Method and system for external counterpulsation
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1. A system for modulating cardiac blood flow of a patient by intermittently applying and releasing pressure on a limb of the patient, the device comprising:
- at least one limb attachment, the limb attachment comprises an at least one generally encompassing member substantially surrounding the limb perimeter in at least one location, at least one actuator for pulling and releasing the flat member;
at least one processing unit for issuing commands to the at least one actuator.
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Abstract
A system and method for modulating cardiac blood flow of a patient by applying intermittent pressure on a limb of the patient, the system comprising a limb attachment, substantially surrounding the limb perimeter and an actuator pulling and releasing a flat member; a sensor for determining a physiological parameter relating to the patient; and a processing unit for receiving data from the sensor and issuing commands to the actuator.
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1. A system for modulating cardiac blood flow of a patient by intermittently applying and releasing pressure on a limb of the patient, the device comprising:
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at least one limb attachment, the limb attachment comprises an at least one generally encompassing member substantially surrounding the limb perimeter in at least one location, at least one actuator for pulling and releasing the flat member;
at least one processing unit for issuing commands to the at least one actuator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A method for modulating cardiac blood flow of a patient by applying intermittent pressure on a limb of the patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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issuing an at least one command to an at least one actuator associated with an at least one limb attachment, said at least one actuator causing the beginning or end of application of pressure by the at least one limb attachment on the limb, thereby changing the circumference of the limb of the patient thus modulating the cardiac blood flow of the patient;
executing said command by the at least one actuator. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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