Inflatable convective pad for surgery
AssigneeArizant Healthcare Inc.
InventorsThomas Anderson, Mark Scott
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Abstract
An inflatable convective pad for warming a person during surgery has two ends, two sides, and at least two openings, each located in an area of the pad between the two ends and between a respective side and the center of the pad. The openings, which may be in the form of slits, allow the threading of a sheet or the person's arms through the pad to restrain the arms during surgery.
Claims22
An inflatable convective pad for warming a person, comprising:
- at least one air permeable surface adapted to support a person;
- and
- openings through the pad adapted to thread a limb retainer.
An inflatable convective pad for warming a person, comprising:
- at least one air permeable surface;
- and
- spaced-apart openings through the pad adapted to thread a limb or a retainer.
An inflatable convective pad for warming a person, comprising:
- first and second layers joined by a seal around a common periphery to form a pneumatic structure, at least the first layer being air permeable and including an air permeable surface adapted to support a person;
- at least one inlet port opening into the pneumatic structure;
- and
- spaced-apart seals between the first and second layers, within the common periphery, and
- means in each of the spaced-apart seals for threading a limb or a limb retainer through the inflatable convective pad.
A method of using an inflatable convective pad, comprising:
- inflating the pad with warmed pressurized air;
- convecting warmed air through a surface of the pad;
- supporting a person on the surface;
- and
- threading a retainer around the person's arms and through the pad.
A method of using an inflatable convective pad, comprising:
- inflating the pad with warmed pressurized air;
- convecting warmed air through a surface of the pad;
- supporting a person on the surface;
- and
- threading at least one of the person's arms through the pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.