Reusable Thermal Contact Pad

Abstract: disclosed herein are medical systems, pads, and methods for exchanging thermal energy between a circulating fluid and a patient. some pads are configured multiple uses on the same patient or across multiple different patients. some pads include multiple layers of hydrogel disposed on one or both sides a fluid compartment. removable hydrogel layers expose other hydrogel layers for subsequent uses of the pad. removable storage liners encapsulate one or multiple hydrogel layers. separation liners between adjacent hydrogel layers isolate the adjacent hydrogels from each other and removal of the separation liner extends the operational life a hydrogel layer. adhesive patches secure the pads to the patient including adhesive patches extending through openings of a pad. some pads are configured for disinfection, sterilization and/or laundering. in an embodiment, the fluid is air and a vacuum within a compartment of the pad secures the pad to the patient.

Inventor(s): Madeline Stich, Michael R. Hoglund, Gabriel A. Johnston, Sean E. Walker, Rebecca D. Salisbury

CPC Classification: A61F7/02 (FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics ))

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