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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2004
John P. Biondo, Aurora, IN (US);
Catherine A. Pietsch, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Michael Z. Sleva, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gregory W. Branson, Batesville, IN (US);
Jeffrey S. Lockwood, Batesville, IN (US);
Rachel Elizabeth Hopkins, Covington, KY (US);
Todd P. O'neal, Fairfield, OH (US);
John P. Biondo, Aurora, IN (US);
Catherine A. Pietsch, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Michael Z. Sleva, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gregory W. Branson, Batesville, IN (US);
Jeffrey S. Lockwood, Batesville, IN (US);
Rachel Elizabeth Hopkins, Covington, KY (US);
Todd P. O'Neal, Fairfield, OH (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A system for compression therapy comprises a patient-support apparatus and a compression sleeve assembly that is coupleable to the patient-support apparatus. In some embodiments, the patient-support apparatus comprises a hospital bed; and in other embodiments, the patient-support apparatus comprises a mattress for a bed. The compression sleeve assembly comprises a sleeve that couples to a patient's limb and that inflates to promote blood flow. The compression sleeve assembly also comprises a conduit and a compression module that is operable to inflate the sleeve through the conduit. The conduit may be routed, at least in part, through the associated patient-support apparatus. The compression module may be situated, at least in part, in a cavity of the associated patient-support apparatus. A compression module that couples to an architectural structure, such as a headwall unit, is also disclosed.