Patent ID: 6112348
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: A47G,A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
A blanket for use with a forced air convection system comprising:a first sheet of material;a second sheet of material sealed to said first sheet of material along peripheral edges of said first and second sheets of material to form an inflatable chamber therebetween;wherein said blanket includes a first end for positioning toward the head of a patient when said blanket is in use, a foot end for positioning near the feet of a patient when said blanket is in use, and two side edges and connecting said first end and said foot end;an inlet port formed in said blanket and communicating with said inflatable chamber; andat least two foot openings extending through said first and said second sheets of material, said openings having the two sheets of material sealed around the peripheral edges of the openings, for a patient's toes or feet to protrude through when said blanket is in use, said foot openings located near said inlet port and positioned adjacent to the foot end of said blanket, inwardly from said foot end and said side edges of said blanket, said foot openings located on opposite sides of said inlet port with said inlet port positioned between said foot openings.