Therapeutic Joint Compression, Comfort, Cooling, and Heating Compress Pad and Wrap
OwnerKeith Ablow, Kathi Fairbendinventors
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Abstract
A versatile therapeutic joint compression, comfort, cooling, and heating compress pad and wrap consisting of a dome shaped receptacle member designed to hold a hot or cold compress pack or with a gel insert that is neither heated nor cooled, in an interior compartment, as well as a crescent shaped compression flange member, the combination of the dome (cap) and flange (brim) forming a structure similar to a baseball cap, and additionally a plurality of flexible straps to affix or secure the cap and brim to a variety of human joints such as a knee, heel, elbow, or shoulder for treating a great variety of medical conditions relating thereto.
Claims16
A versatile therapeutic joint compression, comfort, cooling, and heating compress pad and wrap comprising in combination:
- A. a dome shaped receptacle member;
- B. a pocket disposed within said dome, said pocket arranged to hold an insertable unit designed for treatment of a medical disease or injury of said joint;
- C. a crescent shaped compression flange member attached to the lower periphery of said dome, the combination of said dome and said flange forming a structure similar to a baseball cap;
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- D. a plurality of flexible straps attached to said dome and said flange to affix and secure said dome and said flange in a plurality of positions to a variety of human joints.
The joint pad and wrap of claiml wherein said insertable unit comprises a hot compress pack.
The joint pad and wrap of claiml wherein said insertable unit comprises a cold compress pack.
The joint pad and wrap of claiml wherein said insertable unit comprises a gel pack that is neither heated nor cooled.
A method for treating a medical disease or injury of a joint using a therapeutic joint pad and wrap comprising the steps of:
- A. providing a joint pad and wrap comprising:
- i. a dome shaped receptacle member;
- ii. a pocket disposed within said dome, said pocket arranged to hold an insertable unit designed for treatment of a medical disease or injury of said joint;
- iii. a crescent shaped compression flange member attached to the lower periphery of said dome, the combination of said dome and said flange forming a structure similar to a baseball cap;
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- iv. a plurality of flexible straps attached to said dome and said flange to affix and secure said dome and said flange in a plurality of positions to a variety of said joints;
- B. placing an insertable unit designed for treatment of a medical disease or injury of a joint into said pocket;
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- C., securing said joint pad and wrap to said joint utilizing said flexible straps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.