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US 12,708,557 B2Granted
Temperature controlled and vibrating therapeutic strap assembly
AssigneeTherabody, Inc.
InventorsJason Wersland, Benjamin Nazarian, Eduardo Merino, Jaime Sanchez Solana, Kevin Xie
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Abstract
A wearable temperature control assembly includes a temperature control module comprising a contact and a thermal element configured to heat or cool the contact. The assembly also includes a primary strap configured to receive the temperature control module and secure the contact against a subject. The assembly also includes a secondary strap configured to be connected to the primary strap. The secondary strap is configured to provide adjustment of a pressure between the contact and the subject when the primary strap secures the contact to the subject.
Claims21
A wearable assembly, comprising:
- a temperature control module comprising a contact and a thermal element configured to heat or cool the contact;
- a removable battery associated with the temperature control module;
- a primary strap configured to receive the temperature control module and secure the contact against a subject;
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- a secondary strap configured to be connected to the primary strap and further configured to provide adjustment of a pressure between the contact and the subject when the primary strap secures the contact to the subject,
- wherein the contact of the temperature control module comprises:
- a main contact body, on a first surface of which the thermal element is disposed;
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- a plurality of contact fingers configured to extend outwardly from the first surface of the main contact body in a circumferential direction when the wearable assembly is secured to the subject, wherein the plurality of contact fingers extend away from the main contact body at an edge of the main contact body, and wherein the plurality of contact fingers and the edge of the main contact body form a pivotable connection such that the plurality of contact fingers are hingedly attached to the main contact body, and
- wherein the primary strap comprises a tunnel extending in a length direction of the wearable assembly in the middle of the primary strap, the tunnel being formed between two layers of the primary strap, wherein the secondary strap extends through the tunnel.
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A wearable therapeutic device, comprising:
- a strap configured to wrap around a wearer's abdomen and comprising a middle portion, a first end portion extending from the middle portion, and a second end portion extending from an opposite side of the middle portion as the first end portion;
- a control module located on the strap, the control module comprising an opening and a removable battery, wherein the removable battery is configured to be inserted into the control module through the opening to supply power to the wearable therapeutic device, and the removable battery is configured to be removed from the opening by pushing on a portion of the removable battery located opposite the opening with a predetermined amount of force;
- a first fastener attached to the first end portion and a second fastener that is complementary to the first fastener and attached to the second end portion;
- a first heating element located in the first end portion;
- a second heating element located in the middle portion;
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- vibration motors embedded within the middle portion and located to overlap the second heating element,
- wherein the strap comprises a plurality of layers of fabric, the plurality of layers of fabric comprising at least a first layer facing away from the wearer, a second layer adjacent the first layer, a third layer disposed opposite to the first layer and configured to contact the wearer, and a fourth layer disposed between the second layer and the third layer,
- wherein the fourth layer includes the vibration motors and a pad embedded therein, wherein the pad is configured to space respective vibration motors apart from the second layer and further configured to isolate the second layer from an impact of the vibration motors, and
- wherein the pad is formed of a compressible material.
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A wearable therapeutic device, comprising:
- a strap configured for wrapping around a wearer's abdomen, wherein the strap comprises a plurality of layers including:
- a wearer facing surface layer that is made at least partially of germanium;
- an outer layer facing away from the wearer,
- a first inner layer adjacent the outer layer;
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- a second inner layer disposed between the first inner layer and the wearer facing surface layer,
- a control module located on the strap, the control module comprising an opening and a removable battery, wherein the removable battery is configured to be inserted into the control module through the opening and removed from the opening by pushing on a portion of the removable battery located opposite the opening with a predetermined amount of force;
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- at least one vibration motor embedded in the strap,
- wherein the second inner layer includes the at least one vibration motor and at least one pad embedded therein, wherein the at least one pad is configured to space the at least one vibration motor, respectively, apart from the first inner layer and further configured to isolate the first inner layer from an impact of the at least one vibration motor, and
- wherein the at least one pad is formed of a compressible material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.