Post-operative therapeutic device for amputees

Details Post-operative therapeutic device for amputees Post-operative therapeutic device for amputees

A - Human Necessities

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A61F 2/60 (2006.01) A61F 2/78 (2006.01) A61F 2/80 (2006.01) A61H 23/04 (2006.01) A61F 2/00 (2006.01) A61F 2/50 (2006.01) A61F 2/66 (2006.01) A61F 2/74 (2006.01) A61F 2/76 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2347517

A device is provided for applying therapeutic pneumatic pressure to the residual limb (10) of an amputee in the post-operative stage. The device is intended for use in the immediate post-operative phase, i.e., immediately after surgical amputation of a limb (10). The device is not intended to be a long-term prosthesis, but is intended to promote healing, and proper residual limb (10) formation after surgery. The device may comprise a clamshell-like outer shell (22), the halves of which are joined together by a fastening means. A two-piece outer shell construction may also be used. The interior of the outer shell is fitted with inflatable bladder (40) which, in combination, encompass the circumferential surface of the residual limb (10). An additional bladder (40) may be provided at the distal end of the outer shell to cover the lowermost portion of the residual limb. The pressure within each bladder may be varied and controlled.

L'invention concerne un dispositif servant à appliquer une pression pneumatique thérapeutique au membre restant (10) d'un amputé en phase post-opératoire. Le dispositif s'utilise au cours de la phase post-opératoire immédiate, c.-à-d. immédiatement après amputation chirurgicale d'un membre (10). Le dispositif n'est pas destiné à servir de prothèse à long terme, mais sert à activer la guérison et la formation adéquate du membre restant (10) après l'intervention chirurgicale. Le dispositif peut comporter une enveloppe extérieure (22) du type coquille, dont on réunit les moitiés par un moyen de fixation. Une structure d'enveloppe extérieure en deux parties peut également être utilisée. L'intérieur de l'enveloppe extérieure est pourvu d'un ballonnet gonflable (40), qui, combiné à celle-ci, enveloppe la surface du membre restant (10). Un ballonnet supplémentaire (40) peut être prévu à l'extrémité distale de l'enveloppe extérieure pour couvrir la partie la plus inférieure du membre restant. On peut faire varier et commander la pression de chaque ballonnet.

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