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Medical compression devices and methods

  • US 7,896,825 B2
  • Filed: 06/14/2006
  • Issued: 03/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for providing a compression force to a patient'"'"'s body comprising:

  • a covering configured to cover a portion of a patient'"'"'s body, the covering having an outside surface and an inside surface configured to define a first space between the covering and the portion of the patient'"'"'s body;

    a sealing band provided proximate an end portion of the covering and configured to provide a fluid tight seal between the covering and the portion of the patient'"'"'s body;

    a vacuum source configured to be in fluid communication with the first space so that the application of a vacuum pressure to the first space results in compression of the portion of the patient'"'"'s body; and

    a diffusion element located within an aperture of an innermost layer of the covering and configured to be between the vacuum source and the first space and between the outside surface and the first space.

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