System for automatically inflating temperature regulated blankets and a blanket for coupling to the system

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EP 2 387 979 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	04.07.2012 Bulletin 2012/27

(43)	Date of publication:
	23.11.2011 Bulletin 2011/47

(21)	Application number: 11176545.9

(22)	Date of filing: 16.02.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61F 7/00^(2006.01)
G06K 19/06^(2006.01)
A61F 7/08^(2006.01)
G06K 7/14^(2006.01)

G06K 7/10^(2006.01)
A47G 9/02^(2006.01)
A61F 7/02^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

16.03.2005 US 80481

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	06735204.7 / 1863419

(71)	Applicant: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.
	Rockland MA 02364 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Frey, William E. Kingston, MA Massachusetts 02364 (US) Pierre, Joseph Ballston Lake, NY 12019-1512 (US)

(74)	Representative: Peel, James Peter et al
	Barker Brettell LLP Barnes 10-12 Priests Bridge London SW15 5JE London SW15 5JE (GB)


	Remarks:
	This application was filed on 04-08-2011 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.

(54)	System for automatically inflating temperature regulated blankets and a blanket for coupling to the system

(57) A convective warmer to which blankets of different dimensions may be connected is capable of providing air to the various blankets at flow rates that optimally inflate those blankets to achieve the optimal clinical result for the patients covered by those blankets. The blanket connected to the warmer may range from a full size adult warming blanket to a pediatric or neonate warming blanket. There is provided on each blanket a code, marking or marker, to be read by a sensor(s) provided at the outlet of the warmer, that identifies the type of blanket when the blanket is coupled to the warmer. Consequently, heated air may be automatically output by the warmer to the blanket at the appropriate flow rate of that blanket to optimally inflate the blanket without any need for intervention by a user. In addition to being used to control the flow rate of the heated air, the code from the blanket may also be used to control the temperature of the heated air to be input to the blanket.