Patent ID: 9642740
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61L

Claim:
1. A therapeutic compress for moist heat therapy treatment of a treated body part of a human or animal patient by application of the compress to the treated body part and transfer of moist heat to the treated body part, the compress comprising: a flexible outer shell for application to the treated body part of the patient, the outer shell forming at least one enclosure, and being microwave compatible for repeated microwave heating, the flexible outer shell being transmissive of moist heat from within the at least one enclosure through the flexible outer shell to the treated body part to which the compress is applied; a plurality of fill granules loosely contained within the at least one enclosure, wherein the plurality of fill granules consist essentially of hydrophilic zeolite particles for retaining moist heat and delivery of moist heat from the hydrophilic zeolite fill granules through the flexible outer shell to provide moist heat therapy to the treated body part of the patient, wherein the hydrophilic zeolite fill granules allow repeated absorption and dissipation of moisture and heat to and from the hydrophilic zeolite fill granules for repeated therapeutic deliveries of moist heat therapy from the compress to the treated body part of the patient.