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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Joseph Francis Nebolon, Del Mar, CA (US);
Sarah Joan Gardner, Cardiff, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Francis Nebolon, Del Mar, CA (US);
Sarah Joan Gardner, Cardiff, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/10 (2006.01); A61F 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/10 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0209 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0203 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0211 (2013.01); A61F 7/02 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0214 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0215 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermal therapy device comprising a flexible, water-impermeable container containing a plurality of discrete, non-water-soluble hydrophillic absorbers, a hydrating liquid mixture comprising water, means for physically separating at least two adjacent absorbers thereby providing a means for preventing clumping, and a plurality of insulating members. The means for preventing clumping maintaining the pliability of the device in a frozen state after prolonged and extend cycles of freezing/thawing. A rigid storage container is also provided.