Personal warming systems and apparatuses for use in hospitals and other settings, and associated methods of manufacture and use
First Claim
1. A heating element comprising:
- a flexible substrate; and
a plurality of conductive strands supported by the flexible substrate, each of the conductive strands having;
a core portion; and
a conductive portion carried by the core portion, wherein each of the conductive strands is configured to generate heat by conducting electricity.
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Abstract
Personal warming systems and apparatuses for use in hospitals and other settings are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a heating pad for warming a patient during a hospital procedure can include a heating element and a patient support portion. The heating element can include one or more radiolucent, or at least generally radiolucent, features. The radiolucent features can include conductive paths supported by a flexible substrate. The conductive paths can include conductive yarns oriented in linear and/or non-linear patterns on the flexible substrate. In one aspect of this embodiment, the conductive yarns can include conductive strands having a metallic plating, such as silver plating.
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102 Claims
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1. A heating element comprising:
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a flexible substrate; and
a plurality of conductive strands supported by the flexible substrate, each of the conductive strands having;
a core portion; and
a conductive portion carried by the core portion, wherein each of the conductive strands is configured to generate heat by conducting electricity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A heating element comprising:
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a flexible substrate; and
a plurality of conductive strands supported by the flexible substrate, each of the conductive strands having a silver portion configured to generate heat by conducting electricity. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A heating element comprising:
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a flexible substrate; and
at least one conductive path supported by the flexible substrate, the conductive path defining a repeating geometric pattern extending across at least a portion of the flexible substrate, wherein the conductive path is configured to generate heat by conducting electricity. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A patient warming device usable to warm a person, the patient warming device comprising:
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a support portion configured to support at least part of the person;
a flexible substrate positioned at least proximate to the support portion; and
a plurality of conductive strands supported by the flexible substrate, each of the conductive strands having a core portion and a conductive portion carried by the core portion, wherein the conductive strands are configured to generate heat to warm the person when the person is positioned at least partially on the support portion. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A patient warming device usable to warm a person, the patient warming device comprising:
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a support portion configured to support at least part of the person;
a flexible substrate positioned at least proximate to the support portion; and
at least one conductive path defining a non-linear pattern extending across at least a portion of the flexible substrate, wherein the conductive path is configured to generate heat to warm the person when the person is positioned at least partially on the support portion. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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87. A personal warming device usable to warm a patient, the personal warming device comprising:
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a flexible heating element; and
a compressible layer positioned proximate to the heating element and configured to support at least a portion of the patient, the compressible layer having a thickness of about 0.5 inch or less, wherein the heating element is configured to generate heat by conducting electricity when a patient is positioned on the compressible layer.
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88. A patient warming device usable to warm a person, the patient warming device comprising:
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a contoured support portion having at least one contoured surface configured to support at least part of the person; and
a heating element positioned at least proximate to the contoured support portion, the heating element including;
a flexible substrate; and
a plurality of conductive strands supported by the flexible substrate, each of the conductive strands having a core portion and a conductive portion carried by the core portion, wherein each of the conductive strands is configured to generate heat by conducting electricity. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90, 91, 92, 93)
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94. A patient warming device usable to warm a person, the patient warming device comprising:
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a compressible fill layer having a thickness of about 0.5 inch or less;
a flexible substrate positioned at least proximate to the fill layer;
at least one conductive path defining a repeating geometric pattern extending across at least a portion of the flexible substrate, wherein the conductive path is configured to generate heat by conducting electricity; and
a form-fitting cover enclosing the fill layer, the flexible substrate, and the conductive path. - View Dependent Claims (95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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101. A method for controlling the temperature of a personal warming device, the personal warming device including a heating element, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection from a user for a first temperature, the first temperature being related to the temperature at a surface of the personal warming device; and
in response to receiving the temperature selection, warming the heating element to a second temperature, the second temperature being higher than the first temperature. - View Dependent Claims (102)
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