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7597670 Chest compression apparatus  
A chest compression apparatus for use by patients with cystic fibrosis, the preferred apparatus including an air flow generator component, a pulse frequency control component having a fan blade...
7591797 Fluid operated actuators and pneumatic unloading orthoses  
A flexible fluid filled actuator has an elastic bladder and a guide surrounding the bladder. The guide has asymmetrical elastic properties. When the bladder is inflated the guide directs the...
7452340 Garment for use in pump therapy for enhancing venous and arterial blood flow  
Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of an impulse therapy garment for use in pump therapy for enhancing venous and arterial blood flow. The garment may be advantageously fitted to a human...
7442175 Compression sleeve having air conduit  
A compression sleeve is described as having a first sheet, a second sheet attached to said first sheet and defining at least one inflatable section, and at least one conduit disposed in the at...
7381194 Massage chair  
A massage chair has a seating surface, a backrest and armrests at the opposite left and right sides. A covering member vertically displaceable to be opened and closed is provided on the upper...
7374549 Massage machine, massager for hands and massaging method  
The arm and hand can be reliably massaged with a massaging machine having a chair body 5 having a seat 2 and a backrest 3 ; an armrest 7 provided to the side of the seat 2 ; a tunnel-shaped...
7354411 Garment detection method and system for delivering compression treatment  
A compression treatment system is provided that detects the number of and type of garments connected thereto. The system includes a plurality of ports, valves connected thereto and a number of...
7354410 Compression treatment system  
A compression treatment system is provided that includes a first bladder supported about a limb. A second bladder is supported about the limb. The bladders are in fluid communication with a fluid...
7306568 Method and device for treatment of edema  
A therapeutic pad system ( 200 ) is disclosed for the treatment of edema, wherein the pressure applied to the user by the pad encourages the proximal flow of lymph. A fluid is provided to one or...
7282038 Compression apparatus  
A compression apparatus including an expandable body configured for disposal about a foot. A strap extends from the body. The strap is configured for disposal about the foot adjacent an ankle. The...
7273461 Leg massager using air  
A leg massage using air is provided. The leg massager includes a U-shaped massaging portion, a supporting frame, an air tank, an air supply controller, a rotating plate, an optical sensor, an air...
7270642 Device for applying controlled and adjustable compression to a limb  
A tubular sleeve ( 40 ) comprises an anterior portion ( 16 ) of inextensible material that comes to bear against the tibial ridge, and a posterior portion ( 18 ) of extensible material covering the...
7214202 Therapeutic apparatus for treating ulcers  
A method and apparatus for providing concurrent applications of intermittent pneumatic compression therapy and vacuum assisted closure therapy generally comprises a wound dressing for introduction...
7207959 Thrombus prevention apparatus and methods  
An apparatus and methods for the prevention or minimization of lower extremity venous thrombosis comprising an impedance component disposed at the proximal end of the lower extremity and a...
7060044 Massage device for attaching onto users  
A massage device includes a mat device having a chamber formed between two layers for receiving fluid and for supporting users, and having a groove formed in the middle portion for engaging onto...
7058447 Method and system for directing blood flow during a medical procedure  
A system of performing a medical procedure, such as surgery, is provided. The system comprises a compression member for compressing a body portion and a means for controlling the compression....
7044924 Massage device  
A massage device for massaging a body part of a person in an unsupervised and unattended setting. The massage device includes a garment, shaped to provide a snug fit and having a plurality of...
7037280 Foot massaging system  
A submerge massaging system controlled by a no-moving part backload responsive fluidic switch.
6986779 Pain relieving pressure maintenance apparatus and method  
A glove that when worn by a user quickly, comfortably, conveniently and effectively applies a specific amount of pressure to a particular point on the wearer's hand, thereby relieving and/or...
6984215 Apparatus and method for providing rapid compression to at least one appendage  
Methods and apparatus for providing rapid compression to at least one appendage positioned within an inflatable sleeve are disclosed. Rapid compression is provided by filling the inflatable sleeve...
6960159 Self-operated mini therapeutic device for venous thrombus prophylaxis  
A self-operated mini therapeutic device for venous thrombus prophylaxis, including plural “Z” shape air passages and plural magnets defined in an air cushion, a mouth of the respective air...
6958046 Chest compression apparatus  
A chest compression apparatus for use by patients with cystic fibrosis, the preferred apparatus including an air flow generator component, a pulse frequency control component having a fan blade...
6921373 Method and apparatus for a peripheral circulation enhancement system  
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for enhancing the circulation to an extremity of a patient. During the compression phase, the extremity is compressed, pushing out superficial...
6905456 Intermittent compression device  
A device for intermittent compression of human extremities such as, for instance, the region of the calves, to assist the return of body fluid in the direction of the heart. The device comprises a...
6846295 Compression sleeve  
A compression sleeve is made of a first and a second sheet of a flexible material each having distal and proximal end edges and two lateral edges extending therebetween. The sheets are connected...
6736786 Counterpulsation device using noncompressed air  
A counterpulsation device that operates without the use of compressed air or pressurized gas includes at least one inflatable cuff that is adapted to be placed about a selected portion of the...
6700031 Therapeutic bandage with massaging projectors  
A therapeutic bandage including a therapeutic surface having massage projections for contacting and massaging the body part to be treated. The therapeutic bandage is removably secured to the wearer...
6592534 Inflatable medical appliance for prevention of DVT  
An inflatable foot cuff for treatment of deep vein thrombosis includes a generally flexible body member configured to envelop a foot of a human and having a central region adjacent to the sole of...
6589194 Self-powered compression devices and methods for promoting circulation and therapeutic compression  
A self-powered compression device for use in promoting circulation, said device embodying a plurality of inflatable sleeves arranged sequentially for applying compression to a body or limb and...
6585669 Medical device for applying cyclic therapeutic action to subject's foot  
A medical device for applying a cyclic therapeutic action to a subject's foot, the device including a platform with at least three independently actuable inflatable bladders staggered therealong to...
6544202 Apparatus and method for applying an adaptable pressure waveform to a limb  
An apparatus for applying an adaptable pressure waveform to a patient's limb to augment blood flow comprises: an inflatable sleeve for applying pressure to the limb; pressure transducer for...
6494852 Portable ambulant pneumatic compression system  
An automatic portable ambulant miniaturized system for applying pneumatic pressure to a body limb including a portable ambulant hand-held fluid source unit, a conduit for delivering fluid generated...
6491652 Massage device with flexible support straps  
A massage device capable of applying favorable pressure stimulation owing to expansion and shrinking of air bags irrespective of thickness of portions to be massaged such as legs or arms. The...
6478757 Device for pressurizing limbs  
A device for applying pressure to a body limb comprises a sleeve containing individually inflatable cells, each cell being subdivided into longitudinally extending confluent compartments that are...
6468237 Pneumatic pump, housing and methods for medical purposes  
A multi-faceted pneumatic medical device including a pump unit, together with a housing therefor, that is adapted for cyclical compression of the human foot using an expandable fluid-tight bladder...
6428492 Safety sleeve to protect body extremities  
A method to and apparatus to prevent injury and infection of a health-care recipient as a result of anticipated possible complications associated with any ones of a predetermined plurality of...
6423017 Therapeutic stimulatory massage apparatus  
A therapeutic stimulatory massage apparatus for receipt therein of a body portion, such apparatus containing a thixotropic fluid medium subject to selective increase in viscosity and increase in...
6406445 Articulated pneumomassage sleeve  
A pneumomassage articulated sleeve adapted to fit onto a foot and lower leg of a patent afflicted with lympbedema or other disorder resulting in excess body fluid. Enveloped by the sleeve is a...
6361512 Massaging apparatus using inflatable bladders  
A massaging apparatus which utilizes an array of air inflatable bladders. The array is to be located in conjunction with a portion of the body of a human. The array can be mounted within a housing...
6358219 System and method of improving vascular blood flow  
A medical apparatus to increase vascular blood flow in the lower extremities of the patient is presented. The medical apparatus is designed to increase vascular blood flow by applying a compressive...
6322530 Pneumatic Achilles wrap  
The pneumatic Achilles wrap comprises a wrap including at least one strap for fastening the wrap around the foot and around the ankle. The wrap positions an arch cell which contains a dynamic...
6273866 Massaging cuff apparatus, for wrapping around a body part  
A cuff apparatus, comprising a cushioning device, is adapted to be releasably wrapped around a body part of an individual in order to massage the body part. The cuff has two ends which include...
6179797 Therapeutic stimulatory massage device  
A therapeutic stimulatory massage device for receipt therein of a body portion, such device containing a thixotropic fluid medium subject to selective increase in viscosity and increase in pressure...
6142961 Venous gradient support device  
A venous pressure gradient support device to be worn over a surface portion of the human body to prevent or remedy varicose veins. The device includes a container configured for receiving and...
6129688 System for improving vascular blood flow  
A medical apparatus to increase vascular blood flow in the lower extremities of the patient is presented. The medical apparatus is designed to increase vascular blood flow by applying a compressive...
6039704 Head and facial massaging apparatus  
A head and facial massaging apparatus includes a support base constructed and arranged to contact a supporting surface. A headrest structure is operatively associated with the support base. The...
6030353 Pneumatic chest compression apparatus  
A multi-function pneumatic chest compression apparatus provides various functions useful in both clinical and treatment environments, including mucous mobilization, breathing assistance, exhaled...
6027464 Sleeping and therapy system with a person hydraulically supported by immersion in water  
Apparatus and method for sleeping, resting, or receiving therapy while immersed in water. The buoyancy forces eliminate concentrated support forces on the body, relieving back and neck stress,...
6010471 Body treatment apparatus  
Body treatment equipment for treatment of a body part, the body treatment equipment comprising an elongated band adapted to be spirally wound around the body part so as to encase the same with...
6010470 Automated retrograde inflation cardiopulmonary resuscitation trousers  
A new portable apparatus and method for sequentially pumping blood headward to assist cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and other medical procedures is disclosed. A pair of autocycling retrograde...
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