Patent ID: 7125391

Claim:
A device with vacuum bag for pressure therapy, comprising of a vacuum bag, a control and measuring unit, a housing, and special liner clothing, characterized in that a control and measuring unit is equipped with a pressure gauge and with vacuum pump connections, to which suction tubes for sucking the air from the bag are attached; that the bag has six evenly arranged connections for the suction tubes and a measuring connection for a measuring tube, which links the interior of the bag with the pressure gauge, so that the under-pressure is measured directly in the bag; that special liner clothing is provided for the user, the liner clothing comprising several pieces designed for different parts of the body and that the said clothing pieces are made of two layers of fabric sewn together with longitudinal seams to form pockets, filled with granulated material; that the granulated material fits tight to the body because also the air between the granules is sucked out, when the air is sucked out of the vacuum bag; that the liner clothing pieces are bound together by means of hook and loop fasteners.