System for support and thermal control

In various embodiments, a support surface cooling device (500) configured to reduce the skin temperature of a patient. The support surface cooling device (500) comprises an air mover (540), a first conduit (545), a first layer (510)comprising a vapor permeable material, a second layer (520) comprisi...

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Hauptverfasser: Hong, Kz, Vrzalik, John, Pickering, Matthew
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In various embodiments, a support surface cooling device (500) configured to reduce the skin temperature of a patient. The support surface cooling device (500) comprises an air mover (540), a first conduit (545), a first layer (510)comprising a vapor permeable material, a second layer (520) comprising a spacer material, and a third layer (530), wherein: the second layer (520) is between the first layer (510) and the third layer (530), the first conduit (545) is in fluid communication with the second layer (520) and the air mover (540), and the air mover (540) is configured to create air flow through the spacer material toward the air mover (540).