Medical device for applying cyclic therapeutic action to a subject's foot
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1. A medical device for applying a cyclic therapeutic action to a subject'"'"'s foot, the device comprising:
- a boot having at least three independently actuable inflatable bladders arranged along the sole to underlie the subject'"'"'s heel, plantar arch and frontal foot portion including the metatarsals and toes;
a pressure source coupled to the bladders by a selfaligning, quick release connector; and
a controller coupled to the pressure source to regulate sequential application of pressure from the pressure source to the bladders to cyclically apply a traveling compressive wave to an underside of the subject'"'"'s foot only.
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Abstract
A medical device for applying a cyclic therapeutic action to a subject'"'"'s foot, the device including a platform with at least three independently actuable inflatable bladders staggered therealong to solely underlie the subject'"'"'s heel, his plantar arch and his foot'"'"'s front portion including its metatarsals and its toes, respectively, whereby a travelling compressive wave can be cyclically applied to his foot'"'"'s underside only.
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1. A medical device for applying a cyclic therapeutic action to a subject'"'"'s foot, the device comprising:
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a boot having at least three independently actuable inflatable bladders arranged along the sole to underlie the subject'"'"'s heel, plantar arch and frontal foot portion including the metatarsals and toes;
a pressure source coupled to the bladders by a selfaligning, quick release connector; and
a controller coupled to the pressure source to regulate sequential application of pressure from the pressure source to the bladders to cyclically apply a traveling compressive wave to an underside of the subject'"'"'s foot only. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A medical device for applying a cyclic therapeutic action to a subject'"'"'s foot, the device comprising:
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a sole having at least three inflatable bladders mounted thereon for selectively applying pressure to an underside of the subject'"'"'s foot;
a plurality of tubes extending from the at least three bladders and terminating in a connector adapted to be detachably coupled to a pressure source; and
a boot affixed to the sole, the boot comprising first and second vamp halves and a flap affixed to the first vamp half, the flap selectively fastenable to the second vamp half to fasten the boot to the subject'"'"'s foot, the connector affixed to the first vamp half adjacent to the flap so that the plurality of tubes are completely enclosed between the first vamp half and the flap. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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