Heating and cooling thumb wrap
OwnerChet Todd Miller, Sally Ann Millerinventors
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Abstract
A therapeutic thumb wrap is provided. The thumb wrap includes a body having an inner fabric layer and an outer fabric layer attached together by a seam. At least one pocket is formed in between the inner and outer fabric layers. A plurality of dried seeds is disposed within the pocket. The body includes a thumb portion with a first side extending downward from the thumb portion and a second side opposite the first side extending downward from the thumb portion. The first side and the second side are sized to wrap around a wrist of the user. A connector may releasably attach the first side to the second side, securing the thumb wrap to the user's wrist.
Claims10
A thumb wrap comprising:
- a body comprising an inner fabric layer attached to an outer fabric layer forming at least one pocket in between, and a plurality of seeds disposed within the pocket,
- wherein the body comprises a thumb portion sized to fit around a thumb, and a first side extending downward from the thumb portion, and a second side opposite the first side extending downward from the thumb portion;
- and
- a connector releasably attaching the first side to the second side.
A method of treating a hand or wrist injury comprising:
- providing a thumb wrap comprising a body comprising an internal pocket, and a plurality of seeds disposed within the internal pocket, wherein the body comprises a thumb portion, a first side extending downward from the thumb portion, and a second side opposite the first side extending downward from the thumb portion;
- heating or cooling the thumb wrap;
- placing the thumb portion of the body over a user's thumb;
- wrapping the first side and the second side around the user's wrist;
- and
- releasably attaching the first side to the second side, thereby securing the thumb wrap to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.