Patent ID: 6086609
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: A61D,A61F,F25B,F25D

Abstract:
A controlled cold therapy apparatus for applying cold therapy to the back and leg portions of a horse, comprising:(a) a plurality of liquid appliances configured to receive the back and leg portions, respectively, of a horse to be treated wherein each of said liquid appliances includes:(i) a sealed envelope having an inside wall and an outside wall, said envelope being comprised of a flexible liquid-impervious material divided into flow channels, wherein said flow channels direct liquid in a substantial U-shaped flow pattern, and wherein said envelope includes a liquid supply connector in communication with one side of said U-shaped flow pattern and a liquid return connector in communication with one other side of said U-shaped flow pattern;(ii) an insulating jacket having an inside surface and an outside surface, wherein said inside surface of said insulating jacket is bonded to said outside wall of said envelope; and(iii) fasteners for securing each appliance around the selected body portion to be treated;(b) a liquid control station for cooling and pumping a liquid solution through a liquid circuit; and(c) flexible return and supply conduits for coupling said appliances to said liquid control station comprising said liquid circuit, and wherein the selected liquid appliances configured to receive the leg portions of the horse are further provided with conforming members disposed between said outside wall and said insulating jacket; wherein said conforming members are positioned to conform said selected liquid appliances to concavities of said leg portions to be treated.