Medical pumping apparatus

An inflatable bag adapted to be secured to a patient's foot for applying compressive pressures against the patient's foot upon receiving pressurized fluid from a fluid source via one or more fluid lines, said bag comprising:

• first and second panels of flexible material secured to one another to form first and second separate fluid bladders with said second fluid bladder surrounding a substantial portion of said first fluid bladder, said first fluid bladder being adapted to engage a first portion of the foot which includes the plantar arch for applying a first compressive pressure thereto and said second fluid bladder being adapted to engage a second portion of the foot which includes the heel, the dorsal aspect, and a forward portion of the sole beneath the toe phalanges for applying a second compressive pressure thereto;
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• tubular means extending from said first and second bladders for connecting with said one or more fluid lines to permit the fluid source to supply pressurized fluid to said first and second bladders.

An inflatable bag adapted to be secured to a patient's foot for applying compressive pressures against the patient's foot upon receiving pressurized fluid from a fluid source, said bag comprising:

• first and second panels of flexible material secured to one another to form first and second separate fluid bladders with said second fluid bladder surrounding a substantial portion of said first fluid bladder, said first fluid bladder being adapted to engage a first portion of the foot which includes the plantar arch for applying a first compressive pressure thereto and said second fluid bladder being adapted to engage a second portion of the foot which includes the heel, the dorsal aspect and a forward portion of the sole beneath the toe phalanges for applying a second compressive pressure thereto;
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• one or more fluid conducting lines connected to said first and second bladders and the fluid source to permit the fluid source to supply pressurized fluid to said first and second bladders.