Stryker Corporation
THERMAL SYSTEM WITH USER INTERFACE CUSTOMIZATION

Abstract:

A thermal control unit for controlling a patient's temperature includes a fluid outlet for delivering temperature-controlled fluid to a patient, a fluid inlet for receiving the fluid back, a pump, a heat exchanger, a controller, a patient temperature port for receiving patient temperature readings, a memory, a user interface, and an auxiliary input. In some embodiments, the controller is adapted to display an indication on the display identifying a type of auxiliary sensor that the user should couple to the auxiliary input in order to carry out the thermal therapy session. The memory may contain a set of alarm conditions and the controller may be adapted to allow a user to customize the set of alarm conditions. The controller may also display a combined graph showing both patient temperature readings and auxiliary input readings with respect to time.