Description; Features - Gaymar AIR EXPRESS LAL Manual Del Operador

Air Express LAL
™

7.0 Description

The Air Express LAL system (P1500) is a portable low air loss mattress replacement designed to economically
provide therapeutic benefit to patients suffering from, or at risk of, developing pressure ulcers. The system,
consisting of a Control Unit, an Air Flotation Mattress and a Top Sheet, is designed to provide pressure
redistribution and patient comfort.
The mattress base consists of sixteen transverse air cushions. Each is over six inches tall (inflated height) and
oriented above a two inch convoluted foam base. The material used in their construction is a low shear nylon
which aids in the reduction of shear forces. The air cushions are designed with orifices to provide continuous
low air loss to aid in the management of microclimate.
Covering the entire mattress assembly is a (low shear producing) 70 Denier nylon top sheet. The top layer of
the top sheet is coated with a vapor permeable polyurethane film. This coating creates a monolithic, osmotic
membrane impermeable to liquids, air, and bacteria though still permeable to water vapor.
The bottom layer of the top sheet is a quilted spun bonded polyester fiberfill which exhibits less frictional
resistance to nylon than that of the patient's skin. The significance of this is that when the patient moves, the
top sheet tends to move relative to the air cushions rather than relative to the patient. A secondary feature of
this quilting is that it acts to provide a diffusion layer by which water vapor can be drawn away from the patient.
Concentrations of moisture will diffuse throughout the top sheet thus resulting in efficient evaporation and
subsequent reduced skin maceration.

8.0 Features

8.1 Air Express LAL (C1500) CONTROL UNIT FEATURES
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Compact, light weight, and easy to use
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Durable plastic housing with bedside bracket for easy placement on the foot board of bed.
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Push button connector for quick disconnection and rapid deflation as needed for CPR.
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Dialed Soft/Firm Comfort Control.
8.2 Air Express LAL (M1500) MATTRESS FEATURES
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Horizontal, tubular cell construction.
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Individual air cushions designed for maximum support area and pressure distribution.
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Dimensions 80" x 35" x 8" when fully inflated.
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