Description
ColdStar Versatile Gel Packs, Non-Insulated Reusable Hot and Cold Therapy Packs, Three Sizes, Case of 24
The Non-Insulated Versatile Gel Pack is ColdStar's reusable hot and cold therapy workhorse, a gel pack that freezes for cold therapy and heats for warm therapy in the same sealed pouch. Three shapes cover joints large and small, and every size ships in department friendly cases.
- Hot or cold - one pack covers both halves of a therapy protocol
- Even temperature - the manufacturer states the pack holds an even temperature across its whole surface
- Three shapes - junior 4.5 x 7, standard 6 x 9 and a long 4.5 x 10.5 throat and perineal shape
- Clean fill - leak proof, with no liquids or dyes, and a biodegradable non toxic gel
- Made in the USA - manufactured in Bristol, Tennessee, BAA and TAA compliant
Main Description
Reusable gel packs are the quiet backbone of physical therapy, athletic training and home recovery, and this is the line ColdStar builds for that daily work. The manufacturer's own description stresses four things: the packs maintain an even temperature over the entire pack, they are leak proof, they contain no liquids or dyes, and the gel is biodegradable with only non toxic ingredients. The junior size handles elbows, wrists and ankles, in cases of 24 or 48. The standard 6 x 9 is the general purpose size for knees, shoulders and backs. The long throat and perineal shape wraps the neck or fits the perineal area, where a rectangular pack cannot follow the anatomy. Because the packs are reusable, the per treatment cost falls every time one goes back in the freezer.
Features and Benefits
Hot and Cold Therapy
- Even temperature - ColdStar states its therapy packs hold an even temperature over the entire pack
- Leak proof build - sealed gel construction with no liquids or dyes
- Non toxic fill - biodegradable gel with only non toxic ingredients, per the manufacturer
Reusable Value
- Use after use - freeze or heat the same pack across a full therapy program
- Flexible when frozen - the gel drapes over joints instead of bridging across them
- Case packed - cases of 24 for department stock
Product Specifications
Pack Details
- Brand - ColdStar International
- Type - reusable gel pack, non-insulated, for hot or cold therapy
- Origin - Made in the USA, BAA and TAA compliant
Sizes and Cases
- Junior - 4.5 x 7 in, cases of 24 and 48
- Standard - 6 x 9 in, case of 24
- Throat and Perineal - 4.5 x 10.5 in, case of 24
Browse the full ColdStar International range at MedicalEx, and see more therapy options under hot and cold therapy.
Why Choose These Gel Packs?
Therapy departments judge gel packs on three things: whether the temperature is even, whether the pack survives the year, and whether the size range covers the caseload. ColdStar builds only this category, in Tennessee, and its stated even temperature design is the difference between therapy and a cold spot with warm edges. The cases of 24 keep a department stocked without a storeroom of singles.
- Even therapy temperature - the whole surface works at once - no hunting for the cold spot mid session
- One pack, both modalities - freezer for cold, heating for warm therapy - half the SKUs to stock
- Anatomy covered - the long throat and perineal shape reaches areas rectangles cannot - fewer improvised wraps
- Cost falls with use - reusable packs amortize across a program - the case price is the last big spend
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How are the packs heated and cooled?
Freeze the pack for cold therapy and heat it following the manufacturer directions for warm therapy. The same pack serves both, which is the point of the versatile line.
What makes the temperature even?
ColdStar states that its hot and cold therapy packs maintain an even temperature over the entire pack. The gel fill spreads across the pouch instead of pooling in one corner.
Which size fits the neck?
The throat and perineal shape, 4.5 x 10.5 inches, is the long format made for the neck and throat area and for perineal use. Its length lets it wrap or fold where a standard rectangle cannot.
Are the packs safe if one leaks?
The packs are leak proof by design, and ColdStar states the gel is biodegradable and contains only non toxic ingredients, with no liquids or dyes. Retire any pack whose seal is damaged.
Why buy the case of 48 juniors?
High volume departments go through junior packs fastest, since small joints dominate many caseloads. The 48 count case lowers the per pack cost and cuts reorder frequency.
