INFLATABLE CONVECTIVE PAD FOR SURGERY

摘要

An inflatable convective pad for warming a person during surgery has two ends, two sides, and at least two openings, each located in an area of the pad between the two ends and between a respective side and the center of the pad. The openings, which may be in the form of slits, allow the threading of a sheet or the person's arms through the pad to restrain the arms during surgery.

主权项

1. An inflatable convective pad for warming a person, comprising:
first and second layers joined by a seal around a common periphery to form a pneumatic structure, at least the first layer being air permeable and including an air permeable surface; at least one inlet port opening into the pneumatic structure; and spaced-apart seals between the first and second layers, within the common periphery, and means in each of the spaced-apart seals for threading a limb or a limb retainer through the inflatable convective pad, wherein the spaced-apart seals are continuously closed, wherein each of the spaced-apart seals establishes an elongate uninflatable area, wherein each means includes an elongate line of weakness in one of the spaced-apart seals, wherein each line of weakness is selectively opened to define a slit through the inflatable pad.