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- burned patients having large or numerous areas which are extremely sensitive to pressure and lateral shearing forces, and where contact with cloth is avoided. That is, burned patients, for example, are confronted with the dual problem of avoiding decubital ulcers and also avoiding reinjury from the shearing forces which can result from even minor lateral movement of the patient with respect to the surface supporting the patient.
- organosiloxanes described in Patent No. 3,020,260 are capable of being formed into a substantially self-contained cushion which,-when properly contained and placed upon a supporting surface beneath an irregularly shaped body, will apply a substantially uniform supporting pressure upon the supported body throughout the engaging surfaces.
- the organosiloxane is characterized by the ease with which it can be displaced laterally in response to externally applied pressure, after which it returns to its original form when the pressure is removed. That is, this gel has a hydrostatic property whereby one portion of a mass of the gel can be "ice moved transversely with respect to another portion of the same mass with very little force.
- the membrane can be arranged so that it does not materially reduce the effectiveness .of the organosiloxane to provide a substantially uniformly distributed sulpport pressure and minimum resistance to lateral movement.
- the organosiloxane can readily adapt itself to the contour of the surface of the supported body without impairing the pressure equalizing effect of the .organosiloxane and without creating the shearing effect.
- a primary object of the invention has been tht provision of a support structure for a human body whereby the support pressure can be substantially uniformly distributed over a relatively wide surface so that the occurrence of pressure necrosis is greatly reduced, if not eliminated.
- a further object of this invention has been the provision of a support structure, as aforesaid, which is hypoallergenic, stable over a relatively wide temperature range, which will not support the growth of algae and/ or bacteria, which is relatively easy to handle and maintain, which is soft, nonfriable and jelly-like in its consistency, which has good properties of moisture and thermal resistance, and which can be adapted for use in combination with a chair seat, a bed pad or the like.
- a further object of this invention has been the provision of a support structure, as aforesaid, which can be maintained in a highly sanitary condition with a minimum of effort, which is particularly effective in greatly reducing, if
- a further object of this invention has been the provision of a support structure, as aforesaid, which can also be attached to a portion of the patient to serve as a protective cushion on surfaces where pressure will or may be applied as the result of the position or the treatment of the patient.
- FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a support structure embodying the invention and shown in combination with a broken line fragment of a chair.
- FIGURE 2 is a sectional view taken along the line IIII in FIGURE 1.
- FIGURE 3 is a sectional view substantially similar to that appearing in FIGURE 2 when supporting a part of a human body.
- FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of a bed pan embodying the support structure of the invention.
- FIGURE 5 is a sectional View taken along the line VV in FIGURE 4.
- FIGURE 6 is a sectional view similar to that appearing in FIGURE 2 and showing a modified support structure.
- FIGURE 7 is a sectional view similar to that appearing in FIGURE 2 and showing a further modified support structure.
- FIGURE 8 is a cross-sectional view of a support structure embodying the invention and mounted upon the seat of a tractor, horse saddle or the like.
- FIGURE 9 is a cross-sectional view of an alternate support structure embodying the invention.
- FIGURE 10 is a cross-sectional view of another alternate construction embodying the invention.
- FIGURE 11 is a sectional view taken along line XI- X1 in FIGURE 10.
- FIGURE 12 shows the foot and ankle of a patient with a support structure embodying the invention attached thereto.
- FIGURE 13 is a sectional view taken along line XIII XIII in FIGURE 12.
- a support structure comprising a cushion made from a gel-like substance, such as an organosiloxane gel comprising the reaction product of an organosiloxane and a hydrogenosiloxane which is preferably a copolymer of a particular combination of siloxanes. and covered with a resiliently flexible cover which is relatively thin and highly elastic.
- this cushion is then placed within a central opening in a pad made from a foam rubber or synthetic foam material.
- the cushion is attached by a suitable harness to some part, such as the heel, of a patient.
- a suitable harness to some part, such as the heel, of a patient.
- the support structure 10 is comprised of a pad 11 having a central opening 12, which is shown as square but may be of another shape. Also, said central opening may be replaced by a cup-shaped 11 (FIGURE 1) is substantially rectangular in outside shape so that it will serve as a body-supporting structure on the seat frame 13 of a chair 14, which may be a wheelchair or any other type of chair.
- the pad 11 is preferably, but not necessarily, fabricated from a resiliently flexible material, such as foam rubber or polyethylene foam, which is reasonably comfortable when pressed against a portion of a human body.
- the opening 12 is preferably at least large enough to receive a cushion 16 having lateral dimensions sufiicient to engage substantially the entire buttocks of a human being supported upon the chair 14 in a normal sitting position, particularly as shown in FIGURE 3.
- the cushion 16 is comprised of a core 17 which is preferably made from an organosiloxane gel, substantially of the type disclosed and described in said Patent No. 3,020,260.
- a core 17 which is preferably made from an organosiloxane gel, substantially of the type disclosed and described in said Patent No. 3,020,260.
- said core will have a soft, slightly tacky, nonfriable and jelly-like consistency in its cured condition.
- Specific reference is made herein to the use of a gel and, more specifically, to those gels known as organosiloxane gels because this particular material has been found especially suited to the purposes of the invention.
- other gels and/ or colloids, including jelly-like substances which, strictly speaking, are not colloids would serve satisfactorily in carrying out the purposes of the invention.
- This elastic material has been found to be satisfactory where the thickness thereof is maintained between approximately .010 of an inch and .015 of an inch, and where the material can be stretched so that it is at least 600 percent larger than its normal unstretched size without fatiguing the material. It has been found that where a material of this type is used, the amount of depression which a supported human will make upon the core 17 is reduced by approximately 20 percent over the amount of depression made where there is no covering whatsoever upon the core.
- an elastomeric cover 18 of the afore-mentioned type does not materially alter the capacity of the core to distribute the support pressure between the cushion 16 and the body 19 substantially uniformly throughout the area of their mutual engagement. Moreover, the cover 18 does not materially inhibit the hydrostatic properties of the core 17, whereby the lateral displacement is made possible, as long as the cover is reasonably flexible.
- the core 17, as well as its elastic cover 18, are carefully and intentionally selected from materials which are hypoallergenic, incapable of supporting the growth of algae and/ or bacteria and which will have stable physical characteristics over a relatively wide temperature range and for relatively long periods of time or use.
- the cover 18 includes a top sheet 20 which engages the patient and a bottom sheet 21 which engages the supporting device, such as the chair seat 13.
- the pad 11 is preferably about one and one-half inches in thickness and approximately 18 inches square, and the opening 12 is approximately 16 inches square.
- the thickness and opening size may be varied in accordance with the needs and/ or the particular portion of the human or other body being supported by the structure 10. That is, for example, where it becomes desirable to support a patient upon a bed, the bed pad 23 (FIGURE 4) is provided with a number of recesses 22 (or openings) which are strategically arranged in locations where pressure necrosis otherwise normally develops.
- pads 11 and 23 having thicknesses in the range from one inch to four inches, and cushions 16 having thicknesses in the range of one-half inch to three inches, will normally meet most of the needs for this invention.
- an essential, if not critical, feature of the applicants invention resides in the ability of the cushion to conform itself to the contour of the engaged surface on the supported body so that the support pressure is substantially uniformly distributed over the entire area of engagement. That is, the cushion performs as though substantially the same amount of pressure is being applied on each small increment of the entire engaged surface, and such pressure is being applied in a direction substantially perpendicular to such surface.
- the effect upon the patient is almost the same as though the patient were being floated in a liquid of sufficient density to support the patient.
- the pressure increases with the depth of a liquid, and since pressure is applied equally in all directions according to Pascals law, the distribution of the supporting pressure might be slight- 1y more uniform with the cushion of the invention than by the liquid in which the same body is floated.
- the cover 18 on the cushion 16 provides a flexible, sanitary and easily cleaned surface which feels smooth and comfortable to the patient.
- the core of gel permits the top sheet 20 to move a substantial distance with respect to the bottom sheet 21, in directions parallel with said sheets, without imposing an injurious shearing force upon the body surface engaged by the top sheet 20. This is particularly important where the engaged surface includes healing areas which can be reinjured by relatively small shearing or rubbing action.
- the hydrostatic or flowability properties of the gel in the core 17 are such that the upper surface of the core can be moved with respect to its lower surface a distance at least equal to the thickness of the core by applying a force which will be insufficient to effect an injurious shearing action.
- the equalized pressure minimizes discomfort and interference with skin grafts.
- the organosiloxane core 17 and its elastomeric cover 18 tend to resume their original unstressed condition of FIGURE 2 after the object which they have been supporting is removed therefrom.
- the distortion created in the cushion, as shown in FIGURE 3, when it is supporting an object is not permanent and does not in any way effect the subsequent use of the cushion for supporting the same or a different object.
- the modified support structure 30 appearing in FIG- URE 6 is comprised of a resiliently flexible enclosure 31 in which the core 32 is confined.
- the enclosure 31, which preferably is water-tight, comprises a resiliently flexible ring 33, which may be fabricated from foam rubber or the like, and the sheet members 34 and 35, which define the upper and lower walls of the enclosure 31.
- the core 32 may be substantially the same as the core 17 of FIG- URE 2, and the sheet members 34 and 35 may be fabricated from the same type of material as the cover 18 in FIGURE 2. It has been determined that the structure 30 will have substantially the same characteristics as the cushion 16 disclosed in FIGURE 2, and will have no adverse affect upon the desirable properties of the gel.
- the edges of the two sheet members are firmly secured to the ring 33 completely therearound by any suitable adhesive,
- the modified structure 39 appearing in FIGURE 7 differs from the structure 30 of FIGURE 6 in that the lower wall 40 of the enclosure 41 is provided by an integral portion of the resiliently flexible ring 42.
- the upper surface of the ring 42 is covered by a sheet member 43, which may be substantially identical with the sheet members 34 and 35 shown in FIGURE 6.
- the core 44 is preferably similar to the core 17 of FIGURE 2.
- FIGURE 9 illustrates a modified support structure 48 wherein the core 49 of gel is mounted upon a substantially rigid base plate 50 fabricated from a material which preferably has a minimum of affinity for the gel of the core 49.
- a substantially cupshaped, sheet member 51 surrounds the upper surface and side walls of the core 49, and its peripheral edge 52 is firmly secured, preferably in a liquid-tight manner, to the peripheral edge of the base plate 50 so that the core 49 is completely enveloped by the combined sheet member 51 and base plate 50.
- the sheet member 51 is preferably similar in thickness and composition to the cover 18 of FIGURE 2.
- the support structure 56 shown in FIGURE 10 is a modification of the support structure shown in FIGURE 9.
- the support structure 56 of FIGURE 10 includes a base plate 57 which is fiat and annular so that it has a substantial opening 58 therethrough.
- the core 59 not only restsupon the base plate 57, but extends into the opening 58.
- the sheet member 60 completely envelopes both the core 59 and the base plate 57 in order to prevent contamination of the core 59.
- the base plates of FIGURES 9 and 10 may be of any shape, such as square or round.
- FIGURES l2 and 13 illustrate a further adaptation of the invention wherein a cushion 63 is attached to a specific part of the body, such as a heel, by a harness 66.
- the cushion 63 has a resiliently flexible core 64 of gel, as in the core 17, and a resiliently flexible, elastomeric cover 65 which may be substantially identical in structure with those shown in FIGURE 2 but somewhat smaller in size.
- the cushion of FIGURE 13 may be approximately four inches in diameter and one-half inch in thickness where it is supporting only the weight of the foot and adjacent part of the leg. It follows, of course, if the patient must be able to support his entire weight upon the cushion 63, then it would be considerably thicker to support the additional weight, but might be no larger in diameter.
- the harness 66 is comprised of an elongated, fiat sheet member 67 which is sufficiently wide to provide adequate support for the cushion 63 in holding it against the heel 68.
- the opposite lengthwise ends of the sheet member 67 are connected to a strap 69 which extends across the ankle or instep of the foot 70 to hold the sheet member 67 so that it cradles the cushion 63 against the heel 68.
- the strap 69 can, of course, be made from two parts adjustably connectible by a buckle in a substantially conventional manner.
- FIGURES l2 and 13 By reference to the harness construction and cushion shown in FIGURES l2 and 13, it will be readily recognized that similar harness structures can be provided for holding a cushion against a knee, an elbow or a hip.
- a cushion of appropriate size and shape in combination with a suitable mounting structure can be used advantageously -in knee, hip and/or shoulder pads of the type used by athletes, particularly in football, and such use is contemplated. That is, the cushion would merely replace the present fibrous or resiliently flexible pads now used for this purpose.
- a cushion and harness structure similar to that appearing in FIGURE 12 can also be integrated into the bodyengaging parts of a traction device commonly used for patients who have serious bone injuries.
- the cushion 71 is particularly adapted for use on the seat 72 of a tractor, horse saddle, or the like.
- the cushion 71 is comprised of an organosiloxane core 73 disposed within an elastomeric cover 74 which may be similar to the cover 18 for the cushion 16.
- the cover 74 should be sufiiciently strong to withstand such use.
- the nature of the tractor seat 71 is such that it provides its own recess 75 which restricts the tendency for the core 73 to be displaced under pressure. This restriction is augmented by the elastomeric cover 74 which may be somewhat heavier and stronger than the envelope 18. The stronger cover may tend to reduce somewhat the uniformity of the support pressure due to the hammock or bridging effect produced by the heavier cover 74. That is, there may be a slight tendency for the cover 74 to bridge between the highpoints 76 and 77, for example, when the cushion 71 is occupied by the operator of the tractor. However, in this instance, the cushion 71 is being used by a person who is presumably healthy and not by a patient. Also, the cushion 71 will normally be used for relatively short periods of time. Moreover, the cushion 71 will still outperform any existing cushion or other device as regards lateral flowability and the equalization of pressure over the entire surface of engagement, whereby the operator of the tractor can perform his Work in a much more comfortable condition.
- the cushion 71 serves as a hydrostatic shock-absorbing device, which at least reduces the discomfort resulting from sudden changes in the vertical position of the tractor seat 72, during the normal operation of the tractor to which it is attached. If the upward or downward movement of the seat 72 is sudden and relatively large, the occupant of the cushion 71 tends to move slightly into the cushion but with substantially uniform pressure over the entire area of engagement therewith. The-re is no feeling of bottoming, and the parts of the bone structure in the buttocks near the surface of engagement are protected from bruises and discomfort.
- the cushion 71 has been found so effective in distributing pressures uniformly that an irregular object, such as a key case, can be placed upon the cushion 71 after which the cushion can be occupied by a human being who may not be conscious of the existence of the key case. That is, the organosiloxane core 73 of the cushion 71 will recede away from the key case as said key case is depressed into the cushion by the occupying person. In a matter of moments, the same uniform pressure will be created across the entire engaging surfaces including the surface of the key case. In tests conducted on dogs, no adverse effect, such as pressure necrosis, was detected on these animals who remained in the same position on said cushions almost constantly for periods of two weeks or more.
- cover 18 has been disclosed herein as formed from sheet material, it will be seen that said cover can be formed by applying a liquid elastic to the core which solidifies to provide an elastorneric shell around the core.
- other surface means which is capable of providing a suitable contact with the supported patient, may be used.
- the cores 17, 32, 44, 49, 59, 64 and 73 are preferably made of the reaction product of an intimate mixture consisting essentially of (1) an organosiloxane having a viscosity of from to 10,000 cs. at 25 C. and being a copolymer consisting essentially of units of the formula RViSiO, R SiO, and CH R SiQ where each R individually is selected from the group consisting of methyl and phenyl radicals and Vi represents a vinyl radical, at least 0.174 molar percent of the units in said copolymer being the said RViSiO units, (2) a liquid hydrogenosiloxane of the average general formula HRCH SiO (R SiO) SiCH RH where each R is as above defined and n has an average value such that the viscosity of the hydrogenosiloxane is no more than 10,000 cs.
- an organosiloxane having a viscosity of from to 10,000 cs. at 25 C. and being a copoly
- cores 17, 32, 44, 49, 59, 64 and 73 may be made of a pure reaction product as described in the immediately preceding paragraph, it has been found desirable to incorporate a substantial quantity of a filler or extender material in the reaction product in order to minimize cost. It has been found especially satisfactory to use a filler consisting essentially of dimethylsiloxane liquid which can be uniformly mixed in the reaction mixture before the reaction begins. It has been found that up to 65 percent by weight of the cores can consist of the filler material.
- a cushion structure attachable to a supporting device for engaging a portion of a body comprising:
- a self-contained, resiliently flexible and semisolid core means having a soft, nonfriable and jelly-like conslstency, said core means being hypoallergenic, stable over a selected temperature range and incapable of supporting the growth of algae and bacteria;
- said wall means comprises an annular, resiliently flexible side wall means around said core means;
- said sheet means comprises a first sheet extending across the upper surface of said core means and a second sheet extending across the lower side of said core means, said sheets being firmly secured along the peripheral edges thereof to said side wall means, whereby said core is totally enclosed by said wall means.
- said wall means includes a substantially rigid base plate means disposed adjacent the lower side of said core means and readily movable with respect thereto;
- said sheet means extends over the upper surface and around the sideward edge surfaces of said core means and is firmly secured along the peripheral edges thereof to said base plate means, whereby said core is totally enclosed by said wall means.
- said Wall means includes an annular, relatively flat base plate means adjacent the lower surface of said core means and easily movable with respect thereto;
- a structure according to claim 3 including harness means for removably attaching said cushion structure .to a selected part of said body, said harness means comprising a flat, elongated sheet member in which the cushion structure is cradled, and strap means connected to the opposite ends of said sheet member, said strap means being adjusta-ble.
- said wall means is formed from a resiliently flexible sheet means having a thickness of from .010 to .015 of an inch and being capable of being stretched without fatigue so that it is at least 600 percent larger than its unstretched size;
- said core means is a relatively flat mass of an organosiloxane gel.
- a cushion structure for supporting the body of a mammal comprising:
- a one-piece soft, resilient, nonfriable cushion of jellylike consistency having surface means adapted for contacting the mammal body, said cushion being capable of relatively free flow in response to a weight placed thereon so that it can conform to the contour of a body supported thereon and can return to its original condition when the weight is removed, said cushion consisting essentially of an organosiloxane gel which is the reaction product of an intimate mixture consisting essentially of (1) an organosiloxane having a viscosity of from to 10,000 cs. at 25 C.
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- Support means for a human body comprising: resiliently flexible and substantially flat pad means having a thickness in the approximate range of from one-half inch to three inches, said pad means having a central opening therein;
- relatively flat and resiliently flexible cushion means formd from a reaction product of the process which comprises reacting (1) an organosiloxane which is a copolymer of MeViSiO, Me SiO and Me SiO units, with (2) a liquid hydrogenosiloxane of the average general formula HMe SiO(Me SiO) SiMe H, in the presence of (3) a platinum catalyst;
- said cushion means being snugly disposed within said opening, said cushion means having a thickness in the range of from approximately one-half inch to three inches and having a soft, nonfriable and jellylike consistency, said cushion means being hypoallergenic, incapable of supporting the growth of algae and bacteria and being stable over a relatively wide temperature range, the support pressure applied by said cushion means to the portion of said body engaged by said cushion means being distributed substantially uniformly throughout the surface of said portion engaged by the cushion means;
- cover member substantially completely enveloping said cushion means, said cover member having a thickness of between approximately .010 and .015 of an inch and being capable of stretching without fatigue so that it is at least 600 percent larger than its unstretched condition.
- a cushion structure particularly adapted for supporting a mammal body, comprising:
- a one-piece homogeneous cushion made of an elastic, monporous, jelly-like, semisolid material capable of essentially of an organosiloxane gel which is soft,
- Said cushion having a mammal Supporting to Wmght placed thereon so that It can conform surface and being of sufficient depth to provide supto the of i body SPIPPWted thereon port for the mammal thereon so that when amammal can return to 1ts original condition when the weight is removed, said gel being the reaction product of an intimate mixture consisting essentially of (1) an organosiloxane having a viscosity of from 100 to 10,000 cs. at 25 C. and being a copolymer consistcontacts said surface the material comprising said cushion will flow laterally in order substantially to equalize the supporting pressure applied over the entire area of engagement of said mammal and said cushion.
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