Inflatable cushion designed to help health care staff move patients to enter clinical trial

The BathMat inflatable prone repositioning device, being demonstrated with a healthy volunteer. Credit: University of Bath An inflatable device created to help doctors and nurses safely move critically ill patients is set to enter clinical trials at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (the RUH). Designed by engineers at the University of Bath in collaboration with doctors at the RUH, the Inflatable Prone Repositioning Device (IPRD), known as the “BathMat,” is a flat balloon-like cushion made to assist health care staff move the most critically ill patients on the intensive care unit. The project has now received funding Read More