Patent ID: 8147533

Claim:
A device for reducing acute pain in a subject, comprising: a) a casing comprising an application area constructed to directly contact a subject's skin; b) a thermal source contained within the casing, the thermal source capable of being cooled; c) a vibrational source contained within the casing, the vibrational source capable of producing vibration; d) a switch secured to the casing and in operative communication with the vibrational source for selectively activating the vibrational source; and e) a strap for securing the casing such that the application area is spaced a predetermined distance from a site of acute pain in the subject, wherein the application area is constructed to transmit cold from the thermal source to the subject's skin and to transmit vibration from the vibrational source to the subject's skin, whereby the combination of the cold and vibration transmitted through the application area is configured to produce a thermal analgesia and vibrational analgesia effect on the subject so as to reduce the acute pain in the subject.