Portable Self-Contained Device for Enhancing Circulation
First Claim
1. A device for enhancing circulation by intermittently tightening and relaxing a closure encircling a limb, the device comprising a motor, at least one rotating element and a mechanism driven by said motor for intermittently rotating said at least one rotating element in a first direction to tighten said closure and in a second opposite direction to relax said closure, thereby applying a cyclic pressure on the limb.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a device for enhancing circulation by intermittently tightening and relaxing a closure encircling a limb. The device comprises a continuously operating motor, at least one rotating element and a mechanism driven by the motor for intermittently rotating the rotating element in a first direction to tighten said closure and in a second opposite direction to relax said closure, thereby applying a cyclic pressure on the limb.
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54 Claims
- 1. A device for enhancing circulation by intermittently tightening and relaxing a closure encircling a limb, the device comprising a motor, at least one rotating element and a mechanism driven by said motor for intermittently rotating said at least one rotating element in a first direction to tighten said closure and in a second opposite direction to relax said closure, thereby applying a cyclic pressure on the limb.
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18. A portable device for enhancing circulation by intermittently tightening and relaxing a closure encircling a limb, the device comprising:
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a continuously operating motor; at least one rotating element and a first clutch for locking/unlocking said at least one rotating element for preventing/allowing rotation of the element; a mainspring having a first end coupled to said at least one rotating element and a second end coupled/decoupled to said motor by means of a second clutch; and a first and a second disengaging elements configured to intermittently unlock said first clutch and said second clutch, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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