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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2003
Durward I. Faries, Jr., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Bruce R. Heymann, Vienna, VA (US);
David Hendrix, Ashburn, VA (US);
Durward I. Faries, Jr., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Bruce R. Heymann, Vienna, VA (US);
David Hendrix, Ashburn, VA (US);
Medical Products, Inc., Chantilly, VA (US);
Abstract
A thermal treatment garment of the present invention includes an outer structure layer formed of a pliable material, an interior lining formed of a gel material which directly contacts the wearer skin and a thermal treatment layer to thermally treat and control temperature of the interior lining. The thermal treatment layer heats and/or cools the gel material to a desired temperature and is typically disposed between the structure and gel layers. The thermal treatment layer is controlled by a controller that receives a user-specified or desired temperature. An intervening layer can be disposed between the thermal treatment and structure layers. The intervening layer secures the structure, thermal treatment and/or gel layers to each other and can be an elastomeric material to which the gel and/or thermal treatment layers readily adhere. The garment may be adjustable in size to snugly fit body parts of users in a range of body sizes.