Title:
DEVICE FOR ASSISTING IN THE SELECTION OF A COMPRESSIVE ORTHOSIS BY SIMULATING ITS EFFECTS UPON THE HEMODYNAMICS OF THE VENOUS RETURN
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006087442
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
The inventive device comprises: means for producing compression values (14; 16) for being exerted by the orthosis upon the surface of the member; digital simulation means (10) for simulating the action of the compression on the hemodynamics of the venous return furnishing values of blood flow and/or of intravenous pressure at a number of points of a digital model representing the venous network of the leg of the member, and: means (26) for presenting these values. These are displayed in the form of a valued oriented graph containing a number of interconnected arcs with, assigned to each arc, a corresponding value of blood flow and/or of intravenous pressure. The compression values can be furnished by a simulation software based on morphological characteristics of the member (20) and on dimensional and theological characteristics of the orthosis (22).
Inventors:
GOBET ARNAUD (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/FR2006/000244
Publication Date:
October 04, 2007
Filing Date:
February 03, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
INNOTHERA LAB SA (FR)
GOBET ARNAUD (FR)
GOBET ARNAUD (FR)
International Classes:
G06F17/50
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