Clinical Relevance of Microclimate Tests on Support Surfaces

Michele Deppisch¹, Ryan Alvarez, Brent Larson+8

• ¹Michele Deppisch, PT, CWS, is Wound Care Consultant, Hertford, North Carolina. Ryan Alvarez, BS, is Senior Staff Design Engineer, Stryker Corporation, Portage, Michigan. Brent Larson, BA, is Manager, Sleep System Evaluation, Element Materials Technology, St Paul, Minnesota. Dave Newton, CEng, EUR ING, MIET, MIEE, is Product Development Manager, Arjo Inc, San Antonio, Texas. Also at Stryker Corporation, Steven Saliga, BEng, is Designing Mechanical and Electrical Test Systems Planning Engineer. Barbara Samson, OTR/L, CWS, MBA, CSPHC, is Executive Clinical Specialist, Mölnlycke Health Care, Peachtree Corners, Georgia. Frank Sauser, MS, PMP, is Principal Engineer, Baxter, Batesville, Indiana. Sara Tackson, MPT, CWS, is Clinical Consultant, Wound Care and Bariatrics, Arjo Inc, Addison, Illinois. Erica Thibault, MS, RN, CNS, APN, CWON, is Clinical Director, Seneca Devices, Durham North Carolina. Kristen Thurman, MPT, CWS, CFPS, is Vice President of Product Management and Clinical Affairs Agiliti Health, Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Jackie Todd, BSN, RN, CWCN, DAPWCA, is Clinical Consultant, Summerville, South Carolina. Acknowledgments : None of the authors received funding for this work. Several of the authors are employed by industry under research development and clinical departments. The authors would like to acknowledge the following individuals for sharing their time, expertise, and resources in writing this article: Shaun Ambrose-Jones, David Brienza, Evan Call, Richard Haxby, Rosalyn Jordan, and Stephanie Slayton. Submitted July 14, 2023; accepted in revised form May 3, 2024.