PATIENT THERMAL SUPPORT DEVICE

摘要

A patient support and environmental control apparatus (10) is provided. The apparatus (10) includes a frame (16) and an upwardly-facing patient-support surface (40) carried by the frame (16). The patient-support surface (40) has a perimeter. An air curtain generator (74) is mounted to the frame (16) and provides first and second curtains of air (26, 28). Each of the first and second curtains of air (26, 28) originates adjacent to the perimeter of surface (40), and the first and second curtains of air (26, 28) converge at a convergence point above the patient-support surface (40). The first and second curtains of air (26, 28) cooperate with the patient-support surface (40) to define a patient space.