Patent ID: 7871387
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: A61F,A61H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of performing sequential compression on a limb of a body comprising the steps of: providing a sleeve configured for disposal about the limb, the sleeve including a first portion defining a first inflatable chamber and a second portion defining a second inflatable chamber and a third inflatable chamber, the first, second and third inflatable chambers being arranged with respect to each other lengthwise along the sleeve, the second portion including a connector in fluid communication with a pressurized fluid source and the first, second, and third chambers via a first tubing, a second tubing, and a third tubing extending from the connector to respective chambers, thereby facilitating fluid communication between the pressurized fluid source and the chambers, the first portion of the sleeve being removable from the second portion of the sleeve, and the first tubing being removable from the connector; disposing the sleeve about the limb; delivering pressurized fluid to the first inflatable chamber, the second inflatable chamber and the third inflatable chamber to inflate the chambers in a sequence for moving blood lengthwise of the limb; completely removing the first portion of the sleeve from the second portion of the sleeve by tearing the sleeve along perforations in the sleeve at a location where the first tubing crosses the perforations; removing the first tubing from the connector while leaving the second and third tubing connected to the connector; and delivering a pressurized fluid to inflate the second and third inflatable chambers in a sequence for moving blood lengthwise of the limb after the first portion of the sleeve is removed from the second portion of the sleeve and after the first tubing is removed from the connector.