Localized heat transfer device
US5344436A · kind A · utility
208Cited by
25References
38Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 1992 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/127
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides systems for topically heating or cooling an animal or human body, and more particularly concerns a modular system in which a heating or cooling liquid is circulated in a hermetically sealed flow path between a heating or cooling device and a heating or cooling pad. In a preferred embodiment, the flow path includes a cassette which is reversibly engageable with a pump and a heating or cooling unit located in a housing.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.