Patent ID: 9072598
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A61F,A61G

Abstract:
1. An inflatable convective pad for warming a person, comprising: first and second layers joined by a seal around a common periphery to form a pneumatic structure, at least the first layer being air permeable and including an air permeable surface; at least one inlet port opening into the pneumatic structure; an inactive area near a head end of the inflatable convective pad, the inactive area having a bottom edge away from the head end; and spaced-apart seals between the first and second layers, within the common periphery, and slit means in each of the spaced-apart seals for threading a limb or a limb retainer through the inflatable convective pad, wherein the spaced-apart seals are continuously closed, wherein each of the spaced-apart seals establishes an elongate uninflatable area, wherein each slit means has a length of at least one-half of a length of a portion of the pneumatic structure between the bottom edge of the inactive area and a foot end of the inflatable convective pad.