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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Malcom G. Bock, Medfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Healthcare Group LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 9/00 ;
Abstract
A pair of compression sleeves and a manifold tubing set is provided as an integral unit. The tubing set comprises a first set of conduits integrally connected to the first sleeve and a second set of conduits integrally connected to the second sleeve. The first and second conduit sets are connected at a controller connection device comprising a manifold, having a plurality of fluidly isolated, branched fluid passages, and a connector for plugging directly into a controller for a source of compressed air. The only connection that must be made prior to operation of the device is the connection at the controller.