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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Robert W. Horst, San Jose, CA (US);
Kern Bhugra, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert W. Horst, San Jose, CA (US);
Kern Bhugra, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tibion Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 7/00 (2006.01); H02P 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Portable devices and methods for preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) by assuring that the ankle is flexed and extended sufficiently to promote blood flow in the lower leg are disclosed. The device includes an actuator with a free movement mode that allows a patient to move freely between activations or to initiate movement to delay a next automatic activation.