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US 8,578,939 B1Granted
External pressure therapy apparatus
AssigneeDreamscape Medical LLC
InventorsAnthony P. Kimani Mwangi, Elijah Charles Walker
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Abstract
A hydraulic device that includes a membrane-covered walled enclosure that enables control of pressure against a body part to be controlled through desired fluid addition or removal from the enclosure. Through pressure control of the membrane a desired traction force is applied to prevent injuries or therapeutically treat a wide variety of medical conditions, including respiratory, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and skin disorders.
Claims19
An pressure therapy apparatus comprising:
- a first walled enclosure including two or more hollow chambers;
- separated by at least one partition traversing between walls of the first walled enclosure:
- at least one valve disposed in the at least one partition separating the two or more hollow chambers in the first walled enclosure;
- a flexible membrane shaped to couple to an external body part spanning across an aperture defined by a perimeter of the first walled enclosure;
- a fluid within the two or more hollow chambers of the first walled enclosure;
- a first fluid pumping device coupled to two or more hollow chambers;
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- a fluid pressure regulation device coupled to the first fluid pumping device, wherein the fluid pressure regulation device is operatively coupled to a detector receiving physiological data associated with the body part.
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