Garment for use in pump therapy for enhancing venous and arterial blood flow

An impulse therapy garment for use in pump therapy for enhancing venous and arterial blood flow of a human foot, the garment comprising:

• a fabric comprising a length sufficient to wrap around an arch and dorsum of a foot along a path perpendicular to a length of the foot, and comprising a width substantially coextensive with a span between the ball and heel of the foot;
• an inflatable bladder coupled to the fabric and configured to press against the arch of the foot when inflated, the inflation further configured to direct a force against the dorsum of the foot;
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• a bladder retention fastener configured to retain an end of the bladder to the fabric to allow substantially differential movement between the fabric and non-retained portions of the bladder during inflation and deflation of the bladder, the fastener comprising:
• a flexible clip having opposing coupling mechanisms on opposing ends thereof, one coupling mechanism coupled to the end of the bladder and the other coupling mechanism coupled to a skin-side surface of the fabric, the flexible clip capable of flexing during inflation and deflation of the bladder.

An impulse therapy garment for use in pump therapy for enhancing venous and arterial blood flow of a human foot, the garment comprising:

• a fabric comprising a length sufficient to wrap around an arch and dorsum of a foot along a path perpendicular to a length of the foot, and comprising a width substantially coextensive with a span between the ball and heel of the foot;
• an inflatable bladder coupled to the fabric and configured to press against the arch of the foot when inflated, the inflation further configured to direct a force against the dorsum of the foot;
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• an air connector hermetically coupled over a stem of an inflation port, wherein the port is coupled to the bladder and configured to pass air to and from the bladder, the air connector configured to rotate about the stem to orient a hose opening located on a side of the air connector substantially perpendicular to a length of the stem.

An impulse therapy garment for use in pump therapy for enhancing venous and arterial blood flow, the garment comprising:

• a fabric comprising a length sufficient to wrap around an arch and dorsum of a foot along a path perpendicular to a length of the foot, and comprising a width substantially coextensive with a span between the ball and heel of the foot;
• an inflatable bladder coupled to the fabric and configured to press against the arch of the foot when inflated, the inflation further configured to direct a force against the dorsum of the foot;
• a plurality of dorsum straps extending from one end of the fabric, each of the plurality configured to removeably attach to an outer surface of the fabric in independent locations to provide differential adjustment when securing the garment around the foot;
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• a resilient shank member having a length substantially coextensive with the width of the fabric and a width substantially coextensive with a width of the foot, the shank member coupled to the fabric at a location sufficient to substantially lap the span.

An impulse therapy garment for use in pump therapy for enhancing venous and arterial blood flow, the garment comprising:

• a fabric comprising a length sufficient to wrap around an arch and dorsum of a foot along a path perpendicular to a length of the foot, and comprising a width substantially coextensive with a span between the ball and heel of the foot;
• an inflatable bladder coupled to the fabric and configured to press against the arch of the foot when inflated, the inflation further configured to direct a force against the dorsum of the foot, the bladder further having a port hermetically coupled thereto for passing air to and from the bladder via a stem;
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• a washer having a center hole locatable around the stem and configured to be forcibly retained against the outer surface of the fabric by snap-fit using annular stem protrusions extending from an external surface of the stem.