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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Karl H. Cazzini, Orchard Park, NY (US);
Thomas P. Stewart, Orchard Park, NY (US);
Inventors:
Karl H. Cazzini, Orchard Park, NY (US);
Thomas P. Stewart, Orchard Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/00 (2006.01); A61H 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A negative/positive pressure, thermal energy therapy device is described in this application. The present invention uses a conventional negative pressure, thermal energy device and/or an alternative embodiment thereof and adds a significant modification. The modification is that positive pressure, not just ambient pressure, is at least occasionally applied to the patient's body contained in the negative pressure, thermal energy device.