Patent ID: 6387065
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A remote controllable medical pumping apparatus for controlling from a local site application of compressive pressures to a part of a human body at a remote site, comprising:means disposed at the remote site for applying compressive pressure about the body part in accordance with a predetermined pressure; means disposed at the remote site and operatively associated with said pressure means for sensing said predetermined pressure; first transmitting means disposed at the remote site operatively associated with the sensing means for transmitting a signal in response to said sensed pressure; first receiving means disposed at the local site for receiving said transmitted signal; first manipulating and display means disposed at the local site and operably associated with said first receiving means for manipulating and displaying said transmitted signal to enable selection of a preferred pressure signal by at least one of a manually aided controller and an automated controller; second transmitting means disposed at the local site and operatively associated with said first manipulating and display means for transmitting said preferred pressure signal to the remote site; second receiving means disposed at the remote site for receiving said preferred pressure signal; and second manipulating means disposed at the remote site and operatively associated with said second receiving means for manipulating said received preferred pressure signal and actuating said pressure means to cause application of pressure to the body part in accordance with said generated preferred pressure signal.