Patent ID: 8864807

Claim:
A thermal regulation blanket for providing thermal therapy to a patient, the thermal regulation blanket comprising: a body blanket constructed of a first plurality of cells, each of the cells of the plurality of cells separated by a plurality of dividers, each of the cells of the first plurality includes a first reagent, a first plurality of pouches are each disposed within a respective cell of the first plurality of cells and each pouch of the first plurality of pouches include a second reagent, and a first thermally conductive layer disposed over the first plurality of cells and the plurality of dividers, such that the thermally conductive layer creates a thermal interface between the patient and the first plurality of cells; and at least one abdominal blanket attached to the body blanket, the at least one abdominal blanket is constructed of a second plurality of cells that each include the first reagent, a second plurality of pouches each include the second reagent, each of the second plurality of pouches are disposed within a respective cell of the second plurality of cells, and a second thermally conductive layer disposed over the second plurality of cells; wherein the at least one abdominal blanket is dimensioned to cover a substantially smaller portion of the patient's torso than the body blanket and is attached to the body blanket, such that when the body blanket is aligned with the posterior surface of the patient the at least one abdominal blanket may be aligned with a portion of the anterior surface of the patient's torso below the shoulders; and wherein rupture of any pouch of the first or second plurality of pouches causes the second reagent to mix with the first reagent within the respective cell, and when the first reagent and the second reagent mix, thermal reaction occurs that modifies the temperature of a respective thermally conductive layer.