Thermal pack
AssigneeWendell-Alan, Ltd.
InventorsJeffrey A. Wilson, Jonathan W. Flick
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Abstract
A thermal pack that includes a tubular body having a first opening, a second opening, an inner surface and an outer surface. The first opening, the inner surface and the second opening cooperate to define a passage through the tubular body for the limb. The inner surface and the outer surface of the tubular body are defined by a continuous eversion-limitless film of flexible material. A temperature-retaining fluid such as a water-based gel is received between the inner surface and the outer surface. The thermal pack can be positioned at a desired location on a limb by rolling the thermal pack onto the limb.
Claims16
A thermal pack comprising a tubular body having a first opening, a second opening, an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the first opening, the inner surface and the second opening cooperate to define a passage through the tubular body, wherein the inner surface and the outer surface of the tubular body are defined by a continuous eversion-limitless film of flexible material, wherein a water-based gel that does not become a hard solid at 32° F. is received between the inner surface and the outer surface of the tubular body, and wherein a plurality of free-flowing solid structures are dispersed in the gel.
A thermal pack comprising a tubular body having a first opening, a second opening, an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the first opening, the inner surface and the second opening cooperate to define a passage through the tubular body, wherein the inner surface and the outer surface of the tubular body are defined by a continuous eversion-limitless film of flexible material, wherein a non-gaseous temperature retaining fluid that does not become a hard solid at 32° F. is received between the inner surface and the outer surface of the tubular body, wherein a selectively pressurizeable radial air bladder is disposed on the outer surface of the tubular body, and wherein the radial air bladder comprises a plurality of partially-subdivided, interconnected air chambers.
A thermal pack comprising a tubular body having a first opening, a second opening, an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the first opening, the inner surface and the second opening cooperate to define a passage through the tubular body, wherein the inner surface and the outer surface of the tubular body are defined by a continuous eversion-limitless film of flexible material, wherein a non-gaseous temperature retaining fluid that does not become a hard solid at 32° F. and an insert for inhibiting the displacement of temperature retaining fluid are received between the inner surface and the outer surface of the tubular body, wherein the insert comprises a plurality of sealed pockets that are filled with a temperature retaining fluid and are joined together to form a tubular structure.
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