A cooling system having a multitude of fluidly coupled cells for receiving a coolant is disclosed. The cooling system is characterized in that the cooling system has a flexible cover that covers the multitude of cells, an air gap between the flexible cover and the cells and an air pump for modifying the air gap.

Apparatuses and methods of fabrication are provided which include a mechanical coolant pump to facilitate pumping a coolant through a coolant loop. The mechanical coolant pump is to couple to an individual and be physically powered by a specified movement of the individual to pump coolant. Coolant pumped by the mechanical coolant pump is circulated by the coolant pump through a device associated with the individual to cool the device.

A flexible evaporative cooling pad includes a fabric base and at least two rows of fabric chambers affixed to the base. Each row of fabric chambers includes a first hydrogel-containing fabric chamber and an adjacent hydrogel-containing fabric chamber. Stitching isolates the hydrogel in each hydrogel-containing fabric chamber. The cooling pad cools under the legs or the head and neck and promotes the sleep cycle. In addition, the cooling pad may be used to treat headaches, fever, and hot flashes or just to cool down when it is hot. Use of an evaporative cooling pad may reduce the demand for air conditioning.

Devices and systems for providing cooling and compression to a site needing hemostasis can include a compression member having a component that can be inflated with one or more fluids, including a coolant solution. Cooling can be initiated and maintained by securing such a device to the site and optionally equipping the device with the coolant solution. A system can include materials for equipping the device with a coolant solution.

Removable liquid heat exchanging element (100) for use in a device for temperature control treatment (400) comprising a support structure (300), and a liquid transporter (200) supported by the support structure (300). The removable liquid heat exchanging element (100) is configured to be positioned in a slot (402) in the device for temperature control treatment (400). The liquid transporter (200) comprises an inlet (201) and an outlet (206) and a lumen for liquid transportation. The lumen is at least partially enclosed by a heat exchanging portion (205) of a flexible wall configured to engage a heat exchanging surface (401a, 401b) of the device for temperature control treatment (400). The support structure (300) is configured to engage and partially enclose a portion of the liquid transporter (200) such that an occlusion (203) is formed between the inlet (201) and the heat exchanging portion (205) of the lumen for liquid transportation.

A hands-free intraoral device for imparting a chilling treatment to a zone of intraoral tenderness within an oral cavity of a user. The hands-free intraoral device includes a carrier having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the carrier is configured to be received within the oral cavity of the user and the proximal end of the carrier is configured to extend to a front and/or externally of the oral cavity of the user. A cooling element formed of a thermally conductive material selected to impart the chilling treatment to the zone of intraoral tenderness. A positioning element is operable to urge at least a portion of the cooling element in abutment with the zone of intraoral tenderness, providing for a hands-free positioning of the cooling element in abutment with the zone of intraoral tenderness.

A rapid contrast therapy system can provide cold, heat/hot/warm (hereafter referred to as “hot”), and/or rapid contrast therapy, which involves rapidly alternating between cold therapy and hot therapy. The system can circulate cold or hot fluid, such as water, through a hose, into a therapy wrap, and then back to the fluid reservoirs of the system. The system can utilize a vapor compression system or other chiller technology to cool the cold water reservoir, and immersion heaters can be used to heat the hot water reservoir.

The present invention provides a weighted article for assisting sleep, wherein the weighted article includes heating and cooling means. The weighted article is perforated by a series of channels, which contribute to the weight of the weighted article and allow the passage of a fluid that is continuously pumped throughout the weighted article while the weighted article is in use. The weighted article is connected to a control unit including means to thermoelectrical heat or cool the fluid such that a user of the weighted article is able to increase or decrease their body temperature.

An endorectal cooling device (ECD) includes an elongated body, a cooling fluid circuit, and a gas bubble removal device. The elongated body includes an insertable portion for insertion into a patient's rectum and an external portion that remains external to the rectum. The cooling fluid circuit is defined in the elongated body from the external portion to the insertable portion and circulates cooling fluid to regulate a temperature of a cooling surface on the insertable portion. The gas bubble removal device can include a coil, a tube, a mesh, and/or a hole that is disposed on or defined in the insertable portion of the elongated body, such as the cooling surface. A low-pressure source, such as a vacuum pump or a Venturi structure, can be fluidly coupled to the gas bubble removal device to remove fluid and bubbles by a suction force after the ECD is inserted into the rectum.

A method, including receiving diagnostic information, relating to a potential traumatic brain injury of a person; based on the received diagnostic information, determining a Glascow Coma Scale for the person; upon determining that the Glascow Coma Scale is above a threshold value, instructing use of a cooling system to manage a temperature of the person's head, wherein the cooling system includes: an insulated cap having one or more fluid conduits extending through the cap; a cooling control unit, a fluid line disposed between the cap and the cooling unit that tethers to cap and the cooling unit to one another; and one or more temperatures sensors configured to measure a temperature of the person's head.