Devices and methods for manipulating circulation in the circulatory system of a patient
OwnerShai Y. Schubert, Sagl Brink-Dananinventors
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Abstract
A device for manipulating circulation in the circulatory system of the body of a subject is disclosed. The device includes a flexible support dimensioned for covering a section of the body of the subject, a vibration inducing element embedded in or attached to the support. The support includes a patch and an attachment layer on the patch. The attachment layer includes a biocompatible adhesive suitable for attaching the patch to skin on the section of the body of the subject. The vibration inducing element is positioned in or on the support such that the vibration inducing element can transmit vibrations to the skin when the patch is adhered to the skin on the section of the body of the subject.
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1-98. (canceled)
A device for manipulating circulation in the circulatory system of the body of a subject, the device comprising:
- a flexible support dimensioned for covering a section of the body of the subject;
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- a vibration inducing element embedded in or attached to the support,
- wherein the support includes a patch and an attachment layer on the patch, the attachment layer including a biocompatible adhesive suitable for attaching the patch to skin on the section of the body of the subject, and
- wherein the vibration inducing element is positioned in or on the support such that the vibration inducing element can transmit vibrations to the skin when the patch is adhered to the skin on the section of the body of the subject.
A device for manipulating circulation in the circulatory system of the body of a subject, the device comprising:
- a flexible dermal patch dimensioned for covering a section of the body of the subject, the patch including a porous layer structured such that fluid can pass from a first side of the porous layer to an opposite second side of the porous layer, the patch further including an impermeable outer layer covering the second side of the porous layer, and the patch further including a fluid passageway extending from the second side of the porous layer to an outer surface of the outer layer, the fluid passageway terminating at a hollow connector at the outer surface of the outer layer,
- wherein the connector, the fluid passageway and the porous layer are structured such that when the first side of the porous layer of the patch is positioned on the section of the body of the subject and the connector is connected to a source of negative pressure, negative pressure is inflicted on the section of the body of the subject under the patch whereby blood flow is increased.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.