公开(公告)号：US20070282230A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-06

申请号：US11639581

申请日：2006-12-15

申请人： Victor Valderrabano ,  David Hargrave

发明人： Victor Valderrabano ,  David Hargrave

IPC分类号： A61H9/00

CPC分类号： A61F5/0111 ,  A61F5/0104 ,  A61F5/0109 ,  A61F5/0118 ,  A61F5/012 ,  A61F5/34 ,  A61H9/0078 ,  A61H9/0092

摘要： The systems and methods described herein, include, among other things, orthopedic appliances and methods of applying therapy to limb of a patient for the purpose of reducing edema. In one aspect, the invention provides a therapy system that may be fitted over a patient's limb about a joint for the purposes of treating limb injury by reducing or milking edema. In other aspects, the invention provides for systems and methods that may be adapted to provide intermittent massaging of lymph fluid through the lymphatic vessels in a direction toward the heart, which is toward the center of a patient's torso and away from the patient's affected limb.

摘要翻译： 本文描述的系统和方法尤其包括矫形器具和用于治疗患者肢体以减少水肿的方法。 一方面，本发明提供了一种治疗系统，其可以围绕关节装配在患者肢体上，以通过减少或挤压水肿来治疗肢体损伤。 在其它方面，本发明提供了系统和方法，该系统和方法可以适于提供沿朝向心脏的方向的间歇性按摩淋巴液，所述方向朝向患者躯干的中心并远离患者受影响的肢体。