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US 10,219,568 B1Granted
Surgical cap to control patient body temperature
AssigneeEqualizer Technology LLC
InventorPaul Saluan
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a device and a method that maintains a patient's body temperature during surgical exposure and, more specifically, to a surgical, insulative cap that is contoured to the patient's head. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
Claims6
A surgical cap to maintain a patient's optimal body temperature during a surgical procedure, said surgical cap comprises:
- an insulative element having an entire area that closely fits a portion of said patient's head and ears;
- a shell component having an inner surface, an outer surface and a lower edge, said inner surface is attached to said insulative element without any voids or pockets formed there between;
- a first side panel;
- a second side panel;
- a top center panel that forms a front, a center and a rear connected to said first side panel and said second side panel;
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- a means to grip formed of a medial and a lateral side panel adapted to cover in close proximity a mid point of the external auditory meatus bilaterally, said means contains the head from shifting and moving when said surgical cap is laid on the posterior, the medial or the lateral side of the body,
- wherein said insulative element lining the top center panel comprises material having a thickness greater than 2-mm on the areas adapted to cover the posterior, the anterior and the top portions of said head.
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A surgical cap to maintain a patient's optimal body temperature during a surgical procedure, said surgical cap comprises:
- an insulative element having an entire area that closely fits a portion of said patient's head and ears;
- a shell component having an inner surface, an outer surface and a lower edge, said inner surface is attached to said insulative element without any voids or pockets formed there between;
- a first side panel;
- a second side panel;
- a top center panel that forms a front, a center and a rear connected to said first side panel and said second side panel;
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- a means to grip formed of a medial and a lateral side panel adapted to cover in close proximity a mid point of the external auditory meatus bilaterally, said means contains the head from shifting and moving when said surgical cap is laid on the posterior, the medial or the lateral side of the body,
- wherein said insulative element lining the first side panel and the second side panel further comprises material having a thickness less than 2-mm at the areas adapted to cover both lateral side portions of the head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.