Garment Detection Method and System for Delivering Compression Treatment
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorsMatthew J. Perry, Mark A. Vess, Scott Wudyka
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Abstract
A compression treatment system is provided that detects the number of and type of garments connected thereto. The system includes a plurality of ports, valves connected thereto and a number of garments having one or more bladders. The bladders are in fluid communication with a fluid source in a pneumatic circuit, to provide compression therapy once a user confirms the number of and type of garments connected to the system for use by a patient. A single pressure sensor communicates with a plurality of detected bladders located in the one or more garments.
Claims9
A compression treatment system comprising:
- a housing including a control panel and a switch;
- a pump in the housing;
- valves in fluid communication with the pump for selectively passing or blocking a flow of fluid from the pump;
- a processor in the housing in communication with the control panel, the switch, the pump and the valves for controlling operation of the pump and the valves, the processor being programmed to execute the following steps:
- (a) selecting and opening at least one of the valves;
- (b) providing air through the selected valve;
- (c) measuring a pressure at the selected valve;
- (d) comparing the measured pressure to stored values of pressure;
- (e) classifying the measured pressure as a function of said comparing;
- (f) confirming the classification of the measured pressure by receiving a manual input at the switch;
- (g) activating a compression cycle at the selected valve upon said confirming;
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- (h) actuating an alarm, if the classification of the measured pressure is not confirmed and inhibiting an inflation cycle at the selected valve.
A compression treatment system comprising a housing, a processor in the housing, a pneumatic control circuit associated with the housing, the pneumatic control circuit including the processor, a single pressure sensor, a single check valve, a fluid source and a plurality of solenoid valves, the single pressure sensor being located between the fluid source and solenoid valves and communicating with at least a first of the solenoid valves and a second of the solenoid valves, the pneumatic control circuit being operable to provide air at the first solenoid valve for a first time period and at the second solenoid for a second time period, the second time period and additional time periods being initiated within the first time period, the single check valve being operably connected to the fluid source and located between the fluid source and solenoid valves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.