EP1768627A4 - A non-powered heat for skin cooling - Google Patents

A non-powered heat for skin cooling

Info

Publication number: EP1768627A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: skin cooling; powered heat; powered; heat; skin
Prior art date: 2004-06-02
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP05793951A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1768627A2 (en

Inventor

Charles Arthur Lachenbruch

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Individual

Original Assignee

Individual

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2004-06-02

Filing date

2005-06-02

Publication date

2011-03-23

2005-06-02 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

2007-04-04 Publication of EP1768627A2 publication Critical patent/EP1768627A2/en

2011-03-23 Publication of EP1768627A4 publication Critical patent/EP1768627A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
- A47C7/62—Accessories for chairs
- A47C7/72—Adaptations for incorporating lamps, radio sets, bars, telephones, ventilation, heating or cooling arrangements or the like
- A47C7/74—Adaptations for incorporating lamps, radio sets, bars, telephones, ventilation, heating or cooling arrangements or the like for ventilation, heating or cooling
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C21/00—Attachments for beds, e.g. sheet holders or bed-cover holders; Ventilating, cooling or heating means in connection with bedsteads or mattresses
- A47C21/04—Devices for ventilating, cooling or heating
- A47C21/042—Devices for ventilating, cooling or heating for ventilating or cooling
- A47C21/046—Devices for ventilating, cooling or heating for ventilating or cooling without active means, e.g. with openings or heat conductors
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C27/00—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas
- A47C27/002—Mattress or cushion tickings or covers
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G9/00—Bed-covers; Counterpanes; Travelling rugs; Sleeping rugs; Sleeping bags; Pillows
- A47G9/10—Pillows
- A47G9/1036—Pillows with cooling or heating means
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
- A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
- A61G5/1043—Cushions specially adapted for wheelchairs
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
- A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
- A61G7/057—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
- A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
- A61G7/057—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor
- A61G7/05707—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor with integral, body-bearing projections or protuberances
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
- A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
- A61G7/057—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor
- A61G7/05784—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor with ventilating means, e.g. mattress or cushion with ventilating holes or ventilators
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
- A61F7/10—Cooling bags, e.g. ice-bags
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G2210/00—Devices for specific treatment or diagnosis
- A61G2210/70—Devices for specific treatment or diagnosis for cooling

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
Nursing (AREA)
Otolaryngology (AREA)
Pulmonology (AREA)
Mattresses And Other Support Structures For Chairs And Beds (AREA)
Thermotherapy And Cooling Therapy Devices (AREA)

EP05793951A 2004-06-02 2005-06-02 A non-powered heat for skin cooling Withdrawn EP1768627A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US57638904P	2004-06-02	2004-06-02
PCT/US2005/019413 WO2006001980A2 (en)	2004-06-02	2005-06-02	A non-powered heat wick for skin cooling

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1768627A2 EP1768627A2 (en)	2007-04-04
EP1768627A4 true EP1768627A4 (en)	2011-03-23

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP05793951A Withdrawn EP1768627A4 (en)	2004-06-02	2005-06-02	A non-powered heat for skin cooling

Country Status (2)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1768627A4 (en)
WO (1)	WO2006001980A2 (en)

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US4723328A (en) *	1985-07-30	1988-02-09	Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.	Fluidized bead bed
US6363527B1 (en) *	2000-04-26	2002-04-02	The Johns Hopkins Unversity	Thermal control apparatus for body armor
US20040084174A1 (en) *	2002-11-04	2004-05-06	Lachenbruch Charles A.	Heat exchange support surface

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2005
- 2005-06-02 WO PCT/US2005/019413 patent/WO2006001980A2/en active Application Filing
- 2005-06-02 EP EP05793951A patent/EP1768627A4/en not_active Withdrawn

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4723328A (en) *	1985-07-30	1988-02-09	Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.	Fluidized bead bed
US6363527B1 (en) *	2000-04-26	2002-04-02	The Johns Hopkins Unversity	Thermal control apparatus for body armor
US20040084174A1 (en) *	2002-11-04	2004-05-06	Lachenbruch Charles A.	Heat exchange support surface

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO2006001980A2 (en)	2006-01-05
WO2006001980A3 (en)	2007-01-25
EP1768627A2 (en)	2007-04-04

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2007-03-02	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2007-04-04	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20061215
2007-04-04	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
2007-04-04	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Extension state: AL BA HR LV MK YU
2007-09-05	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2011-03-23	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20110221
2011-12-07	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20111102
2012-10-19	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2012-11-21	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20120503