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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4696303 | Portable heat treatment system A portable heat treatment system in accordance with this invention includes a heating shoe having a heat conductive base member and heating means for transmitting heat along the base member. A heat conductive container having a base with peripheral walls ... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4693252 | Device for generating dry, cold gas flow A device for generating a dry cold gas flow by evaporating a low-boiling liquefied gas for cold therapy for rheumatic diseases includes a vessel for accommodating the low-boiling liquefied gas. A hose line is connected to the vessel with an interchangeabl... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4677970 | Orthopedic heat transfer system for orthopedic casts An orthopedic heating or cooling system to be built into a cast or splint and bodily integrated with it as the cast is being applied to the patient. One or more individual units are used independently or in combination to form a flowing liquid system to h... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4662433 | Individual comfort control device The instant invention is a major energy saver in the form of a blanket which allows personal heat control, particularly cooling. More specifically, the blanket is provided with internal ducts through which a stable foam is circulated as a cooling fluid in... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4648392 | Apparatus for the treatment of oedema of members by pressure The apparatus is of the type comprising a vertical cylindrical vessel containing a flexible tubular bag closed at one end and fixed by the periphery of its open opposite end to the periphery of the upper part of the vessel and in which mercury is injected... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4621624 | Liner for orthopedic cast The Novel Liner for Orthopedic Cast is a device consisting of an inflatable bladder containing a matrix of flow channels with an inlet tube and an outlet tube for fluid flow. It serves four purposes: (1) It is a cushion for the injured limb within the protecti... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4580408 | Water vest for motocross riders A water vest for motocross riders comprises a combination of shoulder pads for the motocross rider, and a water absorbing and air cooling layer attached to the inside of the shoulder pads for overlying the chest area of the motocross rider. The shoulder p... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4569355 | Method and apparatus for monitoring and diagnosing peripheral blood flow A heat exchanger changes the temperature of a predetermined area of the skin at a programmed rate preferably by cooling. The rate at which the area of skin changes in response to temperature change of the heat exchanger and the rate the skin temperature r... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4548212 | Apparatus for thermographic examinations A method and apparatus for conducting thermographic examinations of localized portions of the body in which a localized area of the body is cooled. A liquid crystal film is affixed directly against the body and the localized area and film are re-cooled to... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4523594 | Stretchable textile heat-exchange jacket A stretchable textile heat-exchange jacket which wraps about and conforms to a limb, an arm or other body member and functions therapeutically to heat or cool the member. The jacket is formed by a sheet of elastic fabric material having threaded therein a... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4483021 | Thermo-electric cooled motorcycle helmet A motorcycle helmet defines a cavity in a hard fiber shell. A thermo-electric heat pump is mounted in the cavity, and a light metal rediator is bonded to both shell and pump. One way conductors energize the heat pump from a motorcycle battery source to pu... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4459468 | Temperature control fluid circulating system A fluid circulating system primarily designed for use with a thermal blanket or pad and being temperature controlled so that both heating and cooling effects may be produced through the preheating or precooling of fluid in a reservoir tank or like contain... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4397314 | Method and apparatus for controlling and optimizing the heating pattern for a hyperthermia system A hyperthermia treatment system has multiple applicators and multiple temperature sensors for controlling the operation of the hyperthermia system. A temperature sensor probe implanted within a tumor provides a temperature signal for controlling and optim... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4397313 | Multiple microwave applicator system and method for microwave hyperthermia treatment Multiple microwave applicators are configured to optimize the treatment in a hyperthermia system. Individual applicators are positioned for incrementally varying the treatment field size by the addition or subtraction of individual applicators. A fan beam... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4376437 | Topical environmental device An apparatus for treatment of a human body having an enclosure equipped with an inlet and outlet is described wherein the inlet is in fluid communication with a source of liquid under pressure. A portion of the enclosure is provided with an open treatment... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4369345 | Method of and apparatus for selective localized differential hyperthermia of a medium Apparatus generates a pulsed, alternating magnetic field which is coupled to magnetizable particles of submicron size dispersed in colloidal suspension in a medium. The frequency of the applied magnetic field is related to the size of the particles in suc... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4367743 | Self-pressurizing cryogenic apparatus and method Apparatus and method for dispensing a jet of cryogenic coolant selectively in single gaseous phase and in dual gaseous and finely divided liquid phase from a self-pressurizing source of heat saturated liquid coolant. The coolant is stored under constant p... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4338944 | Therapeutic device A therapeutic device comprising, a sleeve for covering a portion of a patient's body and having a space to receive liquid, a device for circulating a liquid through the space of the sleeve, and a device for cooling the circulated liquid.... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4335726 | Therapeutic device with temperature and pressure control A therapeutic device comprising, a sleeve for covering a portion of a patient's body and having flexible walls defining an inner space to receive liquid, a conduit system connected to the space, and a device for circulating a liquid through the conduit sy... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4334519 | Portable heater for generating and circulating heat in wearing apparel A portable heater for generating and circulating heat in wearing apparel. The heater consists of a compact insulated case having a cavity therein which is adapted to receive a chemical heat cartridge which gives off heat through an exothermic chemical rea... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4327733 | Cryoenucleation tool A cryoenucleating device is provided for freezing a melanoma tumor in an eyeball and for removing the eyeball. The device comprises a spoon, the bowl of which is formed of thermally insulating material to conform with the contours of an average eyeball. A... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4259961 | Cooling pad A cooling pad for maintaining low organ metabolism has a pair of flexible walls sealed together at their edges except at an inlet and an outlet, which are disposed away from each other, the walls enclosing a flexible and porous foam filler which separates... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4253464 | Method and device for contributing to the obviating of male infertility Using latent heat of vaporization of a selected evaporative fluid, an abnormally elevated testicular temperature is effectively diminished so as to contribute to obviating male infertility due to poor semen quality. Moreover, the evaporative method employ... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4223661 | Portable diver heat generating system Supercorroding magnesium alloys that react rapidly and predictably with seawater to produce heat and hydrogen gas. The alloys are formed by a mechanical process that bonds magnesium and noble metal powder particles together. The alloy powders can be sinte... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4184537 | Selective heating and cooling apparatus An improved portable refrigeration apparatus for selectively cooling or heating a limb of a patient or the like, and which includes at least one flexible pad adapted to be wrapped around a bodily limb and which incorporates flexible tubing serving as an e... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4180077 | Device for treating swollen surface areas on horses and the like A device for treating swollen surface areas on horses and the like consists of an elongated envelope-like receptacle which is supplied with water. One side of the receptacle is equipped with water outlets and faces the affected area for discharge thereon,... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4173216 | Massage device Material having bumps formed therein and extending from the surface thereof covers an item and comes into close contact with the bottoms of the feet or the palms of the hands of a user.... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4172454 | Heat and gas protection suit A suit for the protection of a wearer's body and head from heat and gas comprises an inner suit adapted to cover the wearer's body and head and having a tubular flow channel therethrough for the passage of a cooling liquid such as silicone. An outermost s... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4172495 | Slurry cooling of helmets The invention relates to a slurry-cooled helmet and to a head-cooling system. The helmet includes a hollow shell within which is positioned a plurality of tubes connected between an inlet and a discharge manifold. The manifolds are respectively connected ... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4170998 | Portable cooling apparatus An improved portable refrigeration apparatus for cooling a limb of a patient or the like, and which includes at least one flexible pad adapted to be wrapped around a bodily limb and which incorporates flexible tubing serving as an evaporator. A separate a... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4149529 | Portable thermo-hydraulic physiotherapy device A portable apparatus for controllably cooling and variably, intermittently applying pressure to a portion of a body part of a mammalian organism comprising a liquid supply and control unit having means to store, circulate, cool, agitate, and pressurize a ... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4149541 | Fluid circulating pad A flexible pad with interconnecting internal passages for circulating a hot or cold liquid for treating a patient. The pad has an improved internal flow pattern that includes a set of partitions that separate the pad into a plurality of major fields that ... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4139004 | Bandage apparatus for treating burns A bandage apparatus for the treatment of burns, said bandage having various sizes and shapes for direct contact with any particular area of the human body so affected, the bandage being provided to promote rapid healing, and to reduce pain and the possibi... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4118946 | Personnel cooler A flexible sheet or garment to be worn on or around the human body, or body member for cooling and having two flexible plastic sheets or films which are joined or adhered to form two tortuous, adjacent, generally co-extensive, non-communicating fluid path... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4114620 | Patient treatment pad for hot or cold use A medical pad with a pair of laminated plastic film panels defining a passage therebetween for circulating hot or cold water. The pad has a patient contact panel of long staple absorbent cellulosic fibers, and these fibers are anchored directly to a plast... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4112943 | Therapeutic assembly An assembly for the treatment of muscle injuries and the like with heat and physical action. Liquid is circulated within a closed system from a tank having heating means therein, and pump, to a flexible bag member. Flow at the inlet of the bag member is r... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4108146 | Bendable thermal pack unit A thermal pack unit or compress is formed by adhesively securing two relatively thin pieces together. The first piece is a plastic sheet having one or more interconnecting channels or grooves formed in a surface thereof to form a path for the circulation ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4103147 | Device for heating a breast prosthesis A device for heating a breast prosthesis which comprises a base on which a liquid filled flexible bag is placed for supporting a breast prothesis. A hinged cover for the base that carries another liquid filled flexible bag on its in surface so that a clos... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4098279 | Therapeutic thermal pack unit A pack unit or compress is formed in two halves each containing one or more channels and the halves are arranged face-to-face with a separator sheet covering the channels almost to their blind ends. The cold or, if desired, hot thermal fluid may flow thro... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4094357 | Heat transfer blanket This disclosure pertains to a blanket having a plurality of portions of flexible heat pipes sandwiched between the outermost layers thereof. The portions of the flexible heat pipes disposed about the blanket provide a uniform heating or cooling pattern th... | 06/13/1978 |
