Advisor(s)

Masoud Salehi

Abstract

Currently, hospitals need to constantly monitor hyper/hypothermic patients when trying to return a patients core body temperature to safe value. The temperature automated blanket system (TABS) constantly monitors a patients temperature, through a medical rectal probe (proven to be the most accurate way of reading a patients core body temperature), and adjusts the heating/cooling blanket accordingly. The need for this product is evident by the fact that, currently, hospitals with non-automated systems designate a nurse to constantly monitor a patient, which is inconvenient for effective/efficient personnel use. Systems that automate the process of heating and cooling a patient do exist as complete packages, but these systems are large in size, require water, and are very expensive ($5,000 to $10,000). TABS is a cheap and smaller alternative to the large expensive packages that are available.

Date Accepted

May 2007

Keywords

heating, cooling, blanket

Degree Grantor

Northeastern University

Publication Date

4-30-2007


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