Warming device with provision for warming hands
View Patent ↗A warming device includes a clinical garment with at least one convective apparatus supported on the inside of the garment. Slits are provided in the clinical garment which enables a patient to insert his or her hands inside the clinical garment to be warmed therein by operation of the convective apparatus.
1. A warming device, comprising:
a clinical garment having a front, an inside surface, a lower portion, and an upper portion with opposing sleeves, the clinical garment being a single piece of garment;
a first inflatable convective apparatus attached to the inside surface and having at least two sheets and a first inlet port, wherein one of the at least two sheets is permeable;
a second inflatable convective apparatus having at least two sheets and a second inlet port; and
at least one hand slit opening through the clinical garment into a space between the first inflatable convective apparatus or the second inflatable convective apparatus and the clinical garment, the at least one hand slit opening is operable for insertion of a hand into the space during operation of the first inflatable convective apparatus or the second inflatable convective apparatus for warming the hand;
wherein the first inlet port has a smaller opening than the second inlet port.
2. The warming device of claim 1 , including two hand slits opening through the front of the clinical garment.
3. The warming device of claim 2 , wherein the first inflatable convective apparatus or the second inflatable convective apparatus is disposed on the lower portion.
4. The warming device of claim 1 , wherein the hand slit opening enables a patient to insert a hand inside the clinical garment to be warmed therein by the first inflatable convective apparatus or the second inflatable convective apparatus.
5. A warming device, comprising:
a clinical garment having a front, an inside surface, a lower portion, and an upper portion with opposing sleeves, the clinical garment being a single piece of garment;
a first inflatable convective apparatus having an impermeable sheet attached to the inside surface in the lower portion of the clinical garment, a permeable sheet facing away from the inside surface, and a first inlet port;
a second inflatable convective apparatus having at least two sheets and a second inlet port; and
a pair of hand slits opening through the clinical garment into a space between the impermeable sheet of the first inflatable convective apparatus and the inside surface of the clinical garment, and operable for insertion of hands of a user into the space during operation of the first inflatable convective apparatus for warming the hands,
wherein the second inlet port has a smaller opening than the first inlet port.
6. The warming device of claim 5 , wherein the two hand slits open through the front of the clinical garment.
7. The warming device of claim 5 , wherein the hand slit opening enables a patient to insert his or her hands inside the clinical garment to be warmed therein by the first inflatable convective apparatus.