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US 4,372,297 AGranted
Compression device
AssigneeThe Kendall Company
InventorAlfred R. Perlin
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Abstract
A compression device comprising, a sleeve for placement about a patient's limb, with the sleeve having an inflatable chamber. The device has a pump communicating with the chamber for inflating the chamber, and a bladder having an inflatable cavity communicating with the pump. The effective volume of the bladder cavity which communicated with the pump may be adjusted by a suitable device.
Claims12
A compression device, comprising:
- a sleeve for placement about a patient's limb, said sleeve having an inflatable chamber;
- a pump communicating with said chamber for inflating the chamber;
- a bladder having an inflatable cavity communicating directly with the pump;
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- means for adjusting the effective volume of said bladder cavity which communicates with said pump.
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