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Disposable elastic thermal knee wrap

Patent 5860945 Issued on January 19, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject December 31, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Flexible knee support
Patent #: 3945046
Issued on: 03/23/1976
Inventor: Stromgren

Self-contained warming pad
Patent #: 4095583
Issued on: 06/20/1978
Inventor: Petersen ,   et al.

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Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 775210 filed on 12/31/1996

US Classes:

602/62, Arm or leg602/75, Compressive elongate wrap (e.g., generic wrapping materials)607/108For specific external body area

Examiners

Primary: Apley, Richard J.
Assistant: Pothier, Denise

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 0 370 600 A1 EP 07/13/1989
  • 160443 IN 09/13/1983
  • SHO 56-145846 JP 11/13/1981
  • SHO 57-170252 JP 10/13/1982
  • SHO 58-37075 JP 03/13/1983
  • HEI 3-100090 JP 04/13/1991
  • HEI 5-317188 JP 12/13/1993
  • HEI 6-1969 JP 01/13/1994
  • HEI 6-315498 JP 11/13/1994
  • HEI 6-343658 JP 12/13/1994
  • HEI 7-67907 JP 03/13/1995
  • HEI 7-124192 JP 05/13/1995
  • HEI 7-49042 JP 05/13/1995
  • HEI 7-194642 JP 08/13/1995
  • HEI 7-194641 JP 08/13/1995
  • HEI 8-98856 JP 04/13/1996
  • HEI 8-126656 JP 05/13/1996
  • 2 205 496 GB 12/13/1988
  • WO 94/00087 WO 01/13/1994

International Classes

A61F 013/00
A61F 015/00
A61F 007/00

Abstract

The present invention relates to disposable elastic thermal knee wraps having one or more thermal packs comprising a plurality of heat cells, wherein heat is applied to specific areas of the user's knee, for pain relief. More particularly, the present invention relates to disposable elastic thermal knee wraps having good conformity to user's knee which provide consistent, convenient and comfortable heat application.

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