Patent ID: 8388557
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A portable limb compression assembly configured to promote blood flow in a mammal, the assembly comprising: a frame; a first drum configured to be engaged with a first portion of the frame; a first actuator configured to be operably engaged with the first drum, wherein the first actuator is configured to move the first drum between a first position and a second position; a first flexible elongate member configured to be engaged with a portion of the first drum, wherein the first flexible elongate member is configured to at least partially surround at least a portion of a limb of the mammal, wherein the first flexible elongate member has a first perimeter around the portion of the limb when the first drum is in the first position, wherein the first flexible elongate member has a second perimeter around the portion of the limb when the first drum is in the second position, and wherein the first perimeter is larger than the second perimeter such that a compressive force can be applied to the portion of the limb when the first drum in is the second position; a second drum configured to be engaged with a second portion of the frame; a second actuator configured to be operably engaged with the second drum, wherein the second actuator is configured to move the second drum between a first position and a second position; and a second flexible elongate member configured to be engaged with a portion of the second drum, wherein the second flexible elongate member is configured to at least partially surround at least another portion of a limb of the mammal, wherein the second flexible elongate member has a first perimeter around the other portion of the limb when the second drum is in the first position, wherein the second flexible elongate member has a second perimeter around the other portion of the limb when the second drum is in the second position, and wherein the first perimeter is larger than the second perimeter such that a compressive force can be applied to the other portion of the limb when the second drum in is the second position.