Method of preventing deep vein thrombosis caused by long airplane travels
OwnerWilliam Rovinsky, Ilya Zborovskyinventors
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Abstract
A method of preventing deep vein thrombosis of airline passengers has the steps of retaining a passenger in a sitting position on an airplane seat, providing a stretching element which is substantially immovable relative to the airplane seat, engaging the immovable stretchable element by a passengers arm or leg, stretching the stretchable element by the passenger's arm or leg so as to provide exercising of the passenger's arm or leg in the position while the passenger sits on the airplane seat and his arm and/or leg overcomes a resistance of the stretching element, thus causing a forced exercising of the arm improve blood circulation and prevent a blood clot formation.
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A method of preventing deep vein thrombosis of airline passengers, comprising the steps of retaining a passenger in a sitting position on an airplane seat, providing a stretching element which is substantially immovable relative to the airplane seat engaging the immovable stretchable element by a passengers arm or leg, stretching the stretchable element by the passenger's arm or leg so as to provide exercising of the passenger's arm or leg in the position while the passenger sits on the airplane seat and his arm and/or leg overcomes a resistance of the stretching element, thus causing a forced exercising of the arm improve blood circulation and prevent a blood clot formation.
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