Title:
HEATING PAD SYSTEMS FOR PATIENT WARMING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001095841
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A heating pad system (100) useable in one embodiment for warming a person on a support structure. In this embodiment, the heating pad system comprises an upper foam pad (140), a lower foam pad (142), and a thermal-electric heating element (150) sandwiched between the upper and lower foam pads. A form-fitting waterproof cover (112) encloses at least a portion of the upper and lower foam pads and the thermal-electric heating element. In one aspect of this embodiment, the heating pad system includes a power unit (120) for providing electrical power to the thermal-electric heating element, the power unit including a control panel (122) having at least one temperature selector, the temperature selector for selecting at least one heating pad temperature.
Inventors:
ELLIS KENT DOUGLAS (US)
WYATT CHARLES C (US)
WYATT CHARLES C (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/018927
Publication Date:
July 04, 2002
Filing Date:
June 12, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS I (US)
ELLIS KENT DOUGLAS (US)
WYATT CHARLES C (US)
ELLIS KENT DOUGLAS (US)
WYATT CHARLES C (US)
International Classes:
A61F7/00; A61F7/02; A61F7/08; A61G13/00; H05B3/24; A61B17/00; A61G7/057; (IPC1-7): A61F7/00; A61F7/08
Foreign References:
| US6006136A | 1999-12-21 | |||
| EP0757907A1 | 1997-02-12 | |||
| US5932129A | 1999-08-03 |
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