Couplable portable device for the thermal medical treatment of skin

A portable device for thermal-medical treatment of the skin, comprising:

• a housing that is provided with a heating element and a temperature sensor:
• an interface via which the portable device is coupled to a mobile data processing unit, comprising at least one of a smartphone and a tablet, the interface formed as a rigid extension of a body of the housing;
• and
• a control unit,
• wherein the heating element is coupled to the temperature sensor and, with the control unit interconnected, is connected via the interface to the mobile data processing unit so that the heating element is supplied with current via one or more rechargeable batteries integrated into the mobile data processing unit so that the heating element is heatable to a temperature controllable by the control unit;
• wherein the portable device in a coupled state is attached directly to the mobile data processing unit via insertion of the interface of the housing into a connector opening of the mobile data processing unit to form a rigid coupling therebetween that enables the mobile data processing unit to act as a handle for the portable device, and is adapted so that for the purpose of treatment of the skin, a surface of the housing facing away from the mobile data processing unit, under which the heating element is arranged within the housing, is placed by corresponding handling of the mobile data processing unit on a body part to be treated.