Thermoelectric Heating/Cooling Pad

Abstract

Disclosed herein are compact systems for performing targeted temperature management including one or more thermal pad assemblies, each or which includes a thermoelectric device. The thermoelectric device heats or cools a thermal exchange fluid circulating within the thermal contact pad to warm or cool a patient. The thermoelectric device may be included in a temperature control module directly attached to the pad. A modularized temperature control module may selectively include one or more thermoelectric devices coupled with a heat exchanger. Logic stored in memory may, via execution of one or more processors, control the temperature of the thermal exchange fluid by defining a polarity and magnitude of an electrical power supplied to the thermoelectric device. The temperature control module may be selectively attached to and detached from the pad. A pre-use unassembled state of the thermal pad assembly include the pad having the thermal exchanged fluid sealed therein.

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