Infant heel heat pack

摘要

A heat pack for warming the heel of an infant with a front panel and a rear panel wherein the rear panel is adapted for placement on the infant's heel and has an outer layer formed of a nonwoven material which may be wetted. A band is provided for attaching the heat pack to the infant's heel. Heat from the heat pack effectively drives water applied to the nonwoven material into the infant's heel where it is then trapped in the skin under the heat pack. By thus moisturizing and softening the skin, a puncture necessary for taking a blood sample is eased.

主权项

1. A heat pack for warming the heel of an infant comprising:
a plastic pouch with a front panel and a rear panel wherein the rear panel is adapted for placement on the heel of an infant and includes an outer layer formed of a soft nonwoven and water repellant material formed of spun-melt-spun polypropylene and capable of applying a film of water to the heel of the infant, said front panel formed of plastic material, said outer layer of the rear panel formed of spun-melt-spun polypropylene wetted with a film of water and laminated to an inner layer formed of a biaxial oriented polymer film which is laminated to a plastic material that can be bonded or fused with the plastic material making up the front panel, a supercooled aqueous salt solution carried within said plastic pouch; and a trigger contained in the supercooled aqueous salt solution capable of initiating crystallization whereby the outer layer of soft nonwoven material formed of spun-melt-spun polypropylene permits nesting of the heat pack around the heel of an infant and is configured to apply the film of water and the biaxial oriented polymer film prevents tearing and slippage of the soft nonwoven material formed of spun-melt-spun polypropylene in use to which the biaxial oriented polymer film is laminated.