Medical Pad and System for Thermotherapy
AssigneeMedivance Incorporated
InventorsMarc E. Voorhees, Michael R. Hoglund, Keir D. Hart
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AssigneeMedivance Incorporated
InventorsMarc E. Voorhees, Michael R. Hoglund, Keir D. Hart
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An improved medical pad for contact thermal exchange with a patient includes a fluid circulation layer for containing a thermal exchange fluid circulatable therethrough, a first port and a second port for circulating the thermal exchange fluid in to and out of the fluid circulation layer, and a hydrogel layer interconnected to and extending across one side of the fluid circulation layer to define an adhesive surface for adherence to a patient's skin. The hydrogel layer can include an ultraviolet light-cured composition with a cross-linking copolymer, water, and glycerol. The hydrogel layer is provided to have a thermal conductivity of at least about 1.9 cal/hr-cm-° C.
A patient temperature control system, comprising:
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