Patent ID: 7988651

Claim:
A device for use in applying impulse therapy to a limb of a human body, comprising: an inflatable bladder or pad comprising a first side wall and second side wall opposite of the second side wall, each side wall hermetically sealed along a corresponding side wall periphery; an inlet tube connected to the inflatable bladder or pad and configured to feed intermittent pulses of fluid to the inflatable bladder or pad in accordance with a predetermined timed sequence of pressure hold and pressure release, the inlet tube being secured to the first side wall so that the intermittent pulses of fluid are directed toward an inner surface of the second side wall; and a device configured to secure the inflatable bladder or pad around the limb of the human body, wherein the inflatable bladder or pad comprises a fluid dispersal and noise reducing internal media interposed between the first and second side walls and opposite a location where fluid leaving the inlet tube enters the inflatable bladder, the fluid dispersal and noise reducing internal media configured to dissipate the intermittent pulses of fluid with an accompanying reduction in a fluid flow rate and noise generated during pressurisation of the inflatable bladder or pad.