US 7,744,640 B1 · Thermal treatment garment and method of thermally treating body portions

Abstract

A thermal treatment garment of the present invention includes an outer structure layer, an interior lining formed of a gel material that directly contacts a body portion of a user when the garment is worn by the user and a thermal treatment layer to thermally treat and control temperature of the garment. The thermal treatment layer heats and/or cools the gel material to a selected temperature or selected temperature range and is controlled by a controller. In an exemplary embodiment, the garment includes a cap to thermally treat the user's head, where the structure layer has a generally convex outer surface and the interior surface of the gel layer is generally concave and contoured to engage with and at least partially envelop at least one selected portion of the user's head.

Claims32

Dependent claims

A thermal treatment device for thermally treating a portion of a user's body comprising:

a cap to thermally treat the user's head and including:
a structure layer;
a gel layer coupled to the inner surface of the structure layer and forming an interior surface of the cap, wherein the interior surface of the gel layer is generally concave and contoured to engage with and at least partially envelop at least one selected portion of the user's head;
and
a thermal treatment layer coupled with the gel layer and configured to thermally treat the gel layer and the user;
wherein one or more of said gel layer and thermal treatment layer are configurable to treat specific portions of said user's head and include a plurality of detachable sections each selectively removable from a corresponding layer to configure said one or more layers to cover and treat said specific portions of said user's head.

3 more elements

A method of thermally treating a body portion via a cap including a structure layer, a gel layer coupled to the inner surface of said structure layer and forming a generally concave interior surface of the cap, and a thermal treatment layer coupled with the gel layer, the method comprising:

(a) receiving a portion of the user's head within the cap such that the interior surface of the gel layer engages and at least partially envelops at least a selected portion of the user's head, wherein one or more of said gel layer and thermal treatment layer are configurable to treat specific portions of said user's head and include a plurality of detachable sections each selectively removable from a corresponding layer, and step (a) further includes:
(a.1) selectively removing one or more of said detachable sections from a corresponding layer to configure said one or more layers to cover and treat said specific portions of said user's head;
(b) applying thermal energy to the gel layer and the head portion received within the cap via the thermal treatment layer;
and
(c) controlling the application of the thermal energy from the thermal treatment layer to the gel layer and the head portion received in the cap.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Thermal treatment garment and method of thermally treating body portions

Life of this patent

Thermal treatment garment and method of thermally treating body portions

Life of this patent

Abstract

Claims32