HEATING AND COOLING PAD, CONTROL UNIT THEREFOR, SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A personal heating and cooling system for an individual including a thin, flexible pad and a control unit in fluid communication with the pad for regulating the temperature of a heat transfer fluid flowing between the pad and the control unit The control unit has a housing enclosing a reservoir for holding the heat transfer fluid, a pump for pumping the heat transfer fluid between the reservoir and the internal chamber of the pad, and a heating and cooling apparatus for regulating the temperature of a heat transfer fluid The control unit includes an electronic control circuit having a user interface that enables a user increase and decrease the temperature of the fluid