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US 5,343,579 AGranted
Warming blanket having multiple inlets
AssigneeMallinckrodt Medical, Inc.
InventorsScott D. Dickerhoff, Thomas F. Kappel, Robert A. Virag
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a blanket for use with forced air convection systems, wherein the blanket includes multiple inlet ports. By providing a blanket with multiple inlets, the user has the choice of positioning the air supply or blower unit and the supply hose on either side of the patient. In addition, in a preferred embodiment, the inlet ports are resealable, thus allowing the user to switch inlets during use.
Claims2
A blanket for use with a forced air convection system,
- wherein said blanket includes an inflation chamber with multiple inlet ports;
- wherein said multiple inlet ports may be reversibly sealed with a reversible sealing means comprising folding wire or plastic bars such that at least one of said multiple inlet ports remains closed when the blanket is supplied with forced air.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.