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Device for moist heat therapy

  • US 4,540,412 A
  • Filed: 07/14/1983
  • Issued: 09/10/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for patient therapy comprising:

  • a preheated wet dressing comprising a gauze impregnated with a sterile liquid;

    means for generating a continuous supply of treating fluid comprising heated moist air;

    a sheet of substantially air impervious material to cover the wet dressing, said sheet having a pair of opposed side edges, a pair of opposed end edges connecting the side edges, and means defining an opening in the sheet;

    means for securing spaced portions of the sheet to the patient comprising adhesive on the lower surfaces of the sheet adjacent opposed edges of the sheet;

    means for coupling the generating means to the inside of the sheet opening intermediate the sheet and the patient to permit passage of the heated moist air onto the wet dressing, the coupling means including a coupler with a lower, outwardly directed flange located inside of the sheet opening and a conduit communicating between the generating means and the coupler; and

    means for permitting said treating fluid to flow outwardly between the sheet and a patient comprising at least one edge of the sheet being free of attachment to the patient whereby, in use of the device, a barrierless opening is defined between the at least one free edge of the sheet and the patient.

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