To often, companies will over engineer a product simply to justify a higher price. Perhaps nowhere more than in healthcare is this, a pervasive practice. If it costs more, it must be better…not necessarily.

The following Interface Pressure Images examine a stretcher manufacturer’s 5-inch thick cushion constructed with stretch fabrics, memory foams and series of foam-filled bladders with system of restrictive air valves. Cushion Cost - $900.

The wound care nurse from the hospital that purchased this cushion rested on this $900 pressure reducing cushion and a standard Response cushion from Comfortex. The Nurse and an Xsensor Pressure monitor were brought together to assess each cushion. The nurse found both cushions equally as comfortable and the computer found each cushion comparable in pressure reduction. It appears the biggest difference…about $640.

Comfortex© Response™ Stretcher Cushion

$900.00 competitor's cushion

On average, a Comfortex Response replacement cushion will be 20%-40% less than basic cushions from your Stretcher manufacturer. It’s your money…keep more of it.