An apparatus applies heat to tissue from a level that does not contact the tissue, in order to elevate the temperature of the tissue being treated toward normothermia. The apparatus may be attached to the skin of a person to form a treatment volume about the tissue to be treated. A heater, supported
An apparatus applies heat to tissue from a level that does not contact the tissue, in order to elevate the temperature of the tissue being treated toward normothermia. The apparatus may be attached to the skin of a person to form a treatment volume about the tissue to be treated. A heater, supported at the layer, is held near the tissue to be treated, out of contact with the tissue. The heater is for operating in a near-hyperthermic temperature range in order to treat the tissue. An example of a near-hyperthermic temperature range is 38° C. to 46° C. A controller may include means that cause the heater to operate over a therapeutic sequence, that cycle the heater on and off, that provide selectable average temperature values, that cause the heater to operate over an average temperature range, that cause the heater to operate at an average temperature over a therapy cycle, or that cause the heater to operate at an average temperature over a therapeutic sequence.
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1. A covering for treating tissue, the covering comprising: an attachment device having a first surface and a second surface and an opening for facing tissue to be treated; a layer spanning the first surface, over the opening; an attachment portion proximate the second surface; a heater suppor
1. A covering for treating tissue, the covering comprising: an attachment device having a first surface and a second surface and an opening for facing tissue to be treated; a layer spanning the first surface, over the opening; an attachment portion proximate the second surface; a heater supported by the layer, over the opening; and a controller to cause the heater to operate in a near-hyperthermic temperature range. 2. The covering of claim 1, wherein the opening extends from the first surface to the second surface. 3. The covering of claim 1, in which the heater is an active heater. 4. The covering of claim 1, in which the heater is selected from the group containing warm water pads, chemical heating pads, and phase-change salt pads. 5. The covering of claim 1, the controller including a means for causing the heater to maintain the temperature in the range from 38° C. to 46° C. 6. The covering of claim 5, in which the heater is an active heater. 7. The covering of claim 6, which the heater is an electrical heater. 8. The covering of claim 1, further including means on the layer for receiving the heater. 9. The covering of claim 1, in which the attachment device is a ring. 10. The covering of claim 9, in which the ring is a sealing ring. 11. The covering of claim 10, in which the sealing ring is made of a polymeric foam material. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, the controller including a means for causing the heater to operate at an average temperature over a therapeutic sequence. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, the therapeutic sequence including a plurality of therapy cycles. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, the controller including means for cycling the operation of the heater on and off. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the means include programmable means for cycling the operation of the heater over a duty cycle. 16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the means include programmable means for cycling the operation of the heater over a therapy cycle. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the therapy cycle includes a plurality of duty cycles. 18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the means include programmable means for controlling the operation of the heater over a therapeutic sequence, the therapeutic sequence including one or more therapy cycles, each therapy cycle including one or more duty cycles. 19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller includes selectable average temperature values, each indicating an average temperature of the heater. 20. The apparatus of claim 1, the controller including means for causing the heater to operate at an average temperature over a duty cycle. 21. The apparatus of claim 1 the controller including means for causing the heater to operate at an average temperature over a therapy cycle. 22. The apparatus of claim 1, the controller including means for causing the heater to operate at an average temperature over a therapeutic sequence. 23. The apparatus of claim 22, the therapeutic sequence including a plurality of therapy cycles. 24. The apparatus of claim 23, each therapy cycle including a plurality of duty cycles.
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