EP0542383A3 - Compression device. - Google Patents

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EP0542383A3
EP0542383A3 EP19920250157 EP92250157A EP0542383A3 EP 0542383 A3 EP0542383 A3 EP 0542383A3 EP 19920250157 EP19920250157 EP 19920250157 EP 92250157 A EP92250157 A EP 92250157A EP 0542383 A3 EP0542383 A3 EP 0542383A3
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compression device
compression
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French (fr)
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EP0542383A2 (en
EP0542383B1 (en
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John F Dye
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Tyco International US Inc
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Kendall Co
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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
    • 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
    • A61H2205/00—Devices for specific parts of the body
    • A61H2205/10—Leg

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Pain & Pain Management (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
  • Rehabilitation Therapy (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Massaging Devices (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
  • Percussion Or Vibration Massage (AREA)
EP19920250157 1991-11-12 1992-06-18 Compression device Expired - Lifetime EP0542383B1 (en)

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US79080991A 1991-11-12 1991-11-12
US790809 1991-11-12

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EP0542383A2 EP0542383A2 (en) 1993-05-19
EP0542383A3 true EP0542383A3 (en) 1994-10-12
EP0542383B1 EP0542383B1 (en) 1998-05-13

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EP19920250157 Expired - Lifetime EP0542383B1 (en) 1991-11-12 1992-06-18 Compression device

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EP (1) EP0542383B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3431935B2 (en)
AU (1) AU654571B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2071379C (en)
DE (1) DE69225459T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2115639T3 (en)

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US3056575A (en) * 1959-03-30 1962-10-02 Edmund J Mooney Safety valve
EP0053883A1 (en) * 1980-12-08 1982-06-16 General Motors Corporation Electric motor powered actuator
US4396010A (en) * 1980-06-30 1983-08-02 The Kendall Company Sequential compression device
EP0205817A1 (en) * 1985-05-23 1986-12-30 Hans Bösl Treatment system with sleeve and control device
JPS6373864A (en) * 1986-09-16 1988-04-04 Saginomiya Seisakusho Inc Stepping motor
EP0388200A2 (en) * 1989-03-16 1990-09-19 The Kendall Company Full length compressible sleeve
EP0404965A1 (en) * 1988-12-28 1991-01-02 Isuzu Ceramics Research Institute Co., Ltd. Device for step-driving valves

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3056575A (en) * 1959-03-30 1962-10-02 Edmund J Mooney Safety valve
US4396010A (en) * 1980-06-30 1983-08-02 The Kendall Company Sequential compression device
EP0053883A1 (en) * 1980-12-08 1982-06-16 General Motors Corporation Electric motor powered actuator
EP0205817A1 (en) * 1985-05-23 1986-12-30 Hans Bösl Treatment system with sleeve and control device
JPS6373864A (en) * 1986-09-16 1988-04-04 Saginomiya Seisakusho Inc Stepping motor
EP0404965A1 (en) * 1988-12-28 1991-01-02 Isuzu Ceramics Research Institute Co., Ltd. Device for step-driving valves
EP0388200A2 (en) * 1989-03-16 1990-09-19 The Kendall Company Full length compressible sleeve

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 12, no. 308 (E - 647) 22 August 1988 (1988-08-22) *

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JPH05269163A (en) 1993-10-19
ES2115639T3 (en) 1998-07-01
DE69225459D1 (en) 1998-06-18
CA2071379C (en) 1998-11-10
EP0542383A2 (en) 1993-05-19
DE69225459T2 (en) 1998-09-17
AU654571B2 (en) 1994-11-10
JP3431935B2 (en) 2003-07-28
AU2090392A (en) 1993-05-13
EP0542383B1 (en) 1998-05-13
CA2071379A1 (en) 1993-05-13

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