Inflation garment having a portable controller for treatment of DVT

An inflation therapy garment comprising:

• a wraparound member adapted for placement onto a patient's limb and having sufficient length to overlap opposing ends of said wraparound member, said wraparound member including fastening devices at said opposing ends thereof that can engage when corresponding opposing ends of said wraparound member are overlapped, said wraparound member also including a plurality of mounting spikes projecting outward through said wraparound member;
• an air bladder incorporated into said wraparound member and being formed with multiple inflatable chambers having a gateway being positioned between adjacent said inflatable chambers, said air bladder having an air inlet port in a first of said multiple inflatable chambers for inputting air under pressure into said air bladder and an air discharge port in a last of said inflatable chambers for releasing air from all of said inflatable chambers;
• an interface plate detachably mountable on said wraparound member through engagement with said mounting spikes, said interface plate including a plurality of first openings that can receive said mounting spikes and a pair of second openings through which said air inlet and air discharge ports can extend when said interface plate is mounted on said mounting spikes;
• a portable air pump and controller detachably mountable on said wraparound member to provide a supply of air under pressure through an air inlet receiver connectable to said air inlet port, and to release said air selectively through a discharge receiver connectable to said air discharge port, said portable air pump and controller having a housing provided with a plurality of sockets for engagement with said mounting spikes;
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• a valve assembly at each said gateway controlling the movement of air between said adjacent inflatable chambers, said valve assemblies restricting the passage of air under pressure through the corresponding said gateway from one inflatable chamber to the adjacent inflatable chamber until a predetermined pressure has been attained in said one inflatable chamber to permit said multiple inflatable chambers to be inflated sequentially.

An inflation therapy garment comprising:

• a wraparound member being adapted for placement onto a patient's limb and having sufficient length to overlap opposing ends, said wraparound member including fastening devices at opposing ends thereof that can engage when corresponding opposing ends of said wraparound member are overlapped, said wraparound member also including a plurality of mounting spikes projecting outwardly through said wraparound member;
• an air bladder incorporated into said wraparound member, said air bladder having a main body portion divided by a barrier into two interconnected chambers, each said chamber being formed with an extension having a width dimension and a length dimension that are smaller than corresponding width and length dimensions of the corresponding chamber, the extension of one said chamber having and having an air inlet port for inputting air under pressure into said air bladder and said extension of the other chamber having an air discharge port for releasing air from said air bladder, both said air inlet port and said air discharge port projecting through said wraparound member for engagement on an exterior surface of said wraparound member;
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• a controller for providing air under pressure into said air bladder and for selectively releasing said air from said air bladder in a predetermined and selectable manner, said controller having a housing provided with a plurality of sockets for detachable engagement with said mounting spikes, an inlet receiver for engagement with said air inlet port, and a discharge receiver for engagement with said air discharge port, said inlet receiver and said discharge receiver being asymmetrically positioned on said controller housing with respect to said sockets, said air inlet port and said air discharge port having an identical asymmetrical positioning with respect to said plurality of mounting spikes, so that said controller housing can only be mounted on said mounting spikes only in a predetermined manner.