Wearable limb wraps for temperature-controlled therapy
AssigneesNational University Hospital (Singapore) Pte Ltd, National University of Singapore, Paxman Coolers Limited
InventorsRaghav SUNDAR, Alsharya BANDLA, Jonathan Rex BINDER, Patrick BURKE, Ertu UNVER
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Abstract
A compression wrap and method for temperature-controlled application of pressure on an arm of a subject, comprising a fluid bladder comprising a first element comprising two or more first flaps; a second element comprising one or more digital flaps; and a third element comprising two or more second flaps, wherein the first element and the third element are connected along a first edge and the second element is connected to the first element and the third element along a second edge.
Claims24
A compression wrap for temperature-controlled application of pressure on an arm of a subject, the compression wrap comprising:
- a fluid bladder comprising:
- a first element comprising two or more first flaps;
- a second element comprising one or more digital flaps;
- and
- a third element comprising two or more second flaps, wherein the first element and the third element are connected along a first edge and the second element is connected to the first element and the third element along a second edge.
A method of applying temperature-controlled pressure to an arm of a subject, the method comprising:
- providing a compression wrap, the compression wrap comprising:
- a fluid bladder comprising:
- a first element comprising two or more first flaps;
- a second element comprising one or more digital flaps;
- and
- a third element comprising two or more second flaps, wherein the first element and the third element are connected along a first edge and the second element is connected to the first element and third element along a second edge;
- securing the compression wrap on the arm by attaching each of the two or more second flaps to a corresponding first flap;
- and
- injecting air and coolant into the fluid bladder.
A cryocompression wrap for temperature-controlled application of pressure on an arm of a subject, the compression wrap comprising:
- a multi-layered fluid bladder comprising an air cavity and a liquid cavity;
- a fabric layer positioned against the liquid cavity;
- and
- an insulating layer positioned against the air cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.