Patent ID: 8062343

Claim:
A heating blanket, comprising: (a) a flexible heating element assembly; (b) a flexible shell covering the heating element assembly and comprising a water-resistant material layer, the shell having a patient-contacting surface, an opposed surface, an upper edge, a lower edge, and at least two side edges, wherein a ratio of (i) a distance between the at least two side edges to (ii) a distance between the upper and lower edges is greater than 5:1; (c) a first set of cooperating fasteners coupled to the shell and configured to secure the shell to a patient's head in a way that maintains contact between the patient-contacting surface of the shell and a top portion and/or side portion(s) of the patient's head; and (d) a second set of cooperating fasteners coupled to the shell and configured to secure the shell to at least one of the patient's arms in a way that maintains contact between the patient-contacting surface of the shell and the at least one of the patient's arms, wherein the patient's chest and abdomen remain substantially exposed when the shell is secured to the patient's head and the at least one of the patient's arms.