Patient warming system with IV fluid warmer
First Claim
1. A thermal-treatment device comprising:
- an inflatable thermal blanket with a passage to carry a stream of thermally-conditioned gas;
an access port to the passage defined in the inflatable thermal blanket; and
a self-closing aperture structure acting on the inflatable thermal blanket to sealably receive and support an elongated fluid container in the access port while an end of the container extends through the inflatable structure, wherein the aperture structure comprises a resilient cover layer adhered externally to the inflatable thermal blanket and defining an aperture therethrough, said aperture being aligned with the access port.
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Abstract
A small container such as a syringe or vial of fluid is inserted into a flow of temperature-conditioned gas to warm the fluid. The gas may be used, for example, to inflate a thermal care apparatus that exhausts the gas through a plurality of exhaust ports about a patient to envelop the patient in a warm bath. In one embodiment, the container is inserted into an inflatable chamber of the apparatus, and sealably held in place by a resilient aperture structure. In another embodiment, the container is inserted into through the aperture structure into a fluid supply hose that brings temperature-conditioned gas to the apparatus from a source. The aperture structure may comprise, for example, a selected pattern of perforations defined in the chamber or hose, or a layering of resilient material affixed to the chamber or hose with a suitably shaped aperture for receiving the container.
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48 Claims
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1. A thermal-treatment device comprising:
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an inflatable thermal blanket with a passage to carry a stream of thermally-conditioned gas; an access port to the passage defined in the inflatable thermal blanket; and a self-closing aperture structure acting on the inflatable thermal blanket to sealably receive and support an elongated fluid container in the access port while an end of the container extends through the inflatable structure, wherein the aperture structure comprises a resilient cover layer adhered externally to the inflatable thermal blanket and defining an aperture therethrough, said aperture being aligned with the access port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A thermal-treatment device comprising:
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an inflatable thermal blanket; an inflatable structure in the inflatable thermal blanket defining a passage to carry a stream of thermally-conditioned gas and including a plurality of exhaust ports to exhaust the gas into a thermal care zone; an access port to the passage defined in the inflatable structure; a resilient self-closing structure acting on the inflatable thermal blanket to sealably receive and support an elongated fluid container in the access port while an end of the container extends through the inflatable structure, wherein the aperture structure comprises a resilient cover layer adhererd externally to the inflatable thermal blanket and defining an aperture therethrough, said aperture being aligned with the access port; and an inlet in the inflatable thermal blanket to receive the thermally-conditioned gas in the inflatable structure. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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- 33. An inflatable thermal blanket to bathe a patient in a thermally-controlled gas, said blanket including at least one inflatable structure including an inlet to receive the thermally-controlled gas into the structure and also including a plurality of exhaust ports to exhaust the thermally-controlled gas into a thermal care zone, said structure further including a resilient aperture sealably receive and support an elongated fluid container in the access port while an end of the container extends into the structure, wherein the aperture comprises a resilent cover layer adhered externally to the inflatable thermal blanket and defining an aperture therethrough, said aperture being aligned with the access port.
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