System and method for heat or cold therapy and compression therapy
AssigneeZenith Technical Innovations, LLC
InventorGregory Binversie
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Abstract
A medical device is disclosed that is able to provide a combination of thermal and DVT therapies to a patient. The components, arrangement of components, function of the device as a whole, and methods of use of the device are all devised to maximize therapeutic effectiveness. Effectiveness in this context is measured by the ability to provide a controlled application of the recommended thermal treatment including time, temperature, compression, and number of cycles with specified cycle duration.
Claims19
A therapeutic thermal compression device comprising:
- a temperature system, a compression system, and a control system, wherein said temperature system comprises a heating/cooling assembly having an upper, a center, and a lower plate, and a first and second thermoelectric module (TEM), said first TEM being interposed between said upper and center plates and said second TEM being interposed between said center plate and said lower plate.
A method of providing a patient with therapeutic thermal compression comprising the steps of:
- connecting a thermal compression garment to a fluid temperature system incorporating a first and second thermoelectric module (TEM) within a heating/cooling assembly,
- connecting said garment to an air compression system,
- providing fluid or air to said garment, and
- controlling the temperature of said fluid to said garment;
- controlling the air pressure to said garment;
- delivering a first temperature to the garment for a first temperature duration and a second temperature for a second temperature duration;
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- delivering a first pressure to the garment for a first pressure duration and a second pressure for a second pressure duration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.