Title :
Buttock pressure measurement using bed mattress
Author :
Tanimoto, Yuta ; Takechi, H. ; Tokuhiro, Akihiro ; Takechi, H. ; Yamamoto, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
Kibikogen Rehabilitation Center for Employment Injuries, Okayama Univ., Japan
fDate :
6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The prevention of the pressure sore is a serious problem for patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Many kinds of pressure-relieving cushions and mattress have been developed to distribute the weight evenly and widely. It is the most important for the medical staffs and SCI patients to select the best mattress for each SCI patient. In this study, we measured the sinking depth of the hand into the mattress and the buttock pressure on the pressure-relieving mattress to evaluate the pressure relieving effect and the softness of the mattress in selecting the mattress for each SCI patient.
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; neurophysiology; pressure measurement; bed mattress; buttock pressure measurement; hand sinking depth; pressure relieving effect; pressure sore; softness; spinal cord injury patient; Biomedical imaging; Buttocks; Computed tomography; Creep; Employment; Pressure measurement; Radar; Spinal cord injury; Testing; Wheelchairs;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2002. IMTC/2002. Proceedings of the 19th IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7218-2
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2002.1007112
