Patent ID: 7641623

Claim:
A system for applying compression therapy to patient's limb, the system comprising a patient-support apparatus having a module-receiving cavity provided within a first portion of the patient support apparatus, the patient-support apparatus having a base above which the first portion is located and relative to which the first portion is raiseable and lowerable, a compression sleeve adapted to couple to the patient's limb, the sleeve being inflatable to compress the patient's limb, a conduit through which the sleeve is inflated, a pneumatic coupler provided on a second portion of the patient-support apparatus that is spaced from the first portion of the patient support apparatus and that is accessible to a caregiver for selective and releasable connection of the compression sleeve to the pneumatic coupler, the conduit being routed through an interior region of the patient support apparatus between the module-receiving cavity and the pneumatic coupler, and a compression module removably attachable to the patient-support apparatus and operable to inflate the compression sleeve through the conduit and the pneumatic coupler, at least a portion of the compression module being received in the module-receiving cavity such that an outlet port of the compression module pneumatically communicates with the conduit when the compression module is received within the module receiving cavity of the patient-support apparatus, the compression module being removable from the module-receiving cavity to permit the compression sleeve to be coupled to the compression module to permit the patient to ambulate away from the patient-support apparatus while wearing the compression sleeve and carrying the compression module, the conduit being left behind with the patient-support apparatus while the patient ambulates away from the patient-support apparatus, the compression module being operable to inflate the compression sleeve worn by the patient while the patient is ambulatory.