Intermittent pneumatic compression device

An intermittent pneumatic compression device having lockable parameter settings comprising:

• an intermittent pneumatic compression device that has adjustable treatment parameters including at least two of the following:
• Duration of each pulse,
• Time between each pulse or total cycle time, and
• Pressure of each pulse;
• a user interface allowing selection of a specific value or a narrowed range of values from a wider range of values for each of at least two of said treatment parameters,
• a lockout mechanism for preventing the patient from changing said selected specific values or narrowed ranges of values for said at least two parameters, wherein said lockout mechanism requires an access device in order to make further changes to said specific values or narrowed range of values of said at least two parameters;
• whereby only an authorized setup person may unlock the parameter selection function to further modify said permitted values or narrow ranges of values and while remaining locked, the patient's use of the device following selection is more limited than otherwise would be within said wider range of values.

An inflatable cuff for an intermittent pneumatic compression device comprising:

• a pneumatically inflatable cuff with a hook-and-loop fastener positioned thereon to allow the fixing of an adjustable dimension of said cuff;
• a closed zipper positioned on said cuff to maintain said fixed adjustable dimension;
• and
• wherein the zipper can be opened to remove said cuff while preserving the hook-and-loop fastener relationship so that when the cuff is placed back into position, the zipper can be closed and the fixed adjustable dimension achieved by the hook-and-loop fastener will be restored.

An inflatable cuff for an intermittent pneumatic compression device comprising:

• a hook-and-loop fastener for adjusting the tension of the inflatable cuff;
• and
• a zipper for releasing said tension without altering the hook-and-loop fastener;
• wherein when in an operable configuration the hook-and-loop fastener and the zipper is jointly provide compression in a radial direction.