Patent ID: 8419437
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: A61F,G01M,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for determining parameters of a therapeutical compression element on a limb, the method comprising the steps of: a) preparing an anatomically modeled limb, the limb having a surface which is structured for elastic deformation in at least one direction, the limb also having at least one muscle simulation element disposed within the limb and at least one sensor mounted at the surface of the limb; b) mounting a therapeutical compression element on the limb, the compression element thereby cooperating with and exerting an inwardly directed compression pressure on the surface of the limb; c) activating the muscle simulation element using a driving element, the muscle simulation element thereby partially deforming the surface of the limb and inducing a change in the compression pressure exerted by the compression element on the surface of the limb which simulates contraction and relaxation of the muscle; and d) measuring, using the sensor element, the change in compression pressure generated in step c).