The launch of the 'Orthodocs Cocoon', a totally enclosed mattress and bumper system from the medical devices company Orthodocs Limited, has therefore been greatly welcomed as a single and affordable solution to prevent any risk of entrapment and save lives and serious injury.

The 'Orthodocs Cocoon' will take any mattress type, including "high risk" air mattresses and fitted sheets may be used. The standard size is 6'6" x 3'0" but the system can be supplied to order.

The 'Orthodocs Cocoon' covering has a 70 newton tear strength, is vapour permeable and can be cleaned using boiling water. The bumpers are held onto the bed rails by a series of ties and the filling, which can be changed in minutes, is available in soft or rigid form to cope with specific needs.

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The placing of pillows is presently used by the nursing profession to maintain good body alignment and to relieve pressure on known risk areas. The cushions pictured throughout this brochure can be used as a development of this practice, preventing mechanical and physical injury and as a means of reducing pressure caused by physical immobilisation, thus maintaining circulation and preventing the development of necrosis which in turn can develop into decubitus ulcers.

Through practice and experience, nursing staff have noted that decubitus ulcers often develop in those sites that are identified as particularly bony prominences. ie. heels, ankles, elbows and wrists.

The cushions have been designed to minimise and equalise pressure exerted by the body, thus reducing the risk of pressure sore development