Transfer pad with moisture control
A transfer pad is provided for use in transferring a person reclining on a bed with bed linens that includes a top sheet formed from a fluid permeable material, a bottom sheet and an absorbent core contained within the top and bottom sheet. The bottom sheet has a bottom surface formed of a material having a coefficient of friction adapted to slide on the bed linens with the patient on the transfer pad. The top and bottom sheets are connected at a fluid leak-proof seam around a perimeter of the top and bottom sheets. The absorbent core is disposed within the perimeter and includes in sequence a first tissue sheet, a fluid absorbent sheet formed of a cellulosic pulp and a super-absorbent polymer (SAP) and a second tissue sheet. The absorbent pad includes handles along each side that can be grasped by a caregiver to slide the transfer pad, with a patient thereon, across the bed linens.
1 . A transfer pad for use in transferring a person reclining with at least the person's torso and upper thighs on a bed with bed linens, comprising:
a top sheet formed from a fluid permeable material;
a bottom sheet having a bottom surface formed of a material having a coefficient of friction adapted to slide on the bed linens with the person on the transfer pad, wherein the top sheet and the bottom sheet are substantially identically sized to receive the torso and upper thighs of the person, and wherein the top sheet and bottom sheet are connected at a fluid leak-proof seam around a first perimeter of the top and bottom sheets;
an absorbent core disposed within the first perimeter between the top sheet and the bottom sheet, the absorbent core including in sequence;
a first tissue sheet;
a fluid absorbent sheet formed of a cellulosic pulp and a super-absorbent polymer (SAP); and
a second tissue sheet;
handles defined along at least one side of the top and bottom sheets, the handles configured to be gripped by a person to move the transfer pad, wherein the top and bottom sheet define a second perimeter outside said first perimeter, and said handles are defined in said top and bottom sheets between said first perimeter and said second perimeter; and
a strip affixed along the at least one side of the top and bottom sheets, said strip including said handles, wherein said strip is folded at the at least one side of the top and bottom sheets to include a top portion overlapping the top sheet and a bottom portion overlapping the bottom sheet, and said handles are defined continuously through the top portion of the strip, the top sheet, the bottom sheet and the bottom portion of the strip.
2 . The transfer pad of claim 1 , wherein the SAP is sodium polyacrylate.
3 . The transfer pad of claim 1 , wherein the first and second tissue sheets are formed of cellulose.
4 . The transfer pad of claim 1 , wherein said top sheet is formed of a breathable non-woven material.
5 . The transfer pad of claim 4 , wherein the breathable non-woven material is non-woven polypropylene.
6 . The transfer pad of claim 1 , wherein said bottom sheet is formed of a non-woven material.
7 . The transfer pad of claim 6 , wherein the non-woven material is non-woven polypropylene.
8 . The transfer pad of claim 1 , wherein said bottom surface formed of a material having a coefficient of friction adapted to slide of said bottom sheet is a coating applied to said bottom sheet.
9 . The transfer pad of claim 8 , wherein:
said bottom sheet is formed of non-woven polypropylene; and
said coating is polyethylene.
10 . The transfer pad of claim 9 , wherein said polyethylene coating has a static coefficient of friction of 0.33-0.45 and a kinetic coefficient of friction of 0.34-0.40.
11 . The transfer pad of claim 1 , wherein said top sheet and said bottom sheet are formed of non-woven polypropylene, the bottom sheet having a thickness greater than said top sheet.
12 . The transfer pad of claim 11 , wherein said top sheet has a thickness of about 0.004 inches and said bottom sheet has a thickness of about 0.014 inches.
13 . The transfer pad of claim 1 , wherein the handles are dog-bone shaped.
14 . The transfer pad of claim 1 , wherein said strip is formed of non-woven polypropylene.
15 . The transfer pad of claim 14 , wherein:
said top and bottom sheets are formed of non-woven polypropylene; and
said top sheet has a thickness of about 0.004 inches, said bottom sheet has a thickness of about 0.014 inches, and said strip has a thickness of 0.014-0.020 inches.
16 . The transfer pad of claim 1 , wherein the top sheet and the bottom sheet have a length of 39-72 inches and a width of 30-45 inches.
17 . The transfer pad of claim 1 , wherein said strip is affixed to said top and bottom sheets at said fluid leak-proof seam at said second perimeter.