HOT AND COLD THERAPY DEVICE
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1. A thermal therapy device comprising:
- a support frame includingtwo lateral supports, andtwo spaced apart support arms,at least a first of the support arms having on a distal end thereof a pair of prongs, each having a length, the pair of prongs being spaced apart so as to define an opening therebetween and dimensioned to removably receive a pin inserted along a prong-length direction with the spacing being at least a pin-width wide;
a hollow roller having a non-uniform cross-section along its length and a thermally conductive external surface;
two end caps, one on each end of the hollow roller, which, in combination with the thermally conductive external surface of the hollow roller, collectively define a thermal-medium-receiving reservoir and a central axis about which the hollow roller may rotate;
a first pin coupled to one of the end caps and a second pin, coaxially aligned with the first pin, coupled to the other end cap, at least one of the first pin or the second pin being configured to be removably received within the opening between the prongs along the prong-length direction such thati) the axis and prong length direction collectively define a plane when the first pin is within the opening between the prongs and the second pin is within an opening of a second of the support arms,ii) when the first and second pins are within their respective openings, a thermal medium is within the reservoir, and the external surface is supported on a therapeutic target at a point on the plane, the hollow roller can rotate freely within the support frame when the support frame is moved perpendicular to the plane, andiii) when the support frame is moved, along the plane, away from the first pin, the first pin will change from a position within the opening to a position beyond the distal end of the prongs.
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A thermal therapy device including a hollow roller having a non-uniform cross-section along its length and a thermally conductive external surface. Two end caps, one on each end of the hollow roller, which, in combination with the thermally conductive external surface of the hollow roller, collectively define a thermal-medium-receiving reservoir and a central axis about which the hollow roller may rotate. A pair of pins, one on each of the end caps, are longitudinally aligned along the central axis.
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1. A thermal therapy device comprising:
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a support frame including two lateral supports, and two spaced apart support arms, at least a first of the support arms having on a distal end thereof a pair of prongs, each having a length, the pair of prongs being spaced apart so as to define an opening therebetween and dimensioned to removably receive a pin inserted along a prong-length direction with the spacing being at least a pin-width wide; a hollow roller having a non-uniform cross-section along its length and a thermally conductive external surface; two end caps, one on each end of the hollow roller, which, in combination with the thermally conductive external surface of the hollow roller, collectively define a thermal-medium-receiving reservoir and a central axis about which the hollow roller may rotate; a first pin coupled to one of the end caps and a second pin, coaxially aligned with the first pin, coupled to the other end cap, at least one of the first pin or the second pin being configured to be removably received within the opening between the prongs along the prong-length direction such that i) the axis and prong length direction collectively define a plane when the first pin is within the opening between the prongs and the second pin is within an opening of a second of the support arms, ii) when the first and second pins are within their respective openings, a thermal medium is within the reservoir, and the external surface is supported on a therapeutic target at a point on the plane, the hollow roller can rotate freely within the support frame when the support frame is moved perpendicular to the plane, and iii) when the support frame is moved, along the plane, away from the first pin, the first pin will change from a position within the opening to a position beyond the distal end of the prongs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A thermal therapy device comprising:
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a hollow roller having a non-uniform cross-section along its length and a thermally conductive external surface; two end caps, one on each end of the hollow roller, which, in combination with the thermally conductive external surface of the hollow roller, collectively define a thermal-medium-receiving reservoir and a central axis about which the hollow roller may rotate, wherein one of the two end caps has a first configuration in which, a thermal medium, comprising one of a refrigerant gel, sodium acetate, or a mixture of water and ammonium nitrate, can be transferred to or from the reservoir, and, a second configuration, in which a connection with the hollow roller is formed through which the thermal medium cannot pass; and a pair of pins, one on each of the end caps, when the at least one end cap is in the second configuration, the pins are longitudinally aligned along the central axis. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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