USRE32939F1 - Medical appliance for artificial actuation of the venous-pump mechanism in a human foot - Google Patents

Medical appliance for artificial actuation of the venous-pump mechanism in a human foot Download PDF

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USRE32939F1
USRE32939F1 US19443888A USRE32939F1 US RE32939 F1 USRE32939 F1 US RE32939F1 US 19443888 A US19443888 A US 19443888A US RE32939 F1 USRE32939 F1 US RE32939F1
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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
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The medical appliance for applying pumping pressure to the sole (10) of a human foot (11) comprises an inflatable bag (1) which in use is held in engagement with the foot (11), a sling (4), a plaster cast or an article of footwear. It can be inflated rapidly by a pump (3). At least the part of the bag in contact with the foot can be of an air permeable material allowing controlled deflation of the bag.
US07194438 1983-06-22 1988-05-16 Medical appliance for artificial actuation of the venous-pump mechanism in a human foot Expired - Lifetime USRE32939F1 (en)

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GB838330138A GB8330138D0 (en) 1983-06-22 1983-11-11 Medical appliance
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US06/763,686 Reissue US4614180A (en) 1983-06-22 1985-08-08 Medical appliance

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US07194519 Expired - Lifetime USRE32940F1 (en) 1983-06-22 1988-05-16 Method for stimulating the venous-pump mechanism of the foot

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