Suffering from decubitus ulcer, also known as bedsore, leads to long lasting treatment of the affected region as well as it provides a significant contribution to expenditures in health care. Acquiring a decubitus ulcer during a hospital stay is often related to surgical procedures. Therefore an improvement of the intraoperative situation is eligible. In contrast to common approaches focusing on passive pressure redistribution of the mat a new approach towards an active load controlled bedding system is presented. This active support system consists of multiple elements, enabled to change height and detecting the applied load on each element. Due to lowering an overloaded region a decrease of applied load is expected while the load on the surrounding elements will increase.