Therapeutic limb covering using hydrostatic pressure
AssigneeIncappe, LLC
InventorsHendrik Klaas Kuiper, Bobby E. Reed, Danny Earl Ellis
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Abstract
The present invention provides a therapeutic limb covering and an associated method of treating chronic swelling of a limb. The limb covering is uses hydrostatic pressure provided by liquid contained within the covering to apply pressure to the limb. The limb covering comprises a substantially non-distensible flexible outer layer, a distensible flexible inner layer joined together and a liquid tight bladder therebetween. The covering may be adapted for releasable securement about a limb such as an arm or a lower leg and foot of a patient. After placement on the limb, when the bladder is filled with a liquid, such as water, it expands to contact and apply pressure to the limb.
Claims12
A therapeutic limb covering for treatment of chronic swelling comprising:
- a substantially non-distensible shell having an inner surface;
- an elastic double-walled bladder joined to the inner surface of the shell, the bladder containing a liquid;
- a structural support between the bladder and the shell to resist collapse of the covering under the weight of the liquid in the bladder;
- wherein the double-walled bladder has an outer periphery along which the walls are bonded to each other and along which the bladder is bonded to the shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.