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PORTABLE COMPRESSION DEVICE

  • US 20080319359A1
  • Filed: 06/20/2008
  • Published: 12/25/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A portable limb compression assembly configured to promote blood flow in a mammal, the assembly comprising:

  • a frame;

    a drum configured to be engaged with the frame;

    an actuator configured to be operably engaged with the drum, wherein the actuator is configured to move the drum between a first position and a second position; and

    a flexible elongate member configured to be engaged with a portion of the drum, wherein the flexible elongate member is configured to at least partially surround at least a portion of a limb of the mammal, wherein the flexible elongate member has a first perimeter around the portion of the limb when the drum is in the first position, wherein the flexible elongate member has a second perimeter around the portion of the limb when the drum is in the second position, and wherein the first perimeter is larger than the second perimeter such that a compressive force can be applied to the portion of the limb when the drum in is the second position.

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