Inventors:
Paul C. Daly - Abington MA
Assignee:
Respironics Novametrix, Inc. - Wallingford CT
International Classification:
A61F 700
US Classification:
607111, 607112, 607108, 607114
Abstract:
An apparatus for warming a portion of a human body, such as a foot of a neonatal infant, comprising an elongated, flexible pouch defining an internal chamber containing a selecting initiable heat generating material, the pouch including a first relatively longer segment and a second relatively shorter segment joined along a narrower neck region. The two segments are independently securable to, for example, the foot of an infant, the longer first segment being secured to the bottom of the foot and extending to the heel and the shorter segment extending upwardly from the heel. Independent securement may be effected by a strap secured to and extending transversely from each segment and having adhesive at a distal end thereof, one strap being wrapped over the instep of the infant to secure the larger segment and the other strap being wrapped forwardly about the ankle, the distal ends of both straps being adhered to their respect segments. A portion of each strap may be perforated to facilitate severance thereof and removal of the pouch from the patient after use.