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Bendable thermal pack unit

  • US 4,108,146 A
  • Filed: 05/16/1977
  • Issued: 08/22/1978
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/1977
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A relatively thin bendable thermal pack unit adapted to be molded to conform closely to the contours of a portion of a human body and to retain the molded shape when positioned to circulate a thermal fluid to heat or cool adjacent skin areas to aid in healing and the like, said thermal pack unit comprising a bendable plastic-like web having at least one channeled space formed in a surface thereof to form a fluid path for the circulation of a thermal fluid, a relatively thin sheet of non-resilient bendable material secured over said channeled surface of said plastic-like web for sealing the top of said channeled space, said relatively thin sheet being bendable to conform to a given contour and adapted to retain that contour to aid in keeping the positioned thermal pack unit in place upon a portion of a human body, and means coupled to outlets in the channeled space for circulating thermal fluid therein to heat or cool areas of the human body adjacent the non-channeled surface of said plastic-like web.

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