Patent ID: 8172890

Claim:
A combination overbody and underbody convective blanket comprising: two sheets sealingly bonded to each other at their respective peripheries and at other locations to form an inflatable structure having one portion and other portion separated by a middle portion configured to enable the one portion and the other portion to be folded relative to the middle portion so that both the one and other portions extend substantially orthogonal from the middle portion in the same direction, an opening provided at or overlapping the middle portion having a dimension sufficient to enable the head of a patient to pass through so that the middle portion of the blanket is substantially positioned relative to the shoulders of the patient and the one portion of the blanket is positioned to the front of the patient while the other portion of the blanket is positioned to the back of the patient, a plurality of apertures formed on the sheet in contact with the patient for outputting air input to inflate the structure to the patient.