Moist heat therapy compress
AssigneeBruder Healthcare Company, LLC
InventorsMark H. BRUDER, Aaron N. INGRAM
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Abstract
A moist heat therapy compress for therapeutic treatment of a treated body part. The moist heat therapy compress includes a fluid-permeable shell, a flexible backing fastened to the shell to define an enclosure, and hydrophilic zeolite fill granules loosely contained within the enclosure. The moist heat therapy compress is exposed to a source of moisture to cause absorption of water into the hydrophilic zeolite, and the moisture is delivered from the hydrophilic zeolite through the fluid permeable shell to the treated body portion.
Claims22
A therapeutic compress for moist heat therapy treatment of a treated body part of a human or animal patient by application of the compress to the treated body part and transfer of moist heat to the treated body part, the compress comprising:
- a flexible outer shell for application to the treated body part of the patient, the outer shell forming at least one enclosure, and being microwave compatible for repeated microwave heating, the flexible outer shell being transmissive of moist heat from within the at least one enclosure through the flexible outer shell to the treated body part to which the compress is applied;
- a plurality of hydrophilic zeolite fill granules contained within the at least one enclosure for retaining moist heat and delivery of moist heat from the hydrophilic zeolite fill granules through the flexible outer shell to provide moist heat therapy to the treated body part of the patient, wherein the hydrophilic zeolite fill granules allow repeated absorption and dissipation of moisture and heat to and from the hydrophilic zeolite fill granules for repeated therapeutic deliveries of moist heat therapy from the compress to the treated body part of the patient.
A moist heat back wrap for therapeutic treatment of a human subject's back by application of the back wrap to the human subject's back to deliver moist heat to at least a portion of the back, the moist heat back wrap comprising:
- a flexible outer shell configured for application to the human subject's back, the outer shell forming at least one enclosure, and being microwave compatible for repeated microwave heating, the flexible outer shell being transmissive of moist heat from within the at least one enclosure through the flexible outer shell to the human subject's back to which the compress is applied;
- a plurality of hydrophilic zeolite fill granules contained within the at least one enclosure for retaining moist heat and delivery of moist heat from the hydrophilic zeolite fill granules through the flexible outer shell to provide moist heat therapy to the human subject's back, wherein the hydrophilic zeolite fill granules allow repeated absorption and dissipation of moisture and heat to and from the hydrophilic zeolite fill granules for repeated therapeutic deliveries of moist heat therapy from the compress to the human subject's back.
A moist heat neck wrap for therapeutic treatment of a human subject's neck by application of the neck wrap to the human subject's neck to deliver moist heat to at least a portion of the neck, the moist heat neck wrap comprising:
- a flexible outer shell configured for application to the human subject's neck, the outer shell forming at least one enclosure, and being microwave compatible for repeated microwave heating, the flexible outer shell being transmissive of moist heat from within the at least one enclosure through the flexible outer shell to the human subject's neck to which the compress is applied;
- a plurality of hydrophilic zeolite fill granules contained within the at least one enclosure for retaining moist heat and delivery of moist heat from the hydrophilic zeolite fill granules through the flexible outer shell to provide moist heat therapy to the human subject's neck, wherein the hydrophilic zeolite fill granules allow repeated absorption and dissipation of moisture and heat to and from the hydrophilic zeolite fill granules for repeated therapeutic deliveries of moist heat therapy from the compress to the human subject's neck.
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