54 results about "Pressure Ulcer Prevention" patented technology

A support surface, such as an underpad, for preventing pressure sores in a patient is a multi-layer textile assembly having a skin contact layer formed from a fabric of synthetic filament yarns woven to provide air permeability and moisture vapor permeability and having a thickness of less than 1 mm. An absorbent middle layer is formed from a breathable microfiber fabric woven to provide for moisture transition from an upper surface of the middle layer to a bottom surface of the middle layer. The skin contact layer and the middle layer are stitched together using a stitching pattern optimized to produce an open pattern with minimal puckering. A bottom layer is formed from a breathable, waterproof fabric woven from synthetic yarn to produce a moisture vapor transfer rate within the range of 5,000 to 20,000 grams per meter squared per 24 hours. The three layers are attached together around their outer edges.

The Automatic Patient Turner is the ultimate in pressure sore prevention by automatically, periodically, and alternately tilting, and then laterally turning an immobile patient from one complete side to the other in a manner similar to, yet gentler and less intrusive than, manual turning. This is accomplished by the patterned, sequential inflation and deflation of six strategically-placed inflatables. When the bent knees (1) are perpendicular and sandwiched between a pair of inflated knee inflatables (6 and 7), they can serve as a lever arm in the turning process. When pressure is exerted against the bent knees (1), it causes them to move well beyond their perpendicular position. They then descend in the direction of the turn as the knee inflatables (6 and 7) deflate. The descending knees laterally pull the entire body of the patient completely to the side of the turn as a back-support pillow (8 or 9) inflates.

A method is provided for mitigating or preventing formation of pressure ulcers by transmitting an electrical stimulus sufficient to effect contraction of a loaded muscle, wherein the method comprises the steps of providing an electrical transmission for effecting contraction of the loaded muscle, transmitting sufficient electrical stimulation to the muscle to contract it for a predetermined period of time (the ON period), and ceasing transmission of the stimulus to the muscle for a predetermined period of muscle relaxation (the OFF period), whereby the predetermined period of relaxation is sufficient to cause sustained reoxygenation of the activated muscle.

A medical dressing is provided. The dressing has a central portion and a border portion, and comprises a backing layer, an adhesive body contact layer and a pad arranged in the central portion between the backing layer and the adhesive body contact layer. The pad is symmetric about a longitudinal center line and the dressing comprises a lobed portion on each side of the center line. The medical dressing comprises a gripping tab which is coplanar with the border portion and which projects outwardly from the border portion. The medical dressing may be used for pressure ulcer prevention, such as at the sacrum region of a human body.

The invention relates to a pressure ulcer prevention electric wheelchair. The pressure ulcer prevention electric wheelchair comprises a wheelchair frame, a vibration seat cushion, an air pump and a motor, wheelchair wheels are arranged at the two sides of the wheelchair frame, the vibration seat cushion is installed in the middle of the wheelchair frame, armrests are arranged at the two sides of the vibration seat cushion, one armrest is provided with control switches, a wheelchair back is arranged in the vertical surface of the wheelchair frame, the air pump is installed on the wheelchair back, the motor is installed below the vibration seat cushion, an output shaft of the motor is connected with the wheelchair wheels, the control switches are connected with the air pump and the motor respectively through a wire, and the air pump is connected with the vibration seat cushion through an air pipe. According to the pressure ulcer prevention electric wheelchair, a patient can control the electric wheelchair to walk through the control switches arranged on one armrest, compression air is introduced into the seat cushion through the air pump switch control arranged on the armrest, and is firstly intermittently delivered into an air flow chamber through an air supply packing auger, then gas is made to enter a vibration chamber by being shunted through the blocking plate, the vibration motor is driven to knock at the surface of a seat cushion bag in the irregular motion direction to massage the hip of the patient, and the patient is effectively prevented from having pressure ulcer.

This invented multiple-phase dynamic cushion comprises a frame, at least a driving source, at least a transmission assembly, and clusters of plural strips interleaved in parallel. Taking a two-phase embodiment as an example, the two-phase strips interleave with each other, in parallel, to form the cushion's surface and alternate their tensions in turn; when one phase's strips periodically tighten to support the user's body, the other phase's strips will loosen, allowing the user's body covered by the loosened strips to take a rest, averting a pressure-ulcer risk. The driving source is energized by an altering energy, making the two strip groups alternate in loosening and tightening states periodically in turn. This invention can be converted into a portable dynamic chair when the four holes on the bottom of its four corners are inserted with legs; it can also be converted into a dynamic support for a lying human body.

A medical dressing is provided. The dressing has a central portion and a border portion, and comprises a backing layer, an adhesive body contact layer and a pad arranged in the central portion between the backing layer and the adhesive body contact layer. The pad is symmetric about a longitudinal center line and the dressing comprises a lobed portion on each side of the center line. The central portion of the dressing has a tensile strength in the longitudinal (y) direction of at least 60 N, preferably at least 70 N at an elongation of 25%, as measured by the test method ASTM D 882-12. The medical dressing may be used for pressure ulcer prevention, such as at the sacrum region of a human body.

The invention discloses a pressure ulcer prevention medical bed. In order to accurately judge the lying posture, the lying position and the like of a patient, a first sensor and a second sensor are adopted, and the first sensor and the second sensor are used for sensing the magnitude of stress transmitted from the body of the patient when a working rod works leftwards, rightwards, upwards and downwards. Along with the movement of the working rod, the bedspread wraps the patient, a series of actions such as lying flat, lying left, lying flat, lying right, lying flat and hanging lying are automatically carried out according to a set program and a set cycle period, and the pillow is always kept in a state of resting on the head of the patient. In addition, the massage mechanism can massage the back of the patient, a cold and hot air blower is arranged below the bed cover to blow comfortable air to the patient, and the patient with limb movement inconvenience can be automatically lifted tothe bed and can also be lifted to the ground under the condition that no nurse exists. The medical bed can also be used as a rocking bed for children, and adults can be used as a hammock. And the curtain type baby diapers are rolled on the roller shutter barrel, so that the baby diapers can be replaced in a full-automatic manner.

The invention discloses an integrated multifunctional nursing bed for the hematology department. A bed frame is provided with a guardrail and a laminar flow device; the laminar flow device comprises apurifying system and a protective hood, a pressure ulcer prevention cushion is arranged on a bed board and arranged to be provided with a soft core inner cushion and an antibacterial smooth cover, and the antibacterial smooth cover of the pressure ulcer prevention cushion reduces the friction with the skin of a patient when the patient turns over and moves; in addition, air outlet holes are formed in the antibacterial smooth cover, air purified by the purifying system is introduced to the antibacterial smooth cover and blown out of the air outlet holes, the skin of the patient is kept fresh and cool, and the situation is avoided that the patient sweats when fitting the antibacterial smooth cover; moreover, since many serious hemopathy patients need to lie in strict accordance with requirements, the alarm-type guardrail is arranged, the bed frame is provided with a travel switch, the travel switch is a magnetically-sensitive switch, the guardrail is provided with a magnetic block, andwhen the guardrail is opened and the opening gap exceeds a set value, an alarm device is started to prevent the patient from getting out of bed privately.

The invention relates to a pressure sore prevention nursing bed which comprises a bed body and bed legs located at the bottom of the bed body, a combined groove is formed in the top of the bed body, a plurality of inflation air bags are arranged in the combined groove, inflation ports are formed in the inflation air bags, sensors which are evenly distributed are arranged on the inner bottom wall of the combined groove, and the sensors are arranged in the combined groove. An inflation port is arranged at the bottom of the bed body, an inflation pump is arranged at the bottom of the bed body, an air guide pipe connected with the inflation port is arranged on the inflation pump, a headboard is arranged on one side of the bed body, and a control panel is arranged on the headboard. According to the nursing bed for preventing the pressure sores, the posture of a patient is analyzed, so that the time and the position of the patient lying in bed are judged, then the turning-over direction of the patient is set through the processing module and the sensor arranged in the bed body, then the patient is inflated to turn over, during inflation, the cavity on the outer side is inflated firstly, and during inflation, the cavity on the outer side is inflated. And when the air pressure in the outer cavity is larger than the threshold value of the pressure valve, the next cavity starts to be inflated, and the effect of sequentially inflating is achieved.

Systems, devices, and methods of the present application relate to the diagnostic measurement of condition for pressure ulcers. Preferred embodiments utilize pressure measurements at body locations to determine a diagnostic pressure ulcer value. A pressure sensor device generates patient pressure data that is processed by a data processor which utilizes a diagnostic function to determine the diagnostic value that indicates whether corrective action is needed to prevent pressure ulcer formation. One or more sensor devices can be attached to a patient to measure to transmit data for further processing.

The invention discloses an air mattress adjustable pressure ulcer prevention medical bed structure which comprises a bed body and a bed plate, wherein the bed plate is arranged on the bed body; firstairbags which take the shape of a long strip are arranged on the bed plate; a plurality of the first airbags are arranged along a width direction of the first airbags to form a first airbag group; second airbags which take the shape of a long strip are arranged on the bed plate; a plurality of the second airbags are arranged along a width direction of the second airbags to form a second airbag group; the first airbag groups and the second airbag groups are arranged in a staggered manner; a first air inlet tube is arranged at one end of each first airbag; a first exhaust tube is arranged at theother end of each first airbag; the first air inlet tubes are all provided with first air inlet valves; the first exhaust tubes are all provided with first exhaust valves; a second air inlet tube isarranged at one end of each second airbag; a second exhaust tube is arranged at the other end of each second airbag; the second air inlet tubes are all provided with second air inlet valves; and the second exhaust tubes are all provided with second exhaust valves. The structure has the advantages and effects that a good pressure ulcer prevention effect can be achieved.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a lower limb tool for preventing pressure sores through water circulation pressure reduction. The lower limb toolfor preventing the pressure sores through water circulation pressure reduction comprises a pressure reduction water bag, a shell for containing the pressure reduction water bag and an external circulation water tank for controlling water circulation in the pressure reduction water bag, a water pump is arranged in the external circulation water tank, and the pressure reduction water bag comprises adownwards-sunken foot supporting part and a leg supporting part; a water bag water inlet and a water bag water outlet are formed in the end, away from the foot supporting part, of the leg supportingpart in the length direction of the pressure reduction water bag, a water tank water inlet nozzle and a water tank water outlet nozzle are arranged on the external circulation water tank, and the water bag water outlet is connected with the water tank water inlet nozzle through a first guide pipe; and the water bag water inlet is connected with the water tank water outlet nozzle through a second guide pipe. According to the lower limb tool, the pressure sores can be prevented, the care time of nursing personnel can be greatly reduced, and the labor cost is reduced.

The present invention generally relates to a medical dressing for prevention of pressure ulcers. The dressing comprises a gel pad having a low compressive strength; i.e. from 5 kPa to 60 kPa at a strain of 50%, as measured by the compression test described in the specification. The dressing reduces the shear and compression forces on the skin and in the underlying the soft tissue layers and prevents or mitigates the onset of pressure ulcers.

The invention provides a constant-temperature energy pressure sore-prevention cushion. The cushion comprises a cushion protection sleeve, a bag body assembly and a heating device; the bag body assembly comprises a backrest bag body, a cushion bag body, a water inlet, a heating power source interface box, a feeding port, a first vertical rib, a second vertical rib, a third vertical rib and a fourthvertical rib; the heating device comprises a heating wire, a flame-retardant spiral protective sleeve, a first wire, a second wire, a temperature sensor and an intelligent temperature control power source; the water filling the heating device is heated through the eating device, so that the water filling inside is heated and then acts on a human body, and therefore, bidirectional effects of heatstorage and auxiliary heat dissipation are realized, and a constant-temperature adjusting effect can be achieved; the stress area of the contact surface of a user is increased by utilizing the free deformation capacity of liquid, the pressure intensity of a contact part is reduced, the closing of capillaries is avoided to the maximum extent, and therefore, pressure sores are prevented; and on thebasis of the physiotherapy effect of far infrared ray generated by the heating wire, the microcirculation of the whole body of the user is improved, the vitality of the human body is improved, and a fatigue feeling generated by long-time sitting is reduced.

A shift compliance management system manages user compliance with recommendations for shift weight exercises to mitigate risk of a wheelchair user developing pressure ulcers. A sensing device includes an array of pressure sensors to sense the user's weight distribution and to detect timing and duration of weight shifts performed by the user. The sensing device communicates with a user application that assesses a compliance level of the sensed weight shifts with a set of weight shift recommendations for the patient. A compliance server collects patient data and may perform various analytics related to compliance. The analytical data may be presented to the wheelchair user and/or a caretaker to indicate compliance adherence.