Actively And Selectively Cooled Cushioning Surface

Inventors: David Brienza: Patricia E. Karg: Andrew J. Malkiewicz

Patent Number: 13/943,772

Abstract

A cushioning surface for cooling tissue that reaches a predefined level of immersion into the cushioning surface, comprising: a segmented fluid cushion comprising a plurality of cells interconnected to allow fluid to flow from each cell to at least one of the other plurality of cells; and wherein one or more of the plurality of cells contains a heat exchange material. The cushioning surface may further comprise a cooling element associated with and for removing heat from the one or more cells containing a heat exchange material.
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