Cover

The bacteriostatic top fabric is fire resistant, fluidproof, tear resistant, cleanable, and replaceable. The pleated design allows full integration with the mattress’s Geo-Matt style shear-relieving surface while minimizing hammocking.

GeoMatt Cut Foam Top

The patented Geo-Matt® style foam topper is a high density, medical grade foam. The unique geometric design consists of over 800 individual cells, each of which acts individually to redistribute pressure, to reduce heat and moisture buildup on the skin, and to reduce shear to underlying tissues. This 2” foam topper includes the unique Heel Slope™ feature, designed to further reduce pressure for the sensitive heel area.

Core

Geo-Matt top surface and entire mattress are made of single density and ILD, high quality foam for excellent clinical performance and value.

Raised Perimeter Edges

Stable, high-density side bolster with angled top surface forms a firm base for the Geo-Matt top that covers the mattress top side to side. The bolster and the angled top helps to encourage patients to stay in bed and discourage rolling or unattended bed exits. The raised edge minimizes gaps between the bedrail and the mattress, limiting the risk of entrapment.

Heel Slope

Heel slope reduces pressure on heels with a subtle taper design that redistributes pressure onto the more load-tolerant calves.

Added Safety -- Without Compromise

The supportive, raised perimeter (8" high) of our Geo-Mattress with Wings

cradles the resident, helping prevent injury by discouraging independent exits from bed and gently urging user away from danger positions near the edge of the mattress. Fills in the space between the bottom of the side rail and the mattress surface, helping to prevent impingement of extremities. All while helping your facility comply with the latest restraint reduction legislation, decreasing use of siderails, and recommendations for avoiding entrapment.

Instead of the same exposed, hard bolsters others use, its raised perimeter features a tissue-friendly Geo-Matt surface from edge to edge. Boasting all the key benefits of the Max, Plus, and Pro, Geo-Mattress with Wings means safety for your residents - and their skin!

Weight limit: 400 lbs.

Warranty: 5 years, non-prorated

Average mattress weight: 24 lbs.

Resilience

The ability of foam to recover from compression. Increased resilience yields a foam with a greater lifespan.

The Science Behind the Geo-Matt Design

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This patented support surface design was developed by Span-America in the late 1980’s in conjunction with Dr. Thomas Krouskop of the Baylor School of Medicine. Computer-guided equipment is used to cut foam into a geometric pattern of supportive cubes that are undercut with an open channel.

Unlike flat or convoluted ("eggcrate") foam, these individual cubes allow the surface to conform to the body and accommodate bony prominences, redistributing pressure across the support surface. This minimizes the pulling of the skin and tissue over bony prominences, thereby offsetting the harmful effects of shearing forces.

The “Ring of Air” helps to disperse heat and moisture away from the body and out into the atmosphere. The channel also assists in pressure management by providing, in effect, a layer of air between two layers of foam to enhance conformance of the foam to the body.

Does it work? In a two-year independent study*, 83 patients at risk for, or with, pressure ulcers were randomized to either the Geo-Matt or an air-suspension bed. Results: an analysis of covariance revealed no statistically significant difference in the prevention or healing of any stage pressure ulcer with respect to type of support surface used.

Based on its clinical efficacy as an overlay surface, Span-America has incorporated the design into the surface of the majority of its mattress, seat cushion, and patient positioning products.

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