Systems and methods for treating and rehabilitating animals are provided. The systems and methods include harnesses and related devices, including compresses and heating/icing devices. The devices further include and comprise features to enable the device to be contoured to and secured to an animal. Animals contemplated for use with devices and methods of the present disclosure include, but are not limited to, canines and humans.

A self-contained modular cooling device vessel having at least one cooling module defined by a pod, a frame, and an integrated connecting means. An insulating substance is contained within at least part of the pod in order to cool a user at temperatures higher than the predetermined temperature of the insulating substance when placing the cooling module proximal to the user's body. The cooling device can include an enclosure that is wearable by the user.

An intra-oral orthodontic cooling pack device for providing a pain relief, numbing, and cooling effect to the gums and teeth. The intra-oral orthodontic cooling pack includes a plurality of chambers interconnected pivotally wherein the chambers each define an interior volume and can conform to a curved surface, such as an upper or lower gum line. A first attachment mechanism extends from a first end of the plurality of chambers and a second attachment mechanism extending from a second end of the plurality of chambers, wherein the first and second attachment mechanism removably secure the intra-oral orthodontic cooling pack to a support, such as a bracket found on orthodontic braces.

A thermal eye pod assembly for use in efficiently heating and/or cooling a plurality of thermal eye patch members, as desired. A portable thermal eye pod assembly for use in efficiently treating a user's recurring ophthalmic conditions, accelerating a user's healing process, and providing a user with a relatively faster means of pain relief.

An ice therapy device adapted to provide ice therapy to a portion of a body of an animal or an individual. The ice therapy device comprising at least a first section, at least a second section, at least one joint, and at least one seam, wherein the at least one joint couples the first section and second section together. The first and second sections comprising a pouch configured to house ice cells. The ice therapy device further comprising at least one strap, such that the at least one strap is configured to be removably coupled to the outer surface of the ice therapy device. The at least one seam is adjacent the at least one joint and extends towards an outer edge of the first and second sections, and provides a separation between the first and second section, such that the ice therapy device allows for mobility.

A gel-pack has a plurality of self-contained components organized as layers in an interior chamber of the gel-pack. Each layer may be inserted into, and removed from, the interior chamber individually. The components include a solid-state gel layer that stores thermal energy, a first radiant energy barrier that prevents the transfer of thermal energy radiating from an exterior of the gel-pack into the solid-state gel layer, and a second radiant energy barrier that reflects the thermal energy radiating from the user's body into the solid-state gel layer.

Techniques for a cervical orthotic device are provided. In an example, the device can include a base, sidewalls extending upwardly from the base, and a cervical support surface opposite the base and configured to unite the sidewalls. In certain examples, the sidewalls can include opposingly paired lateral sidewalls and first and second longitudinal sidewalls. In some examples, the cervical support surface can include a first planar portion adjacent the first longitudinal sidewall, a second planar portion adjacent the second longitudinal sidewall, and an arcuate portion intermediate the planar portions.

A thermal pack holding apparatus includes a thermal pack holder including an interior cavity configured to receive a thermal pack, the interior cavity bounded by a face panel and an opposed back panel, the face panel is thermally conductive and the back panel is moisture-resistant.

Methods and devices for manipulating the temperature of a surface are generally provided. The present disclosure relates to a device including one or more heating and/or cooling elements, or other suitable thermal adjustment apparatus(es), placed near a surface, such as the skin of a user. The device may be configured to generate one or more (optionally alternating) thermal profiles at the surface, which may include a series of thermal pulses and/or essentially continuous or semi-continuous thermal input, which may vary over time. Such thermal profiles, when suitably applied, may provide enhanced thermal sensations for a user which, in some cases, may provide the user with a more pleasurable thermal experience than would otherwise be the case without the generation of the thermal profiles. In some embodiments, an alternating thermal profile may include an average frequency, an oscillation window, and/or an average temperature, each of which may be adjustable.

A thermal control system for controlling a temperature of a fluid delivered to a patient is provided. The system includes a thermal control unit having a fluid inlet and outlet, a circulation channel, a pump, a heat exchanger, a fluid temperature sensor and a controller that controls the heat exchanger in order to automatically bring a patient's temperature to a target temperature. In some embodiments, the control unit includes a user interface adapted to receive a non-temperature patient parameter (e.g. BMI) that the controller uses, along with patient core temperature readings, to control the heat exchanger. The controller may also or alternatively control the heat exchanger based on both core and peripheral patient temperature readings. An auxiliary thermal therapy device for controlling a temperature of the patient's blood, air breathed by the patient, and/or other fluid, may also be controlled by the thermal control unit.