Patent ID: 7060086

Claim:
A method of providing thermal treatment to an injured limb comprising: providing a thermal treatment pack comprising a tubular body having a first opening, a second opening, an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the first opening, the inner surface and the second opening cooperate to define a passage through the tubular body for receiving the limb, wherein the inner surface and the outer surface of the tubular body are defined by a continuous eversion-limitless film of flexible material, and wherein a non-gaseous temperature-retaining fluid that does not become a hard solid at 32° F. is received between the inner surface and the outer surface of the tubular body; pre-chilling or pre-heating the thermal treatment pack; inserting the injured limb into the passage through the tubular body of the pre-chilled or pre-heated thermal treatment pack; and positioning the pre-chilled or pre-heated thermal treatment pack at a desired location on the injured limb where thermal treatment is desired.