Claims
- 1. A thermal device for providing hot and cold therapy, said device comprising:
a thermal pad having a top surface and a bottom surface, said top surface having a forward and a rear portion, said top surface including a plurality of thermal bumps placed on it, each of said thermal bumps is filled with a thermal gel capable of being cooled and heated to maintain a cooled state and a heated state, and each of said thermal bumps having a structure capable of reaching areas difficult to reach to apply thermal therapy to an area in need of hot and cold therapy.
- 2. The thermal device according to claim 1, wherein the thermal pad is covered by a plurality of thermal bumps throughout the top surface of the thermal pads.
- 3. The thermal device according to claim 1, wherein said thermal bumps are selected from the group consisting of round, transverse shaped, bar-like projections, vertical and horizontal thermal bumps.
- 4. The thermal device according to claim 1, further comprising a support means suitable for applying hot/cold therapy to an area in need of hot/cold therapy.
- 5. The thermal device according to claim 1, wherein the thermal bumps are preferably half an inch in diameter and half an inch in height.
- 6. A thermal boot comprising a sole portion and a dorsal portion, said sole portion having a sole top surface, the upper portion having a forward and a rear portion, an ankle opening is located near the rear portion, the upper portion defining an interior which is configured so as to accommodate and fully enclose a human foot and ankle with the toes of said foot extending near the forward portion; and
a thermal pad located on the sole top surface, the thermal pad capable of selectively being cooled and heated and maintaining one of a cooled state and a heated state for a prolonged period of time so as to provide thermal therapy to the foot.
- 7. The thermal boot according to claim 6, further comprising a plurality of thermal bumps located on the sole, the thermal bumps having a thermal gel and suitably shaped to reach hard to reach areas in need of thermal therapy.
- 8. The thermal boot according to claim 6, wherein said dorsal portion further comprises a thermal pad.
- 9. A thermal device for providing hot and cold therapy, said device comprising:
a thermal pad having a top surface and a bottom surface, said top surface having a forward and a rear portion, said top surface including a plurality of thermal bumps placed on it, each of said thermal bumps is filled with a thermal gel capable of being cooled and heated to maintain a cooled state and a heated state, each of said thermal bumps having a structure capable of reaching areas difficult to reach to apply thermal therapy to an area in need of hot and cold therapy, and a support means adapted to be attached to said thermal device to provide a wrapping means.
- 10. The thermal boot according to claim 9, wherein the wrapping means includes an elbow wrap, a knee wrap, an ankle wrap, a neck wrap, a hand wrap, a wrist wrap, a shoulder wrap, a back wrap, a lumbar region wrap, a sinus wrap, a temporo mandibular joint wrap, a head wrap or a wrap suitable for pressure point areas where bed sores develop.
CROSS REFEFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of application Serial No. 09/862,227, filed May 22, 2001 for Therapeutic Boot Having Heat Retaining Protuberances (now abandoned), and provisional application Serial No. 60/207,753, filed May 30, 2001.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60207753 |
May 2000 |
US |
Continuation in Parts (1)
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09832227 |
Apr 2001 |
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10602434 |
Jun 2003 |
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