An apparatus is provided. The apparatus may include a gel pack. The gel pack may contain the gel filling. The gel filling may measure between about 110-250 grams. The apparatus may include a top cover and a bottom cover. The top cover and the bottom cover may be comprised of nylon and PVC. The top cover and the bottom cover may measure between about 22-26 centimeters long and between about 6.5-8.5 centimeters wide, when measured flat. The gel pack may be frozen and/or heated.

An article for supporting an individual's neck. The article is comprised of a sleeve and a support member. The support member is removably disposed within the sleeve. The support member may include a spine that is semi-ridged, and flexible ribs that are attached to the spine, such that the flexible ribs are able to support the individual's head when the article is worn. The article may also include a heating element disposed within the sleeve, configured to warm the individual's neck during use.

A dry eye treatment device is provided having a mask defining a treatment cavity which is positionable on a face of a user over the eyes. A temperature altering pack such as a gel pack is positionable within the treatment cavity and a fabric cover my surround the gel pack and have medication absorbed or placed upon the fabric material.

Thermal packs including: a pouch containing a thermal source; and a bendable and deformable support attached to or disposed within the pouch, the support configured such that the pouch is deformed into a shape matching a contour of a body part and the pouch is maintained in the shape while applied to the body part by the support, where the support includes members, each of which having a cup at a first end and a ball at a second end, the ball of one of members being rotatably fitted within the cup of an adjacent one of the members; one or more wires encased in a casing or an loop or hook fastener such that a flap, having an other of the hook or loop fastener, extended from the pouch is folded over the support to retain the support adjacent to the pouch.

These therapeutic soft, pliable hot/cold rice packs, in different sizes and shapes, have adjustable elastic strips for the aid in comforting animals recovering from dental surgery and many other injured body parts. They can be frozen, cooled or heated in a microwave. The inner rice bag is hand washable, while the outer fleece covering, having hook and loop closures, can be machine washed and air dried. One or more elastic strips are pulled between silicone/rubber adjuster buttons (which slide independently of each other) and sewn into the product according to size to measure a perfect fit around the injured area.

Hook and loop material could also be sewn onto the bottom elastic strips and bottom of the outer covering for a break-away option.

A medical cooling pad for cooling skin includes a distal flexible pad support, a flexible cooling gel layer arranged on a proximal side of the distal flexible pad support, and a medical wound dressing arranged on a proximal side of the flexible cooling gel layer. The medical wound dressing has an area which is smaller than an area of the flexible cooling gel layer.

The disclosure concerns an improved system for administering moisture therapy to a patient, the system including: a conventional moisture therapy compress, and a therapeutically adaptive cover configured to contain the conventional moisture therapy compress and further adapted to communicate a therapeutic delivery of hot or cold moisture through a fluid permeable material to a treatment site of a patient. The therapeutically adaptive cover communicates hot or cold moisture therapy while isolating the compress from the treatment site, allowing for re-use of the compress by way of replacing the cover, or washing the cover prior to subsequent use for maintaining optimum sterility and cleanliness. Other features and advantages are disclosed in the appended detailed description of the preferred embodiments.

A heat and aromatherapy bag that provides consumers with a reliable way to deliver constant, slow, dissipating heat with an infusion of essential oils. The heat and aromatherapy bag includes a repurposed sack having a front facing and an interior, a functional indicia disposed on the front facing of the repurposed sack, a plurality of rice contained within the interior of the repurposed sack and a VELCRO fastener disposed on each side of a neck opening disposed on top of the repurposed feed sack. The repurposed sack is a repurposed antique feed sack to provide an aesthetic rustic appearance and the functional indicia indicate one of several different intangible assets that someone might be interested in cultivating or possessing. The heat and aromatherapy bag also includes a method for utilizing a heat and aromatherapy bag.

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.

The invention is a portable heater assembly for retaining a disposable heating element within and further providing a means for controlling heat output therefrom.