SG11201408709TA - Therapeutic support for being worn by a subject - Google Patents

Abstract

(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 9 January 2014 (09.01.2014) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2014/005170 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: A61F13/00 (2006.01) A61F 5/30 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/AU2012/000931 3 August 2012 (03.08.2012) English English (30) Priority Data: 2012902897 6 July 2012 (06.07.2012) AU (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): CHEZLEON PTY LIMITED [AU/AU]; c/o Suite 4, Level 3, 20 George St., Hornsby, New South Wales 2077 (AU). (72) Inventor; and (75) Inventor/Applicant (for US only)-. POLLOCK, Cheryl Leonie [AU/AU]; c/o Suite 4, Level 3, 20 George St., Hornsby, New South Wales 2077 (AU). (74) Agent: ADAMS PLUCK; c/o Suite 4, Level 3, 20 George St., Hornsby, New South Wales 2077 (AU). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT FOR BEING WORN BY A SUBJECT 58 © l> i-H © o o CJ FIG. 11 (57) Abstract: There provided is a flexible therapeutic support (32, 35, 40, 48, 54) for the prophylaxis or treatment of the accumula­ tion of a fluid in the body of a subject in need thereof. The therapeutic support has a plurality of protruberances (14) for respectively applying localised pressure to an area of the subject's body with, or subject to, accumulation of the fluid, the support being con­ figured to be worn by the subject over the area and press the protruberances (14) against the body of the subject, and the protruber­ ances being spaced apart from one another about the face (12) of the support. There are also provided methods for the prophylaxis or treatment of the accumulation of a fluid in the subject's body comprising wearing the therapeutic support (32, 35, 40, 48, 54) over the area to be treated by the support. The accumulated fluid can, for instance, be lymphoedema or other form of oedema.