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US 7,597,659 B2Granted
Suprapatellar external counterpulsation apparatus
AssigneesDavid Anthony Pickett, James Russell Lusk
InventorsDavid Anthony Pickett, James Russell Lusk
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Abstract
An external counterpulsation apparatus has an efficient cuff and bladder system. Embodiments of this system generally allow effective treatment at lower pressures and a reduced total body surface area being compressed. An accurate and reliable combination of automatic and preset timing for inflation and deflation of the bladder system is used to simplify use of the apparatus.
Claims5
An external counterpulsation system comprising:
- a plurality of flexible, non-stretch cuffs;
- a plurality of inflatable bladders attachable to said cuffs for pressurizing areas of the body;
- a plurality of air inlet valves attached to said bladders, said air inlet valves configured to be actuated from an air source that is separate from the air source providing pressure to said bladders;
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- retention members adapted to hold said inflatable bladders against a patient's body;
- wherein said bladders comprise triangular-shaped bladders capable of compressing the body in areas with creasing.
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