Clinical Warming Garment With Removable Blanket for Patient Mobility

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing inflatable pneumatic warming devices are not suitable for patients who need to move about and require access to specific anatomical areas, causing inconvenience and mobility issues in clinical settings.

Innovation Solution

A clinical garment with a front panel and integrated sleeves, featuring a permeable sheet and an insulated layer, allows for patient warming through convection, with a removable forced air warming blanket housed in a pocket section, enabling mobility and access to patient anatomy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Temperature

If an inflatable pneumatic warming blanket is used to provide patient warming, then patient warming effectiveness is improved, but patient mobility and access to anatomical areas deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepatient warming effectivenessVSAvoidpatient mobility and anatomical access

Core Design Contradiction:

TemperatureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The warming device is divided into separate heating elements that can be positioned independently on different body parts, allowing patients to move and access anatomical areas while receiving warming treatment. The segmented design enables selective placement of warming zones without requiring a continuous blanket coverage.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A removable insulating barrier is introduced between the warming element and the patient's body. This intermediary layer allows the warming device to be temporarily removed or adjusted to provide access to anatomical areas, then reapplied to resume warming, thus mediating between warming effectiveness and anatomical accessibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Temperature

If an inflatable pneumatic warming blanket is deployed to cover a supine patient, then patient warming is achieved, but ease of operation and adaptability to different postures deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepatient warmingVSAvoiddeployment convenience and posture adaptability

Core Design Contradiction:

TemperatureVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The warming system is segmented into modular components that can be independently positioned and adjusted for different patient postures. This segmentation allows the device to be easily deployed and reconfigured whether the patient is supine, sitting, or moving, eliminating the limitation of fixed blanket designs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The warming device incorporates dynamic elements that allow for easy adjustment and repositioning to accommodate changing patient postures. The system can be dynamically reconfigured during patient movement or posture changes, maintaining ease of operation across different clinical scenarios.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Temperature

If an inflatable warming blanket is used in clinical settings requiring patient movement, then patient warming may be provided, but mobility and transportation ease deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepatient warmingVSAvoidpatient mobility and transportation

Core Design Contradiction:

TemperatureVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The insulating barrier is designed to be removable and separable from the warming element. This extraction capability allows the warming components to be easily removed or adjusted during patient transportation, reducing the weight and bulk that would otherwise impede mobility while maintaining warming capability when needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Provides efficient patient warming while allowing for patient mobility and access to anatomical areas, addressing the limitations of traditional inflatable blankets.

Implementation Method 1

Patient warming using this garment can be provided by convection through the permeable sheet

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectConvection: Convection

Implementation Method 2

an insulated sheet comprising an insulated layer positioned between an outer layer and a film layer

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectThermal Insulation: Thermal Insulation

Data Source

PatentUS12465517B2Patient warming systems and corresponding methods

Publication Date: 2025.11.11 SOLVENTUM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES CO

AI summary

A clinical garment for patient warming including a front body panel having a first edge, an opposite second edge, an insulated sheet comprising an insulated layer positioned between an outer layer a film layer, a permeable layer adjacent to the film layer of the insulated sheet, a blanket section defined by a lower portion of the insulated sheet sealed to a lower portion of the permeable along a top edge, a bottom edge, and opposite first and second side edges of the blanket section, and at least one inlet port extending into the blanket section. The garment further includes a first back panel secured to at least a portion of the first edge of the front body panel and a second back panel secured to at least a portion of the second edge of the front body panel.