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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2017
3m Innovative Properties Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Mark J. Scott, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jeffrey O. Emslander, Grant, MN (US);
Andrew J. McGregor, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Glenn R. Maharaj, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Patrick J. Hager, Woodbury, MN (US);
Melanie L. Collins, Minneapolis, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a sectional warming blanket for patient warming having a structure comprising a first layer of material forming a bottom layer with openings to allow a profusion of air through the bottom layer, a second layer of material forming an upper layer wherein the upper layer is coupled to the bottom layer via a plurality of seals to form a plurality of interconnected air passageways, and an inlet located on the upper or bottom layers. In an embodiment, the sectional warming blanket further comprises an opening configured to receive a coupling device for coupling the sectional warming blanket to an additional sectional warming blanket. In another embodiment, the sectional warming blanket further comprises at least one outline formed from a portion of the structure, such that a section can be removed from the blanket and the blanket is re-sealed by a bonding mechanism along its periphery.