (12) exchanges compressed air with the left manifold (16) through a first left nozzle (24) and a second left nozzle (26).
  • the right manifold (14) comprises three distinct chambers that develop in parallel to each other and are hereinafter defined as first right track (32), second right track (34) and third right track (36).
  • the left manifold (16) comprises three distinct chambers that are hereinafter defined as first left track (38), second left track (40) and third left track (42)
  • the first right nozzle (28) is connected with the first right track (32) on the right manifold (14), while the second right nozzle (30) is connected with the second right track (34) on the right manifold (14) itself.
  • the first left nozzle (24) is connected with the first left track (38) on the left manifold (16), while the second left nozzle (26) is connected with the second left track (40) on the left manifold (16) itself.
  • the third left track (42) and the third right track (36), are arranged in a frame, surrounding the first and second tracks, thus obtaining better behaviour of the respective manifold, encouraging the containment and compactness of the whole inflatable mattress (10).
  • the third right track (36) communicates with the third left track (42) by means of a conduit (37).
  • the first left track (38) transmits compressed air to a first series of cells (44) by means of a first connection (46), while the first right track (32) transmits compressed air to a second series of cells (48) by means of a second connection (50).
  • the first series of cells (44) and the second series of cells (48) have been shown in figure 4 with a single cell for each series. There are, in fact, more cells in each series, and they alternate consecutively with each other, as shown in figure 3 .
  • the second left track (40) transmits compressed air to a third series of cells (52) by means of a third connection (54), while the second right track (34) transmits compressed air to a fourth series of cells (56) by means of a fourth connection (58).
  • the same considerations apply as for the first series of cells (44) and the second series of cells (48).
  • the first series of cells (44) includes a dynamic portion (60), fed directly by the first connection (46), and a static portion (62), adjoining the third left track (42) on the left manifold (16) by means of a static connection (64).
  • the second series of cells (48) includes a dynamic portion (66), fed directly by the second connection (50), and a static portion (68), adjoining the third right track (36) on the right manifold (14) by means of a static connection (70).
  • the third series of cells (52) also includes a dynamic portion (61), fed directly by the third connection (54), and a static portion (63), adjoining the third left track (42) on the left manifold (16) by means of a static connection (64).
  • the fourth series of cells (56) includes a dynamic portion (67), fed directly by the fourth connection (58), and a static portion (69), adjoining the third right track (36) on the right manifold (14) by means of a static connection (71).
  • the third right track (36) also communicates with a head valve (73) by means of a conduit (74).
  • the head valve (73) regulates the flow of air to a fifth series of cells (72).
  • the fifth series of cells (72) includes a single portion (75) and is not, therefore, divided into dynamic and static portions. The considerations relating to the number of elements shown in figure 4 also apply for the fifth series of cells (72).
  • the inflatable mattress (10) comprises twenty cells (shown in figure 3 generically with the reference number 21, of which twelve are configured as the first and second series of cells (44, 48), five as the third and fourth series of cells (52, 56) and three as the fifth series of cells (72).
  • the rapid deflation device (76), also shown in figure 1 is connected with the right manifold (14) and the left manifold (16) by means of four channels (78), connected with the first right track (32), the first left track (38), the third right track (36) and the third left track (42) respectively, thus enabling sudden deflation when necessary.
  • the micro air transfer device (19) is also connected with the feed tube (12) by means of a nozzle (80) and the sensor mat (20) by means of two nozzles (82, 84).
  • the nozzle (80), comprising a series of very small holes, designed to introduce air into the inflatable mattress (10) between the various elements from which it is composed is connected directly to the micro air transfer device (19). This improves the behaviour of the mattress, imposing air recirculation, for example reducing the humidity present inside and facilitating steam removal.
  • the sensor mat (20) comprises a control tube (25) that covers much of the surface of the sensor mat (20) itself.
  • the control tube (25) has one end connected with the nozzle (82) and a second end connected with a second nozzle (84).
  • the sensor mat (20) comprises a series of layers, in particular a first hard base layer, a second layer including the control tube (25) and a third layer with calibrated density.
  • the three layers described above are conveniently inserted in a sealed cover.
  • the sensor mat (20) is positioned between the right and left manifolds (14, 16) under the thin sheet (18).
  • the connector (90) as shown in figures 6 and 7 , comprises an upper body (92) and a lower body (108). On the upper body (92), there is a first outlet (94), a second outlet (96), a third outlet (98), a fourth outlet (100), a fifth outlet (102), a sixth outlet (104) and a seventh outlet (106).
  • a first plug (112), a second plug (114), a third plug (116), a fourth plug (118), a fifth plug (120), a sixth plug (122) and a seventh plug (124) protrude from the lower body (108), secured to the upper body (92) by means of seven screws (110).
  • the plugs protruding from the lower body (108), described above, are connected with the feed tube (12).
  • the cross section of the plugs is mainly rectangular and hollow, to enable the plugs to be inserted in the corresponding channels in the side (22) of the feed tube (12).
  • the feed tube (12) conveniently comprises channels whose cross sections are mainly rectangular, each of which can be separated from the rest of the feed tube (12) for the desired length.
  • a tab (126) designed to enable the removable attachment of the connector (90) to the management and control systems, not shown in the figure, is hinged to the upper body (92).
  • the sixth outlet whose cross section is shown in figure 9 , comprises a suspended body (128), kept in position by a spring (130) resting on the portion of the upper body (82) in which the sixth outlet (104) is obtained.
  • a ring seal On the opposite side of the spring (130), a ring seal (132), prevents the spring (130) from pushing the outside of the suspended body (128) and keeps the sixth outlet (104) tightly closed, preventing communication with the sixth plug (122).
  • the suspended body (128) acts as a self-locking valve in relation to the sixth plug (104).
  • the second outlet (96), the third outlet (98) and the fifth outlet (102) are made in the same way as the sixth outlet (104), conveniently communicating with the respective first left nozzle (24), second left nozzle (26), first right nozzle (28) and second right nozzle (30).
  • the first outlet (94) and the seventh outlet (106) are made in the same way as the fourth plug (100).
  • the first outlet (94), the fourth outlet (100) and the seventh outlet (106) communicate conveniently with the three nozzles (80, 82, 84), communicating with the micro air transfer device (19) and the control tube (25) on the sensor mat (20) respectively.
  • the respective communications are created to enable the management and control system to control the air pressure inside each one, ensuring the correct correspondence with the respective elements of the inflatable mattress (10).
  • the patient's body may, for example, have the trunk on the first and second series of cells (44, 48), the feet on the third and fourth series of cells (52, 56) and the head on the fifth series of cells (72).
  • Varying the pressure set on the right manifold (14) and the left manifold (16) ensures independent behaviour of the first series of cells (44) compared to the second series of cells (48) e.g. by inflating and deflating the two series alternately to create rest areas that vary constantly for the patient lying on top.
  • the third series of cells (52) and the fourth series of cells (56) can be inflated and deflated alternately or as required, according to other methods.
  • the third right track (36) is attached to the third left track (42) by the conduit (37), obtaining the effect of having a uniform average pressure between the various static portions.
  • the construction of the head valve (73) means it can be adjusted in two positions.
  • the first position puts the third right track (36) in direct communication with the fifth series of cells (72), thus making it possible to maintain the latter at the same pressure as the third right track (36).
  • the second position of the head valve (73) interrupts communication between the right third track (36) and the fifth series of cells (72), deflating the latter, thus releasing the air contained in the fifth series of cells (72) into the external environment, at the same time leaving the third right track (36) inflated.
  • This second position may, for example, be used for the independent deflation of the fifth series of cells (72) when necessary, for example to promote intubation of the patient, ensuring localised deflation of the head area only.
  • the rapid deflation device (76) which deflates the first right and left tracks (32, 38) and the third right and left track (36, 42), thus deflating the mattress as quickly as possible.
  • rapid deflation is used, for example, for emergency resuscitation.
  • the construction of the first outlet (94), the fourth outlet (100) and the seventh outlet (106) puts the micro air transfer device (19) and the control tube (25) on the sensor mat (20) in communication with the outside.
  • the first series of cells and the second series of cells may include a tightly sealed separation diaphragm to prevent communication between the respective dynamic and static portions.
  • the third right and left tracks would therefore be at the same pressure as the static portion of the third series of cells and the fourth series of cells, thus making it possible to check the pressure of the static portions of the first series of cells and the second series of cells, limiting the check to the third and fourth series of cells only, for example checking the pressure of the static portions of the inflatable mattress by checking the cells at the feet area only.
  • an inflatable mattress may comprise a triple cell (144) with a special shape, shown in figures 11 and 12 , comprising a first dynamic portion (146), communicating with its respective first or second track on the right or left manifold (14, 16) by means of a first door (148).
  • the first dynamic portion (146) in turn communicates with a second dynamic portion (150) by means of passage slots (152) obtained in a first separation diaphragm (154), dividing the first dynamic portion (146) from the second dynamic portion (150).
  • a pad (162) of elastic material, such as polyurethane foam inside the static portion (156).
  • an inflatable mattress may include a flexible hose, with a small diameter, placed below the upper sheet, for example under the right or left manifold, as compressed air passes through the flexible hose.
  • the inflatable mattress When the inflatable mattress is bent, for example if the bed on which the patient is lying is tilted, the flexible hose is crushed, preventing air from passing through.
  • This interruption of the flow of air can therefore be detected by the management and control system in the mattress, which reacts accordingly, for example by increasing the minimum inflation pressure of the cells.
  • the minimum inflation pressure is increased to better support the weight of the patient who, if the bed is tilted, weighs differently on the cells than if the bed is completely horizontal.
  • the construction and positioning of the flexible hose may be sufficient to detect tilting of the backrest of the bed which is, for example, more than a minimum angle, below which it is not considered necessary to increase the support pressure of the cells supporting the patient.
  • an inflatable mattress may include an independent sensor pad (170), mainly rectangular in shape, shown in figure 13 , in turn comprising a sensor tube (172) arranged in a spiral starting from the centre of the independent sensor pad (17) itself, in order to cover most of its surface.
  • an independent sensor pad (170) mainly rectangular in shape, shown in figure 13 , in turn comprising a sensor tube (172) arranged in a spiral starting from the centre of the independent sensor pad (17) itself, in order to cover most of its surface.
  • the valve (176) is in turn connected, via a conduit (178), with a pressure sensor (180), which communicates the pressure measured to the management and control system by means of a connection (182).
  • the valve (176) may conveniently comprise a device that interrupts the passage of air in the event that the conduit (178) becomes detached, thus preventing air from leaking out of the conduit (174) and the sensor tube (172).
  • the independent sensor mat (170) may if necessary replace the sensor mat (20), with the advantage of measuring the variation in pressure in relation to the weight/position of the patient without the use of compressed air sent to the management and control system, thus guaranteeing reduced consumption and greater independence in relation to the management and control system.
  • the pressure change measured can be used, for example, to estimate the weight/position of the patient and assess the inflation pressure needed to feed the cells (21) to keep the patient safely suspended.
  • the particular construction of the independent sensor mat (170) and the sensor tube (172) also makes it possible to measure the tilting of the bed, for example the backrest, as the different distribution of the weight/position of the patient on the sensor tube (172) translates into a different pressure measured by the pressure sensor (180) and consequently a different estimate of the weight/position of the patient.
  • This different estimate of the weight of the patient will result in an increased inflation pressure of the cells (21) if the bed backrest is tilted.
  • an independent sensor mat may comprise a sensor tube made entirely or partially from elastic material, to prevent excessive crushing, thus preventing a part of the sensor tube from remaining isolated from the rest, with the risk of distorting the pressure measured by the pressure sensor.
  • the inflatable mattress (10) according to the invention has the advantage of comprising the two right and left manifolds (14, 16) which give the inflatable mattress (10) greater stability and capacity compared to mattresses belonging to prior art, for example guaranteeing side containment of the cells (21) and the patient. Side containment is further guaranteed by the greater height maintained while the manifolds are operating, as they are not crushed by the cells.
  • the inflatable mattress (10) according to the invention also has the advantage of having series of cells dedicated to specific parts of the body, whose pressure can be controlled independently as required, thus ensuring a greater flexibility of use than mattresses belonging to prior art.
  • the area dedicated to the feet can be managed independently from the areas dedicated to the trunk and head, for example by requiring the cells at the feet to operate alternately, according to a predetermined timescale.
  • triple cell (144) in addition to the benefits shown above, also ensures better behaviour from a cleanliness point of view, as the pad (162) made from elastic material is inside the triple cell (144) itself, unlike prior art. Furthermore, the use of the triple cell (144) gives the anti-bedsore mattress greater fire resistance, thus improving the level of safety guaranteed.
  • the sensor mat (20) does not discharge the air that passes through it directly outwards, but returns it to the management and control system, keeping the anti-bedsore mattress at the required pressure without continuously feeding compressed air, thus enabling the compressor to be switched off for certain periods of time, for example, unlike prior art, in which constant compressed air must be fed to the mattress.
  • air is introduced through the micro air transfer device that may come from the feet area cells, when they are deflated, and/or directly from the air feed means, thanks to appropriate settings in order to achieve programmed ventilation.
  • the effective construction of the flexible hose designed to be crushed in the event that the bed on which the patient is lying is tilted, means that there are no moving mechanical elements and/or devices through which electrical current passes inside the anti-bedsore mattress.

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