Heated patient positioning device for surgical procedures
AssigneeXodus Medical, Inc.
InventorsCraig Kaforey, Mark Kaforey
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Abstract
A heated patient support device for positioning a patient on an operating table during a surgical procedure includes a foam body having a substantially flat first surface configured to be in contact with the patient, an opposing substantially flat second surface configured to contact the operating table for holding the patient support device in place against the operating table, and a peripheral edge extending therebetween. The patient support device also includes at least one heating element at least partially enclosed within the foam body. The at least one heating element includes a cloth sheet and a graphene layer on a surface of the cloth sheet configured to generate heat when electric current is applied to the graphene layer.
Claims19
A heated patient support device for positioning a patient on an operating table during a surgical procedure, the patient support device comprising:
- a foam body comprising a substantially flat first surface configured to be in contact with the patient, an opposing substantially flat second surface configured to contact the operating table for holding the patient support device in place against the operating table, and a peripheral edge extending therebetween;
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- at least one heating element at least partially enclosed within the foam body, the at least one heating element comprising:
- a first insulation portion comprising a cloth sheet and an adhesive over an outwardly facing surface of the cloth sheet,
- a graphene layer on an inwardly facing surface of the cloth sheet configured to generate heat when electric current is applied to the graphene layer,
- a second insulation portion comprising another cloth sheet and adhesive over an outwardly facing surface of the another cloth sheet,
- a copper film between the first insulation portion and the second insulation portion, and
- a silver adhesive layer between the graphene layer and the copper film that adheres the copper film to the graphene layer and to the cloth sheet.
A method of assembly for a heated patient support device, comprising:
- assembling at least one heating element, the at least one heating element comprising
- a first insulation portion comprising a cloth sheet and an adhesive over an outwardly facing surface of the cloth sheet,
- a graphene layer on an inwardly facing surface of the cloth sheet configured to generate heat when an electric current is applied to the graphene layer,
- a second insulation portion comprising another cloth sheet and adhesive over an outwardly facing surface of the another cloth sheet,
- a copper film between the first insulation portion and the second insulation portion, and
- a silver adhesive layer between the graphene layer and the copper film that adheres the copper film to the graphene layer and to the cloth sheet;
- removing a lower removable cover sheet from a lower surface of the at least one heating element exposing a lower adhesive layer;
- attaching the at least one heating element to a lower foam block such that the lower adhesive layer adheres the at least one heating element to the lower foam block;
- removing a removable upper cover sheet from an upper surface of the at least one heating element exposing an upper adhesive layer;
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- attaching the at least one heating element to an upper foam block such that the upper adhesive layer adheres the at least one heating element to the upper foam block, thereby enclosing the at least one heating element between the upper foam block and the lower foam block forming the heated patient support device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.