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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
May. 01, 2005
Benny Rousso, Rishon LeZion, IL;
Eliahu Eliachar, Haifa, IL;
Uri David, Ness Ziona, IL;
Yuval Avni, Givatayim, IL;
Benny Rousso, Rishon LeZion, IL;
Eliahu Eliachar, Haifa, IL;
Uri David, Ness Ziona, IL;
Yuval Avni, Givatayim, IL;
Flow Medic Limited, Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
A portable limb-mounted device for enhancing blood and/or lymph flow in a limb and/or for preventing stasis related disorders, the device comprising an energy generating device, an actuator, one or more compressing elements for generating squeezing forces on the limb of a user, a sensor located adjacent to the body of the user and coupled to a transceiver device, and a transceiver device coupled to the sensor to receive signals generated by the sensor, to transfer the signals received from the sensor device to a computing device. The device further comprises a computerized control system including a microcontroller and a memory device to store activity related information for subsequent downloads to an external computer-based monitoring device.