Patent ID: 7291164
Filing Date: 2007-11-06
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A cold therapy pack for the treatment of muscle, tissue, tendon, or cartilage injury or damage comprising: a pouch that is specifically shaped to form to a body part; a plurality of hollow vessels that are filled with water or other aqueous solutions, that can be solidified in a conventional domestic or commercial freezer, contained within said pouch; said pouch is constructed of an elastic, flexible insulating outer layer constructed of neoprene that minimizes heat gain from the surrounding environment, wherein the external side neoprene outer layer that will not be in contact with the user's body is covered with a knit nylon fabric, and the internal side of the neoprene outer layer that will be in direct contact with the user's body is uncovered allowing the uncovered neoprene to grip the user's body thus reducing the ability of the cold therapy pack to shift or migrate during use; and a flexible waterproof, breathable, non-insulating inner layer that allows for effective transfer of heat from the area of the body being treated through the non-insulating inner layer to the cold therapy pack, wherein the inner layer, being constructed of waterproof, breathable, non-insulating fabric, allows condensation to escape while the water or other aqueous solution contained within the said plurality of vessels undergoes a phase change.