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US 12,661,256 B2Granted
Heat transfer system for a therapy device
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsDavid Hale, Joshua Hallock, Vyachislav Ivanov, Samuel Blair
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Abstract
A system is provided with a thermoelectric device with a first heat transfer surface and a second heat transfer surface adapted for cooperation with a therapy device such that the first heat transfer surface is spaced apart from a contact surface of the therapy device to transfer heat to or from the contact surface. A fluid heat transfer system is in fluid communication with the thermoelectric device to transfer heat to or from the thermoelectric device.
Claims22
A system comprising:
- a thermoelectric device with a first heat transfer surface and a second heat transfer surface adapted for cooperation with a therapy device such that the first heat transfer surface is spaced apart from a contact surface of the therapy device to transfer heat to or from the contact surface;
- a fluid reservoir mounted directly to the first heat transfer surface, wherein the fluid reservoir retains the fluid;
- and a fluid heat transfer system in fluid communication with the thermoelectric device to transfer heat to or from the thermoelectric device.
A method comprising:
- mounting a reservoir directly to a first heat transfer surface of a thermoelectric device that has a second heat transfer surface opposite of the first heat transfer surface, wherein the fluid reservoir retains the fluid;
- pumping the liquid along the first heat transfer surface;
- and
- pumping the liquid through a therapy device with a contact surface, spaced apart from the thermoelectric device.
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A system comprising:
- a therapy device with a contact surface:
- a thermoelectric device with a first heat transfer surface and a second heat transfer surface;
- a fluid reservoir directly mounted to the first heat transfer surface, wherein the fluid reservoir retains the fluid;
- tubing in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir and the therapy device to space the thermoelectric device away from the therapy device;
- and
- a pump in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir to pump fluid from the fluid reservoir to the contact surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.