A61F 7/0241
Apparatus for the preparation of hot packs, hot compresses, cooling pads
Official title: {Apparatus for the preparation of hot packs, hot compresses, cooling pads, e.g. heaters or refrigerators}
A61F7/0241 (Apparatus for the preparation of hot packs, hot compresses, cooling pads) appears on 68 US grants and 62 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 68
- Published applications
- 62
- Assignees
- 27
- Inventors
- 117
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Temperature control device for face patches4 Aug 2026US 12,697,246 B2Aurox GmbH
- Surgical drape for thermal treatment basin27 May 2025US 12,310,692 B2Medline Industries, Inc.
- Freezable pad for pain relief30 Apr 2024US 11,969,379 B2Lansinoh Laboratories, Inc.
- Men's garment for recovery after urological procedures, genital surgery and genital injury5 Dec 2023US 11,833,074 B2Primetime Ventures, LLC
- Surgical drape for thermal treatment basin22 Aug 2023US 11,730,555 B2Microtek Medical, Inc.
- Cooling apparatuses and related methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294677 A1Thermal Overwatch LLC
- Self-heating skin therapy systems18 Dec 2025US 2025/0381217 A1Paraffinusa, LLC
- Surgical drape for thermal treatment basin11 Sep 2025US 2025/0281256 A1Medline Industries, Inc.
- Temperature control device for face pads11 Sep 2025US 2025/0281325 A1
- Arthritis Treatment System and Associated Methods11 Sep 2025US 2025/0281326 A1ZeoThermal Technologies
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical drape leak detection method and apparatus141US 5,816,252 AO. R. Solutions, Inc. · 1998
- Warming system and method for heating various items utilized in surgical procedures104US 6,660,974 B2Medical Solutions, Inc. · 2003
- Warmer for temperature conditioning wet dressings and other articles101US 4,495,402 AW. G. Whitney Corporation · 1985
- Remote controlled thermal treatment system and method for controlling the system remotely to thermally treat sterile surgical liquid99US 6,371,121 B1O. R. Solutions, Inc. · 2002
- Method and apparatus for forming and collecting surgical slush90US 5,331,820 AO. R. Solutions, Inc. · 1994