Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and devices for deep vein thrombosis prevention
- Patent Title (中): 深静脉血栓预防的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13683503Application Date: 2012-11-21
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Publication No.: US09474673B2Publication Date: 2016-10-25
- Inventor: Robert W. Horst , Kern Bhugra , Thomas J. Fogarty
- Applicant: AlterG, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Fremont
- Assignee: AlterG, Inc.
- Current Assignee: AlterG, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Fremont
- Agency: Shay Glenn LLP
- Main IPC: A61H1/00
- IPC: A61H1/00 ; A61H1/02 ; A63B23/08 ; A63B71/06
Abstract:
Portable devices and methods for preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) by assuring that the ankle is flexed and extended sufficiently to promote blood flow in the lower leg are disclosed. The device includes an actuator with a free movement mode that allows a patient to move freely between activations or to initiate movement to delay a next automatic activation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130079687A1 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS PREVENTION Public/Granted day:2013-03-28
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