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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2008
Andrei Khodak, Hatfield, PA (US);
Peter D. Sabota, Warminster, PA (US);
Andrei Khodak, Hatfield, PA (US);
Peter D. Sabota, Warminster, PA (US);
Draeger Medical Systems, Inc., Telford, PA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for performing warming therapy is described. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a warming platform, a heating source, a controller, and a plurality sensors. The heating source comprises a plurality of heating elements forming a matrix, wherein each heating element is operable to heat a corresponding region of the warming platform. The controller is operatively coupled to the heating source for controlling the temperature in each region of the warming platform. The plurality of sensors are operatively coupled to the controller for sensing a physiological parameter of a patient (e.g., body temperature) residing on the warming platform, and providing one or more control signals to the controller for selectively controlling the heating elements.