Self-heating compress for moist heat delivery
AssigneeThe Hilsinger Company Parent, LLC
InventorsMark H. Bruder, Rodney L. Dobson
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Abstract
A system for delivering thermal therapy to a treated body portion of a subject. The system preferably includes a therapy compress having at least one pocket or retainer, and at least one self-heating element configured for removable insertion within the at least one pocket of the therapy compress. In some example embodiments the therapy compress is in the form of an eye mask having first and second eye-covering lobes, each eye-covering lobe having a pocket for receiving a self-heating element. In some example embodiments the at least one self-heating element is air or oxygen activated, for example including a zinc-based self-heating material.
Claims25
A self-heating eye mask for delivering thermal therapy to an eye region of a human subject, the eye mask comprising:
- a therapy compress comprising at least one eye-covering portion configured for application to the eye region of the human subject;
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- at least one self-heating element contained within the at least one eye-covering portion of the therapy compress, comprising at least one reactant material reactive with air to generate an exothermic reaction and release heat for delivery to the eye region of the human subject.
A self-heating eye mask for delivering thermal therapy to an eye region of a human subject, the eye mask comprising:
- a therapy compress comprising at least one eye-covering portion configured for application to the eye region of the human subject;
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- at least one self-heating element contained within the at least one eye-covering portion of the therapy compress, comprising at least one reactant material reactive with air to generate an exothermic reaction and release heat, and further comprising a hydrophilic material, whereby heat released from the reactant material effects release of moisture from the hydrophilic material to deliver moist heat therapy to the eye region of the human subject.
A self-heating eye mask for delivering thermal therapy to a human subject, the eye mask comprising:
- a therapy compress comprising first and second eye-covering portions each configured for application to a respective eye region of the human subject;
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- first and second self-heating elements, the first self-heating element contained within the first eye-covering portion of the therapy compress and the second self-heating element contained within the second eye-covering portion of the therapy compress, the first and second self-heating elements each comprising at least one reactant material reactive with air to generate an exothermic reaction and release heat for delivery to the eye region of the human subject.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.