Patent ID: 6146413
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A therapeutic cold pack for a human hand having a palm side and a back side comprising:a glove-shaped structure for accommodating the human hand, said structure including a first plenum for covering the palm side of the hand comprised of two heat-sealed sheets;a second plenum structure for covering the back side of the hand comprised of two heat-sealed sheets;said first and second plenums heat sealed together so as to form an enclosure for the hand and to provide an opening in to which the hand may be inserted and removed;a plurality of separate tubular finger sheaths for accommodating individual fingers; anda tubular thumb sheath for accommodating a thumb;wherein said first and second plenums are filled with a paraffinic phase change material having a phase change temperature on the order of 50 degrees F.;and wherein said two heat-sealed sheets of said first plenum and said two heat-sealed sheets of said second plenum are so shaped as to form said tubular finger sheaths for accommodating individual fingers and said tubular thumb sheath for accommodating the thumb.