Abstract: A flexible thermal pack to be intimately applied to a patient's body is in the form of a plastic container enclosing a chemical compound capable of an endo- or exo-thermic reaction when intermixed with a catalyst. The plastic container has a vent in one wall covered by a semipermeable membrane for passage of gas but not liquid. Also enclosed in the container is another frangible container housing a suitable catalyst for the compound.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 1, 2001
Date of Patent:
February 27, 2007
Assignee:
Gel Tech Solutions, Inc.
Inventors:
Peter J. Cordani, Lawrence J. Dutton, Anne Cordani