HOT AND COLD THERAPY DEVICE
First Claim
1. A device for applying compressive hot or cold therapy to a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
- a handle;
a frame connected to and extending from the handle, the frame including two spaced apart support arms, the support arms each having an opening such that the openings in the support arms are collinear with one another;
a roller having a central axis and a reservoir within its interior for retaining a thermal medium, the roller having a non-uniform cross-section along its length defining a thermally conductive external surface for transferring thermal energy from the thermal medium to the patient'"'"'s body; and
at least one elongated member operatively connected to the roller and extending longitudinally along the central axis beyond the periphery of the roller, the elongated member being received within the collinear openings of the spaced apart support arms to releasably and rotatably connect the roller to the frame.
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Abstract
A device and method for applying compressive hot or cold therapy to a patient'"'"'s body, including a handle and a frame connected to and extending from the handle. The frame includes two spaced apart support arms, the support arms each having an opening such that the openings in the support arms are collinear with one another. A roller having a central axis and a reservoir within its interior for retaining a thermal medium, the roller having a non-uniform cross-section along its length defining a thermally conductive external surface for transferring thermal energy from the thermal medium to the patient'"'"'s body. At least one elongated member is operatively connected to the roller and extends longitudinally along the central axis beyond the periphery of the roller. The elongated member is received within the collinear openings of the spaced apart support arms to releasably and rotatably connect the roller to the frame.
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29 Claims
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1. A device for applying compressive hot or cold therapy to a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
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a handle; a frame connected to and extending from the handle, the frame including two spaced apart support arms, the support arms each having an opening such that the openings in the support arms are collinear with one another; a roller having a central axis and a reservoir within its interior for retaining a thermal medium, the roller having a non-uniform cross-section along its length defining a thermally conductive external surface for transferring thermal energy from the thermal medium to the patient'"'"'s body; and at least one elongated member operatively connected to the roller and extending longitudinally along the central axis beyond the periphery of the roller, the elongated member being received within the collinear openings of the spaced apart support arms to releasably and rotatably connect the roller to the frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for applying hot or cold message therapy to a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
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providing a thermal medium within a reservoir within a roller having a non-uniform cross-section along its length that defines a thermally conductive external surface for transferring thermal energy from the thermal medium to the patient'"'"'s body; heating or cooling the roller to raise or lower the temperature of the thermal medium; releasably and rotatably connecting the roller to two spaced apart support arms of a frame by inserting each end of an elongated member operatively connected and extending along a central axis from the roller through a corresponding opening in the support arms; and rolling the roller over the patient'"'"'s body by grasping a handle attached to the frame to transfer thermal energy from the thermal medium through the non-uniform, thermally conductive external surface of the roller to the patient'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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