Patent ID: 11890423
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. A method for inducing sleep, improving blood circulation, and correcting autonomous imbalances, the method comprising:
providing a device comprising:
a housing,
a heat exchange member mounted on a top of the housing, wherein the heat exchange member is configured to contact at least a neck of a user and apply alternate hot and cold stimuli in predetermined intervals to the neck,
a heat sink and a fan to quickly dissipate heat from the heat exchange member,
a drive module for controlling the heat exchange member based on the predetermined intervals, wherein the drive module is configured to keep the heat exchange member at 106° F. for about 40 seconds, and thereafter cool down to 64° F. within about 25 seconds and keep the heat exchange member at 64° F. for about 30 seconds;

placing the neck over the device; and
applying alternate hot and cold stimuli to a back of the neck based on the predetermined intervals.