Perineal thermal pack with improved liquid containment
AssigneeAllegiance Corporation
InventorsWALTER H. ISAAC, VARSHA KALYANKAR, NICHOLE L. WILHELM, ANDREW T. NIKOLAI, HALLIE M. SCHMIDT, TAYLOR MAROHL, AARON DEDERICH
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Abstract
Devices for providing thermal therapy to the perineal and rectal areas of a patient are described. The device is particularly useful for containing gushing lochia flow. Different embodiments of the device can be used to provide either hot or cold therapy to the patient. The inventive thermal pack of the current invention comprises a thermal pouch, pad and a backing layer.
Claims55
A device for applying thermal therapy to a patient, comprising:
- a pad;
- a backing layer;
- and
- a thermal pouch.
The device of claim 8, wherein at least one of the sheets is a nonwoven.
A device for applying thermal therapy to a patient, comprising:
- a pad comprising an absorbent core with a center void and top and bottom nonwoven sheets that are connected in the void of the absorbent core;
- a thermal pouch in the void of the absorbent core, underlying the top and bottom nonwoven sheet;
- and
- a backing layer.
A device for applying thermal therapy to a patient, comprising:
- a pad;
- an overwrap;
- a backing layer;
- and
- a thermal pouch;
- wherein the overwrap is over the pad and thermal pouch.
The device of claim 41, wherein the channels are located between the edge of the pad and the pouch.
A process for making a device for thermal therapy comprising:
- forming an absorbent core that includes a voided area without absorbent core;
- wrapping the core in a top and bottom sheet;
- securing the sheet to the absorbent core;
- connecting the sheets together in the voided area without absrobent core;
- and
- attaching the top of a thermal pouch to the area where the top and bottom sheet are connected in the voided area without absorbent core;
- adhering a backing layer to the bottom of the thermal pouch and the wrapped absorbent core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.