Device for applying cold therapy to feet
OwnerKenneth C. Snyderinventor
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Abstract
A device for applying cold therapy to the foot of a wearer is disclosed. The device comprises a foot pad having a premolded configuration for directly contacting the bottom of the foot and surrounding heel area. The foot pad includes a heel portion sized to receive and surround the heel of the foot and a raised and contoured arch portion positioned to place localized pressure on the arch of the foot. The entire foot pad is formed of an ice pack that includes a container or shell for receiving and containing a substance capable of maintaining an extremely low temperature for an extended period of time during application to the foot. The device also includes a securement mechanism that is arranged for engaging the foot pad to the bottom of the wearer's foot.
Claims13
A device for applying cold therapy to the foot of a wearer, the foot having a heel, an arch, a metatarsal region, and toes, said device comprising:
- a. a foot pad in the form of a reusable freezer pack having a rigid premolded configuration for directly contacting the bottom of the foot in a frozen state and comprising a heel cup sized to surround the heel of the foot, a raised and contoured arch portion positioned to lie beneath and place localized pressure on the arch of the foot, said reusable freezer pack including a shell containing a substance capable of maintaining an extremely low temperature for an extended period of time during application to the foot said foot pad being a unitary structure;
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- b. a securement mechanism arranged for engaging said foot pad to the bottom of the wearer's foot, said device adapted to be used while the wearer is not standing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.