Patent ID: 8480724

Claim:
An assembly for preventing and treating moisture-based skin dermatitis comprising: a housing including a handle for grasping by the user; a power source within the housing for providing self-contained electrical power to the assembly; a motor positioned within the housing; a user control for receiving a user command and for controlling activation of the motor in response to a received user command; a fan coupled to the motor for rotating and generating air flow under pressure; an input air flow chamber for drawing air from outside the housing to the fan; an output air flow chamber for receiving pressurized air from the fan, a nozzle coupled to the output air flow chamber defining an air outflow port for directing the pressurized air flow from the output air flow chamber onto a treatment area of a patient's skin; a disposable splash guard selectively attachable about the nozzle and that is disposable after use, the disposable splash guard dimensioned and positioned for preventing the passing of moisture from beyond the nozzle in the direction of the handle; an air flow conditioning module positioned in the output air flow in the output air flow chamber for increasing or decreasing the temperature of the generated air flow as received from the fan responsive to a received control signal; a temperature sensor positioned in the output air flow at the nozzle for sensing a current temperature of the output air flow as conditioned by the air flow conditioning module; and an air flow conditioning control module coupled to the air flow conditioning module and the temperature sensor and generating the control signal, the air flow conditioning control module including a defined maximum temperature of the output airflow wherein the air flow conditioning control module is adapted for receiving the sensed current temperature from the temperature sensor, comparing the current temperature to the defined maximum temperature, and generating the control signal to provide the generated air flow at the nozzle does not exceed the defined maximum temperature.