“World’s first” continuous movement system aims to revolutionise pressure care in the UK - AT Today - Assistive Technology

“World’s first” continuous movement system aims to revolutionise pressure care in the UK - AT Today - Assistive Technology

A “transformative” pressure care solution, called Tidewave, which gently and continuously moves the user in harmony with their support surface, is now available in the UK. Tidewave is a pressure care mattress that automatically turns patients prone to pressure ulcers. According to medtech company Tidewave Medical, the developer of Tidewave, it is the world’s first continuous movement system. Unlike traditional alternating pressure or turning sys…