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Apparatus for controlling the temperature of an area of the body

  • US 5,190,032 A
  • Filed: 02/03/1992
  • Issued: 03/02/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for use with a temperature controlled fluid circulating device, said apparatus for controlling a temperature of an area of a body, said apparatus comprising:

  • a fluid circulating blanket;

    said fluid circulating blanket having a first side and a second side;

    said fluid circulating blanket having two parallel elongated blanket portions and a connecting blanket portion therebetween;

    said parallel elongated blanket portions having first ends and second ends with said connecting blanket portion being at said first ends to form an elongated opening between said parallel elongated blanket portions;

    said fluid circulating blanket having fluid connection hose means extending from an edge of said second end of each of said parallel elongated blanket portions;

    said fluid connection hose means including an extended end adapted to be connected to the fluid circulating device;

    a support envelope surrounding said fluid circulating blanket to enclose at least said first side and said second side within an interior of said support envelope;

    said support envelope including an inside surface adjacent said first side and an outside surface adjacent said second side;

    said support envelope having two parallel elongated envelope portions and a connecting envelope portion therebetween;

    said parallel elongated envelope portions having envelope first ends and envelope second ends with said connecting envelope portion being at said envelope first ends to form an elongated envelope opening between said parallel elongated envelope portions;

    said elongated envelope opening being in alignment with said elongated opening of said fluid circulating blanket;

    said inside surface and said outside surface being joined at least at an edge of said elongated envelope opening;

    means for securely positioning said support envelope, with said fluid circulating blanket therein, with said inside surface of said support envelope against the area of the body;

    said inside surface of said support envelope including cloth material; and

    said outside surface of said support envelope including insulation material.

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