Portable therapeutic device

A portable therapeutic device, comprising:

• a battery;
• a flexible containment bag means comprising a sealed, closed-loop fluid channel containing a liquid;
• microelectric electromagnetic pumping means integrally disposed with said flexible containment bag means for causing said liquid to circulate through said closed-loop fluid channel;
• a self-contained source of a therapeutic temperature;
• and
• microprocessor temperature control means integrally disposed with said flexible containment bag for altering a heat transfer between said therapeutic temperature source and said liquid;
• said device being substantially compact, weighing less than five pounds, and capable of being worn by a patient discreetly, without immobilization.

A portable therapeutic treatment, comprising:

• providing a portable therapeutic device, including a containment bag having a fluid chamber containing a liquid therein;
• said device further including self-contained microelectric pumping means integrally disposed with said containment bag for causing said liquid to circulate within said fluid chamber;
• a self-contained source of a therapeutic temperature;
• self-contained microcontroller means for controlling a heat transfer between said temperature source and said liquid;
• said device being substantially compact, weighing less that 5 lbs. and capable of being worn by a patient discreetly, without immobilization;
• and
• contacting said therapeutic device with a portion of a patient's body while said liquid is circulated within said fluid chamber to provide a therapeutic effect.