DECUBITUS PREVENTING MASSEUR Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: postclinical medicine. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has base, supporting members secured to base and connected to power and air supply unit. Base has high pressure channels arranged in alternation with pressure reducing channels connected with supporting members via regulated electric and pneumatic valves. Supporting members are made in the form of inflated members with corrugations providing required amplitude of displacements of portions contacting patient's body to be massaged. Apparatus is further provided with electronic unit comprising programmed processor, device for amplifying of processor's output control signals, and outside manual control panel adapted for controlling apparatus working modes and connected with electronic unit and power and air supply unit. Electronic unit is connected to each controlled electric and pneumatic valve and power and air supply units. Apparatus is further provided with unit of members sensitive to physiological state of organism (for instance, heart rate sensors) connected to programmed processor. Such construction provides effective treatment of bedsore and massaging of body parts of patients with speech and hand motor function disturbances by obtaining laws of altering kinematic parameters of supporting members necessary for producing curing effect. Modes of operation of apparatus may be altered without stopping it. EFFECT: wider operational capabilities by reduced restrictions of dynamic characteristics, simplified construction and increased efficiency. 2 cl, 5 dwg