Author : Preeti Pawaskar 1
Date of Publication :13th August 2021
Abstract: An Anti-Bedsore Air Mattress is a prototype designed to help the patients who have limitation in movements and cure bedsore or pressure ulcers found in comatose patients. The objective of this prototype is to develop a user-friendly and low-cost air mattress with use of automation in the medical field. The mattress would help the patients to change the body positions after a certain interval of time by inflation and deflation of airbags and without any external help. This paper highlights the findings, methodology and results of this prototype.
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