Patent ID: 8190236

Claim:
A thigh compression device for use with magnetic resonance imaging equipment, the thigh compression device comprising: a bladder pouch having two opposed faces, the faces each shaped as an angular sector of an annulus and joined to one another along four edges, the first edge being an outer arcuate edge of the sector, the second edge being an inner arcuate edge of the sector, and the third and fourth edges being radial edges of the sector, wherein the first edge is longer than the second edge; an inflatable, double-sealed bladder, adapted to be inflated by air, disposed within the bladder pouch, and comprising multiple round internal welds spaced 1 to 2 inches apart that attach opposed sides of the bladder to one another and that restrict how much the bladder can expand when inflated, the bladder including exactly one port to receive and expel inflation air; extension tubing coupled to the port and passing through the bladder pouch on the first edge; and an attachment mechanism adapted to secure the bladder pouch and the inflatable bladder to a thigh of a human, wherein when the thigh compression device is affixed on the thigh of the human using the attachment mechanism, the bladder pouch and the inflatable bladder form a conical frustum so as to conform to the conical shape of the thigh.