Patent ID: 8216290

Claim:
An automated thermal contrast therapy module for a contrast therapy system, the automated contrast therapy module comprising: a casing configured to include a fluid pathway, wherein the casing includes at least one of a cold fluid inlet, a hot fluid inlet and a therapy fluid outlet; a manual mixing valve configured to mix a ratio of a cold fluid and a hot fluid to generate a manually mixed therapy fluid, wherein the manual mixing valve is part of the fluid pathway; an automated mixing valve configured to mix a ratio of the cold fluid and the hot fluid and the manually mixed therapy fluid to generate a final therapy fluid, wherein the automated mixing valve is part of the fluid pathway; an interface configured to enable selecting of a mode of mixing, wherein the mode of mixing includes at least one of manual mixing, automatic mixing and at least one contrast therapy programs; and an automated mixing valve actuator configured to control the automated mixing valve, wherein the automated mixing valve actuator is driven in response to at least one of an elapse time and the selected mode of mixing.