Heating device
AssigneePlexaa Ltd
InventorSaahil MEHTA
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Abstract
A heating device is provided comprising: a wearable layer conformable to a part of a user's body; a heat source attached to the wearable layer for applying heat to a region of a user's body; a blood flow sensor attached to the wearable layer configured to detect a parameter indicative of blood flow in or adjacent to the region of the user's body and generate a signal indicative thereof; and one or both of: (i) a processor in electrical communication with the blood flow sensor for determining the blood flow in or adjacent to the region of the user's body based upon the signal; or (ii) a transmitter for transmitting the signal to a remote device.
Claims21
-21. (canceled)
A method of heating a region of a user's body comprising the steps of:
- providing a heating device, the heating device comprising:
- a wearable layer conformable to a part of a user's body;
- a heat source attached to the wearable layer for applying heat to a region of a user's body;
- a blood flow sensor attached to the wearable layer configured to detect a parameter indicative of blood flow in or adjacent to the region of the user's body and generate a signal indicative thereof;
- and
- one or both of:
- (i) a processor in electrical communication with the blood flow sensor for determining the blood flow in or adjacent to the region of the user's body based upon the signal;
- or
- (ii) a transmitter for transmitting the signal to a remote device placing the wearable layer on a user's body so that the heating device is in thermal contact with a user's body for a period of time before surgery;
- activating the heat source to apply heat to a region of the user's body in a timed periodic pattern before surgery;
- using the blood flow sensors to detect blood flow in the region of the user's body;
- removing the heating device;
- performing the surgery on the user;
- placing the wearable layer on the user's body so that the heating device is in thermal contact with the user's body for a period of time after the surgery;
- and
- activating the heat source to apply heat to a region of the user's body at a generally constant temperature after surgery.
A method of heating a region of a user's body comprising the steps of:
- providing a heating device, the heating device comprising:
- a wearable layer conformable to a part of a user's body;
- a heat source attached to the wearable layer for applying heat to a region of a user's body;
- a blood flow sensor attached to the wearable layer configured to detect a parameter indicative of blood flow in or adjacent to the region of the user's body and generate a signal indicative thereof;
- and
- one or both of:
- (i) a processor in electrical communication with the blood flow sensor for determining the blood flow in or adjacent to the region of the user's body based upon the signal;
- or
- (ii) a transmitter for transmitting the signal to a remote device
- placing the wearable layer on a user's body so that the heating device is in thermal contact with a user's body for a period of time before surgery;
- activating the heat source in periods of low temperature heating and periods of high temperature heating to heat a region of the user's body to 43° C.;
- using the blood flow sensors to detect blood flow in the region of the user's body.
A heating device comprising:
- a wearable layer conformable to a part of a user's body;
- a heat source attached to the wearable layer for applying heat to a region of a user's body, the heat source configured to activate in periods of high temperature heating and periods of low temperature heating to heat a region of the user's body to 43° C.;
- a blood flow sensor attached to the wearable layer configured to detect a parameter indicative of blood flow in or adjacent to the region of the user's body and generate a signal indicative thereof;
- and
- one or both of:
- (i) a processor in electrical communication with the blood flow sensor for determining the blood flow in or adjacent to the region of the user's body based upon the signal;
- or
- (ii) a transmitter for transmitting the signal to a remote device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.