TEMPUR^® Material

The TEMPUR Material is a visco-elastic, temperature sensitive open cell material which has unique pressure relieving qualities. Unlike
ordinary polyurethane which features irregular cell shapes that simply compress under weight and degenerate over a short period of time, the TEMPUR Pressure Relieving Material is composed of billions of visco-elastic spherical shaped, open cells. The cells respond to body temperature and weight then shift and reorganise their position to mould to the exact contours of the patient’s body. The TEMPUR Pressure Relieving Material becomes softer in warmer areas and remains firmer in cooler areas, where less body contact is being made.

PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION COMPARISON
Using an elastic blanket with pressure sensors connected to a PC, we have compared the pressure relief. The two illustrations show what happens when a person weighing 90 kg lies on a TEMPUR-MED^® Mattress, compared to what happens when they lie on a standard hospital mattress. The measurements show that the TEMPUR-MED Mattress is by far the best at relieving the body of pressure. (Test person was lying on the back).

COMPUTERISED PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION COMPARISON
The light blue and blue show areas of low pressure. Yellow, orange and red show areas of where the body is subject to high, uncomfortable
pressure.