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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2023
Baxter Medical Systems Gmbh + Co. KG, Saalfeld, DE;
David Hitchcock, Westford, MA (US);
Mark Watercutter, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Georg Köllner, Thüringen, DE;
Dieter Ceglarz, Munich, DE;
Ryan Matthew Rasmussen, Marlborough, MA (US);
Baxter Medical Systems GmbH & Co. KG, Saalfeld, DE;
Abstract
A patient operating table includes a support mattress with a plurality of pads. The plurality of pads includes a central pad located to support a midsection of a patient's body. The central pad includes an outer shell with a seam that has a hermetic seal and defines a cell therein. A support frame is integrally connected to the central pad. A central pedestal is located under the central pad and carries the support mattress on a base frame. A heating element and a hygroscopic substance is located in the cell. A conduit extends from the heating element and through the outer shell at a sealing ring that is connected to the outer shell with a hermetic seal.