Care unit

US9907688B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Regents of the University of Minnesota · US

Inventors

• Felicity Pino · Kansas City, US
• Saurav Paul · Minneapolis, US
• James Krocak · Minneapolis, US
• John E. Ferguson · Minneapolis, US
• Nicole Eugenia Pardo Lamos · Humble, US
• David Amor · Glenview, US
• Ashish Singal · Blaine, US
• Greg Ruth · Chanhassen, US
• Blaine Schneider · Windom, US
• Kari Roberts · Windom, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 19, 2013
• Grant date: Mar 6, 2018
• Expiry date: Sep 18, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2240/00
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A care unit can include a base member and a plurality of petal members. Each petal member can extend from a first end, engaged with the base member, to a second end, spaced from the base member. Inward-facing surfaces of at least two petal members and the base member can collectively define a cavity for receiving at least a portion of the patient. The care unit can further include one or both of a therapy component, configured to provide a treatment to the patient, or a sensor component, configured to monitor a condition of the patient. The therapy component can be coupled to, or integrated with, one or both of the base member or a petal member and can include an optical light source, a thermal energy source, an oxygen or air source, a sound wave source, a sound wave-cancelling source, or a pulsating source, for example.