AircastCryo Cuff Cold Therapy Knee Solution - Blue - Large, Non Motorized, Gravity-fed System, 1count

Simple and easy to use. Attach hose to jug, fill water to the line, add ice to the top, and put the insulator disc over the ice. While the jug is sitting for a few minutes, wrap pad around your knee. When your nice and comfortable, plug the hose into the pad, lift up the lid nozzle, and pick the jug up at least 15” to fill the pad. Count to 30 and feel the ice cold goodness wrap around your knee. Close the lid nozzle, put down the jug, and unplug the pad. It stays really cold for a good while, but if you feel like you need it colder attach the hose to the pad and put the jug in the floor. Open the lid nozzle and push “old” water out of the pad back into the jug. You’ll feel the pad deflate. Then lift the jug 15” and count to the 30 while the cold water shocks your knee.It’s simple and works well. I was skeptical at first because the parts sure as hell don’t cost much to make. But considering what a motorized machine costs I would say this thing is worth it. My orthopedic instructed 20 minutes of icing every 1-2 hours. Filling the pad once lasts a lot longer than 20 minutes. I would buy it again if I had to.

I recently had total knee replacement surgery. My doctor recommended that I purchase an ice machine to use for the swelling, etc. I found this one, it had good ratings and was reasonably priced so I bought it. It was wonderful, I used it for about 6 weeks after surgery. It was easy to use and did the trick. Highly recommend.

Excellent for knee pain, trauma, post surgery, etc. I used this several years ago recovering from torn ligaments. Ordered this to use post total knee replacement. Before this arrived, we were constantly changing out ice packs and had gone through nearly two bags of ice in less than 1 week. Measure your thigh at about 4-6" above your knee cap. The large fit perfectly. My thigh measured 24" and this was after a lot of swelling was reduced. You could use this without wrapping around the area. The wrap allows for cooling of most of the knee area. Yes, the back is not cooled. We use flat ice packs for this. The compression from the ice water filled packs have also helped with the pain and the swelling. Yes, you will have to 'recycle' the cold water. However, it is easy to do and less work for your caretaker to constantly refill ice packs. I remove this for physical therapy and walking as it does 'weigh, on your leg and restricts movement. At night, you will most likely refill this several times. Again, it is easier to do this than have a family member changing ice packs. I like that the cuff is adjustable. If I want more compression, I will wear the wrap a bit more snug. If I am resting, then I keep it loose. NOTE: before filling the wrap with water, loosely fit around the knee area. Once the after fills the wrap, this will compress the area significantly. You will be able to readjust once filled to a more comfortable level. I did not have any 'leaks' as one other reviewer noted. Yes, when disconnecting the unit there is some water that does leak from the connection. That is to be expected. Once you have purchased the cooler and hose, you will be able to use this for other wraps offered by Aircast (ankle, etc.) if you need. FYI, I was not compensated for this review. This is all based on my experiences with the system.

This cooler does a nice job of putting cold pressure all around the knee. It is a very simple device but works well. The only negative is that the emptying of the water is a little bit of a hassle. If you are willing to take a minute extra, it does a better job of icing than the best ice packs I have found.

had knee replacement surgery and was going to do a lot of icing of my leg. have several of the gel ice bags you freeze and use but was advised to get this setup instead. it saves so much time and effort it's well worth getting. you fill the container (it looks like an insulated liquid holder) with water, there's a line indicating the fill point, then fill the rest with ice cubes, wrap the knee part around the section of leg you want to ice, attach a tube to the container and the other end snaps into the knee wrap part, pull up a tab on top of container, and the wrap fills with cool water. watch the videos. no wrestling with small icing bags and trying to keep them in place, this item keeps water cool for hours and very easy to use. Can just dump out old water the next day and refill with water and ice cubes.

I had to use a similar Cryo-cuff for shoulder surgery in 2010. - Worked Great!This Unit, not so good! The spout on the lid tilts, will not seat.There was no gasket provided for the lid, so it does not sealFor the price and the fact that it is not eligible for return - BUYER BEWARE!

Purchased Cryo Cuff Cold Therapy on the advice of two co-workers who both had knee replacements and highly recommended it for comfort, pain relief, and decreasing swelling. My husband was scheduled for knee replacement also so I decided to try it. Excellent. Easy to use. Comfortable on (so says my husband). When filled, it is still fairly light to lift and move around. No leakage. Ice stayed in unit about 14 hours, so I replenished it once daily. He used about two weeks post-op before retiring it. Would recommend to anyone.