Cooling system
AssigneeKCI Licensing, Inc.
InventorKeith Patrick Heaton
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Abstract
A cooling system for cooling a person in a supine position as part of a clinical treatment includes an air blower, a heat exchanger, an inflatable mattress and a cooling jacket or overlay. Air from the blower is cooled by contact with the heat exchanger, passed through the jacket or overlay and through the mattress in order to rapidly cool the person so as to achieve mild hypothermia.
Claims23
A therapeutic combination for cooling a person's body while supporting the person in a supine position, said therapeutic combination comprising:
- an inflatable mattress system for supporting a person in a supine position;
- an inflatable cooling layer adapted to overlay the person while the person is supported upon said inflatable mattress system;
- a source of pressurized fluid in communication with said inflatable mattress system and said inflatable cooling layer, said source being adapted to inflate said inflatable mattress system and to provide cooling fluid to said inflatable mattress system and said inflatable cooling layer;
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- said therapeutic combination being adapted to cool the person's core body temperature to a temperature of about 32 to 34° C.
A therapeutic combination for cooling a person's body while supporting the person in a supine position, said therapeutic combination comprising:
- an inflatable mattress system for supporting a person in a supine position;
- a layer adapted to overlay and form an enclosure over the person while the person is supported upon said inflatable mattress system;
- a source of pressurized fluid in communication with said inflatable mattress system, said source being adapted to inflate said inflatable mattress system and to provide cooling fluid to said inflatable mattress system and said enclosure;
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- said therapeutic combination being adapted to cool the person's core body temperature to a temperature of about 32 to 34° C.
A therapeutic combination for cooling a person's body while supporting the person in a supine position, said therapeutic combination comprising:
- an inflatable mattress system for supporting a person in a supine position;
- an inflatable cooling layer adapted to overlay the person while the person is supported upon said inflatable-mattress system;
- a source of pressurized and refrigerated air in communication with said inflatable mattress system and said inflatable cooling layer, said source being adapted to inflate said inflatable mattress system and to provide a flow of refrigerated air through said inflatable mattress system and through said inflatable cooling layer;
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- whereby said therapeutic combination is adapted to cool the person's core body temperature to a temperature of about 32 to 34° C.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.