Patent ID: 6830582
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A therapeutic bag for treating injury and relieving associated pain comprising:a chamber comprising a first wall of material and a second wall of material, each wall having an inside surface and comprising two side edges, a top edge, and a bottom edge, the first wall and the second wall being joined along their two side edges and their bottom edges to form an interior containment pocket, the top edges being unattached to form a mouth for filling the chamber; each wall comprising at least an outer layer, a middle layer, and an inner layer; a mechanism fixedly attached to the inside surfaces of the two walls of material proximate the mouth of the chamber for sealing the interior containment pocket closed in a substantially leak-proof manner for retaining a hot or cold material within the chamber; and an attachment mechanism fixedly attached to the therapeutic bag for positioning and holding the chamber in a desired location, wherein the outer layer comprises non-woven polypropylene, the middle layer comprises nylon, and the inner layer comprises white linear low-density polyethylene.