Patent ID: 6463934
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A method for providing enhanced circulation in a body portion of a subject, the method comprisinga) providing a means for applying intermittent pneumatic compression to a limb of a subject's body, said intermittent pneumatic compression comprising a sequence of alternating pressurization and depressurization of said limb, and b) applying intermittent pneumatic compression to the limb in a pre-determined pattern, said pattern comprising a first period of application of intermittent pneumatic compression, a period of recovery, and a second period of application of intermittent pneumatic application; said period of recovery being characterized by one or more of i) absence of intermittent pneumatic compression, ii) application of intermittent pneumatic compression at a lower pressure, iii) application of intermittent pneumatic compression at a lower pulse rise, and iv) application of intermittent pneumatic compression at a lower pulse frequency.