Patent ID: 8048137

Claim:
An inflatable tube blanket comprising: two legs each extending from an air input cross section where a hose inlet is adaptable to be connected with an air hose of a convective warmer, the two legs being positioned to sandwich a patient placed therebetween, air input to the air inlet at said cross section to inflate the two legs, a plurality of sections each having multiple holes provided along each of the legs through which air input to said blanket is vented, wherein the size of the holes at each of said plurality of sections being the same, the size of the holes in the section furthest away from said air input cross section being larger than the size of the holes in the section closest to said air input cross section, at least a third section separating the section furthest away from said air input cross section and the section closest to said air input cross section, the size of holes in the third section being smaller than the size of the holes in the section furthest away from said air input cross section but larger than the size of holes in the section closest to said air input cross section, respective straps each bonded to a rim at each of the legs that faces the patient, one end of each strap removable from the rim, the straps from each of the legs used to secure the blanket to the patient.