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US 8,505,270 B2Granted
Method for treating equine laminitis by cryotherapy and auto-massage
OwnerLorenzo D'Arpeinventor
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Abstract
Method and devices for treating equine laminitis by cryotherapy, comprising a boot to be fitted over the horse's hoof, having a wedge shaped sole that is angled by 20° toward the front; The purpose is accomplished by the boot in conjunction with three opportunely shaped removable soles, and a cryotherapy reservoir of flexible material, that is inserted into the boot and connected to an external device for refrigeration by circulation of a fluid.
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A method for treating equine laminitis by auto-massage, comprising the steps of:
- providing a boot having an underside and a reservoir made of elastic material in the shape of a cryotherapy bladder,
- fitting the boot over a hoof on a horse's foot,
- providing an arrangement which angles said underside downwardly toward a front thereof at an angle up to 20°,
- providing a lowermost sole having a convex surface as a lower surface of the lowermost sole, the convex surface extending continuously over a majority of a length of the lowermost sole so that the convex surface rocks back and forth,
- applying the lowermost sole to the underside of the boot by screws such that the lower convex surface of the lowermost sole supports the boot on a ground surface, inserting the reservoir in the shape of the cryotherapy bladder into said boot such that the bladder is in direct contact with the horse's hoof, fitting a refrigerated leg piece over a horse's leg, the refrigerated leg piece having two tubes extending therefrom, inserting two tubes into the bladder of the boot, connecting the two tubes of the refrigerated leg piece to the aforesaid tubes inserted into the bladder, and connecting said leg piece to an external system for refrigeration by circulation of a non-allergenic fluid.
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A device for treating equine laminitis by auto-massage, comprising:
- a boot adapted to fit over a hoof on a horse's foot, the boot including an underside, a reservoir made of elastic material in the shape of a cryotherapy bladder, and two tubes inserted into the bladder of the boot,
- an arrangement which angles said underside downwardly toward a front thereof at an angle up to 20°,
- a lowermost sole having a convex surface as a lower surface of the lowermost sole, the convex surface extending continuously over a majority of a length of the lowermost sole so that the convex surface rocks back and forth, and the lowermost sole secured to the underside of the boot by screws such that the lower convex surface of the lowermost sole supports the boot on a ground surface, and a refrigerated leg piece adapted to fit over a horse's leg, the refrigerated leg piece having two tubes extending therefrom, with the two tubes of the refrigerated leg piece adapted to be connected to the aforesaid tubes inserted into the bladder, and the refrigerated leg piece adapted to be connected to an external system for refrigeration by circulation of a non-allergenic fluid.
A method for treating equine laminitis by auto-massage, comprising the steps of:
- providing a boot having an underside and a reservoir made of elastic material in the shape of a cryotherapy bladder,
- fitting the boot over a hoof on a horse's foot,
- providing an arrangement which angles said underside downwardly toward a front thereof at an angle up to 20°,
- providing a lowermost sole having a convex surface as a lower surface of the lowermost sole, the convex surface extending at least along a center portion of the lowermost sole so that the convex surface rocks back and forth,
- applying the lowermost sole to the underside of the boot by screws such that the lower convex surface of the lowermost sole supports the boot on a ground surface, inserting the reservoir in the shape of the cryotherapy bladder into said boot such that the bladder is in direct contact with the horse's hoof, fitting a refrigerated leg piece over a horse's leg, the refrigerated leg piece having two tubes extending therefrom, inserting two tubes into the bladder of the boot, connecting the two tubes of the refrigerated leg piece to the aforesaid tubes inserted into the bladder, and connecting said leg piece to an external system for refrigeration by circulation of a non-allergenic fluid.
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A device for treating equine laminitis by auto-massage, comprising:
- a boot adapted to fit over a hoof on a horse's foot, the boot including an underside, a reservoir made of elastic material in the shape of a cryotherapy bladder, and two tubes inserted into the bladder of the boot,
- an arrangement which angles said underside downwardly toward a front thereof at an angle up to 20°,
- a lowermost sole having a convex surface as a lower surface of the lowermost sole, the convex surface extending at least along a center portion of the lowermost sole so that the convex surface rocks back and forth, and the lowermost sole secured to the underside of the boot by screws such that the lower convex surface of the lowermost sole supports the boot on a ground surface, and a refrigerated leg piece adapted to fit over a horse's leg, the refrigerated leg piece having two tubes extending therefrom, with the two tubes of the refrigerated leg piece adapted to be connected to the aforesaid tubes inserted into the bladder, and the refrigerated leg piece adapted to be connected to an external system for refrigeration by circulation of a non-allergenic fluid.
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