Nova Patents
AU2005297079B2

Compression device for the limb

Abstract

A compression device for the limb comprising a sleeve adapted to surround the limb, the sleeve comprising an inelastic layer and a cell constructed from an inner part joined to an outer part by one or more side walls so that the cell has a box-like configuration, the inner part being adapted to conform to the shape of the limb when the cell is inflated to provide an even pressure to the limb.

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Expired 21 October 2025, 0.9 years ago.

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14 claims: 9 independent, 5 dependent

  1. 1
    The claims defining the invention are as follows:1. A compression device for the limb comprising: - a sleeve adapted to surround the limb, the sleeve comprising an inelastic layer and 5 - a cell constructed from an inner part joined to an outer part by one or more side walls so that the cell has a box-like configuration, the inner part being adapted to conform to the shape of the limb when the cell is inflated to provide an even pressure to the limb, wherein the inner part of the cell is elastic and able to adopt the profile of the limb on inflation.
  2. 4
    A compression device for the limb as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the side walls of adjacent cells abut on inflation of the device.
  3. 5
    A compression device for the limb as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the inelastic sleeve does not deform in use.
  4. 6
    A compression device for the limb as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the outer part of the cell is the sleeve.
  5. 7
    A compression device for the limb as claimed in any of claims 1 to 5 wherein the outer 30 part of the cell is made from an elastic material.
  6. 10
    10 part of adjacent cells is a continuous surface joined to the outer part by side walls.
  7. 11
    12. A compression device for the limb comprising:- a sleeve adapted to surround the limb, the sleeve comprising an inelastic layer and - a cell constructed from an inner part joined to an outer part by one or more side walls 15 so that the cell has a box-like configuration which allows the inner part to present a continuous surface of contact to the limb when the cell is inflated, the inner part being elastic and able to adopt the profile of the limb on inflation.
  8. 12
    13. Use of a cell constructed from an inner part joined to an outer part by one or more side 20 walls so that the cell has a box-like configuration in the manufacture of a compression device for the treatment or prevention of venous leg ulcers, the inner part being elastic and able to adopt the profile of the limb on inflation.
  9. 13
    14. A compression device for the limb, the device substantially as hereinbefore described 25 with reference to any one of the embodiments illustrated in any one of Figures 1 and 4 to 10.
  10. 14
    15. A method for applying compressive pressures against a patient’s limb comprising:- applying a compression device according to any one of claims 1 to 12 and 14 to a limb of a patient;and 30 - inflating the cell. SPEC«7W587.doc PCT/GBIOOF'» 040 '’ 0 Fig· 1 WO 2006/043080 PCT/GB2005/004070 Fig.2 Prior Art Prior Art Fig.4 PCT/GB2005/004070 WO 2006/043080 '18 Fig. 5 PCT/GB2005/004070 WO 2006/043080 Fig.10 WO 2006/043080 PCT/GB2005/004070 Pressure profile (kPa) Pressure profile (kPa) Fig.11 -, ,-1 T 0 50 100 150 200 250 Distance along limb (mm) Fig.12
Independent claims10