Appeal No. 1998-0531
Application 08/464,489
pertains to an apparatus for applying heat to an injured body
area to relieve pain arising from, for example, rib injuries,
vertebrae discomfort, shoulder and upper back conditions,
thigh or knee problems, or tennis elbow (column 2, lines 6-
10). With reference to Figure 3, the apparatus includes a
belt 10 for wrapping around the injured body part, a pair of
sheets 22 sealed at the edges to form an envelope, a quantity
of electrically nonconductive and inert fluid 24 in the
envelope, and a resistance heating element 23 located in the
envelope. In use, the belt is wrapped about the injured body
part to bring the envelope into contact
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