A patient-worn therapeutic apparatus that includes a boot, a plate, and a selectively inflatable bladder. The boot is configured to accommodate a patient's foot and the plate is pivotally disposed within the boot. By one approach the pivot point is disposed proximal to the foot's arch when the patient's foot is accommodated by the boot. The selectively inflatable bladder is disposed on an underside of the plate and is configured to cause the plate to selectively pivot the patient's foot towards the patient when the patient's foot is accommodated by the boot.

Processing generated sensor data of a mobile deep vein thrombosis (DVT) device may include identifying use of the mobile DVT device corresponding to a user. Sensor data associated with the user's identified use of the mobile DVT device may be generated. At least some of the generated sensor data may comprise use data associated with a duration of use of the mobile DVT device by the user. A protocol associated with use of the mobile DVT device may be processed. The generated use data and the protocol associated with use of the mobile DVT device may be correlated. Based on correlating the generated use data and the protocol, an alert associated with the generated use data and the protocol may be generated.

A compression garment that is selectively engageable and operable by a controller for inflation via a reversible connector, the compression garment comprising a plurality of bladders and compression garment tubing. The compression garment tubing includes a plurality of garment tubes in fluid communication with the plurality of bladders at a first compression garment tubing end and includes a second compression garment tubing end opposite the first compression garment tubing end. The reversible connector has a first connector portion and second connector portion, the first connector portion and the second connector portion being selectively reversibly connectable together to form the reversible connector.

The present invention provides a limb compression device, including: a main body having a first surface where a support portion wrapping around a portion of a limb is provided, and a second surface where a fixing shaft fixing a cuff wrapping around a remaining portion of the limb is mounted; a drive motor coupled to the main body; a reduction gear unit coupled to a drive shaft of the drive motor; a cuff fixing drum fixing the cuff, and having a first end coupled to the reduction gear unit and a second end coupled to the main body such that the cuff fixing drum winds and unwinds the cuff; and the cuff including a first end fixed to the cuff fixing drum and a second end wound around the fixing shaft via the support portion of the main body so as to wrap around the remaining portion of the limb.

A stimulation application apparatus includes a substrate, a stimulation application member provided on one surface of the substrate to apply a stimulation to a site, and a stimulation imposition layer provided on another surface of the substrate opposed to the first surface to impose the stimulation. The site includes at least one area selected from a group of (F) site that intersects the perpendicular line of the medial malleolus on an extension line of the medial margin on os metatarsale primam 1 and 2 in foot sole, and (L) incisurasive foramen supraorbitalis site, and (K) site where the lintersection of the line connecting an augulus oculi medialis of eye and L site, and perpendicular of an augulus oculi lateralis of eye is located, and (M) site of augulus oculi lateralis located above 1 horizontal finger from center of the line where connect the inner end of left and right eyebrow.

A compression device particularly suited for DVT prophylaxis includes a disposable wrap and a re-usable controller removably mounted on the wrap to apply a tensioning force to the wrap when it is encircling the limb of a patient. The wrap includes an RF chip with a unique identifier and the controller includes an RF sensor and processor to authenticate the wrap before commencing a compression cycle. A kiosk is provided for storing a plurality of wraps for use by patients and a plurality of controllers to be used with any of the wraps. The processor of each controller can control an electric motor in the controller to tighten and loosen the wrap according to a three-stage DVT prophylaxis protocol that produces an optimum blood flow velocity. An accelerometer and software/firmware in the controller can also measure and summarize patient activity while wearing the device.

Systems and methods for exerting forces on a body, including a support structure defining a space and a plurality of surface contacting units that are configured to exert force upon the body, such that the weight is distributed away from the primary weight bearing regions to non-weight bearing regions of the body, or vice versa, without exerting significant shear or frictional forces on surfaces of the body. The systems and methods may be used to exert forces to cause fluid shift in different compartments of the body. Applications include treatment of various disease conditions including pressure ulcers, heart failure, high blood pressure, preeclampsia, osteoporosis, injuries of spine and to slow microgravity-induced bone and muscle loss. The systems and methods may be used to simulate gravity, weightlessness or buoyancy, in rehabilitation medicine. The system may include a chair, bed, a wearable suit or an exoskeleton.

Determining whether a compression garment is worn by a wearer of the garment by analyzing a pressure signal waveform indicative of a fluid pressure in an inflatable and deflatable bladder of the compression garment. Variance detected in the pressure signal waveform during the analysis is indicative of a change in condition of the compression garment. In one aspect the change in condition is verified using confirmatory analysis. In another aspect, the variance is one of a pressure rise and a pressure impulse. In yet another aspect, the variance is an oscillating amplitude as a function of time representative of a pulse of the wearer.

A process for the cosmetic improvement of physical appearance and for the non-therapeutic acceleration of regeneration after physical stress includes intermittent vacuum therapy with intermittent compression therapy, in which the pressure difference between the negative pressure and an overpressure is at the same time set, depending on the condition of the person's tissues, to a value between 30 mbar and 80 mbar, but preferably between 30 and 50 mbar. The vacuum therapy and compression therapy are each carried out in a chamber for admitting the lower limbs or the lower limbs and parts of the abdomen of a person that can be sealed gas-tight and is connected by a gas-flow conduit to at least one turbo machine to alternately generate the negative pressure and the overpressure in the chamber.

A method for improving blood flow of the cerebral cortex is provided in the present invention. The method for improving blood flow of the cerebral cortex includes the following steps: stimulating a predetermined site of a subject in need thereof to improve blood flow of the cerebral cortex of the subject in need thereof, wherein the predetermined site is Shousanli (LI10) acupoint.