# US 2014/0190537 A1 · Portable Infrared Heating Field Tent > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190537 A1 - Document ID: US20140190537A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/150,545 - Filed: 2014-01-08 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-08 - Inventors: Steven J. Benda; Chad Mathew Benda; Robert E. Loukus - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190537A1 ## CPC - E04H 15/12: Heating - A61N 5/0625: {Warming the body, e.g. hyperthermia treatment} - E04H 15/425: {Flexible supporting means} - A61N 2005/0637: {in a horizontal position} - A61N 2005/0659: {infrared} - E04H 2015/201: {with inflatable tubular framework, with or without tent cover} - E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D) - A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B) ## Abstract Systems for providing a transportable human heating system include a portable infrared (IR) field tent configured to provide IR heat therapy to a patient in the field. The tent includes a free-standing enclosure having a support structure providing sides and a base. The base defines an open bottom of the enclosure. A flexible surface supported by the support structure forms at least one side wall of the enclosure. At least one side wall of the enclosure includes an openable panel that provides access through the side wall into an interior of the enclosure. The tent includes an IR heating panel secured to an inner surface of the enclosure for heating a patient within the enclosure. A human heating system can optionally include a patient support apparatus, such as a stretcher. An IR field tent can be configured to attach to the apparatus, thus enclosing a patient upon the apparatus. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A portable infrared (IR) heating field tent, comprising: a free-standing enclosure comprising a support structure providing sides and a base of the enclosure, the base defining an open bottom of the enclosure, and a flexible surface supported by the support structure forming at least one side wall of the enclosure, the at least one side wall comprising an openable panel providing access through the side wall into an interior of the enclosure; and at least one IR heating panel secured to an inner surface of the enclosure. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The portable IR heating field tent of claim claim 1, further comprising a power supply system for providing electrical power to the at least one IR heating panel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The portable IR heating field tent of claim claim 2, wherein the power supply system comprises a portable battery pack system and a DC to AC converter. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The portable IR heating field tent of claim claim 2, wherein the power supply system comprises an alternating current power source. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The portable IR heating field tent of claim claim 2, wherein the power supply system comprises a connector configured to removably connect to an alternating current power source supplied by an external field vehicle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The portable IR heating field tent of claim claim 1, wherein the at least one IR heating panel is configured to generate low levels of electromagnetic radiation and wherein the tent is configured to reduce radiation emitted from the tent and to reduce radiation emitted into the tent. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The portable IR heating field tent of claim claim 6, further comprising ultraviolet lighting for reducing bacteria in the air within the tent. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The portable IR heating field tent of claim claim 1, wherein the tent is configured to reduce electric field emissions from the at least one IR heating panel generating electric fields. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The portable IR heating field tent of claim claim 1, further comprising at least one attachment member disposed on the free-standing enclosure for attaching the enclosure to a bottom surface. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The portable IR heating field tent of claim claim 9, wherein the at least one attachment members is disposed on the support structure. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The portable IR heating field tent of claim claim 1, wherein the enclosure comprises a plurality of sides, and at least one IR heating panel secured proximate to each one of the plurality of sides. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The portable IR heating field tent of claim claim 1, wherein the flexible surface comprises a non-flammable, water resistive material. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The portable IR heating field tent of claim claim 1, wherein the enclosure can be folded into a smaller package for transport without removing the IR heating panels from the interior of the enclosure. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The portable IR heating field tent of claim claim 13, further comprising a rapid deployment mechanism for causing the tent to rapidly transition from a folded transport state to a deployed state. ### Claim 15 A transportable human heating system comprising: a free-standing enclosure comprising: a support structure providing sides and a base of the enclosure, the base defining an open bottom of the enclosure, and a flexible surface supported by the support structure; at least one infrared (IR) heating panel secured to an inner surface of the enclosure; a patient support apparatus; at least one attachment mechanism disposed on a lower edge of the free-standing enclosure for attaching the enclosure to the patient support apparatus; and a power supply system for providing electrical power to the at least one IR heating panel. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The transportable human heating system of claim claim 15, wherein the patient support apparatus comprises a gurney or a stretcher. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The transportable human heating system of claim claim 15, wherein the power supply system comprises a field vehicle. ### Claim 18 A method for providing heat to a patient in the field comprising: providing a transportable human heating system, the system comprising: a support structure providing sides and a base and supporting a flexible surface, the base of the support structure defining an open bottom; and at least one infrared (IR) heating panel secured to an inner surface of the tent; disposing the transportable human heating system over the patient, enclosing the patient therein; and supplying electrical power to the at least one IR heating panel to direct IR energy from the at least one IR heating panel toward the patient. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim claim 18, wherein the tent comprises at least one attachment mechanism disposed on its lower surface, and the method further comprises attaching the tent to a patient support mechanism. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim claim 19, further comprising transporting the patient on the patient support mechanism while supplying electrical power to the at least one IR heating panel.