PATIENT COMFORT APPARATUS AND SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A clinical garment, comprising:
- a hospital gown including a body portion adapted to cover a portion of a patient, an inner surface for facing the patient, and an outer surface for facing away from the patient;
a sheet of material mounted to the inner surface or to the outer surface to form a pneumatic convective device therewith; and
,at least one opening for admitting a stream of air into the pneumatic convective device,wherein the body portion includes sleeves sized and positioned for receiving a patient'"'"'s arms.
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Abstract
An apparatus, a system, and a method for thermally comforting a patient include pneumatic, convective device providing thermal treatment for persons or animals, which is adapted for use in combination with a clinical garment such as a hospital gown, robe, bib, and other equivalents. The pneumatic convective device provides convective warming focused or directed primarily on the thorax or body core. The pneumatic convective device includes at least one inlet for being accessed through a clinical garment, a region in distribution with the inlet for distributing a stream of pressurized, thermally treated air, and a permeable member for emitting pressurized, thermally treated air from the distribution region.
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17 Claims
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1. A clinical garment, comprising:
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a hospital gown including a body portion adapted to cover a portion of a patient, an inner surface for facing the patient, and an outer surface for facing away from the patient; a sheet of material mounted to the inner surface or to the outer surface to form a pneumatic convective device therewith; and
,at least one opening for admitting a stream of air into the pneumatic convective device, wherein the body portion includes sleeves sized and positioned for receiving a patient'"'"'s arms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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