Patent ID: 8512263
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for a thermal therapy device, said apparatus comprising: a container having a box and a lid, said lid being releasably securable to said box; an insert having a cavity defined by an inside surface of said insert, said inside surface of said insert being waterproof, said insert configured to contain a volume of water, said insert substantially filling an inside volume of said box, said insert being a thermal insulator suitable for providing temperature isolation between a water-ice mixture in said cavity and an ambient environment outside said container; an insulator attached to said lid of said container, said insulator engaging an opening of said cavity when said lid is in a closed position; a compartment defined by an inside surface of said box and an outside surface of said insert, said compartment configured to have an opening through a side of said box; a pump having an outlet port and an inlet port, said pump secured inside said cavity proximate said bottom of said box; a cable connected to said pump, said cable providing electrical power to said pump; a thermal pad connected to said outlet port of said pump through a first conduit, said thermal pad configured to be positioned adjacent a body portion of a patient, said thermal pad connected to a second conduit having a distal end discharging into said cavity; a control unit operatively connected to said pump; a power connection providing power to said control unit and said pump; said container having a first configuration in which said lid is closed, said thermal pad and said first and second conduits are inside said cavity, said control unit is inside said container, and said cable is stored inside said compartment, wherein said first configuration is suitable for shipping said apparatus without requiring said container to be inserted into a shipping container; and said container having a second configuration wherein said cable extends from said opening in said box and said first and second conduits extend from said cavity to said pad, which is outside said box, wherein said apparatus is configured to be used by the patient.