US3217707A - Apparatus for treatment of arterial circulation disturbances and rheumatism - Google Patents
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- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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- This invention relates to apparatus for the treatment of disturbances in the circulation of blood and various forms of rheumatic diseases of the upper and lower limbs of the human body.
- the object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for the treatment of disturbances in the circulation of blood and various forms of rheumatic discases of the upper and lower limbs of the human body which apparatus has a receptacle for receiving a limb and an inflatable sleeve for airtight sealing as well as control means for the operation of a pump unit for the production of an excess pressure or reduced pressure in the receptacle.
- apparatus For the treatment of arterial circulation disturbances and rheumatism, apparatus is known having a glass cylinder for receiving the limb to be treated.
- the airtight sealing of the glass cylinder is effected by means of rubber sheaths and rubber bandages.
- a vacuum pump Connected to the glass cylinder is a vacuum pump to be operated by hand for producing a reduced pressure which results in a widening of the vessels of the limb inserted in the cylinder whereby a hyperaemia is released.
- the suction produced results in a firm pressing of the rubber sheath onto the limb and thereby prevents the venous return flow.
- a valve For determining the duration of the reduced pressure of air in the cylinder a valve is provided which according to the hyperaemia reaction is held closed for several minutes. By the opening of the valve the rarefaction of the air in the cylinder is terminated whereby the construction is relaxed and the venous return flow is restored.
- the object of the invention is to provide a fundamental improvement of the known apparatus in the sense that the inflatable sleeve can be filled and emptied automatically in proportion to the pressure ratio in the cylinder in order to extend the field of use of the apparatus and to facilitate the maintaining of the circulation of the blood so that the venous return flow can also take place during the phase of the rarefaction of air in that the rarefaction of air brings about a widening of the blood and lymph vessels. This widening results in an increased quantity of blood and lymph in the limb to be treated whereby the feeding of the tissue is increased or when there is a deficiency it is reestablished as far as possible.
- the apparatus according to the present invention is 3,217,707 Patented Nov. 16, 1965 characterised in that one end of the receptacle is closed by means of a wall carrying an air supply connection, a thermostat, a blower and a heating and cooling device while the other end of the container has a removable airtight lid with a sleeve connection with an air supply and an inflatable sleeve connected to the inner wall of this connection and that means are provided which control the pressure and the temperature within the receptacle and the pressure within the inflatable sleeve automatically according to a variable program whereby upon an excess pressure occurring in the receptacle the sleeve fills such that it excludes a leakage of the excess pressure from the receptacle and with an intended reduction in pressure does not prevent the return flow of blood in the venous system.
- the apparatus comprises a receptacle 1 adapted to receive the limb to be treated which container is closed airtight at one end by a Wall 2. On the inside of the wall 2 are fixed a thermostat 3 for the regulation of the temperature inside the receptacle 1 and a blower 4 with heating and cooling coil 5. The other end of the container 1 is capable of being closed by means of a lid 6 on which is located a connection piece 7 for the application of an inflatable sleeve 8.
- the sleeve 8 is made of a thin rubber tube the edges 8a and 8b of which are fixed to the inner wall of the connection piece 7.
- connection piece 7 has a bore which has a connection with an air connection 7a through which compressed air for the inflation of the sleeve can be let in or let out in order that the latter after the insertion of the limb to be treated always remains in contact with the latter in an airtight manner.
- the lid 6 and its sleeve connection 7 are preferably made of thicker rubber so that the lid upon reduced pressure in the receptacle takes up the position I shown in dot and dash lines in the drawing. While upon excess pressure in the receptacle it is adjusted to a position II.
- a regulatable pressure and vacuum pump 9 the pressure side of which is connected via an air pipe 10 to the inflatable sleeve 8.
- the pipe 10 has an excess pressure valve 11 and comprises also a relay-operated valve 12, a non-return valve 13 connected to the latter and a manually adjustable throttle valve 14.
- a pressure regulator 15 with adjustable minimum and maximum pressure which is connected by means of a tube piece 16 to the pipe 10 such that the air pressure behind the throttle valve 14 and thus that in the inflatable sleeve 8 is effective.
- a further branch 17 with a throttle valve 18 and a relayoperated valve 19 is connected to the branch of the pipe 10 which lies between the inflatable sleeve 8 and the throttle valve 14.
- the relay-operated valve 19 is likewise controlled by the pressure regulator 15 which in its turn is connected electrically via a wire 21 to a constant voltage source 20.
- a further air pipe 22 branches off from the air pipe 10 and from which a branch is provided via a relay-operated valve 24. From the relay-operated valve 23 the air pipe 22 leads via a non-return valve 25 and a throttle valve 26 to a connection piece 27 on the wall 2 of the receptacle 1. The connection piece makes the connection of the air pipe 22 to the inside of the receptacle 1.
- a further pressure regulator 28 with adjustable minimum and maximum pressure is used.
- the two pressure regulators 15 and 28 may as a contact manometer have or be in the form of a photocell control.
- the portion of the air pipe 22 lying between the throttle valve 26 and the connection piece 27 has a connection via a pipe 29 with a throttle valve 30 and a relay-operated valve 31 with the pressure and vacuum pump 9 to which pipe a relayoperated valve 32 and an excess pressure valve 33 as well as a branch 34 leading to the pressure regulator 28 are connected.
- the control of the relay-operated valves 31 and 32 is affected by means of the pressure regulator 28 which is connected to the constant voltage source 20.
- connection of the apparatus to the mains is effected via an on and off switch 38 to which are connected the constant voltage 20 and the pressure and vacuum pump 9 as well as a heating and cooling unit which latter for its part is connected to the heating and cooling coil and to the thermostat 3.
- the thermostat 3 is adjustable by means of a rotary knob 3a mounted on the outside of the wall 2 to give the temperature desired at the time.
- the sleeve 8 fitting the limb to be treated is fixed to the sleeve connection piece 7 and the limb is introduced through the opening of the sleeve into the container 1.
- the pressure regulator 28 is then adjusted to the desired excess and reduced pressure values in the receptacle 1, the pressure regulator to the maximum and minimum values of the sleeve pressure, the time relay 35 to the stabilization value of the reduced pressure, the time relay 36 to the stabilization value of the excess pressure and the thermostat 3 to the temperature in the receptacle.
- the blower 4 After the switching on of the switch 33 the blower 4 begins to run and the heating coil 5 produces heat until the temperature set on the thermostat 3 is attained whereupon the heating device is automatically switched 01f.
- the heating coil 5 In the case where instead of the heating a cooling is to be effected the heating coil 5 is to be replaced by a cooling coil. In this case the switching off of the blower 4 is effected as soon as the temperature set on the thermostat is reached.
- the throttle valves 30, 26, 18 and 14 are used whereby care should be taken that the throttle effect by the throttle valve 30 must be smaller than that of the throttle valve 18 and that the throttle effect of the throttle valve 26 must be greater than the throttle effect of the throttle valve 14.
- the non-return valves 13 and 25 prevent an equalization of pressure between the sleeve 8 and the casing 1. This measure is necessary because the sleeve 8 at the beginning has to take a larger quantity of air than the casing 1 in order that a satisfactory application of the sleeve to the limb is ensured. In this way the necessary sealing of the casing is first effected which only then makes an increase of pressure within the casing possible.
- the pressure present in the receptacle 1 is to be 0.05 atmosphere then the maximum value of the sleeve pressure must be adjusted in the first place to 0.08 atmosphere with the result that the relay-operated valve 12 only closes when in the receptacle 1 the pressure of +5 (0.05 is actually reached.
- the minimum value of the sleeve pressure depends on the disease to be treated as there are cases in which a certain constriction proves to be favorable.
- the zero value of the pressure regulator 15 corresponds to the pressure which is necessary in order to press the sleeve 3 onto the limb such that it contacts the skin. This pressure suffices to prevent a flowing in of air at the commence of the rarefaction of air in the receptacle 1.
- the minimum valve of the sleeve pressure is set such that it is under the value necessary for adopting the sleeve at 0 pressure onto the limb so that it contacts the skin (zero value of the sleeve pressure) then one causes thereby the sleeve 3 during the reduced pressure phase of the treatment to give the pressure which is necessary or would be necessary to produce a reduced pressure in the receptacle 1. This prevents to a great extent a constriction of the limb by the sleeve 8 so that the venous return flow can also be maintained even during a greatly reduced pressure. At 0 pressure the atmospheric outer pressure applies which exists also in the inside of the receptacle before the switching on of the apparatus.
- the relay-operated valves 31, 24 and 19 are closed and the relay-operated valves 32, 23 and 12 open then the sleeve 8 and the receptacle 1 fill with compressed air. If the set maximum values are reached then the relay-operated valves 31, 23, 19 and 12 close while the relay-operated valves 32 and 24 open. The time relay 36 effects the stabilization of these positions during the set period. After expiration of this period the relay-operated valves 32, 23 and 12 close while the relay-operated valves 31, 24 and 19 open. The sleeve 8 and the receptacle 1 can now empty.
- the relay-operated valves 32, 23, 19 and 12 are closed and the relay-operated valves 31 and 24 are opened so that in the receptacle 1 a pressure reduction is brought-about. If the maximum value of air rarefaction set is reached then the relay-operated valves 31, 23, 19 and 12 are closed while the relay-operated valves 32 and 24 are opened.
- the time relay 28 effects the stabilization of this position during the set period after expiration of which the relay-operated valves 31, 23, 19 and 12 close and the relay-operated valves 32 and 23 open with the result that the receptacle 1 receives compressed air and the air rarefaction disappears.
- the relay-operated valves 31, 24 and 19 close and the relayoperated valves 32, 23 and 12 open which position corre sponds to the above mentioned starting position.
- Apparatus for the treatment of disturbances in the circulation of the blood and various forms of rheumatic diseases of the upper and lower limbs of the human body comprising a hollow receptacle having an opening, a closure member mounted on said receptacle across said opening and having a tubular extension with said closure member and tubular extension being formed of a semirigid material, an inflatable sleeve fixedly mounted within said tubular extension and being capable of having the limb to be treated extending therethrough into said receptacle, means for heating and cooling the interior of said receptacle, a source of compressed air connected to said receptacle and said sleeve, relay operated valves for controlling the pressure in said sleeve in proportion to the pressure inside said receptacle interconnected between said source of compressed air and said sleeve and receptacle and means for regulating said valve relays and said heating and cooling means according to a variable program of treatment for the limb.
- Apparatus for the treatment of disturbances in the circulation of blood and various forms of rheumatic diseases of the upper and lower limbs of the human body comprising an elongated hollow receptacle having an open end, a lid for closing said receptacle open end and having a tubular extension for receiving the limb to be treated extending therethrough into said receptacle, said lid and its extension being formed of a semi-rigid material, an inflatable sleeve fixedly mounted in said lid extension, means for heating and cooling the interior of said receptacle, a pressure and vacuum pump, air conveying means connecting said pump to said receptacle and said sleeve and automatic means for controlling the flow of air through said air conveying means and the temperature provided by said heating and cooling means as desired.
- said air conveying means consists of a pair of pipes with one pipe connected to said receptacle and the other to said sleeve and including a pair of individually regulatable throttle valves each interconnected in one of said pipes being adjustable for permitting a greater quantity of air to flow into said sleeve than into said receptacle and a greater quantity of air to flow out of said receptacle than out of said sleeve.
- said air conveying means consists of a pair of pipes with one pipe connected to said receptacle and the other pipe to said sleeve and including a pair of individually regulatable throttle valves each interconnected in one of said pipes and a non-return valve interconnected in said pipe connected to said sleeve for preventing equalization of pressure between said sleeve and said receptacle.
- Apparatus as claimed in claim 2 including a pressure regulator in fluid circulation with said sleeve.
- Apparatus as claimed in claim 2 including a pressure regulator in fluid circulation with said receptacle.
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