Decubitus ulcer prevention and treatment
AssigneeAngiosome, Inc.
InventorRobert Freund
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Abstract
A device and method for alleviating pressure on a portion of a patient's body that may be bed-ridden or otherwise constrained for long periods of time. A position of the mechanism is based upon a location or distribution of angiosomes in the body portion. The mechanism includes a pump, and a portable garment with inflatable channels and pressure relievers. The channels provide varying pressure on the body portion, a maximum pressure being set at a level sufficient for treating or preventing decubitus ulcer formation on the body portion. The channels are positioned based upon angiosome distribution in the portion of the body. The pressure relievers protect tissue on bony prominences from excess pressure.
Claims93
An apparatus comprising:
- a portable garment configured to be placed on a portion of a body to provide a varying pressure on the body portion, the provided pressure varying within a range sufficient for at least one of treating and preventing a decubitus ulcer in the body portion.
An apparatus comprising:
- a mechanism configured to alleviate pressure on a portion of a body by providing a varying pressure on the body portion, a position of the mechanism being based upon at least one of a location of an angiosome and angiosome distribution in the body portion.
An apparatus comprising:
- a device including a plurality of inflatable channels configured to be sequentially inflated and deflated to provide a varying pressure on a portion of a body, the provided pressure varying within a range sufficient for at least one of treating and preventing a decubitus ulcer in the body portion.
A garment for treating and preventing decubitus ulcers around at least one of a coccygeal, buttocks and hip areas of a body comprising:
- at least one cushion positioned in the garment as a function of angiosome distribution for the at least one sacrum, ischial and trochanter areas;
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- at least one adjustable band removably attaching the garment to the body.
An apparatus for treating and preventing decubitus ulcers around at least one of a coccygeal, buttocks and hip areas of a body comprising:
- a garment including a plurality of inflatable channels configured to be alternately inflated and deflated in order to provide a variety of pressures on a body portion, and a plurality of pressure relievers, the channels and the pressure relievers being positioned in the garment based on angiosome distribution for sacrum, ischial and trochanter regions in the coccygeal, buttocks and hip areas;
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- a pump releasably connectable to the garment, the pump being configured to pump and remove air from the inflatable channels in the garment.
A method for treating and preventing decubitus ulcers on a portion of a body, comprising:
- sequentially inflating and deflating channels in a garment worn on the body portion, a maximum of pressure provided by the channels in the garment on the body portion being sufficient for at least one of treating or preventing a decubitus ulcer on the body portion.
A method for treating and preventing decubitus ulcers on a portion of a body comprising:
- sequentially inflating and deflating air channels in a garment worn on the body portion, the channels being positioned in the garment as a function of locations of angiosomes in the body portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.