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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Kpr U.s., Llc, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kristin L. Watson, Lithia, FL (US);
Mark A. Vess, Hanson, MA (US);
Assignee:
KPR U.S., LLC, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/026 (2006.01); A61H 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2018.01); A61B 5/022 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/4833 (2013.01); A61B 5/026 (2013.01); A61B 5/6802 (2013.01); A61B 5/6828 (2013.01); A61B 5/7275 (2013.01); A61H 9/0078 (2013.01); G06F 19/00 (2013.01); A61B 5/022 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0184 (2013.01); A61H 2201/164 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5007 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5069 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5071 (2013.01); A61H 2205/10 (2013.01); A61H 2209/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Monitoring patient compliance with a compression therapy regimen. Venous Refill Time (VRT) is monitored via a pressure sensor in a bladder of a compression system. A controller of the compression system correlates the monitored VRT to a predetermined threshold to determine whether the patient is using the compression system.