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US 2016/0250066 A1Published application
Thermal Device
AssigneeBodychllz Limited
InventorsStephen McCallum Tocker, William Howden Simpson
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AssigneeBodychllz Limited
InventorsStephen McCallum Tocker, William Howden Simpson
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A thermal device comprising a garment (42A) that may be placed against at least a part of the body (10), the garment (42A) defining at least one enclosed compartment (48, 50) defined between an inner wall (65) and an outer wall (66), and an inlet (21) whereby liquid may be introduced into each such enclosed compartment (48, 50). Each enclosed compartment (48, 50) contains dry material (30) comprising water-soluble chemical compounds that dissolve endothermically or exothermically, and also a compressed sponge (62). There may also be an air bleed valve (64) to bleed any air out of the compartment (48, 50) when water is introduced. The device enables a patient's body to be cooled or heated in emergency, needing only addition of water, and incorporating no toxic or hazardous materials.
A thermal device comprising a garment that may be placed against at least a part of a body, the garment defining at least one enclosed compartment defined between an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall and the outer wall being flexible and being impermeable to liquid water, and an inlet tube including an inlet valve through which liquid may be introduced into each such enclosed compartment, wherein each enclosed compartment contains dry material comprising at least one soluble chemical compound that dissolves endothermically or exothermically in the liquid, the dry material being in powder or granular form, and each enclosed compartment also containing at least one element of a compressed sponge.
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A thermal device defining at least one enclosed compartment defined between an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall and the outer wall being flexible and being impermeable to liquid water, and an inlet tube including an inlet valve through which liquid may be introduced into each such enclosed compartment, wherein each enclosed compartment contains dry material comprising soluble chemical compounds that dissolve endothermically or exothermically in the liquid, the dry material being in powder or granular form, and each enclosed compartment also containing at least one element of a compressed sponge.
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