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Temperature and flow control methods in a thermal therapy device

US8715330B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 2010
Grant dateMay 6, 2014
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2007/0246
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A controlled temperature therapy system has a pump, a reservoir, and a therapy component. The reservoir has an inlet in communication with the therapy component and an outlet in communication with the pump. The reservoir may also include a baffle adjacent the outlet. The inlet may be a movable inlet, a nozzle or include a flow directing surface.

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