System for compression therapy with patient support
First Claim
1. A system for applying compression therapy to patient'"'"'s limb, the system comprisinga patient-support apparatus having a module-receiving cavity provided within a first portion of the patient support apparatus, the patient-support apparatus having a base above which the first portion is located and relative to which the first portion is raiseable and lowerable,a compression sleeve adapted to couple to the patient'"'"'s limb, the sleeve being inflatable to compress the patient'"'"'s limb,a conduit through which the sleeve is inflated,a pneumatic coupler provided on a second portion of the patient-support apparatus that is spaced from the first portion of the patient support apparatus and that is accessible to a caregiver for selective and releasable connection of the compression sleeve to the pneumatic coupler, the conduit being routed through an interior region of the patient support apparatus between the module-receiving cavity and the pneumatic coupler, anda compression module removably attachable to the patient-support apparatus and operable to inflate the compression sleeve through the conduit and the pneumatic coupler, at least a portion of the compression module being received in the module-receiving cavity such that an outlet port of the compression module pneumatically communicates with the conduit when the compression module is received within the module receiving cavity of the patient-support apparatus, the compression module being removable from the module-receiving cavity to permit the compression sleeve to be coupled to the compression module to permit the patient to ambulate away from the patient-support apparatus while wearing the compression sleeve and carrying the compression module, the conduit being left behind with the patient-support apparatus while the patient ambulates away from the patient-support apparatus, the compression module being operable to inflate the compression sleeve worn by the patient while the patient is ambulatory.
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Abstract
A system for compression therapy comprises a patient-support apparatus and a compression sleeve assembly that is coupleable to the patient-support apparatus. In some embodiments, the patient-support apparatus comprises a hospital bed; and in other embodiments, the patient-support apparatus comprises a mattress for a bed. The compression sleeve assembly comprises a sleeve that couples to a patient'"'"'s limb and that inflates to promote blood flow. The compression sleeve assembly also comprises a conduit and a compression module that is operable to inflate the sleeve through the conduit. The conduit may be routed, at least in part, through the associated patient-support apparatus. The compression module may be situated, at least in part, in a cavity of the associated patient-support apparatus. A compression module that couples to an architectural structure, such as a headwall unit, is also disclosed.
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1. A system for applying compression therapy to patient'"'"'s limb, the system comprising
a patient-support apparatus having a module-receiving cavity provided within a first portion of the patient support apparatus, the patient-support apparatus having a base above which the first portion is located and relative to which the first portion is raiseable and lowerable, a compression sleeve adapted to couple to the patient'"'"'s limb, the sleeve being inflatable to compress the patient'"'"'s limb, a conduit through which the sleeve is inflated, a pneumatic coupler provided on a second portion of the patient-support apparatus that is spaced from the first portion of the patient support apparatus and that is accessible to a caregiver for selective and releasable connection of the compression sleeve to the pneumatic coupler, the conduit being routed through an interior region of the patient support apparatus between the module-receiving cavity and the pneumatic coupler, and a compression module removably attachable to the patient-support apparatus and operable to inflate the compression sleeve through the conduit and the pneumatic coupler, at least a portion of the compression module being received in the module-receiving cavity such that an outlet port of the compression module pneumatically communicates with the conduit when the compression module is received within the module receiving cavity of the patient-support apparatus, the compression module being removable from the module-receiving cavity to permit the compression sleeve to be coupled to the compression module to permit the patient to ambulate away from the patient-support apparatus while wearing the compression sleeve and carrying the compression module, the conduit being left behind with the patient-support apparatus while the patient ambulates away from the patient-support apparatus, the compression module being operable to inflate the compression sleeve worn by the patient while the patient is ambulatory.
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