Scott D. Augustine,Randall C. Arnold,Scott A. Entenman,Rudolf Andreas Deibel,Brent M. Augustine,Garrett J. Augustine
申请号：
US14683892
公开号：
US20150290027A1
申请日:
2015.04.10
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
Apparatus and methods related to a non-invasive core temperature monitor for monitoring the temperature of a patient. In certain embodiments, the monitor may include a heated underbody support for heating at least a portion of a patient. The heated underbody support may include a low thermal mass heater and a temperature sensor. The heater may heat the peripheral thermal compartment of the patient to a temperature that is greater than the core temperature of the patient. The monitor may reduce the temperature of the low thermal mass heater to a set-point temperature that is less than the core temperature, allowing the temperature of the low thermal mass heater to move towards being in thermal equilibrium with the core body temperature. The core temperature may be determined when the peripheral thermal compartment of the patient is in substantial thermal equilibrium with the temperature of the core thermal compartment of the patient.
