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(11) EP 0 150 553 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.12.1985 Bulletin 1985/51

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.08.1985 Bulletin 1985/32

(21) Application number: 84304060

(22) Date of filing: 15.06.1984
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR IT LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 22.06.1983 GB 8316959
11.11.1983 GB 8330138

(71) Applicant: ELECTRO-BIOLOGY, INC
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(72) Inventors:
  • Gardner, A.M.N.
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  • Fox, R.H.
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(54) Medical appliance for applying a pumping action to the sole of a foot


(57) A medical appliance for applying pumping pressure to the sole (10) of a human foot (11) comprises an inflatable bag (1) which in use is held in engagement with the foot (11), for example by means of a sling (4), a plaster cast or an article of footwear, and which can be inflated rapidly by means of, for example, a pump (3). At least the part of the bag (1) in contact with the foot (11) can be of air permeable material allowing controlled deflation of the bag. The appliance serves to stimulate venous blood flow in the limb carrying the foot (11).






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