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Adjustable Lumbar Back Rests.


Mediflow, Inc., has expanded its comfort body supports line to include new and unique backrests with patented ADJUST-AIR(r) technology and a vertically adjustable lumbar lumbar /lum·bar/ (lum´bar) pertaining to the loins.

lum·bar
adj.
Of, near, or situated in the part of the back and sides between the lowest ribs and the pelvis.
 for customization.

Vertical movement is important, and Mediflow backrests allow users to adjust the inflatable in·flat·a·ble  
adj.
Designed to be filled with air or gas before use: an inflatable mattress.

n.
An object or device that can be filled with air or gas, especially:
a.
 bladder to their exact body specifications. This bladder is located inside the backrest and is inflated with a palm-size pump/release valve. In addition, the patented pull straps allow for vertical adjustments to customize comfort according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 the user's height and build.

Other features of the lightweight, portable backrests include a unique polyester polyester, synthetic fiber, produced by the polymerization of the product formed when an alcohol and organic acid react. The outstanding characteristic of polyesters is their ability to resist wrinkling and to spring back into shape when creased.  weave that helps wick away moisture and an outside material treated with Fendoff, which makes them immune to odor and bacteria.
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Publication:Nursing Homes
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Feb 1, 2000
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