Pressure-Relieving Mattresses.Lumex, a division of Graham-Field Health Products, offers the new [Lumexcare.sup.TM] Mattresses. These newly designed pressure-relieving foam mattresses come in three models: Platinum Care, Gold Care, and Standard Care. The Platinum Care Series is the premium surface model, offering comfort and pressure reduction for the treatment of stage I and II decubitus ulcers Decubitus ulcers A pressure sore resulting from ulceration of the skin occurring in persons confined to bed for long periods of time Mentioned in: Immobilization . The mattress supports the resident within independent, tapered-top foam cells Foam cells are cells in an atheroma derived from both macrophages and smooth muscle cells which have accumulated low density lipoproteins,LDLs, by endocytosis. The LDL has crossed the endothelial barrier and has been oxidized by reactive oxygen species produced by the endothelial , and the foot section uses smaller cells to address the sensitive pressure-reduction needs of the "heel zone." Lumex Platinum Care is made of a high-density, antimicrobial, virgin polyurethane foam with a soflux butyl-backed, nylon top cover. The Gold and Standard Care lines have a firm center section for sacrum sacrum: see spinal column. and trochanter trochanter /tro·chan·ter/ (tro-kan´ter) a broad, flat process on the femur, at the upper end of its lateral surface (greater t.), or a short conical process on the posterior border of the base of its neck (lesser t.) . for side-lying support. |
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