Patient comfort and safety

Challenges

  • In 2019–2020 there were over 1 million hospital​ admission with obesity as a factor in United Kingdom (1)​
  • Noise, constant movement and sinking into mattresses​ are factors that impact patient comfort(2,3)​
  • 85.5%​ of falls happen​ unwitnessed (4)​

Solutions

CABLE​ MANAGEMENT​ SYSTEM​

Maximizes patient and caregiver’s safety.

Manual adjustment of comfort pressure settings​

Caregivers can manually adjust the pressure settings based on the patient’s weight to provide adequate support against ‘bottoming out’ and optimize comfort.

SUPPORT​ FOR HEAVIER​ PATIENT​

With maximum patient weight up to 254 kg.

SAFETY​ LOCK​ BUTTON​

Reduces the potential for accidental operation of the compressor.


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1. Statistics on Obesity, Physical activity and Diet,England 2021 - NHS Digital [Internet]. NHS Digital. Available from: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-obesity-physical-activity-and-diet/england-2021

2. Marutani A, Okuwa M, Sugama J. Use of 2 Types of Air-cell Mattresses for Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Comfort Among Patients With Advanced-stage Cancer Receiving Palliative Care: An Interventional Study. Wound Manag Prev. 2019 May;65(5):24-32. PMID: 31364992.

3. Serraes B, Hecke AV, Van Tiggelen H, Anrys C, Verhaeghe S, Beeckman D. An exploration of nursing home residents’ experiences of a non-powered static air mattress overlay to prevent pressure ulcers. Int Wound J. 2020 Oct;17(5):1166-1182. doi: 10.1111/iwj.13429. Epub 2020 Jun 30. PMID: 32603026; PMCID: PMC7949426.

4. Staggs VS, Mion LC, Shorr RI. Assisted and unassisted falls: different events, different outcomes, different implications for quality of hospital care. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2014 Aug;40(8):358-64. doi: 10.1016/ s1553-7250(14)40047-3. PMID: 25208441; PMCID: PMC4276137.