Patent ID: 8778005
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: A61F,A61H

Abstract:
1. A system for addressing deep-vein-thrombosis (DVT) in a patient utilizing compression therapy, the system comprising: a control unit for thermally conditioning a heat-transfer liquid to a predetermined temperature and providing a compressed gas at one or more predetermined pressures; a thermal therapy pad coupled to the control unit and that conducts the heat-transfer liquid therethrough; a compression therapy device comprising a bladder and disposed outwardly of the thermal therapy pad, the compression therapy device being coupled to the control unit to receive at least a portion of the compressed gas to fill the bladder and to compress the thermal therapy pad against a first portion of a first extremity of the patient; a first DVT compression device coupled to the control unit and that receives a first pulse of compressed gas from the control unit, the first DVT compression device adapted for securement to and compression of a second portion of the first extremity of the patient; a second DVT compression device coupled to the control unit and that receives a second pulse of compressed gas from the control unit, the second DVT compression device adapted for securement to and compression of a portion of a second extremity of the patient; wherein the control unit provides the first pulse only when the compressed gas is not being applied to the compression therapy device.