Thermal pack heel warming apparatus for a neonate or infant
First Claim
1. A thermal pack comprising:
- a first and second wall, joined along a common periphery in a fluid impermeable manner, forming a flexible fluid containing pouch, said pouch being substantially symmetrically formed on either side of a narrowed central region forming a substantially hour-glass shaped configuration, said first and second walls being joined along a plurality of substantially parallel seams in a fluid impervious manner, dividing said pouch into a series of fluid containing compartments, said seams not extending to the edges of said pouch, allowing said fluid containing compartments to interconnect along the peripheral regions of said pouch; and
a securing means associated with said pouch on both sides of said central region enabling said pouch, on either side of said central region to assume a substantially cylindrical configuration of a variable diameter.
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Abstract
A thermal pack has mirror imaged upper and lower sections which are integrally joined by a reduced central section with both the upper and lower sections adapted to be secured about a corresponding limb of a user with the reduced area central portion serving as a hinge to surround the joint of the user when accommodating the thermal pack. The thermal pack is further characterized in that the entire major surface of the thermal pack is manifested by a plurality of compartments giving the thermal pack a quilted-like appearance. Each of the compartments may communicate with one another via formed passageways within the compartments containing a chemical fluid substance which is adapted to release or absorb heat when subjected to activation.
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1. A thermal pack comprising:
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a first and second wall, joined along a common periphery in a fluid impermeable manner, forming a flexible fluid containing pouch, said pouch being substantially symmetrically formed on either side of a narrowed central region forming a substantially hour-glass shaped configuration, said first and second walls being joined along a plurality of substantially parallel seams in a fluid impervious manner, dividing said pouch into a series of fluid containing compartments, said seams not extending to the edges of said pouch, allowing said fluid containing compartments to interconnect along the peripheral regions of said pouch; and a securing means associated with said pouch on both sides of said central region enabling said pouch, on either side of said central region to assume a substantially cylindrical configuration of a variable diameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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