| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D485338 |
Forced air warming unit |
January 13, 2004 |
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| 7470280 |
Clinical garment for comfort warming and prewarming |
December 30, 2008 |
| A clinical garment having a lower hem and sleeves includes permeable surfaces inside near peripheral portions, a duct in communication with the permeable surfaces, and at least one inlet port opening into the duct. When worn by a patient, the permeable surfaces are positioned adjacen |
| 7394976 |
Fluid warming cassette and system capable of operation under negative pressure |
July 1, 2008 |
| A fluid warming cassette for use in a fluid warming system includes a first sheet, a second sheet and a flexible spacer having a serpentine opening. At least one of the first and second sheets is a flexible plastic sheet. The spacer is positioned between the first and second sheets a |
| 7364584 |
Warming device |
April 29, 2008 |
| A warming device includes a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting a convective apparatus with interleaved, separately inflatable sections, each adapted to enable a particular mode of warming. |
| 7338515 |
System, combination and method for controlling airflow in convective treatment |
March 4, 2008 |
| In a convective system that includes a blower to thermally treat and pressurize air, a convective device to receive and convect the thermally-treated pressurized air, and an air hose to conduct a flow of thermally-treated pressurized air from the blower to an inlet port in the convec |
| 7316666 |
Fluid warming cassette with rails and a stiffening member |
January 8, 2008 |
| A fluid warming cassette useful in a system for warming parenteral fluids is provided. The cassette comprises a thermally conductive, flexible fluid container with a fluid channel. Rails are disposed in the fluid container near its periphery, and a stiffener is disposed in the fluid |
| 7276076 |
Perioperative warming device |
October 2, 2007 |
| A perioperative warming device includes a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting a convective apparatus with multiple stacked sections. One section of the convective apparatus is adapted to provide comfort warming by convection. Another section of the convective apparat |
| 7244268 |
Warming apparatus with an inflatable cover and an inlet port plug |
July 17, 2007 |
| The present invention is a method and apparatus for conveniently and removably sealing inlet ports within an inflatable thermal blanket. In accordance with the present invention a generally planar sheet of material having a plurality of resilient side extensions extending from a cent |
| 7232457 |
Fluid warming cassette with a tensioning rod |
June 19, 2007 |
| A fluid warming cassette for use in a fluid warming system includes a first sheet and second sheet joined with a flexed tensioning rod to form a fluid container with a periphery in which the flexed tensioning rod is disposed to tension the fluid container. The fluid container includes a |
| 7226454 |
Warming device with varied permeability |
June 5, 2007 |
| A warming device includes a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting a convective apparatus with separately-inflatable sections, each adapted to enable a particular mode of warming. Each section has a surface or region with a permeability that varies from the permeability |
| 7220273 |
Control of airflow to an inflatable thermal device |
May 22, 2007 |
| Airflow provided through an air hose to the inlet port of an inflatable thermal device is controlled by a mechanical device disposed at an end of the air hose that is coupled to the inlet port. In response to coupling the end of the air hose to the inlet port, the mechanical device opera |
| 7120951 |
System for warming lower extremities of supine persons |
October 17, 2006 |
| A warming system, mounted to the foot of a bed, warms a person's lower extremities by directing air into the space between the mattress and overlaying blankets. A blower directs air into an elongated distribution chamber having many tiny exit apertures. The chamber is mounted at the |
| 7108713 |
Surgical barrier device incorporating an inflatable thermal blanket with a surgical drape to pro |
September 19, 2006 |
| A surgical barrier device includes an inflatable thermal blanket formed integrally with, or attached to, a surgical drape. The inflatable thermal blanket is inflatable through an inlet by a thermally-controlled inflating medium. An aperture array on the undersurface of the inflatable |
| 7101389 |
Inflatable lower body thermal blanket |
September 5, 2006 |
| A thermal blanket includes an inflatable covering with a head end, a foot end, two edges, and an undersurface. The covering includes a plurality of inflatable chambers that are inflated when a thermal-controlled inflating medium is introduced into the thermal blanket through an inlet at |
| 7100394 |
Apparatus to adapt a convective treatment system or device for cooling |
September 5, 2006 |
| An adaptor enables a convective treatment system to be modified for cooling by providing a bath of pressurized, cooled air intended to lower the body core temperature of a person. The adaptor may be constructed for being coupled between a blower assembly that provides a stream of pre |
| 7090692 |
Thermal Blanket |
August 15, 2006 |
| A thermal blanket includes an inflatable covering with a head end, a foot end, two edges and an undersurface. The covering is inflated through an inlet at the foot end by a thermally-controlled inflating medium. An aperture array on the undersurface of the covering exhausts the therm |
| 7074982 |
Modular bandage |
July 11, 2006 |
| A modular bandage for treating wounds located on highly contoured, non-planar regions of a person includes a standoff for placement near the wound, and a sheet of material for forming a sealed environment over the wound in conjunction with the standoff. The modular bandage may further |
| 7014431 |
Forced air warming unit |
March 21, 2006 |
| A forced air warming unit has a casing with inlet and outlet openings. The casing encloses a scroll housing with a curved inside surface in which a blower is disposed. A circuit board in the casing encloses the blower in the scroll housing. At least one opening penetrates the circuit boa |
| 7010221 |
Intravenous fluid warming cassette with stiffening member, fluid container and key mechanism |
March 7, 2006 |
| A fluid warming cassette with a stiffening frame structure and a key mechanism is provided to support a parenteral fluid container. The fluid container is desirably thin to minimize heat exchange inefficiencies. The frame structure permits the thin fluid container to be inserted into the |
| 7001416 |
Patient comfort apparatus and system |
February 21, 2006 |
| Apparatus and a system for thermally comforting a patient include pneumatic, convective device providing thermal treatment for persons or animals. The pneumatic convective device is adapted to fit around a person's neck and provides convective warming focused or directed primarily on |
| 6987209 |
Flexible non-contact wound treatment device |
January 17, 2006 |
| A non-contact wound treatment device suitable for releasable attachment to a patient's skin surface over a selected wound area in a non-contact position relative to the selected wound area, the wound treatment device comprising an attachment portion suitable for releasable attachment wit |
| 6974428 |
Modular bandage |
December 13, 2005 |
| A modular bandage for treating wounds located on highly contoured, non-planar regions of a person includes a standoff for placement near the wound, and a sheet of material for forming a sealed environment over the wound in conjunction with the standoff. The modular bandage may further |
| 6921374 |
Tissue treatment by normothermic heating |
July 26, 2005 |
| An apparatus for treating tissue in a tissue treatment area includes a heater that does not contact the tissue. The apparatus may be attached to the skin of a person to form a treatment volume about the tissue to be treated. The heater, supported at the layer, is held near the tissue to |
| 6876884 |
Forced air warming unit |
April 5, 2005 |
| A forced air warming unit has a casing that encloses a scroll housing with a curved inside surface. A blower is disposed in the scroll housing inside the curved surface. Inlet and outlet openings are provided in the casing. A circuit board is mounted in the casing, against the scroll hou |
| 6840915 |
Normothermic tissue treatment |
January 11, 2005 |
| A non-contact controllable heater wound covering and method having a peripheral sealing ring covered by a layer to which is attached a heater and this assembly is attached to the skin with an adhesive so that the heater is held proximate the wound area in a non-contact position. The |
| 6830049 |
Airway device with provision for coupling to an introducer |
December 14, 2004 |
| A laryngeal airway device for sealing against the laryngeal opening includes an air tube with proximal and distal ends and a sealing member attached to the distal end. The airway device includes a tubular extension or snout for delivering air directly into the laryngeal opening; the snou |
| 6775473 |
IV fluid warming system with detection of presence and orientation of an IV fluid heat exchanger |
August 10, 2004 |
| An intravenous (IV) fluid warming system with a removable heat exchanger includes a presence detector. The system is for warming an IV fluid before infusion into a body. The system includes a warming unit for warming the IV fluid and an inlet slot for receiving a heat exchanger, preferab |
| 6764502 |
High-efficiency cooling pads, mattresses, and sleeves |
July 20, 2004 |
| Cooling pads, mattresses, and limb-conforming sleeves reduce a person's temperature by evaporative and/or conductive cooling. An open cell foam pad defines an internal air flow passages proceeding according to serpentine or other desired routing. The pad is wetted, and a blower circu |
| 6763728 |
Evaluation of burst test results |
July 20, 2004 |
| A method for evaluating a seal on a package is disclosed. The method includes determining the value of a burst test force parameter. The burst test force parameter being a parameter that results from a force placed on the package during a burst test. The method also includes using the va |
| 6718785 |
Cooling devices with high-efficiency cooling features |
April 13, 2004 |
| Cooling devices are provided to reduce a person's temperature by evaporative, convective, and/or conductive cooling. One such device maximizes evaporative cooling by aiding the flow of air to the person and the removal of vapor-laden air from the person. An upper sheet and a base she |
| 6679432 |
Audible indication of disconnection between a convective device and an air hose in a convective |
January 20, 2004 |
| In a convective treatment system a wind-actuated instrument mounted near an end of an air hose provides, generates, issues, or sounds an audible alarm when the end becomes disconnected from a convective device and pressurized air continues to flow through the end. The instrument may be m |
| 6666879 |
Inlet port plug |
December 23, 2003 |
| An apparatus, device, or inlet port plug, may close an inlet port that is formed in a sheet of flexible material. The inlet port is adapted for mounting on an inflatable device and is shaped and constructed to receive and retain an air hose nozzle through which air flows to inflate the |
| 6581400 |
Apparatus, system, and method for convectively and evaporatively cooling a head |
June 24, 2003 |
| An apparatus is disclosed for convectively and evaporatively cooling a patient's head. The apparatus includes an upper sheet and a base sheet that are attached at a plurality of locations to form a convective device adaptable to the patient's head. The base sheet includes a plurality of |
