Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Thermal applicators
Patent
1999-10-21
2000-09-26
O'Connor, Cary
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Thermal applicators
607114, 623 27, 623 33, 623 36, 623 37, 623 66, A61F 700
Patent
active
061237167
ABSTRACT:
A weight-bearing apparatus such as a cushion, prosthetic device, or bed mattress includes a support surface having a shaped or sculpted portion that conforms to the shape of a body portion being supported. The shaped portion fits to the body portion, thereby to position the body portion so as to situate one or more weight-bearing parts of the body portion over specific zones of the support surface that are cooled below normal body temperature. The reduced temperature applied to the zones of the support surface removes heat from the weight-bearing areas, thereby reducing the risk of injury to tissue in those areas.
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Arnold Randall C.
Augustine Scott D.
Iaizzo Paul Anthony
Johnson Paul Steven
Sparrow Ephraim M.
Augustine Medical, Inc.
Carter Ryan
O'Connor Cary
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