Therapeutic bed or gurney for thermal diagnosis and treatment of a human
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Publication Number
US-12178742-B2
Publication Date
2024-12-31
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Abstract
The described apparatuses, devices, and mechanisms are configured to measure the temperature of one or more Abreu brain thermal tunnel (ABTT) terminuses. In addition, some embodiments are configured to provide treatment for the diagnosed conditions and diseases.
Core Innovation
The invention provides a brain temperature modification system that includes a horizontally-extending patient support device and a plurality of temperature modification devices positioned on the support device. At least one temperature modification device provides heat to or removes heat from respective ones of a plurality of extremities of the patient, and the temperature modification devices are formed of flexible material. The system further includes at least one temperature sensor sized and dimensioned to acquire a temperature measurement from an Abreu brain thermal tunnel (ABTT) terminus located between an eye and an eyebrow of the patient and configured to transmit a signal representative of the temperature measurement.
A controller receives the signal from the at least one temperature sensor and determines from the signal whether the patient is hypothermic or hyperthermic. When hypothermic is determined, the processor controls the plurality of temperature modification devices to remove heat from at least one of the plurality of extremities, and when hyperthermic is detected, the processor controls the plurality of temperature modification devices to provide heat to at least one of the plurality of extremities.
In further configurations, a headgear is supported on the patient support device and includes a support portion and at least one adjustable arm with at least one temperature sensor at an end, where the temperature sensor acquires a temperature measurement from the ABTT terminus between the eye and the eyebrow and transmits a signal representative of the temperature measurement. The system also includes hand and foot interfaces supported on the patient support device, each with interior portions for receiving the patient's hand or foot and exterior portions with respective hand and foot temperature modification devices that provide heat or remove heat.
In some configurations the system further includes a torso interface with a torso temperature modification device having an upper portion and a lower portion so that the front and back of the torso can be warmed or cooled.
Claims Coverage
The independent claims identified are clm-00001 and clm-00013, and they collectively describe two inventive features centered on ABTT terminus temperature sensing and controller-based conditional extremity heating and cooling.
Hypothermic versus hyperthermic ABTT terminus sensing and controller-based extremity temperature modification
A horizontally-extending patient support device for supporting a patient; a plurality of temperature modification devices positioned on the support device, including at least one temperature modification device positioned to provide heat to or to remove heat from a respective one of a plurality of extremities of the patient, each of the plurality of temperature modification devices formed of a flexible material; at least one temperature sensor sized and dimensioned to acquire a temperature measurement from an Abreu brain thermal tunnel (ABTT) terminus located between an eye and an eyebrow of the patient and configured to transmit a signal representative of the temperature measurement; and a controller with a processor configured to determine from the signal a hypothermic condition or a hyperthermic condition of the patient and control the plurality of temperature modification devices to remove heat from at least one of the plurality of extremities when hypothermic is determined and to provide heat to at least one of the plurality of extremities when hyperthermic is detected.
Headgear adjustable-arm ABTT sensor and hand/foot interface temperature modification controlled by hypothermic versus hyperthermic determination
A horizontally-extending patient support device for supporting a patient; a headgear with a support portion and at least one adjustable arm having, at an end, at least one temperature sensor sized and dimensioned to acquire a temperature measurement from an Abreu brain thermal tunnel (ABTT) terminus located between an eye and an eyebrow of the patient and configured to transmit a signal representative of the temperature measurement; a hand interface with an interior portion configured to allow a hand of the patient to be placed inside the hand interface and an exterior portion with at least one hand temperature modification device; a foot interface with an interior portion configured to allow a foot of the patient to be placed inside the foot interface and an exterior portion with at least one foot temperature modification device; and a processor configured to determine from the signal a hypothermic condition or a hyperthermic condition of the patient and control the hand temperature modification device and the foot temperature modification device to remove heat from the hand or the foot when hypothermic is determined and to provide heat to the hand or the foot when hyperthermic is detected.
Across the independent claims, the core claim coverage centers on ABTT terminus temperature sensing between an eye and an eyebrow and conditional control of extremity temperature modification according to a hypothermic or hyperthermic determination.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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