Disposable, single-use thermal exchange component
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1. A system comprising:
- a thermal exchange component;
a disposable housing configured to magnetically, removably couple the thermal exchange component to a receptacle on a cuff positionable about a joint; and
wherein the thermal exchange component is configured to provide temperature-based therapy to the joint, and wherein the disposable housing includes a conductor configured to magnetically, removably couple the disposable housing to a holder magnet coupled to the cuff.
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Abstract
A disposable housing including a single-use thermal exchange component can be configured to be mechanically, removably coupled to a receptacle on a cuff positionable around a joint to provide temperature-based therapy to the joint.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a thermal exchange component; a disposable housing configured to magnetically, removably couple the thermal exchange component to a receptacle on a cuff positionable about a joint; and wherein the thermal exchange component is configured to provide temperature-based therapy to the joint, and wherein the disposable housing includes a conductor configured to magnetically, removably couple the disposable housing to a holder magnet coupled to the cuff. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
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7. A method comprising:
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magnetically, removably coupling a thermal exchange component to a receptacle on a cuff positionable about a joint using a disposable housing; and providing temperature-based therapy to the joint using the thermal exchange component; wherein the disposable housing includes a conductor, and wherein magnetically, removably coupling the thermal exchange component to the receptacle on the cuff includes magnetically, removably coupling the conductor to a holder magnet coupled to the cuff. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a thermal exchange component; a cuff positionable about a joint, the cuff including a receptacle configured to receive the thermal exchange component; a disposable housing configured to magnetically, removably couple the thermal exchange component to the receptacle on the cuff; and wherein the thermal exchange component is configured to provide temperature-based therapy to the joint, wherein the cuff includes an electromagnetic stimulator circuit configured to provide an electromagnetic field within the joint, and wherein the disposable housing includes an activation circuit that, when coupled to the cuff, is configured to activate the electromagnetic stimulator circuit to provide the electromagnetic field within the joint. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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