Patent ID: 8313450
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: A61F,A61H

Abstract:
1. A sleeve for performing compression therapy on a patient, having an upper section for compressing the patient's calf, and a lower section for compressing the patient's foot, the sleeve, in its upper and lower sections, comprising: a first airtight wall to be located adjacent the patient's body to be treated; a second airtight wall; an internal layer in each of said first and said second airtight walls, made of an airtight material; an external layer in each of said first and second airtight walls, made of a porous material; bonding seams along which the first and second airtight walls are welded to each other to form therebetween a plurality of air cells whose contour is defined by said seams and whose interior is defined by the internal layers facing each other; the plurality of air cells including upper air cells in said upper section of the sleeve and at least one lower air cell in said lower section of the sleeve, the lower air cell having a right and a left part each including an upper, instep portion and a lower, sole portion; wherein the sole portions of the right and left parts of the lower air cell meet at a common sole seam; the sleeve further comprises lower right and left fastening flaps extending from said common sole seam and configured to wrap about the sole and instep portions of the corresponding right and left part of the lower air cell, when the sleeve is in use and the lower air cell is inflated; and the right and left fastening flaps have respective right and left rigid plates located inside the flaps adjacent the common sole seam, configured to provide the sole portions of the right and left parts of the lower air cell with a force-resistant surface.