THIS PRODUCT IS A FOAM MATTRESS WITH AIR POCKETS TO THE DIMENSIONS OF A STANDARD HOSPITAL BED. THE FOAM MATTRESS IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THERAPY FOR THE PREVENTION OF PRESSURE ULCERS. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY INFLATING AND DEFLATING ALTERNATING CELLS OVER A TEN-MINUTE CYCLE BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRIC PUMP. THE FOAM MATTRESS HAS RECTANGULAR AIR CELLS, THAT INFLATE AND DEFLATE ALTERNATELY TO PROVIDE THERAPY TO A PATIENT. BY INFLATING AND DEFLATING ALTERNATE CELLS, IT REDUCES THE RISK OF PRESSURE ULCERS. IN THIS PRODUCT, THE AIR CELLS ARE ENCASED IN A FOAM OUTER CASING AND A BREATHABLE COVER.

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING: GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR)S GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 9019 - MECHANO-THERAPY APPLIANCES; MASSAGE APPARATUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL APTITUDE-TESTING APPARATUS; OZONE THERAPY, OXYGEN THERAPY, AEROSOL THERAPY, ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION OR OTHER THERAPEUTIC RESPIRATION APPARATUS. GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 901910 - MECHANO-THERAPY APPLIANCES; MASSAGE APPARATUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL APTITUDE-TESTING APPARATUS. CN CODE 90191090 - OTHER THAN ELECTRICAL VIBRATORY-MASSAGE APPARATUS. ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH:- CHAPTER 90 - NOTE 2(B) CHAPTER 90 - NOTE 3 HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTES (HSEN) TO HEADING 90.19 - NOTE (II)