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US 8,801,644 B2Granted
Pneumatic compression garment with noise attenuation
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorPremnarayan Ganapathy
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Abstract
A compression garment for applying compression to a part of a wearer's body includes a flexible member, an inflatable bladder defining an inflatable chamber, and a port for communication between a source of pressurized air and the inflatable chamber. The garment also incorporates noise attenuation. The noise attenuation can include noise attenuating members on an air impingement surface of the inflatable bladder.
Claims7
A pneumatic compression garment comprising:
- a flexible member for placement on a limb of a human body;
- an inflatable bladder defining an inflatable chamber disposed within the flexible member;
- a port having an air inlet adapted for communication with a source of pressurized air and an air outlet in fluid communication with the inflatable chamber for delivery of air from the source of pressurized air into the inflatable chamber;
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- wherein the inflatable bladder has an air impingement surface comprising a plurality of noise attenuating members for reducing noise generated by air entering the inflatable chamber and impinging against said air impingement surface, at least one of said noise attenuating members positioned directly opposite the air outlet of the port.
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