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WO1996007353A1
WO1996007353A1 PCT/US1995/011507 US9511507W WO9607353A1 WO 1996007353 A1 WO1996007353 A1 WO 1996007353A1 US 9511507 W US9511507 W US 9511507W WO 9607353 A1 WO9607353 A1 WO 9607353A1
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ray transparent
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Barry E. Barsky
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Air-Shields, Inc.
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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
    • A47C21/00—Attachments for beds, e.g. sheet holders or bed-cover holders; Ventilating, cooling or heating means in connection with bedsteads or mattresses
    • A47C21/04—Devices for ventilating, cooling or heating
    • A47C21/048—Devices for ventilating, cooling or heating for heating
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
    • A47D15/00—Accessories for children's furniture, e.g. safety belts or baby-bottle holders
    • A47D15/001—Mattresses
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/04—Positioning of patients; Tiltable beds or the like
    • A61B6/0407—Supports, e.g. tables or beds, for the body or parts of the body
    • A61B6/045—Supports, e.g. tables or beds, for the body or parts of the body with heating or cooling means
    • 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
    • A61G2210/00—Devices for specific treatment or diagnosis
    • A61G2210/90—Devices for specific treatment or diagnosis for heating

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  • the present invention relates, in general, to the treatment of infants and, in particular, to a mattress assembly having a heated mattress which provides warmth to an ir..rant placed upon the mattress.
  • Infant incubators, body warmers, phototherapy units and other equipment are used in the treatment and maintenance of weak, sickly, premature and low birth weight infants. Often, it is desirable to provide additional heat to the infant, beyond the heat which is available from the particular piece of equipment being employed in the treatment and maintenance of the infant.
  • Such equipment has a mattress upon which the infant is placed.
  • certain of these mattresses have been arranged with resistance wire heaters and heated water containers.
  • the X-ray cassette preferably is positioned beneath the support upon which the mattress is placed and which can be lifted by a lift mechanism which is provided in most incubators. This requires that the components, namely the mattress support, the heater, and the mattress be X-ray transparent.
  • Resistance wire heaters are undesirable because they are not X-ray transparent and effectively preclude taking X-ray images as described above. Heated water containers are cumbersome and awkward to handle.
  • an infant mattress assembly constructed in accordance with the present invention, includes a mattress having a top surface upon which an infant can be placed, a bottom surface spaced from the top surface, and an X-ray transparent cushion between the top surface and the bottom surface.
  • This infant mattress assembly also includes an X-ray transparent film heater unit beneath the bottom surface of the mattress and in heat transfer disposition with the cushion.
  • Figure 1 is a sectional view of a first embodiment of an infant mattress assembly constructed in accordance with the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view of the X-ray transparent film heater unit of the Figure 1 infant mattress assembly.
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view of a second embodiment of an infant mattress assembly constructed in accordance with the present invention.
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view of the X-ray transparent film heater unit and its housing of the Figure 3 infant mattress assembly.
  • Figure 5 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of an infant mattress assembly constructed in accordance with the present invention.
  • Figure 6 is a side view, partially in section, which shows the relative positions of an infant mattress assembly, constructed in accordance with the present invention, a mattress assembly support and an X-ray cassette or a phototherapy unit.
  • an infant mattress assembly constructed in accordance with the present invention, includes a mattress 10 having a top surface 12 upon which an infant can be placed, a bottom surface 14 spaced from said top surface, and an X-ray transparent cushion 16 between top surface 12 and bottom surface 14. Also included in this infant mattress assembly is an
  • X-ray transparent film heater unit 18 beneath bottom surface 14 of mattress 10 and in heat transfer disposition with X-ray transparent cushion 16.
  • X-ray transparent film heater unit 18 is powered through a line cord 19.
  • the Figure 1 embodiment of the present invention also includes a mattress cover 20 which has an upper compartment 22 which defines top surface 12 of mattress 10 and bottom surface 14 of the mattress and within which X-ray transparent cushion 16 is positioned.
  • Mattress cover 20 also has a lower compartment 24 within which X-ray transparent film heater unit 18 is positioned. With X-ray transparent film heater unit 18 so positioned and being flexible, it conforms to the contour of the common wall between upper compartment 22 and lower compartment 24 of mattress cover 20.
  • X-ray transparent film heater unit 18 serves as a heat source from which heat is conducted through mattress 10 to an infant placed on the mattress.
  • the Figure 3 embodiment of the present invention includes a mattress cover 26 which defines top surface 28 of mattress 30 and bottom surface 32 of the mattress and within which X-ray transparent cushion 34 is positioned and a heater housing 36 within which an X-ray transparent film heater unit is positioned.
  • the X-ray transparent film heater unit is powered through a line cord 39.
  • X-ray transparent cushion 16 of the Figure 1 embodiment of the present invention and X-ray transparent cushion 34 of the Figure 3 embodiment of the present invention are conventional bubble-pack material arranged in two layers 40 and 42 with the fluid-filled chambers 44 of one layer fitted into spaces between the fluid-filled chambers of the other layer.
  • the fluid in the bubble-pack material is clean air.
  • the X-ray transparent film heater unit can be composed of a laminate of a conductive material and a dielectric substrate.
  • the X-ray transparent film heater can be an indium tin oxide/PET laminate 46 disposed between a pair of thick films 48 and 50 made from, for example, PVC, PVDC or PET, with the indium tin oxide/PET laminate adhesively bonded to upper thick film 48.
  • X-ray transparent film heater unit 38 of the Figures 3 and 4 embodiment of the present invention can be arranged the same way in heater housing 36.
  • housing 36 is composed of an upper panel 33, a lower panel 35 and a perimeter seal 37. Also included within heater housing 36 are means for urging X-ray transparent film heater unit 38 upward toward X-ray transparent cushion 34. As shown in Figure 4, such means preferably include bubble-pack material 50. With transparent film heater unit 38 so positioned, it serves as a heat source from which heat is conducted through upper panel 33 of housing 36 and mattress 30 to an infant placed on the mattress. While in the Figure 1 embodiment the X-ray transparent film heater is flexible, in the Figure 3 embodiment the X-ray transparent film heater can be rigid because it is contained within a rigid housing.
  • X-ray transparent film heater unit 52 of the mattress assembly can be arranged to extend beyond the lateral edges 54 and 56 extending along the length of mattress 58 and between top surface 60 of the mattress and bottom surface 62 of the mattress.
  • heater housing 64 and X-ray transparent film heater unit 52 within the heater housing can be generally similar to heater housing 36 and X-ray transparent film heater unit 38 of the Figures 3 and 4 embodiment of the present invention, except that in the Figure 5 embodiment the heater housing and the X-ray transparent film heater unit are flexible and are sized to extend beyond lateral edges 54 and 56 of mattress 58 to form a tunnel which surrounds an infant placed on the mattress.
  • Suitable means for example a zipper 66, for fastening together the lateral edges of heater housing 64, are provided at the lateral edges of the heater housing.
  • X-ray transparent film heater unit 52 serves not only as a heat source from which heat is conducted to the infant through mattress 58 but also as a source of radiant heat as represented by arrows 68.
  • the "eye" 70 represents optical transparency of heater housing 64 and X-ray transparent film heater unit 52.
  • U.S. 5,119,467 is directed to a transparent film radiant heat source for use with infant incubators and discloses a number of constructions of a transparent film heater which can serve as the X-ray transparent film heater unit 18 of the Figures 1 and 2 embodiment of the present invention, the X-ray transparent film heater unit 38 of the Figures 3 and 4 embodiment of the present invention, and the X-ray transparent film heater unit 52 of the Figure 5 embodiment of the present invention. Accordingly, U.S. 5,119,467 is incorporated by reference herein as if its full contents were set forth herein.
  • an infant mattress assembly constructed in accordance with any of the embodiments of the present invention which have been described and including a mattress/X-ray transparent film heater unit 72, can be positioned on a mattress assembly support 76 with an X-ray cassette, represented by reference numeral 78, positioned beneath the mattress assembly support.
  • Mattress support 76 can have an opening 80 as shown in Figure 6, provided the housing of the X-ray transparent film heater unit is rigid (e.g. Figure 3) and can support the mattress and the infant placed on the mattress or can be solid throughout its length, provided the mattress support is X-ray transparent, in which case the mattress support provides support for the mattress and the infant placed on the mattress and the housing of the X-ray transparent film heater unit can be flexible (e.g. Figures l and 5) .
  • the X-ray cassette preferably is positioned beneath the mattress support upon which the infant is placed which can be lifted by a lift mechanism built into the unit in which the infant is being treated.
  • the components i.e. mattress support, heater unit, and mattress
  • a X-ray transparent film heater, a bubble-pack layer and an X-ray transparent mattress support or a mattress support having an opening satisfy this requirement.
  • bubble-pack material is particularly beneficial. As compared to closed-cell foam, which is a common mattress material, bubble-pack material has superior heating and heat transfer characteristics. Bubble-pack material heats up much more quickly than does closed-cell foam and the heat loss in bubble-pack material is considerably less than in closed-cell foam. As compared to reticulated foam, bubble-pack material is considerably less expensive and X-ray artifacts are negligible.
  • a removable phototherapy light source also represented by reference numeral 78 in Figure 6, can be introduced beneath the mattress support because these materials also are transparent to visible light and the frequencies used in phototherap .

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Abstract

Ensemble matelas pour enfant transparent aux rayons X permettant de placer une cassette émettrice de rayons X sous l'ensemble matelas et d'obtenir une radiographie de l'enfant reposant sur ledit ensemble. Ledit ensemble comporte un matelas (10) présentant une face supérieure (12) qui reçoit l'enfant, une face inférieure (14) espacée de la surface supérieure, et un coussin (10) transparent aux rayons X situé entre la surface supérieure (12) et la surface inférieure (14) dudit matelas (10). Cet ensemble comporte également un chauffage pelliculaire (18) transparent aux rayons X placé sous la surface inférieure (14) du matelas (10) de manière à transférer sa chaleur au coussin (16) transparent aux rayons X.
PCT/US1995/011507 1994-09-09 1995-09-11 Ensemble matelas pour enfant WO1996007353A1 (fr)

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FR2844699A1 (fr) * 2002-09-19 2004-03-26 Siemens Ag Dispositif de mise en position d'un patient pourvu de moyens de chauffage
US6765984B2 (en) 2000-03-06 2004-07-20 Biolucent, Inc. Device for cushioning of compression surfaces
US6968033B2 (en) 2000-03-06 2005-11-22 Biolucent, Inc. Device for cushioning of compression surfaces
US7505555B2 (en) 2004-11-02 2009-03-17 Biolucent, Llc Pads for mammography and methods for making and using them
GB2489118A (en) * 2008-03-31 2012-09-19 Talley Group Ltd Radiolucent temperature controlled mattress system
US8745784B2 (en) 2008-03-31 2014-06-10 Talley Group Limited Mattress system
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FR1002206A (fr) * 1946-08-14 1952-03-04 Coussins et matelas pneumatiques et objets similaires
FR1487809A (fr) * 1966-07-26 1967-07-07 Usines Rey & Tramblay Sa Des Lit notamment à usage médical
DE8228688U1 (de) * 1983-01-20 Richard Wolf Gmbh, 7134 Knittlingen Beheizbare Unterlage für Patienten
EP0325850A1 (fr) * 1988-01-29 1989-08-02 HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. (an Indiana corporation) Plateau transparent aux rayons X pour un lit d'hôpital

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DE8228688U1 (de) * 1983-01-20 Richard Wolf Gmbh, 7134 Knittlingen Beheizbare Unterlage für Patienten
FR1002206A (fr) * 1946-08-14 1952-03-04 Coussins et matelas pneumatiques et objets similaires
FR1487809A (fr) * 1966-07-26 1967-07-07 Usines Rey & Tramblay Sa Des Lit notamment à usage médical
EP0325850A1 (fr) * 1988-01-29 1989-08-02 HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. (an Indiana corporation) Plateau transparent aux rayons X pour un lit d'hôpital

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US8098793B2 (en) 2000-03-06 2012-01-17 Biolucent, Llc Device for cushioning of compression surfaces
US8705689B2 (en) 2000-03-06 2014-04-22 Biolucent, Llc Device for cushioning of compression surfaces
US6968033B2 (en) 2000-03-06 2005-11-22 Biolucent, Inc. Device for cushioning of compression surfaces
US7502441B2 (en) 2000-03-06 2009-03-10 Biolucent, Llc Device for cushioning compression surfaces
US7616732B2 (en) 2000-03-06 2009-11-10 Biolucent, Llc Device for cushioning of compression surfaces
US9504433B2 (en) 2000-03-06 2016-11-29 Biolucent, Llc Device for cushioning of compression surfaces
US9936925B2 (en) 2000-03-06 2018-04-10 Biolucent, Llc Device for cushioning of compression surfaces
US6765984B2 (en) 2000-03-06 2004-07-20 Biolucent, Inc. Device for cushioning of compression surfaces
FR2844699A1 (fr) * 2002-09-19 2004-03-26 Siemens Ag Dispositif de mise en position d'un patient pourvu de moyens de chauffage
US7505555B2 (en) 2004-11-02 2009-03-17 Biolucent, Llc Pads for mammography and methods for making and using them
US8745784B2 (en) 2008-03-31 2014-06-10 Talley Group Limited Mattress system
GB2489118B (en) * 2008-03-31 2012-11-28 Talley Group Ltd Temperature-controlled mattress system
GB2489118A (en) * 2008-03-31 2012-09-19 Talley Group Ltd Radiolucent temperature controlled mattress system
US10918547B2 (en) * 2016-11-23 2021-02-16 Ehob, Inc. Pediatric air mattress and system

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