Patent ID: 8096936

Claim:
A thermotherapy device comprising: a reclining surface; an inflatable hood for covering the reclining surface, said inflatable hood comprising a plurality of inflatable tubular support elements and plastic film elements between said tubular support elements to form one or more surfaces between said tubular support elements in an inflated hood state, wherein at least one of said support elements is provided with openings, perforations or pores and defines a conditioned warm and humid air conduit for conveying and for releasing gas from an interior of at least one of said support elements into an interior space defined by said hood and said reclining surface; an inflation means connected to said inflatable tubular support elements for inflating said inflatable tubular support elements, said support elements supporting said plastic film elements in said inflated hood state in a region around said reclining surface to provide a deployed hood state; and a supply unit for supplying conditioned warm and humid air, said supply unit being connected to said at least one of said support elements provided with openings via said inflation means to provide a conditioned warm and humid air flow to said at least one of said support elements provided with openings and send conditioned warm and humid air directly into said interior space in said inflated hood state.