Patent ID: 7823219
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a portable garment configured to be placed on a portion of a body to provide a varying pressure on the portion, the provided pressure varying within a range sufficient for at least one of treating and preventing a decubitus ulcer in the portion; a plurality of channels positioned in the garment based on a location of at least one angiosome in the portion, the plurality of channels comprising at least a first subset and at least a second subset; and an inflation-deflation means connected to the at least first subset and the at least second subset of the plurality of channels, the inflation-deflation means for at least one of: (i) inflating the at least first subset while deflating the second subset, to maintain the pressure within the range; and (ii) deflating the at least first subset while inflating the second subset, to maintain the pressure within the range.