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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1996
David M. Tumey, San Antonio, TX (US);
Kinetic Concepts, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A remote controllable medical pumping apparatus for controlling from a local site the application of compressive pressures to a part of the human body located at a remote site includes means disposed at the remote site for applying compressive pressure about the body part in accordance with a predetermined pressure, means disposed at the remote site for sensing the predetermined pressure of the compressive pressure means and transmitting a signal in response thereto, means disposed at the local site for receiving and manipulating the transmitted signal to either select or generate a pressure signal and cycle signal, and means disposed at the local site for transmitting the selected or generated pressure signal and cycle signal, means at the remote site for receiving and manipulating the pressure signal and cycle and actuating the pressure means to cause application of pressure to the body part in accordance with the generated pressure signal and cycle signal.