Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Thermal applicators
Patent
1994-01-13
1995-08-15
Graham, Mark S.
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Thermal applicators
607112, 601 13, A61F 700
Patent
active
054415330
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for exchanging fluid between a body compress and a fluid source. In the preferred embodiment, an air pump is used to compress the fluid in the container and force it into the compress. When the motor is turned off, the fluid flows back from the container to the compress. By cycling the motor between "on" and "off" conditions, a circulation of fluid occurs between the compress and the container.
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Johnson Glenn W.
McVicker Henry J.
Pick E. P. Erez
Aircast, Inc.
Graham Mark S.
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