Circulating Cold Water Therapy Kit Gen 2 – Ice Machine with Universal Pad 3-Strap Wrap and 4 Cold Cubes (Arctic Ice Clear Kit)

Great for shoulder after surgery.

Although we haven't needed to use the cold water therapy unit yet (due to surgery delay), but based our inspection of the unit, it appears to very well made, attention to detail is impressive. We did, as the company advised, test the unit and it preformed very well. We are confident that we made the correct choice in purchasing the Artic Ice Circulating Cold Water Therapy Kit Gen 2.

This item is easy to use and works great. My husband had shoulder replacement surgery and it was a lifesaver. I found the hoses hard to push on so I used some coconut oil and rubbed it on the O-rings. They are so much easier to plug on the machine now. After plugging them on, I pull up on the clips to make sure they are secure. I don't have hoses popping out if I check those. I have used other brands before and found this item to be heavy duty and so much better being clear so you can see if the ice is melted or not. The other units did not give me that benefit. It was well worth the investment so I can have it for other aches and pains.

I bought this machine to use after my acl surgery. It was great for the week it worked. It was easy to use and got very cold. Today the pump just stopped working, which is very disappointing given the price point and how much I was looking forward to icing my knee.

Bought prior to knee replacement. Worked perfectly from day one. The 4 cubes that come with it work great. We use a combination of small frozen water bottles, one of the 4 frozen cubes, and ice cubes. We found a Rubbermaid tub that the unit fits inside of. We stuffed the space between the unit and the tub interior with a few kitchen size towels. My husband would set it up for me at 7 am and I would use it all day until he came home from work and reloaded it in the evening. I was very impressed with how many 90 minute sessions I could do in that timeframe. We had a small hard plastic laundry basket that we turned upside down and used as a table for the Rubbermaid tub setup. This also helps me to be able to easily reach the machine while in my recliner. We kept the hoses parallel to the foot of my recliner. So with the unit elevated and the hoses level the unit did not have to pump the water against gravity. I feel like this is key to good water flow. The water, ice, frozen bottles combo provided excellent pain relief. I would not want to go through this surgery without this unit.

The Pain Management Technologies Arctic Ice Clear cold therapy device is meant to apply cold to areas of the body suffering from swelling or pain. I got one to help with post-operative healing when I had total knee replacement done on one leg. Here are my impressions. First, and most importantly, the connectors on the inlet/outlet hoses are tricky. They are great when the hoses being connected are aligned and there is no shear or bending stress on the connector. When there is a bending stress on the connection, the silly things come apart and leak. This is a Primary Directive: Let there be NO STRESS on the connectors lest they fail and one become soaked. Alas, as shipped the inlet/outlet hoses are encased in a single neoprene jacket. Simple geometry demands that if the jacketed hoses curve at all, the ends will not be the same length and will force the connectors to bend sideways to accommodate the difference in length, which stresses everything and results in leaks. This can be fixed by simply cutting the two hoses apart, so each can respond to imposed curves independently. This is pretty important: unless the hoses are separated, there is no way I can see to make this product work well (or at all). Other impressions, in no particular order: A little Vaseline on the O-rings helps the connectors connect. An assistant is helpful when applying the therapy pad. This thing is QUIET. Even the end-of-cycle beep is kind of shy and unassuming. The hoses are short enough that there is not a lot of freedom to move around much during therapy. Insulation of the reservoir is pretty good – ice lasts a while, and the thermometer on the display is useful. Unless you have 40 degree (F) cold tap water, you’re going to need to start with extra ice, as the cute little blue cubes that come with the device can’t cool very much water. Keep it cool, yes; get it cool, no. Now, this is not a cheap item. Is it worth it? One can buy lots of bags of ice for what this item costs. Cold therapy is easy, clean and (mostly) dry with this unit, and easy to control (time, intensity). Would I get it again? Probably. Should you? I can’t make that call.

Worked as advertised.

Worked great for 3 weeks, everyday, the unit was on the floor, pushed the cold water up 12” to the bed without problems. Now it doesn’t circulate the cold water at all.

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