Patent ID: 8647375

Claim:
A multifunction bedside care and therapy apparatus comprising a wheeled cart comprising: (a) means for cooling a liquid to create a temperature controlled cooled liquid; (b) a tank for holding the temperature controlled cooled liquid; (c) a cooled liquid pack applied to a patient; (d) means for re-circulating the cooled liquid through the cooled liquid pack applied to the patient; (e) means for monitoring the temperature of the cooled liquid and for controlling the means for cooling the liquid to maintain the cooled liquid at a desired temperature; (f) a separate means for heating a liquid to create a temperature controlled heated liquid, a tank for holding the temperature controlled heated liquid; (g) a heated liquid pack applied to a patient; (h) means for re-circulating the heated liquid through the heated liquid pack applied to the patient; (i) means for monitoring the temperature of the heated liquid and for controlling the means for heating the liquid to maintain the heated liquid at a desired temperature; (j) a first interior space within the wheeled cart for housing the means for cooling the liquid and the tank for holding the temperature controlled cooled liquid; (k) a second interior space within the wheeled cart for housing the means for heating the liquid and a tank for holding the temperature controlled heated liquid; (l) the first and second interior spaces separated by means for thermally insulating the two interior spaces from each other; (m) thereby providing a multi-function bedside care and therapy system having a cooled liquid pack and heated liquid pack with cooled and heated liquid, respectively, continually circulating through them to maintain the proper temperature at all times without changing the packs; and (n) further comprising a hose and a shower head housed within said wheeled cart for washing patients.