Patent ID: 8475508
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A passive flow therapeutic cooling system, comprising: a cooling unit comprising a thermoelectric module, wherein when electricity is applied the thermoelectric module produces a relatively cool first surface and relatively warm second surface; and a bladder comprising a plurality of channels in fluid communication with the cooling unit, wherein the cooling unit and the plurality of cooling channels form at least part of a cooling circuit, wherein when the thermoelectric module is disposed at a higher elevation than the bladder, when the bladder abuts a heat source, and when the cooling circuit comprises a cooling fluid comprising a boiling point above a temperature of the heat source and a freezing point below an ambient temperature, the cooling system forms a thermosyphon, and wherein in the cooling unit the first surface of the thermoelectric module draws heat from the cooling fluid, effective to cool the heat source.