A heel protector (100) includes a leg engaging section (101) and a foot engaging section (102) intersecting at a heel receiver (103). The leg engaging section (101) and the foot engaging section (102) define a leg insertion aperture (104). The leg engaging section (101) defines at least one aperture (203) disposed in an ankle region (205) to permit a connection tube (1002) extending from an inflatable bladder (901) of a compression device (800) to pass therethrough. The heel protector (100) and compression device (800) work together as a rehabilitation system (1300).

A freezable insert includes a mold having at least six (6) cylindrical forms and a corresponding number of flexible plastic handles which upon insertion into each form containing a non-toxic freezable substance creates at least six (6) frozen cylindrical forms each particularly suitable for removably insertion into a vagina.

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 wearable thermal gel-pack comprising a gel-pack body having a first portion including an inner surface and defining a gel cavity encapsulating a gel material therein and a second portion including a container with a first member coupled to the first portion, a second member pivotally coupled to the first member to form a joint and with an outer surface opposing the inner surface of the first portion, and a container cavity defined by the first and second members, the container cavity juxtaposed to and fluidly uncoupled to the gel cavity, the first and second members of the container having a closed position with a watertight configuration and an open position with a container opening in fluid communication with the container cavity and a strap couplable to the second member at a location along a strap length and operably configured to surround the inner surface of the first portion.

The thermal treatment device is primarily to be wrapped about one's neck. The thermal treatment device is an elongated container, like a sleeve, having two sides that may be air permeable. The container has one or more aligned pockets capable of holding gel packs. A source of power is placed in one pocket of the container and has on-off switch. Also included is a microfan device being placed in a pocket and receiving power from the source of power. The microfan device has air outlet and air inlet openings thereabout. The microfan blades are positioned between a top row of air inlet holes and a bottom row of air outlet holes. The microfan blows air into the gel pack pockets past the cooled gel packs and then exits through the one or more air permeable sides to cool the user. The gel packs may be removable.

It comprises at least one first layer (1), at least one second layer (2) on said first layer (1) and joined to it (1), defining inner surfaces (3) between both layers which form at least one housing (111), with both layers (1, 2) being porous and absorbent, and at least one cold conducting anti-freezing gel (4), spread in housing (111), all over inner surfaces (3), with a freezing point below 12 C., and with a viscosity of between 2000 and 90000 cPs at 21 C., which is enough to pass through the pores in layers (1, 2) and come out of housing (111), characterized in that it comprises a reinforcement (100) in at least one of its layers (1, 2) such as a stiffening structure.

The object of the invention relates to a method for creating a statistical database for controlling a thermal therapy device (10), the essence of which is providing a remote server (200) suitable for sending and receiving data through an electronic communication channel, and for storing and processing the received data, and: measuring temperature ensured with the thermal therapy device (10), and a duration of treatment, andreceiving via an electronic data input unit (301) from the user: user data relating to physical parameters of the user, data relating to a position of the skin surface treated by the thermal therapy device (10), data suitable for characterising a pathological condition treated with the thermal therapy device (10)linking the measured data and the received data to each other, and sending them to a remote server (200) through an electronic communication channel with a user interface (300), thenprocessing the sent data with the remote server (200), and building a statistical database using the results of the processing, and for subsequent treatments performed with the thermal therapy device (10) controlling the thermal therapy device (10) using the data of the statistical database.

A treatment pad for applying heat, cooling or an antiseptic fluid to a subject's body surface incorporates a heat transfer member or a wound treatment member that is adapted to be held in place by application of a vacuum pressure. The heat transfer member may comprise an electrical resistance wire arranged in a serpentine pattern within a housing or, alternatively, may comprise interconnected heat transmissive tubing through which either a heated or a cooled fluid may be made to pass. Alternatively, the pad may contain a gel that can be cooled in a refrigerator or heated in a microwave oven and held in place on the subject's body by application of a vacuum to the assembly. The wound treatment member may comprise a gaseous antiseptic delivery pad held in place on the patient's body by use of a vacuum.