Patent ID: 8778119
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing an underbody convective blanket comprising the steps of: a) punching a plurality of apertures on a first air impermeable flexible sheet; b) selectively bonding said first air impermeable flexible sheet to a second air impermeable flexible sheet at different locations to form an inflatable structure having a head end and a foot end, a head portion at the head end having a non-inflatable head area to receive head of a patient and a body portion extending from said head portion to the foot end having a non-inflatable body area to receive body of the patient; wherein said bonding step further includes the steps of c) forming at least one inlet to said structure to enable air to be input to and be circulated through the channels, and output from the apertures.