Patent ID: 6592534
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
An inflatable foot cuff device for providing enhanced circulation to the foot and leg of a human patient, the device comprising:a body member dimensioned and configured to envelop a foot of a human, said body member having a central region extending along the sole of the foot when applied thereon; inflatable means comprising a main inflatable air cell and a separately inflatable distal air cell, said inflatable means disposed in said central region of said body member such that when said body member is applied to the foot, said main inflatable air cell extends along at least the entire plantar arch of the foot and at least a portion of the forefoot distal of the plantar arch, and said separately inflatable distal air cell extends along a portion of the forefoot distal of the plantar arch, said separately inflatable distal air cell being coextensive with and inside at least a portion of said main inflatable air cell distal of the plantar arch; and means for establishing an intermittent cycle of sequential inflation of said distal air cell followed by inflation of said main air cell to provide intermittent pneumatic pressure to the foot.