A cushioning product and corresponding method of use that employs closed cell foam which is configured to make medical patients relatively more comfortable and to provide relatively more support during a given medical procedure.

An adjustable body pillow with connectors for arranging the pillow in multiple configurations. The pillow includes a center section, a first shorter leg, a second longer leg, and a plurality of connectors. Each connector is connectable to each other connector. The connectors include a first connector on the free end of the shorter leg, a second connector on the outer periphery of the body pillow at the junction between the other end of the shorter leg and one end of the center section, a third connector in the body receiving space at the junction between one end of the longer leg and the other end of the center section, and a fourth connector on the free end of the longer leg. Using the connectors, the body pillow can be arranged in various positions depending on the changing needs of the user.

A patient-support sling is at least partially disposable in a recessed area of the mattress, the sling being tiltably supported by a frame and carrying a waste receptacle. The sling has an aperture and at least one opening, the opening being larger in area than a bedsore. The sling is configured to enable selective relocation of the opening, thereby enabling an accommodation of bed sores for reducing incidence and severity thereof. The receptacle is removably attachable to the pelvic support member and disposable in part below the aperture for receiving eliminated waste of the user.

A patient-support sling is at least partially disposable in a recessed area of the mattress, the sling being tiltably supported by a frame and carrying a waste receptacle. The sling has an aperture and at least one opening, the opening being larger in area than a bedsore. The sling is configured to enable selective relocation of the opening, thereby enabling an accommodation of bed sores for reducing incidence and severity thereof. The receptacle is removably attachable to the pelvic support member and disposable in part below the aperture for receiving eliminated waste of the user.

Treatment mats having a mat material with openings extending into the mat material. The openings contain stones and may additionally include a matrix material. Methods of treatment include positioning an individual proximate the treatment mat.

Treatment mats having a mat material with openings extending into the mat material. The openings contain stones and may additionally include a matrix material. Methods of treatment include positioning an individual proximate the treatment mat.

With regard to a care bed provided with a three-dimensional net-like structure made of a thermoplastic resin, an object is to smoothly bend the three-dimensional net-like structure in multiple stages in response to a complicated motion of a bed main body or a user's specific motion. A three-dimensional net-like structure 101 includes a first three-dimensional sparse/dense structure 1 provided as an alternately layered configuration of structural units 1a.sub.1 to 1a.sub.9 that are sparse in an extrusion direction Y and structural units 1b.sub.1 to 1b.sub.8 that are dense in the extrusion direction Y. In this first three-dimensional sparse/dense structure 1, a bulk density .sub.1 of the sparse structural units 1a.sub.1 to 1a.sub.9 is 0.01 to 0.08 g/cm.sup.3 and a bulk density .sub.2 of the dense structural units 1b.sub.1 to 1b.sub.8 is 0.03 to 0.10 g/cm.sup.3. A ratio .sub.2/.sub.1 of the bulk density of the dense structural units 1b.sub.1 to 1b.sub.8 to the bulk density of the sparse structural units 1a.sub.1 to 1a.sub.9 is 1.01 to 5. A length A.sub.1 of the sparse structural units 1a.sub.1 to 1a.sub.9 is 1 to 50 cm, and a length A.sub.2 of the dense structural units 1b.sub.1 to 1b.sub.8 is 3 to 60 cm. A ratio A.sub.2/A.sub.1 of the length of the dense structural units 1b.sub.1 to 1b.sub.8 to the length of the sparse structural units 1a.sub.1 to 1a.sub.9 is 0.1 to 10.

With regard to a care bed provided with a three-dimensional net-like structure made of a thermoplastic resin, an object is to smoothly bend the three-dimensional net-like structure in multiple stages in response to a complicated motion of a bed main body or a user's specific motion. A three-dimensional net-like structure 101 includes a first three-dimensional sparse/dense structure 1 provided as an alternately layered configuration of structural units 1a.sub.1 to 1a.sub.9 that are sparse in an extrusion direction Y and structural units 1b.sub.1 to 1b.sub.8 that are dense in the extrusion direction Y. In this first three-dimensional sparse/dense structure 1, a bulk density .sub.1 of the sparse structural units 1a.sub.1 to 1a.sub.9 is 0.01 to 0.08 g/cm.sup.3 and a bulk density .sub.2 of the dense structural units 1b.sub.1 to 1b.sub.8 is 0.03 to 0.10 g/cm.sup.3. A ratio .sub.2/.sub.1 of the bulk density of the dense structural units 1b.sub.1 to 1b.sub.8 to the bulk density of the sparse structural units 1a.sub.1 to 1a.sub.9 is 1.01 to 5. A length A.sub.1 of the sparse structural units 1a.sub.1 to 1a.sub.9 is 1 to 50 cm, and a length A.sub.2 of the dense structural units 1b.sub.1 to 1b.sub.8 is 3 to 60 cm. A ratio A.sub.2/A.sub.1 of the length of the dense structural units 1b.sub.1 to 1b.sub.8 to the length of the sparse structural units 1a.sub.1 to 1a.sub.9 is 0.1 to 10.

This disclosure provides a person support formed from an elastomeric composition. The elastomeric composition includes a polymer blend with the polymer blend consisting essentially of a first and second SEEPS copolymer. The first and second SEEPS copolymers are present in the polymer blend in an amount of from 75 to 95 percent by weight and 5 to 25 percent by weight, respectively, based on the total weight of the polymer blend. In addition, the sum of the first and second SEEPS copolymers in the polymer blend is 100 percent by weight. The first and second SEEPS copolymers have a weight average molecular weight of weight of at least 200,000 and 125,000 to 175,000, respectively. The disclosure also provides a patient support for supporting a patient with the patient support formed from the elastomeric composition.

This disclosure provides a person support formed from an elastomeric composition. The elastomeric composition includes a polymer blend with the polymer blend consisting essentially of a first and second SEEPS copolymer. The first and second SEEPS copolymers are present in the polymer blend in an amount of from 75 to 95 percent by weight and 5 to 25 percent by weight, respectively, based on the total weight of the polymer blend. In addition, the sum of the first and second SEEPS copolymers in the polymer blend is 100 percent by weight. The first and second SEEPS copolymers have a weight average molecular weight of weight of at least 200,000 and 125,000 to 175,000, respectively. The disclosure also provides a patient support for supporting a patient with the patient support formed from the elastomeric composition.