Pneumatic achilles sleeve

A pneumatic sleeve assembly for applying dynamic pressure to the Achilles tendon of a human foot, the sleeve assembly comprising

• a sleeve adapted to envelop a portion of the ankle and a portion of the foot, the sleeve comprising an ankle portion extending from the region of the ankle above the Achilles tendon to the foot and a foot portion extending beneath the arch of the foot,
• an arch cell containing a volume of air positioned within said horizontal portion of said sleeve so as to be located under the arch of the foot, said arch cell being in communication with a conduit member, said arch cell being fabricated from a flexible material, so that upon application of external pressure to said arch cell air is expelled through said conduit member;
• an Achilles tendon cell containing a volume of air, said tendon cell being operatively connected to said arch cell via said conduit member, said tendon cell being positioned within said upright portion of said sleeve so as to be located against the Achilles tendon, said tendon cell being fabricated from a flexible material, so that upon expelling of air from said arch cell through said conduit member into said tendon cell, said tendon cell exerts a dynamic pressure against the Achilles tendon;
• said sleeve comprising means for opening and releasably closing said ankle portion to facilitate application and removal of the device on said human.