Patent ID: 7303579
Filing Date: 2007-12-04
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for adjusting the body temperature of a patient in a supine position, said apparatus comprising: an impermeable upper member for placement above the patient's body; an impermeable lower member for placement beneath the patient's body, said lower member being engageable with said upper member to form an interior space for receiving a portion of a patient's body from the neck of the patient downward, including the torso, arms, and legs of the patient; said upper member having a foot end and a head end spaced longitudinally from the foot end for disposition nearer to the patient's head than said foot end, and at least one inlet being disposed on the upper member intermediate the foot and head ends, the at least one inlet being disposed closer to said head end than said foot end, the inlet opening directly into said interior space and being configured for directing heat transfer liquid into said interior space to flow over the top of the patient's body towards the back of the patient's body so that said heat transfer liquid is in direct liquid contact with the patient's body to promote heat transfer between the patient's body and said heat transfer liquid; and said lower member having at least one outlet in fluid communication with the interior space of the enclosure for exhausting said heat transfer liquid from the enclosure.