Patent ID: 8128672

Claim:
A therapeutic treatment system comprising: a processing unit; an oxygen source; a heat-transfer fluid reservoir that comprises a heat-transfer fluid; a thermoelectric element in fluid communication with the heat-transfer fluid reservoir, and is capable of raising or lowering a temperature of the heat transfer fluid; a vacuum pump; a collection chamber fluidly coupled to the vacuum pump; a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs); a first pad comprising: a plurality of fiber-optic strands coupled to the plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), the plurality of fiber-optic strands comprising a plurality of fiber-optic strand ends arranged in an array on an underside of the first pad; and a plurality of removal ports in fluid communication with the collection chamber and the vacuum pump via at least one first tube; a second pad comprising: a bladder in fluid communication with the heat-transfer fluid reservoir and the thermoelectric element via a plurality of second tubes, the bladder and the plurality of second tubes thereby defining a circuitous first flow path for the heat-transfer fluid; a plurality of tubular connections in fluid communication with the oxygen source thereby defining a second flow path that provides oxygen to the wound area; and a plurality of adhesive attachment edges depending from a periphery of the second pad, the plurality of adhesive attachment edges defining a treatment chamber between the second pad and the wound area; wherein the processing unit provides power to the oxygen source, the thermoelectric element; the vacuum pump, and the plurality of LEDs; and wherein the processing unit is configured to: directing the plurality of LEDs to apply ultraviolet light to the wound area to eliminate micro-organisms from the wound area; directing the vacuum pump to apply negative pressure to the wound area; directing the thermoelectric element to raise a temperature of the heat-transfer fluid above a body temperature of a patient; direct the oxygen source to saturate the wound area with oxygen after directing the thermoelectric element to raise the temperature of the heat-transfer fluid above the body temperature of the patient; and simultaneous to said directing the oxygen source, directing the thermoelectric element to lower the temperature of the heat-transfer fluid below the body temperature of the patient.