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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2003
Charles C. Wyatt, Corona, CA (US);
Kent D. Ellis, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth S. Siegner, Calimesa, CA (US);
Jack Wilkerson, Eutis, FL (US);
Charles C. Wyatt, Corona, CA (US);
Kent D. Ellis, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth S. Siegner, Calimesa, CA (US);
Jack Wilkerson, Eutis, FL (US);
American HealthCare Products, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Personal warming systems and apparatuses for use in hospitals and other settings are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a heating pad for warming a patient during a hospital procedure can include a heating element and a patient support portion. The heating element can include one or more radiolucent, or at least generally radiolucent, features. The radiolucent features can include conductive paths supported by a flexible substrate. The conductive paths can include conductive yarns oriented in linear and/or non-linear patterns on the flexible substrate. In one aspect of this embodiment, the conductive yarns can include conductive strands having a metallic plating, such as silver plating.