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US 6,152,952 AGranted
Therapeutic pad and method
AssigneeVesture Corporation
InventorByron C. Owens
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Abstract
A therapeutic pad for heating or cooling has a liquid absorbent to prevent liquid leakage in the event the sealed envelope of the pad is ruptured. The method of forming the pad includes vacuuming the thermoplastic envelope prior to sealing. The pad can be used alone or with a comforter to provide warmth or to remove heat from the body of the user.
Claims10
A method of withdrawing heat from the body of a user for therapeutic purposes comprising the steps of:
- a. forming a cooling pad by
- 1) placing a liquid and a sponge into a flexible envelope;
- 2) evacuating air from the envelope with a vacuum pump to compress the sponge;
- and
- 3) sealing the envelope while said sponge remains compressed;
- b. covering the pad
- c. refrigerating the covered pad to cool it;
- and
- d. placing the cooled pad contiguous to the body of the user to withdraw heat therefrom.
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