Patent ID: 6840955

Claim:
An apparatus for providing at least one of therapeutic heating and cooling to a body surface comprising: a wrap adapted to be secured to said body surface, said wrap including an outer layer facing away from said body surface and an inner layer facing toward said body surface when said wrap is so secured, first and second elastic layers positioned between said inner and outer layers, and first and second conductive layers positioned between said first and second elastic layers; at least one temperature sensor mounted to said inner layer for measuring an actual temperature of said body surface; at least one TE device mounted between said first and second conductive layers to selectively deliver heat to and remove heat from said body surface; and a control unit mounted to said outer layer for receiving the actual temperature of said body surface from each said temperature sensor and for communication with each said TE device to operate the same as one of a heater and a cooler thereby achieving a desired temperature of said body surface.