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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Alterg, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert W. Horst, San Jose, CA (US);
Kern Bhugra, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
AlterG, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 1/00 (2006.01); A61H 1/02 (2006.01); A63B 23/08 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 1/00 (2013.01); A61H 1/0218 (2013.01); A61H 1/0266 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1215 (2013.01); A61H 2201/149 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1418 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1642 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1676 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5061 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5069 (2013.01); A61H 2209/00 (2013.01); A63B 23/085 (2013.01); A63B 71/0622 (2013.01); A63B 2220/16 (2013.01); A63B 2220/51 (2013.01);
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.