A warming device including a heat generating element and an enclosing material that houses the heat generating element is described. A portion of the enclosing material that comes into contact with a target to be warmed when the warming device is in use is made of an air permeable fibrous sheet that contains crimped fibers and non-crimped fibers. The ratio of the non-crimped fibers relative to the total of the crimped fibers and the non-crimped fibers in the fibrous sheet is 50 mass % or more. The fibrous sheet included in the heat generating element is configured to increase the thickness thereof by 0.2 mm or more and 0.7 mm or less during a period from the start to the end of heat generation.

A human extremity warming apparatus includes a first strap and a second strap with a housing positioned thereinbetween. The warming apparatus includes a warming device. The warming device has an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface may have a first sheet of material. The first sheet of material may include a heat-transferring material that provides heat to a user at a first temperature. The lower surface may have a second sheet of material that includes a protective layer that transfers heat to the skin at a second temperature. The upper surface and lower surface may be color coded or have other indicia to assist a user in determining the type of heating surface. The apparatus may be adjusted to fit on the wrists or legs of a user.

Provided is a heat generator for knees capable of effectively warming a knee joint. A heat generator for knees 1 includes a heat-generating material and a pouch that is formed from a pair of sheets and that accommodates the heat-generating material inside. The pouch includes a peripheral joint portion that is formed from the pair of sheets that are joined, and that has a heat generation area inside, and a partition portion that divides the heat generation area into sections in the left-and-right direction by the pair of sheets joined in the up-and-down direction on the inner side of the peripheral joint portion.

Disclosed are systems, pads, and methods for targeted temperature management. A pad can include a multilayered pad body, a pad inlet connector, and a pad outlet connector. The pad body can include a plurality of separable longitudinal portions, wherein each longitudinal portion of the longitudinal portions includes a conduit, a patient-interfacing layer over the conduit, and an insulation layer over the conduit opposite the patient-interfacing layer. The conduit can be configured to convey a temperature-controlled fluid as a supply fluid from a hydraulic system or convey a return fluid back to the hydraulic system. The patient-interfacing layer can include a thermally conductive medium configured for placement on a patient’s body. The insulation layer can include an insulative foam. The pad inlet connector can be configured for charging the pad with the supply fluid while the pad outlet connector can be configured for discharging the return fluid from the pad.

Disclosed is a medical pad for exchanging thermal energy between a targeted temperature management (TTM) fluid and a patient. The pad includes a fluid channel extending between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a bottom channel wall that is disposed between the fluid and the patient during use of the pad. The wall is formed of a material having a thermal conductivity, and the wall includes elements embedded within the wall. The elements are formed of a material having a greater thermal conductivity than the wall material so that a composite thermal conductivity of the wall that is greater than the thermal conductivity of the wall material alone. The thermal energy exchange between the fluid and the patient is defined in accordance with the composite thermal conductivity. The pad can include channel shapes and features that enhance the heat transfer convection coefficient of the fluid within the channel.

A multi-layer thermal electronic massage roller with a cylindrical body forming a generally solid body, including an innermost core layer, insulative layer, heating element binder layer, a heating element, a conductive sleeve to pull heat away from the electronic components and direct it to the user, a stiff cylindrical layer, and an outermost fabric layer. The device further includes a battery, a power port and a thermal control module to variably adjust the temperature. A method for configuring the multi-layer thermal electronic massage roller is also provided, including configuration of the elements of the device for optimum performance and disclosure of materials for embodiments of the invention.

A multi layer advanced heating pad comprising a reflective layer proximate to a heating layer and a black body a layer configured to concentrate and amplify heat emitted from the heating layer and reflected by the reflective layer.

Disclosed herein are systems, pads, and methods for targeted temperature management. For example, a pad can include a multilayered pad body, a pad inlet connector, and a pad outlet connector. The pad body can include a conduit layer and a non-adhesive, thermally conductive layer over the conduit layer. The conduit layer can include one or more conduits configured to convey a temperature-controlled fluid as a supply fluid from a hydraulic system of a control module. The one-or-more conduits can also configured to convey the temperature-controlled fluid as a return fluid back to the hydraulic system. The conductive layer can be configured for placement on a portion of a patient's body. The pad inlet connector can include a pad inlet configured for charging the conduit layer with the supply fluid. The pad outlet connector can include a pad outlet configured for discharging the return fluid from the conduit layer.

A reinforcing clinical wrap is provided with integral thermal management. The clinical wrap includes a fluid circuit for a heat transfer medium to circulate between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A shape conforming medium is disposed within a portion of the clinical wrap providing selective reinforcement support of the portion of the clinical wrap to conform to a surface of a patient. Non-limiting examples of the shape conforming medium may include a magnetorheological elastomer, a magnetorheological elastomer, a magnetorheological foam, a UV curable resin, and a phase change material.

Systems and methods for providing vibration and temperature therapy via a therapy device is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a therapy device includes a pad comprising an adhesive layer configured to adhere to a skin surface of a user. The therapy device includes a control unit coupled to the pad. The control unit is configured to provide temperature therapy to the skin surface of the user and provide vibration therapy to the skin surface of the user. The pad includes a coupling connector configured to removably couple the control unit. The pad can include a heat generation module comprising a resistive wire and a heat spreader. The pad can include one or more electrical stimulation modules, wherein each electrical stimulation module comprises a conductor and a pad. The pad includes a temperature sensor coupled to the heat generation module. The adhesive layer can be coupled to the heat spreader.