ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,039, issued on Dec. 2.
"Patient thermal regulation systems" was invented by Eugene Lloyd Hiebert (Salem, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are devices and systems that conduct temperature-controlled air through one or more enclosed chambers that are placed adjacent to a patient to help control the patient's temperature without blowing air directly on the patient. In some embodiments, the enclosed chamber has an air inlet and an air outlet and a defined air flow pathway therebetween. Air exiting the device can be directed away from the patient. The devices can include a crush-resistant but flexible air-flow layer of ...