Device for providing intermittent compression to a limb
OwnerBenny Roussoinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a device for providing intermittent compression to a limb, the device comprising, an at least one energy reservoir and an at least one compressing means for compressing the limb, wherein the energy stored in the at least one energy reservoir is pre-stored in the energy reservoir and is directly transformed to provide intermittently compression on the limb. The energy reservoir provides a single energy transformation from energy stored in the reservoir to energy used to compress intermittently the limb. Optionally, the energy stored in the reservoir also provides the energy for a mechanism controlling the intermittent operation of the device and the release of excess energy from the device.
Claims24
A device for providing intermittent compression to a limb, the device comprising:
- at least one energy reservoir comprising at least one charged spring;
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- at least one compressing means for compressing the limb;
- wherein energy stored in the at least one energy reservoir is substantially directly transferred to effectuate multiple compression-relaxation cycles on the limb through the at least one compressing means without recharging said spring between consecutive cycles;
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- wherein the energy stored in the at least one energy reservoir is transferred in portions such that each of said portions effectuates at least one of said multiple compression-relaxation cycles.
A method for providing intermittent compression to a limb, the method comprising providing at least one energy reservoir and at least one compressing means for compressing the limb wherein said energy reservoir comprises at least one charged spring;
- and transferring energy stored in the at least one energy reservoir directly to multiple compression-relaxation cycles on the limb through the at least one compressing means without recharging said spring between consequent cycles, wherein the energy stored in the at least one energy reservoir is transferred in portions such that each of said portions effectuates at least one of said multiple compression-relaxation cycles.
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