Patent ID: 7666214

Claim:
An inflatable thermal blanket onto which a subject is positioned, comprising: an air permeable top layer for receiving the subject and outputting temperature regulated air to the subject received thereon; a bottom layer joined to said top layer at its periphery and selectively joined to said top layer at different extended sections away from its periphery to form an inflatable structure where portions of said top and bottom layers not joined form pocketed areas that are inflatable and at least one section of the different extended sections being lower than the inflatable pocketed areas when the temperature regulated air is input to inflate the blanket so that fluids from the subject or other sources are collected at said at least one section; at least one input port opening into said inflatable structure whereby the temperature regulated air is input to the blanket; and fluid absorbent means fixedly attached to either said top layer or said bottom layer of said at least one section to accept the fluids.