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BED PAD [5 records]

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Record 1 2014-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bedding
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
OBS

A disposable draw sheet or underpad has a double purpose: to assist with transferring a person in bed and to protect the mattress by absorbing and locking in fluids.

Key term(s)
  • disposable drawsheet

French

Domaine(s)
  • Literie
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
CONT

[...] notre choix d’alèses jetables permet une protection efficace du matelas. Alèse jetable ou housse de matelas lavable, nos protections de matelas sont intraversables et absorbantes pour que chacun puisse passer une nuit sereine. Alèse à placer sous le bassin, housse complète de matelas, notre choix de protection de literie est fiable.

Key term(s)
  • alèze jetable
  • alaise jetable

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
DEF

An electronic tactile force and pressure-indicating sensor that can monitor in real time how force is dispersed between any two contacting or mating surfaces.

CONT

The XSensor pressure sensor pad is made of a 160 by 64 grid of pressure sensors. It was originally designed for measuring the pressures of a person lying on a bed, and was capable of sampling the whole pad at 6 Hz.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
CONT

Test du matelas. [...] Le système de flotation dynamique à air présente des compartiments larges fonctionnant alternativement. Il présente aussi un capteur de pression qui permet un ajustement automatique de la pression selon le poids du patient. [...] Ils ont également constaté qu'il était efficace dans la prévention des escarres.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

Flannelette. Fibre: Cotton. Weave: Plain and twill. Characteristics: A heavy, soft material with a napped finish ... on one [or both] sides. In cheaper qualities the nap comes off. Launders well, easy to manipulate and is warm to wear. There are many types on the market. It may be bleached, dyed, printed, or woven in coloured stripes. Uses: Infants and children’s wear, men’s, women’s and children’s sleeping wear, pocket linings, quilts, shirtings.

CONT

Flannel wateproof pad-Great for bringing baby into bed with you or letting them nap without a diaper in the hot summer. 100% cotton flannel outer surface....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Flanellette : Étoffe du même genre que la flanelle, mais toute en coton filé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias textiles
  • Nomenclatura de los tejidos
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Record 4 2002-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hospital Furniture
DEF

[An] underpad to protect the bed against urine/faeces loss.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier d'hôpital
DEF

Pièce de tissu ou de caoutchouc interposée entre la personne alitée et le drap inférieur de manière à préserver ce dernier des excrétions organiques.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Forming
DEF

A sheet metal forming operation for shallow parts in which a confined, pliable rubber pad attached to the press slide(ram) is forced by hydraulic pressure to become a mating die for a punch or group of punches placed on the press bed or baseplate.

Key term(s)
  • rubber forming

French

Domaine(s)
  • Formage des métaux
DEF

Procédé d'emboutissage dans lequel le «flan» est repoussé entre le poinçon et un support en polymère qui remplace la matrice. Les procédés dans lesquels le caoutchouc constitue une enveloppe pour un fluide (emboutissage isostatique) ne rentrent pas dans cette catégorie.

Key term(s)
  • emboutissage au caoutchouc

Spanish

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