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US 11,690,754 B2Granted
Smart thermal patch for adaptive thermotherapy
AssigneeKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology
InventorsMuhammad Mustafa Hussain, Aftab Mustansir Hussain
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Abstract
A smart thermal patch for adaptive thermotherapy is provided. In an embodiment, the patch can be a stretchable, non-polymeric, conductive thin film flexible and non-invasive body integrated mobile thermal heater with wireless control capabilities that can be used to provide adaptive thermotherapy. The patch can be geometrically and spatially tunable on various pain locations. Adaptability allows the amount of heating to be tuned based on the temperature of the treated portion.
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A thermal patch, comprising:
- first and second heating pads;
- and
- a stretchable metallic electrical conductor interconnecting the first and second heating pads,
- wherein the first heating pad includes a first non-porous polymer pad having plural first through holes made at a given distance from each other, and a first metallic line formed between the plural first through holes, on the first polymer pad, for heating,
- wherein the second heating pad includes a second non-porous polymer pad having plural second through holes made at the given distance from each other, and a second metallic line formed between the plural second through holes, on the second polymer pad, for heating,
- wherein the first polymer pad is separated from the second polymer pad,
- wherein a first end of the stretchable metallic electrical conductor is connected to the first metallic line, and a second end of the stretchable metallic electrical conductor is connected to the second metallic line,
- wherein the stretchable metallic electrical conductor is configured to have a figure “8” configuration to undergo lateral elongation between the first and second heating pads, and
- wherein a width of each of the first and second metallic lines is a fraction of a width of the stretchable metallic electrical conductor so that an amount of power dissipated to the first and second heating pads is maximized.
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A thermal patch, comprising:
- first and second heating pads, each of the first and second heating pads having corresponding plural through holes, and the first and second heating pads having first and second metallic lines formed between the plural through holes, respectively;
- and
- a stretchable metallic electrical conductor interconnecting the first metallic line of the first heating pad to the second metallic line of the second heating pad,
- wherein the first heating pad is separated from the second heating pad, and
- wherein a width of each of the first and second metallic lines is a fraction of a width of the stretchable metallic electrical conductor so that an amount of power dissipated to the first and second heating pads is maximized.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.