Support containing shaped balloons
First Claim
1. A support device comprising balloon means comprising a facing for confronting a portion of the body, a soft layer covering said facing so as to lie between said balloon means and said body portion, and strapping extending from opposite ends of said balloon means and forming in cooperation with said balloon means, a wrapping for encircling said body portion and applying pressure of said balloon means to said body portion, and further including a further layer between said balloon means and said soft layer, said further layer comprising soft plastic bubbles sandwiched between two layers of soft plastic.
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Abstract
Various support devices have one or more balloons that are strapped around a portion of the body with a soft layer between them and the body. In some devices, the balloons are separably mounted a strap that encircles a portion of the body. Various forms of balloons are disclosed. In other devices, the balloon has an open area that is disposed over a bony prominence or ulcerated area. An insert for applying medicine may be disposed within the open area. Certain devices are for body joints and therefore have multiple parts that can move toward and away from each other as the joint flexes.
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10 Claims
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1. A support device comprising balloon means comprising a facing for confronting a portion of the body, a soft layer covering said facing so as to lie between said balloon means and said body portion, and strapping extending from opposite ends of said balloon means and forming in cooperation with said balloon means, a wrapping for encircling said body portion and applying pressure of said balloon means to said body portion, and further including a further layer between said balloon means and said soft layer, said further layer comprising soft plastic bubbles sandwiched between two layers of soft plastic.
- 2. A support device comprising balloon means comprising a facing for confronting a portion of the body, a soft layer covering said facing so as to lie between said balloon means and said body portion, and strapping extending from opposite ends of said balloon means and forming in cooperation with said balloon means, a wrapping for encircling said body portion and applying pressure of said balloon means to said body portion, in which said balloon means comprises plural balloons, each of which is separately inflatable by its own inflation port and each of which is separably secured to said strapping by a fastening system.
- 7. The combination of a support device and an insert, said support device comprising balloon means comprising a facing for confronting a portion of the body, a soft layer covering said facing so as to lie between said balloon means and said body portion, and strapping extending from opposite ends of said balloon means and forming in cooperation with said balloon means, a wrapping for encircling said body portion and applying pressure of said balloon means to said body portion, in which said balloon means comprises an open area for fitting over a bony prominence or ulcerated area of said body portion so that said balloon means is disposed in surrounding relationship to said bony prominence or ulcerated area, and an insert supported on said support device and disposed within said open area for applying medicine to said bony prominence or ulcerated area free of the pressure of said balloon means.
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