Sanitary storage of thermal therapeutic wraps
AssigneeSolid State Cooling Systems
InventorsVishesh Nandedkar, Lloyd Wright
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Abstract
A system including apparatus and methods for sanitizing or otherwise reducing biologics present on thermal therapeutic treatment wraps used for treating athletes after workouts or games, physical therapy patients after injury, and hospital patients after surgery is disclosed. The system includes a storage cabinet with an internal conveyor system that exposes each wrap to periodic sanitization or other biologic reduction means, such as ultraviolet light. This prevents growth of bacteria and mold. In some embodiments, warm air is blown into the storage cabinet to assist with drying the wraps.
Claims20
Apparatus for reducing biologics present on a thermal therapeutic wrap, the apparatus comprising:
- an enclosure, comprising:
- an exterior wall;
- and
- a door;
- a track;
- a sanitization source device;
- a wrap indexing assembly in proximity to the track, the wrap indexing assembly comprising:
- a conveyor arm;
- a conveyor arm motor;
- and
- a conveyor belt.
A method for storing and reducing biologics on one or more thermal therapeutic wraps, the method comprising the steps of:
- attaching a thermal therapeutic wrap to a wrap hanger;
- movably attaching the wrap hanger to a track, wherein the track is in proximity to a sanitization source device and is within an enclosure comprising an exterior wall and a door;
- activating a wrap indexing assembly, which is operable to move the wrap hanger along the track;
- activating the sanitization source device to cause it to output a sanitation source;
- and
- exposing a first side of the wrap to the sanitization source device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.