Patent ID: 8574180

Claim:
A compression device for the foot, wherein the foot extends from the heel to the toes at the distal end of the foot, the heel having a plantar portion at the bottom of the foot and a posterior portion at the back of the foot, wherein the foot further includes the arch of the foot having two ends including a proximal end of the arch near the heel and a distal end of the arch further from the heel, comprising: a wrap dimensioned so that in use it surrounds one or more portions of the foot including the arch and one or more portions of the heel of the foot, the wrap configured to extend in use from the distal end of the arch to the proximal end of the arch near the heel, the wrap comprising at least two bladders which when inflated conform to the shape of the foot to provide compression, the at least two bladders being positioned on the wrap so that a first bladder focuses compression on the posterior portion of the heel of the foot in the areas between the malleoli and the Achilles on either side of the heel and a second bladder focuses compression on the arch of the foot; a channel attached to each bladder for independently delivering fluid to each bladder of the at least two bladders, and a controller attached to the channels that generates and independently controls the flow of the fluid to the at least two bladders; wherein the wrap is Y-shaped when in an unwrapped state, the Y-shape having an open area in the fork of the Y devoid of material forming the wrap so that when the wrap is applied to the foot, the user places the heel of the foot in the open area in the fork of the Y devoid of material such that the wrap does not cover at least a part of the plantar portion at the bottom of the heel of the foot when the wrap is applied, and further wherein the wrap is configured such that the wrap does not extend to the toes at the distal end of the foot when the wrap is applied, the wrap being configured to be worn with ordinary shoes.