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Document Number
US Patent 5901391
Issued Date
May 11, 1999
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A bed includes a bag filled with a transparent fluid and formed with a transparent portion at least at an upper surface portion thereof, and a light source for emitting light. The light emitted from the light source passes through the fluid and propagates to an outside of the bag through the transparent portion on an upper surface of the bag. As a result, a bedsore can be prevented, and a decrease in bone mass can be prevented, thus suppressing occurrence of osteoporosis.
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Published
May 11, 1999
Application Number
08/857,901
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May 16, 1997
US Classification
5/666   5/665 5/905
Int'l Classification
A61N   5/06   (20060101)  
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Attorney/Law Firm
Priority Data
Jun 13, 1996 [JP] 8-152667
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5/665   5/666   5/655.5   5/422   5/905   5/308   362/130  
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