Reusable hot/cold therapeutic compress appliance
US6083254A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2007/0242
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A family of reusable hot/cold therapeutic compress appliances for application to a large number of different treated areas on the body of a patient, each member of the family being dimensioned to receive an integral number of standardly sized and dimensioned pouches containing a heat absorbing material. Individual compress appliances of the family comprise at least one sealed pouch containing a heat absorbing material contained within a sleeve comprising a relatively heat-conductive patient-contact surface, an adjacent outer adherent surface, and an insulant disposed between the sealed pouch and the outer adherent layer to reduce heat transfer occurring away from the patient-contact surface. Attachment means associated with the sleeve are co-operatively configured so as to releasably adhere to any location on the outer adherent surface, allowing the patient using the compress appliance to select a location of adherence that may provide a safe and therapeutic compressive loading.
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