Hydro-Float® Critical Care Flotation Bed Pad

Hydro-Float® Critical Care Flotation Bed Pad
For the Prevention and Management of Decubitus Ulcers
Product Description:
The Hydro-Float® Flotation Bed Pad is an efficient
yet inexpensive approach to flotation therapy for
patients who are confined to bed. The Hydro- Float®
Flotation Bed Pad significantly reduces tissue
pressure, temperature and shear in the areas of the
scapula, olecranon, greater trochanter and ischium.
How the Hydro-Float® Flotation Pad Works
Figure 1. Pad Temperature Comparison12
The supply of blood to tissue over bony prominences of the seated patient is
compromised due to the pressure of the weight of the body. Distributing this
weight over a greater weight-bearing surface reduces the pressure on tissue
over bony prominences and increases the supply of blood to the endangered
tissue. The Hudson Hydro-Float® Flotation Pad provides the lowest counterpressure available (see Fig. 2), and at the same time reduces skin temperature,
reducing metabolic demand (see Fig. 1).
A rise of one degree centigrade in temperature
causes a ten percent increase in tissue metabolic demand. A wheelchair or bed pad which
reduces skin temperature decreases metabolic
demand and therefore reduces ischemic tissue
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damage. The Hudson Hydro-Float® Flotation Figure 2. Pad Temperature Comparison
Key to Pad Positions
Pad works because it not only reduces pressure
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better than any other product of its type;
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but also cools the tissue, reducing metabolic
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demand, promoting better skin integrity. In
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order to maintain optimal performance please
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contact customer service every 18 months for
factory reconditioning.
Item No.
112305
112312
Description
Standard Flotation Pad
Leveling Pad for 112305
112310
112311
2-Part Bed Pad
Leveling Pad for 112310
Each Pad –
Hydro-Float® Accessories
112325
Plastic Protective Cover Only for Leveling Pad
112326
Leveling Pad w/Plastic Protective Cover for 112310 Bed Pad
112327
Leveling Pad w/Plastic Protective Cover for 112305 Pad
112360
Flotation Pad Patching Kit
FAHR.
98.6°F
96.8°F
95°F
93.2°F
91.4°F
89.6°F
87.8°F
86°F
84.2°F
82.4°F
80.6°F
CENT.
37°F
36°F
35°F
34°F
Foam Pad
33°F
32°F
Gel Pad
31°F
30°F
Hudson Hydro-Float® Pad 29°F
28°F
27°F
Time
Millimeters of Mercury Pressure
Reduces :
• Moisture
• Pressure
• Shear
The two-piece Hydro-Float® Flotation Bed Pad
easily snaps together and accommodates all
standard hospital beds when used in conjunction
with a leveling pad. It may be cantilevered or
trendelenburged without loss of efficiency and
may be cleaned with soap and water or disinfectant.
The Hydro-Float® Flotation Pad employs the same
principles of pressure reduction as does the
Hydro-Float® Flotation Pad and Commode Pad.
Here too, construction of the flotation bed pad is
comprised of a fluid saturated mass loosely
covered with a heavy-duty, thin nylon material. A
one-piece Hydro-Float® Bed Pad is also available.
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Silicone Gel Pad
Average = 60 mmHg.
Foam Rubber Pad
Average = 58 mmHg.
Hudson Hydro-Float® Pad
Average = 48 mmHg.
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Pad Positions
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90
80
70
60
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40
30
Size
18” x 16” x 3”
35” x 80” x 3”
Units/
Case
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1
Weight
Capacity
275
275
Warranty
18 Months
18 Months
24” x 18” x 3”
35” x 80” x 3”
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275
275
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