Cooling therapy apparatus

A system for providing cooling therapy, the system comprising:

• a thermally conductive outer enclosure having at least one ambient air inlet and at least one air outlet;
• an interior portion located within said outer enclosure, comprising:
• a power supply secured within said outer enclosure;
• at least one temperature modification module secured within said outer enclosure;
• wherein said at least one temperature modification module is configured to generate a cooler temperature at a first portion of said outer enclosure than a temperature of ambient air;
• and
• control circuitry configured to cause said first portion to reach a first temperature after a first amount of time.

A cooling therapy device, comprising:

• an outer enclosure having a body portion and at least one hemispherical shaped distal end portion extending from said body portion, said at least one hemispherical shaped portion configured to be hand-held in the glabrous region of a user's palm;
• an operable user interface on said outer enclosure body portion;
• at least one ambient air inlet and at least one air outlet on said body portion;
• at least one power source and at least one Peltier module secured within said outer enclosure;
• control circuitry within said outer enclosure, in electronic communication with said user interface, operable to actuate said at least one power source and said at least one Peltier module;
• wherein said at least one Peltier module is configured to generate a cooler temperature on an exterior surface of said at least one hemispherical portion than a temperature of ambient air;
• and
• wherein said cooler temperature is generated for a finite time, during a discrete cooling cycle initiated by said control circuitry, and said device is adapted to generate a plurality of said discrete cooling cycles under control of said user interface.