AU2001266141A1 - Leakage detection method for a pressurised medical appliance - Google Patents

Leakage detection method for a pressurised medical appliance

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AU2001266141A1
AU2001266141A1 AU2001266141A AU6614101A AU2001266141A1 AU 2001266141 A1 AU2001266141 A1 AU 2001266141A1 AU 2001266141 A AU2001266141 A AU 2001266141A AU 6614101 A AU6614101 A AU 6614101A AU 2001266141 A1 AU2001266141 A1 AU 2001266141A1
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air
period
bladder
pressure gradient
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AU2001266141A
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Gordon Cook
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Novamedix Distribution Ltd
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Novamedix Distribution Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H9/00—Pneumatic or hydraulic massage
    • A61H9/005—Pneumatic massage
    • A61H9/0078—Pneumatic massage with intermittent or alternately inflated bladders or cuffs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels, umbilical cord
    • A61B17/132—Tourniquets
    • A61B17/135—Tourniquets inflatable
    • A61B17/1355—Automated control means therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/01—Constructive details
    • A61H2201/0103—Constructive details inflatable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/50—Control means thereof
    • A61H2201/5007—Control means thereof computer controlled
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2209/00—Devices for avoiding blood stagnation, e.g. Deep Vein Thrombosis [DVT] devices

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Reproductive Health (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Hematology (AREA)
  • Pain & Pain Management (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Rehabilitation Therapy (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Infusion, Injection, And Reservoir Apparatuses (AREA)
  • Examining Or Testing Airtightness (AREA)
  • Testing Of Short-Circuits, Discontinuities, Leakage, Or Incorrect Line Connections (AREA)
  • Accommodation For Nursing Or Treatment Tables (AREA)

Abstract

A method for detecting leakage in a pressurised medical appliance prior to normal operation, the system including an air compressor and an inflatable bag or bladder coupled to the air compressor through the intermediary of a fill valve allowing air to pass to the bladder and a vent valve for venting the system, the fill valve and the vent valve being selectively operable during said normal operation to deliver cyclical pulses of air to inflate and deflate the bladder, the detection method comprising a) opening the fill valve to vent the system to atmospheric pressure, b) closing the vent valve, c) pressurising the system by means of the air compressor to a pre-determined threshold value, d) monitoring the pressure gradient or rise over a period of time to said threshold value and e) comparing the pressure gradient over said period of time or at intervals of time within said period of time with a pre-specified pressure gradient indicative of system integrity whereby to determine the presence or otherwise of air leakage in the system.
AU2001266141A 2000-06-17 2001-06-12 Leakage detection method for a pressurised medical appliance Abandoned AU2001266141A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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GB0014789 2000-06-17
GBGB0014789.2A GB0014789D0 (en) 2000-06-17 2000-06-17 Medical appliance
PCT/GB2001/002557 WO2001097747A1 (en) 2000-06-17 2001-06-12 Leakage detection method for a pressurised medical appliance

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EP (1) EP1339371B1 (en)
CN (1) CN100469344C (en)
AT (1) ATE546124T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2001266141A1 (en)
GB (1) GB0014789D0 (en)
HK (1) HK1059376A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2001097747A1 (en)

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US7354410B2 (en) 2004-02-23 2008-04-08 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Compression treatment system
GB2415385B (en) * 2004-06-26 2008-11-26 Air Controls & Compressors Ltd A non-destructive leak testing apparatus for ostomy & related drainage pouches
US8425426B2 (en) 2007-11-09 2013-04-23 Western Clinical Engineering, Ltd Tourniquet apparatus for measuring limb occlusion pressure
US8083763B2 (en) * 2009-02-10 2011-12-27 Western Clinical Engineering Ltd. Apparatus and method for estimating leakage in a surgical tourniquet system
US9113895B2 (en) 2009-02-19 2015-08-25 Western Clinical Engineering Ltd. Integrated tourniquet system
GB201419968D0 (en) * 2014-11-10 2014-12-24 Mjs Healthcare Ltd Pressure cuff detection system

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US5607447A (en) 1993-09-28 1997-03-04 Mcewen; James A. Physiologic tourniquet
DE69232572T2 (en) * 1991-12-17 2009-09-10 Novamedix Distribution Ltd Pneumatic compression device and method for use in the medical field
GB9219527D0 (en) 1992-09-15 1992-10-28 Huntleigh Technology Plc Dvt prevention apparatus and method
US5575762A (en) 1994-04-05 1996-11-19 Beiersdorf-Jobst, Inc. Gradient sequential compression system and method for reducing the occurrence of deep vein thrombosis
US5681339A (en) * 1996-08-12 1997-10-28 Mcewen; James A. Apparatus and method for monitoring the patency of tubing in a pneumatic medical device
EP0992230A3 (en) * 1998-10-08 2001-08-22 KCI Licensing, Inc. Medical pumping apparatus and related methods
US6051016A (en) * 1999-03-29 2000-04-18 Instrumed, Inc. System and method of controlling pressure in a surgical tourniquet

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WO2001097747A1 (en) 2001-12-27
CN100469344C (en) 2009-03-18
EP1339371A1 (en) 2003-09-03
GB0014789D0 (en) 2000-08-09
CN1446071A (en) 2003-10-01
HK1059376A1 (en) 2004-07-02
ATE546124T1 (en) 2012-03-15
EP1339371B1 (en) 2012-02-22

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