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US 9,849,024 B2Granted
Apparatus for therapeutic cooling and warming of a body portion of a human or mammal
AssigneeOasis Medical Solutions
InventorWilliam R. Mandel
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Abstract
At least one thermoelectric assembly controlled by a microprocessor and disposed on a thermal conduction pad configured to conduct energy to and from the thermoelectric assembly and adjacent the treatment area positioned with removable electronics and a breathable liner. The hot intensity, cold intensity and time delay between sequences can also be selected as well as alternating temperature sequences with both vibration and tension monitoring to promote blood flow and speed up healing.
Claims17
An apparatus for treating pain in an area of a human body by creating a series of temperature patterns on a surface of the human body over a treatment area, said apparatus comprising:
- a thermal conduction member;
- a power source;
- a Peltier device for producing a temperature change in response to an electrical input, said Peltier device disposed on said thermal conduction member;
- a metallic member interposed between said Peltier device and said thermal conduction member;
- a heat sink member disposed on said Peltier device;
- a programmable microcomputer connected to the power source and the Peltier device, the programmable microcomputer adapted to control application of power to the Peltier device so as to control heating and cooling of the Peltier device, wherein control by the programmable microcomputer is achieved by generating power signals which have varying pulse trains of predetermined power and modulation levels, and wherein said programmable microcomputer is configured to control the Peltier device to produce the series of temperature patterns which can be applied to said treatment area, wherein a first predetermined temperature pattern of the series of temperature patterns comprises a first predetermined time period of warm temperature of a first predetermined intensity and a second predetermined time period of cool temperature of a second predetermined intensity;
- a synchronization assembly coupled to the programmable microcomputer and the Peltier device, said synchronization assembly is adapted to coordinate operation so that the first predetermined temperature pattern and a second predetermined temperature pattern of the series of temperature patterns are generated by the programmable microcomputer and provided to the Peltier device, wherein the first predetermined temperature pattern and the second predetermined temperature pattern are alternating with respect to one another, to thus promote blood flow in the treatment area;
- a support band member configured to hold the apparatus in place such that the Peltier device and the heat sink member are positioned on the treatment area, and configured to support a tendon compression member adjacent to the treatment area with the power source;
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- a tension monitoring assembly comprising an optical system with an optical interruption mechanism.
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An apparatus for treating pain in an area of a human body by creating a series of temperature patterns on a surface of the human body over a treatment area, said apparatus comprising:
- a thermal conduction member;
- a power source;
- a Peltier device for producing a temperature change in response to an electrical input, said Peltier device disposed on said thermal conduction member;
- a metallic member interposed between said Peltier device and said thermal conduction member;
- a heat sink member disposed on said Peltier device;
- a programmable microcomputer connected to the power source and the Peltier device, the programmable microcomputer adapted to control application of power to the Peltier device so as to control heating and cooling of the Peltier device, wherein control by the programmable microcomputer is achieved by generating power signals which have varying pulse trains of predetermined power and modulation levels, and wherein said programmable microcomputer is configured to control the Peltier device to produce the series of temperature patterns which can be applied to said treatment area, wherein a first predetermined temperature pattern of the series of temperature patterns comprises a first predetermined time period of warm temperature of a first predetermined intensity, and a second predetermined time period of cool temperature of a second predetermined intensity;
- a synchronization assembly coupled to the programmable microcomputer and the Peltier device, said synchronization assembly is adapted to coordinate operation so that the first predetermined temperature pattern and a second predetermined temperature pattern of the series of temperature patterns are generated by the programmable microcomputer and provided to the Peltier device, wherein the first predetermined temperature pattern and the second predetermined temperature pattern are alternating with respect to one another, to thus promote blood flow in the treatment area;
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- a tension monitoring assembly adapted to be connected to said programmable microcomputer and configured to monitor an amount of tension of a tendon compression band disposed adjacent to the treatment area and to alert a user if the amount of tension exceeds a predetermined level, wherein said tension monitoring assembly is comprised of an optical system with an optical interruption mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.