ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,215, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to C. R. Bard Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).
"Transparent pad" was invented by Cecille A. Canary (Atlanta), Nathaniel Barnes (Covington, Ga.), Christopher K. Brooks (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Younggeun Cho (Covington, Ga.) and Sean E. Walker (Platteville, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a medical pad for exchanging thermal energy between a targeted temperature management (TTM) fluid and a patient. The pad includes a top side and a bottom side, as well as a fluid containing layer disposed between the top side and the bottom side, an insulation layer disposed on the top side, and a...