WO2017063619A1 - Mattress system - Google Patents
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- WO2017063619A1 WO2017063619A1 PCT/DE2015/100429 DE2015100429W WO2017063619A1 WO 2017063619 A1 WO2017063619 A1 WO 2017063619A1 DE 2015100429 W DE2015100429 W DE 2015100429W WO 2017063619 A1 WO2017063619 A1 WO 2017063619A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C27/00—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas
- A47C27/08—Fluid mattresses or cushions
- A47C27/085—Fluid mattresses or cushions of liquid type, e.g. filled with water or gel
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C27/00—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas
- A47C27/001—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas with several cushions, mattresses or the like, to be put together in one cover
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C27/00—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas
- A47C27/08—Fluid mattresses or cushions
- A47C27/088—Fluid mattresses or cushions incorporating elastic bodies, e.g. foam
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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
- A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
- A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
- A61G7/057—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor
- A61G7/05715—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor with modular blocks, or inserts, with layers of different material
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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
- A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
- A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
- A61G7/057—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor
- A61G7/05738—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor with fluid-like particles, e.g. sand, mud, seeds, gel, beads
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- the invention relates to a mattress system according to the preamble of claim 1.
- a mattress system with a fluid container offers improved comfort when compared to a mattress that only uses padding material made of solids.
- the surface of the liquid container adapts to the body shape by displacing the liquid as a function of the partial weight of a person lying down. This creates a more even back pressure on the overlying body surface. This property benefits particularly bedridden persons in need of care, who tend to develop pressure sores.
- the restriction of the liquid container to a central part of the mattress system reduces the volume of the required liquid compared to a waterbed mattress and thus the weight of the mattress system. Furthermore, it is avoided that, when the head part, middle part or foot part inclines, liquid flows out of the respective higher regions of the mattress system into deeper regions and thus reduces the upholstery of the higher regions.
- the invention is based on the object to improve a mattress system in that its weight is further reduced, a drainage of the liquid from higher regions is reduced at inclinations and that the body of a reclining person better when changing the inclination of parts of the mattress system is fixed.
- At least one liquid-absorbent, storage-and-dispensing mat is arranged in the liquid container.
- This mat forms a stabilizer which reduces the tendency of the liquid to escape under pressure. This happens because the mat is endeavored by elastic properties and by capillary action to absorb liquid and vollzusaugen.
- the mat with the liquid absorbed thus provides resistance to pressure on the liquid container. Only when this resistance is overcome by increasing the pressure does the mat release the stored liquid.
- the liquid is thus largely left in place even under pressure or inclination, ie tilting of the liquid container.
- a reduction of the upholstery of the upper regions by Leakage of the liquid and slackening of the shell of the liquid container is thus avoided.
- the amount of liquid and thus the weight can be limited to a minimum volume.
- the volume of the material of the mat reduces the liquid volume of the liquid container.
- Liquid container arranged and the surfaces of these mats correspond approximately to the base of the liquid container.
- the mats can easily move each other and so also perform small bending radii without kinking.
- the mats optimally fill the volume of the liquid container and can not slip off one another.
- the mats can be made of polyester fleece.
- This material is chemically resistant to liquid additives, flexible, absorbent and elastic.
- the liquid may be water, gel or water with a gelling additive.
- the viscosity of the liquid can be changed and adapted to the needs of a person lying down.
- the dimensions of the liquid container may have a width between 70 cm and 1, 10 m, a length between 1, 10 m and 1, 40 m and a height between 4 cm and 1 1 cm.
- the footboard and the headboard may each have a width between 70 cm and 1, 10 m, a length between 20 cm and 50 cm and a height between 4 cm and 1 1 cm, the total length of the mattress system being the sum of the lengths of footboard, Middle part and headboard between 1. 90 m and 2.10 m.
- standard designs can be created that provide optimal comfort for the majority of people. Within the specified ranges, however, custom-made products can also be created to supply even short-lived or very tall people.
- the foot part and the head part may consist of a foam filled with foam or foam plates shell.
- this embodiment also offers adaptation properties which, while not approaching those of a liquid container, allow a pressure equalization on the contact surfaces of the stored limbs and of the head.
- the foot part, the middle part and the head part are arranged in an openable and closable cover and designed as a support on an existing bed mattress.
- the liquid container four parallel mats are arranged and the foot part and the head part have a length of 40 cm, a width of 90 cm and a height of 6 cm and the liquid container of the middle part has a length of 120 cm, a width of 88 cm and a Height of 5 cm.
- the liquid container on an additional safety cover.
- the foot part, the middle part and the head part are arranged in a flexible body and formed as a separate mattress instead of an existing bed mattress. in the
- Liquid container six parallel mats are arranged and the foot has a length of 30 cm, a width of 73 cm, a height of 9 cm, the headboard has a length of 40 cm, a width of 73 cm, a height of 9 cm and the Liquid container of the middle part has, together with an additional safety cover, a length of 135 cm, a width of 73 cm and a height of 9 cm.
- the foot part, the middle part and the head part on a common coating on which is connected to the flexible body.
- the liquid container may be made of a vinyl material.
- the flexible body is made of a foam, preferably Neopolen. This is a commercial material from BASF, for which a trademark is registered.
- a heating surface can be arranged below the liquid container.
- the heating surface is part of a thermostatically controlled heating system which heats the normally room-temperature-accepting liquid to such an extent that the surface of the mattress assumes a comfortable temperature between room temperature and body temperature.
- the foot part, the middle part and the head part can be arranged on a porous mat, by means of which condensate can be discharged laterally.
- This mat ensures that condensate is not enriched by Wegausplasticstungen in the material of the mattress system, but can be discharged to the outside and disposed of.
- the foot part, the middle part and the head part together with a bed mattress or a body are adjustable in height or inclination, the way that the foot part, the middle part and the head part rests in any height position or inclination of the bed mattress or on the body , Due to their flexible nature, the foot part, the middle part and the head part as a support on an existing bed mattress or in a body allow full control of all adjustable positions of an adjustable bed frame.
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a mattress system as
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mattress system in a body as a self-contained bed mattress
- Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of a mattress system as a schematic representation
- Fig. 4a, 4b, 4c three views of a mattress system with a person lying in different inclinations of an adjustable bed frame.
- the mattress system according to the invention is illustrated in two variants, of which one variant is intended for light and normal weight persons and is shown in Fig. 1, and of which another variant is intended for heavyweight persons and shown in Fig. 2.
- the basic structure of the mattress system according to the invention is illustrated in Fig. 3, wherein for reasons of recognisability, a schematic diagram is shown without adhering to practical proportions in practice.
- the mattress system consists of a foot part 10, a middle part 12 and a head part 14.
- the foot part 10 and the head part 14 comprise cushioning material made of solids, namely foam bodies 24, 26.
- the middle part 12 comprises a liquid container 16 made of vinyl material in a safety envelope 22.
- a liquid 18 mats 20 which consist of polyester fleece and have liquid-absorbent, liquid-storing and liquid-dispensing properties.
- Fig. 3 four parallel superimposed mats 20 are shown and this number is also present in the edition of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 2 there are six mats 20 lying parallel one above the other.
- the base area of the mats 20 approximately corresponds to the base area of the liquid container 16, so that these mats 20 can not slip off one another. At a bend of the liquid container 16 but they can slide on each other and take tight bending radii without kinking.
- the stored volume of liquid thus remains in the mats 20.
- the mats 20 ensure that the liquid 18 in the liquid container 16 can move only very sluggishly and thus largely retains its position even when tilting the lying surface of the upper body or the legs of a person in an adjustable bed frame with a bed mattress.
- the viscosity of the liquid 18 can be changed by additives and thereby a more viscous behavior similar to gel can be achieved.
- the foot part 10, the middle part 12 and the head part 14 are arranged in a cover 28 which holds the three parts together.
- This cover 28 is openable via zippers or hook and loop fasteners and lockable to access the To obtain liquid container 18.
- the coating 28 can be washed by itself. For reasons of hygiene, it is made of a material that is compatible with cooking laundry.
- a heating surface 30 by means of which the liquid 18 can be heated to room temperature to a comfortable for the person lying temperature.
- a porous mat 32 is arranged, the condensate, such as body sweat discharged to the outside, thus keeping the other components of the mattress system dry.
- the mattress system for light and normal weight persons is arranged as a support on a bed mattress 34.
- the additional weight is essentially determined by the amount of liquid 18. This is here about 60 I.
- the increased load is absorbed by a conventional bed mattress 34 and a conventional bed frame 36 normally without reinforcing elements. Adjustable beds in hospitals and old people's homes also absorb the increased burden.
- From the mattress system here the foot part 10, the middle part 12 and the head part 14 are shown.
- the resting on the normal bed mattress 34 porous mat 32 is shown.
- the bed mattress 34 rests on a conventional bed frame 36.
- the heating surface is not visible in FIG. 1, but only a cable 38 for the heating surface.
- the cover 28 is partially opened and exposes the top of the liquid container 16 with a filling opening.
- Fig. 2 shows the mattress system for heavyweight persons.
- the foot part 10, the middle part 12 and the head part 14 are in a body 40 and form a separate mattress.
- the body 40 is designed to be flexible by notching on the edge and can be changed analogous to an adjustable bed with bed mattress 34 and support of FIG. 1 also in the inclination of the lying surfaces for the back and legs.
- a heating surface is present, but not recognizable, but only a cable 38 for the heating surface.
- a faucet is shown with a hose 42 for filling the water tank when connected to a filler neck.
- this mattress system there are two sub-variants of which one has a liquid volume of 1 10 1 and another has a liquid volume of 140 l.
- FIGS. 4a, 4a and 4a show the mattress system in different inclinations of the lying surfaces for the back and the legs. Again, in all representations, the foot part 10, the middle part 12 and the head part 14 are shown. In addition, a body 40 is present here. The illustrated principle applies equally to the embodiments according to FIG. 1 without body and FIG. 2.
- the middle part 12 according to FIG. 4 a is shown, it becomes clear that the middle part 12 adapts with the liquid container as a negative mold to the body of the lying person.
- the buttocks 44 which experience has shown is particularly susceptible to pressure ulcers. In this case, however, has the central part 12 of the shape of the buttocks 44 adapted and the pressure exerted thus spreads over a larger area.
- the buttocks 44 is fixed in a trough, so that when hiring the lying surface of the back part of the person remains in the original position and does not slide down the mattress.
- the inclined lying surface is shown in Fig. 4b.
- the lying surface is inclined for legs, as shown in Fig. 4c.
- the thighs and lower legs are supported by the middle part 12 and thus a pressure of the heels on the foot part 10 is reduced.
- the foot part 10 does not comprise a liquid container, the combination with the central part 12 also achieves a relief and thus also reduces the risk of a pressure ulcer on the heels.
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US4189798A (en) * | 1978-04-20 | 1980-02-26 | Vessey Donald C | Foam mattress with floatation torso support |
GB2056270A (en) * | 1979-07-23 | 1981-03-18 | United Foam Corp | Waveless waterbed |
US4332043A (en) * | 1980-01-14 | 1982-06-01 | Larson Lynn D | Waterbed mattress |
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DE102009015131A1 (en) * | 2009-03-31 | 2010-10-07 | Wasserbetten Reidelshöfer OHG | Mattress for water bed, has outer shell enclosing filling chamber, and damping system i.e. one-piece foam core, provided across partial region of filling space for damping movement of liquid or gel medium |
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US4189798A (en) * | 1978-04-20 | 1980-02-26 | Vessey Donald C | Foam mattress with floatation torso support |
GB2056270A (en) * | 1979-07-23 | 1981-03-18 | United Foam Corp | Waveless waterbed |
US4332043A (en) * | 1980-01-14 | 1982-06-01 | Larson Lynn D | Waterbed mattress |
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