ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,229, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to POLAR PRODUCTS INC. (Stow, Ohio).
"Apparatus and method for ice water immersion therapy" was invented by Michael B. Laycox (Dayton, Ohio) and William S. Graessle (Stow, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An emergency management system having an ice water immersion bag capable of rapidly cooling an overheated individual's body through its combination of elements, apertures, and capacity. An overheated individual is placed within the ice immersion bag, yet the individual's body may still be accessed in the event of a medical emergency through the use of one of the many openings presented throughou...