Care giver display surgical cap to control patient body temperature
AssigneeEqualizer Technology LLC
InventorDavid G. Abood
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Abstract
A system and method for maintaining a patient's body temperature during and after surgical exposure is provided. A surgical, insulative cap both aids in maintaining the patient's core body temperature at an euthermic range and further incorporates a graphic display panel for providing a remote caregiver informational interface. Vital signs sensors may therefor communicate, either directly or remotely, to said informational interface and allow access to vital signs information to the caregiver in a convenient manner that does not require diversion of attention from the patient in order to monitor.
Claims12
A method to maintain the euthermic state, said method comprises the steps:
- providing a life vest;
- providing a closely fitted covering unit adapted to extend in close proximity to the head over much of the user's forehead, over the user's ears, across the rear to the base of the user's head, and along a line where the head and the neck meet, wherein said covering unit is further adapted to form or support a vital signs display mechanism formed within or attached to said shell component and further adapted to be located at a position that corresponds generally along the centerline of a wearer's head from front to back, wherein said covering unit is further adapted to lie against said user's head in contact with said forehead, said ears and said base of said user's head, said covering unit is further adapted to additionally insulate at least a portion of said user's head covered by said covering unit;
- placing of said vital signs display mechanisms at a location to provide optimum visibility to rescue personnel;
- covering a substantial portion of said user's head prior in conjunctions with the donning of the life vest;
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- maintaining said head covering closely fitted to said user's head during a rescue event.
A method to maintain the euthermic state, said method comprises the steps:
- providing a head covering unit to maintain a user's body temperature, said head covering unit adapted to closely fit the contours of a user's head and forming a grip said user's head in a manner that impedes said covering unit from falling off said user's head and incorporating a user interface display formed within or attached to head covering unit in a position and location to be visually accessible from an outer surface by a medical care giver;
- locating the display at a position that corresponds generally along the centerline of a wearer's head from front to back;
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- placing one or more vital signs monitoring sensors in operative communication wirelessly with the user interface display;
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- displaying information obtained from said one or more monitoring sensors discernable at said user interface display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.