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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
May. 23, 2009
Richard J. Kloecker, St. Louis, MO (US);
Kent F. Schien, Chesterfield, MO (US);
James A. Muir, Ballwin, MO (US);
Richard P. Lux, St. Louis, MO (US);
Richard J. Kloecker, St. Louis, MO (US);
Kent F. Schien, Chesterfield, MO (US);
James A. Muir, Ballwin, MO (US);
Richard P. Lux, St. Louis, MO (US);
Innovative Medical Corporation, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Abstract
A compression garment or pad for selective application for treatment of lymphedema evidenced at various locations of the body. The pad includes a pair or series of layers of hermetically sealed material, that can capture pressurized air, when applied therein, and is formed through the patterned sealing of the layers of the pad together, at select locations, to form air pockets that can selectively apply isolated points of pressure to the patient's affected area, without disrupting normal vascular and lymphatic functioning. The pad is design cut, for either use in that matter, or for application as a garment to various segments of the body and can apply pressure over the entire affected area. The pad includes valves that allows for injection of measurable air, to the desired pressure points, or its deflation, after treatment.