{
  "patent_number": "US 12734066",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "Leak-Proof Gel Pads for Patient Temperature Management",
  "original_title": "Systems, apparatus and methods for leak prevention with targeted temperature management gel pads",
  "summary": "This patent describes a system using special gel pads and one-way valves to precisely control a patient's body temperature without leaking fluid.",
  "what_it_does": "This system provides targeted temperature management (TTM) for a patient using a special pad and fluid. A TTM module supplies a fluid, which travels through a fluid delivery line to a pad placed on the patient. The pad includes a fluid delivery conduit with a first leak prevention valve. This valve is designed to allow fluid to flow only towards the patient (distal direction) and stops it from flowing back. The pad also has a fluid return conduit with a second leak prevention valve, which only allows fluid to flow away from the patient (proximal direction). This dual valve setup ensures that if a connection breaks, the temperature control fluid stays contained within the system, preventing spills. For instance, if the delivery line disconnects, the first valve prevents fluid from gushing out of the pad.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Temperature management systems that do not use a fluid-filled pad for thermal energy transfer.",
    "Leak prevention methods that do not rely on specific one-way valves in both the fluid delivery and fluid return conduits of the pad.",
    "Medical pads designed for purposes other than targeted temperature management, such as wound dressings or pressure relief.",
    "Systems where the leak prevention valves are located solely in the main fluid delivery line and not within the pad's conduits themselves.",
    "Temperature management techniques that do not involve circulating a fluid, such as air-based warming blankets."
  ],
  "filed": "2022-06-23",
  "granted": "2026-09-15",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": null,
  "holder_url": null,
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "medical_devices",
    "healthcare",
    "mechanical"
  ],
  "abstract": "A targeted temperature management (TTM) system is disclosed that includes a TTM module to provide a TTM fluid, a fluid delivery line (FDL) including a FDL hub, a fluid delivery lumen and a fluid return lumen, and a pad to facilitate thermal energy transfer between the TTM fluid and a patient, the pad including a fluid delivery conduit extending away from the pad portion and including a first leak prevention valve configured to enable the TTM fluid to flow in a distal direction while preventing flow in a proximal direction, and a fluid return conduit extending away from the pad portion, the fluid return conduit including (i) a return conduit connector at a proximal end thereof, and (ii) a second leak prevention valve configured to enable the TTM fluid to flow in the proximal direction while preventing flow in the distal direction.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12734066/systems-apparatus-and-methods-for-leak-prevention-with-targeted-temperature",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12734066/systems-apparatus-and-methods-for-leak-prevention-with-targeted-temperature/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12734066",
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