Life Sciences – Medical Foam

Patient Positioning Foam

Improve Patient Recovery, Protection, & Quality of Life

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Application Solutions
Wicking solutions
Venting solutions

Innovative Positioning Foam Provides the Protection Doctors Need, Comfort Patients Want

Engineered using a two-step manufacturing process, Porex’s open-cell foam technology is developed using proprietary blends of raw materials through a clean polyurethane foaming process without the use of catalysts. By leveraging different formulations of materials, Porex can offer wide-ranging densities, porosities, and levels of softness to meet specific medical applications. From super soft foam for wearables to slow recovery foam for cranial and body protectors, our design engineers will work with you to select and design the foam that meets your needs.

Customizable foams for patient positioning, hydrophilic biocompatible foams

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Types of Foams

 

Medisponge®
Supersoft®
65P-Ag
Antimicrobial
HSS-X7®
(Standard or
Bio-based)
Nolatex® Supersoft® HL Supersoft®
Smooth
TerraFoam®
(Standard or
Bio-based)
Nolaphil® Slow
Recovery
Foam EP
Protection Excellent Excellent Excellent Good Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Comfort Excellent Good Good Excellent Excellent Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Grip Acceptable Good Acceptable Excellent Good Excellent Good Excellent
Firm

Soft
Medisponge®
Supersoft®
65P-Ag
Antimicrobial
HSS-X7®
(Standard or

Bio-based)
Nolatex® Supersoft® HL Supersoft®
Smooth
TerraFoam®
(Standard or
Bio-based)
Nolaphil® Slow Recovery Foam EP
Cranial
& spinal
protectors
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Hip, body
& extremity
protectors
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Posterior
cushions
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Wheelchair
seating
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Splint
padding
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Patient
handling
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Surgery
securement
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Head & body
positioners
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Face masks
& straps
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Wearable
reinforcement
panels
&
inserts
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Medisponge®
Supersoft® 65PAg
Antimicrobial
HSS-X7®
(Standard or
Bio-based)
Nolatex® Supersoft®
HL
Supersoft®
Smooth
TerraFoam®
(Standard or
Bio-based)
Nolaphil® Slow Recovery
Foam EP
Thickness 2.5mm + 0.50mm
0.098 + 0.020”),
4.5mm + 0.50mm
(0.177 + 0.020”)
2.0 – 50.5mm
(0.079 – 2”)
2.0 – 25.4 mm
(0.079 – 1”)
2.0 – 39.4mm
(0.079 – 1.55”)
2.0 – 33.0mm
(0.079 – 1.30”)
2.0 – 30.5mm
(0.079 – 1.2”)
3.5 mm
(0.138”)
2.0 – 31.8mm
(0.079 – 1.25”)
Density (kg/m³) 110 80 – 94 83.3 110.4 96.1 104.1 85.2 122 – 134
Tensile
Strength (kPa)
160 160 – 225 298.3 166 122.6 193 – 207 275 405 – 428
Tear Strength
(N/m)
300 527 – 569 551.6 413 467 460 – 603 510 1277 – 1357
Elongation at
Break (%)
200 335 – 370 175 260 256 230 – 280 170 270 – 285
Cell Count
(pores/in)
170 162 – 180 135 200 150 215 – 239 130 120 – 125

Applications

Medical Care

Porex’s polyurethane foam can support a broad range of medical care applications including cranial and spinal protection, hip and extremity protection, head and body positioning, posterior cushioning, wheelchair seating, splint padding, patient handling, surgery securement, face masks and strips, as well as wearable reinforcement panels among others.

  • Can help to redistribute pressure at critical pressure points, avoiding nerve damage, pressure ulcers, and other positioning injuries
  • Broad range of thicknesses, softness grades, and surfaces including both standard and custom offerings
  • Antimicrobial options available
  • Most grades are 100% latex free
  • Highly efficient at wicking away moisture
  • Broad range of tensile and tear strengths
  • Conformable to easily fit many body types and parts
  • Polyurethane foams
  • Customizable shapes, thicknesses, softness, & absorbencies

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