Patent ID: 8403870

Claim:
A portable, self-contained compression device wearable by a person for applying intermittent compression on a limb of the person, the compression device comprising: a sleeve adapted for placement on the limb, the sleeve having a longitudinal axis; an actuator assembly on the sleeve, said actuator assembly comprising: a flexible shaft operably connected to the sleeve and extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve, said shaft being flexible to allow for conformance of the shaft to the limb when the sleeve is on the limb; an actuator for rotating the flexible shaft in a first direction to constrict the sleeve to apply compression on the limb, and for rotating the flexible shaft or allowing the flexible shaft to rotate in a second direction to relax constriction of the sleeve to relieve compression on the limb; and springs mounted on the flexible shaft at spaced intervals, a first end of each spring being connected to the flexible shaft and a second end of each spring being connected to a portion of the sleeve.