Patent ID: 6019782
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A disposable thermal body pad comprising:a) at least one piece of flexible material having a first side, a second side, an upper edge, a lower edge, and one or more thermal packs, said thermal packs having a unified structure comprising at least one continuous layer of a semirigid material having a tensile strength of about 0.7 g/mm.sup.2, or greater, and at least two-dimensional drape at a temperature of about 25.degree. C., and wherein said material has a tensile strength, at a temperature of about 35.degree. C. or greater, substantially less than said tensile strength of said material at about 25.degree. C., and a plurality of individual heat cells spaced apart and fixed within or to said unified structure of said thermal packs; andb) a means for releasably attaching said thermal body pad to an inside portion of user's clothing.