Patent ID: 8636679

Claim:
A compression device for a limb comprising: a sleeve adapted to surround the limb, the sleeve comprising an inelastic layer; and at least two adjacent cells constructed from an inner part comprising a continuous surface joined to an outer part by one or more side walls so that at least one of the cells has a configuration which allows the inner part of the at least two adjacent cells to present a continuous surface of contact to the limb when the cell is inflated to provide an even pressure to the limb, and further wherein each of the at least two adjacent cells forms a portion of an external edge along a perimeter of the at least two adjacent cells and forms at least one internal edge between two adjacent cells, wherein the inner part and the outer part of each of the at least two adjacent cells is elastic and able to adopt the profile of the limb on inflation, wherein the sleeve, the inner part of the cell, and the outer part are co-planar layers, and further wherein at least a portion of the external edge of the at least two adjacent cells is fixed to the sleeve and the perimeter of the at least two adjacent cells lacks side walls, and wherein the at least one internal edge is provided with a side wall of the one or more side walls joining the inner part and the outer part.