THERAPY DEVICE FOR APPENDAGES

• US 20150057620A1
• Filed: 10/30/2013
• Published: 02/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jerome James Fleming
• Original Assignee: Jerome James Fleming
• Inventors: Fleming, Jerome James
• Granted Patent: US 9,649,221 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/289
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0036 Hand
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 7/0053 Cabins, rooms, chairs or units for treatment with a hot or cold circulating fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 7/007 characterised by electric heating

Abstract

A housing for soaking a hand with arthritis, trauma, or skin conditions. The housing may include an outside container and an inside container. The outside container may house the components. There may be a channel between the inside container and the outside container. The present invention may include a heating element and an impeller within the channel. In certain embodiments, the heating element and impeller housing may be attached to the bottom of a lid that covers the housing.

Claims

1. A therapeutic device comprising:

a housing comprising an outside container and an inside container, wherein a channel is formed in between the outside container and the inside container, and wherein the inside container comprises at least one slot leading from the channel and into the inside container, and wherein the inside container is sized to fit a human appendage; and

at least one actuated water circulator within the channel.

2. The therapeutic device of claim 1, wherein the actuated water circulator is at least one of an impeller and a propeller.

3. The therapeutic device of claim 1, wherein the actuated water circulator is a motorized impeller

4. The therapeutic device of claim 3, further comprising a heating element within the channel.

5. The therapeutic device of claim 4, comprising a top lid having a top end and a bottom end, wherein the bottom end is formed for fit over and cover the housing, and wherein an opening is formed at the top end.

6. The therapeutic device of claim 5, further comprising a latex wrist seal attached to the top end of the lid and covering the opening, wherein the latex wrist seal comprises an entrance slot.

7. The therapeutic device of claim 5, wherein the heating element and the at least one motorized impeller are attached to the bottom end of the lid.

8. The therapeutic device of claim 5, further comprising a plurality of clips that removably attach the lid to the housing.

9. The therapeutic device of claim 5, further comprising a handle attached to the top end of the top lid.

10. The therapeutic device of claim 1, further comprising at least a first partition wall and a second partition wall between the outside container and the inside container forming at least one cavity within the channel.

11. The therapeutic device of claim 10, wherein the cavity is formed to secure at least one of ice, herbs, and a tea bag.

12. The therapeutic device of claim 1, further comprising a strainer basket suspended within the channel.