Radiative warming system
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsAndrew J. McGregor, Melissa L. Bailey, Jared J. Balthazor, Melanie L. Collins, Stefan O. Dietrich, Korey W. Karls, Matthew T. Scholz, Albert P. Van Duren
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a warming system. The warming system includes a light device having a light source configured to be positioned proximate to a patient support having a patient support surface. The light source can also be configured to generate infrared radiation. The warming system can also include a flexible sheet having a first side configured to reflect at least some of the generated infrared radiation from the light device toward a portion of the patient support surface.
Claims19
A warming system, comprising:
- a light device having a light source, the light device configured to be positioned proximate to a patient support having a patient support surface and configured to generate infrared radiation;
- a flexible sheet having a first side configured to reflect some of the generated infrared radiation from the light device toward a portion of the patient support surface, and wherein the light device comprises a housing,
- a reader disposed at least partially within the housing and communicatively coupled to a computing device, the computing device comprising one or more computer processors and a memory comprising instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to:
- determine one or more characteristics of the flexible sheet using the reader,
- determine whether the flexible sheet is appropriate for the system based on the characteristics;
- and
- perform at least one operation based on whether the flexible sheet is appropriate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.