Transparent Pad
AssigneeC. R. Bard, Inc.
InventorsCecille A. Canary, Nathaniel Barnes, Christopher K. Brooks, Younggeun Cho, Sean E. Walker
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a medical pad for exchanging thermal energy between a targeted temperature management (TTM) fluid and a patient. The pad includes a top side and a bottom side, as well as a fluid containing layer disposed between the top side and the bottom side, an insulation layer disposed on the top side, and a thermal conduction layer disposed on the bottom side. The pad can be configured to inhibit irritation of the skin of the patient when the pad is applied to the skin. The pad can also include translucent portions to facilitate visual observance of the skin beneath the pad.
Claims11
A medical pad for exchanging thermal energy between a targeted temperature management (TTM) fluid and a patient, the medical pad comprising:
- a perimeter configured to inhibit irritation of the patient;
- a fluid containing layer disposed between a top side and a bottom side of the medical pad, wherein:
- the fluid containing layer is configured for containing the TTM fluid,
- the fluid containing layer comprises a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and
- the TTM fluid is circulatable in the fluid containing layer from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet;
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- a thermal conduction layer disposed on the bottom side of the medical pad, wherein the fluid containing layer and the thermal conduction layer include one or more coincident translucent portions to enable visual observation of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.