SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANGING AND/OR STABILIZING THE TEMPERATURE OF CERTAIN BODY PARTS

摘要

The invention relates to a device and method for changing and/or maintaining the temperature of a body part. Specifically, the invention relates to a sleeve or hood that is positioned to cover or surround a part of the body, as part of a device for changing and/or maintaining the temperature of that body part. The invention is directed to a device that incorporates at least one sleeve for a tight fit of at least one spot of a body part having a circulation chamber into which the gas form medium is supplied, the chamber is connected via a flow supply assembly which supplies the mainly gas form medium to the circulation chamber. The sleeve is connected a return supply assembly for returning the gas form medium from the circulation chamber back to a pump for pressurizing and cooling the gas form medium to be pumped back to the circulation chamber.