Title:
POSITIVE PRESSURE CHAMBER FOR EXTREMITIES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2008/044400
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A positive pressure chamber for treating extremities, used for treating a tumor and
edema of extremities, for rehabilitation, for preventing a deep vein thrombus, for
relieving pain of extremities, and for improving the skin quality of extremities. The
positive pressure chamber has a bag-like member (5) formed so that spaces (4)
each formed between an outer sheet member (2) and an inner sheet member (3) are
filled with fluid and inflated. When the spaces (4) are filled with the fluid, the
entire part of at least one of the extremities that is covered by the inner sheet members
(3) is held in a positive pressure condition, and the forward endof the extremity
is allowed to move in the fluid, which is contained in the spaces (4), independently
of the other portions of the extremity. An inner sheet member (3) has an inlet (21)
for introducing the fluid contained in the space (4) and/or the other fluid from
the extremity's forward end side. The fluid introduced from the inlet (21)
flows along a gap between the outer periphery of the extremity and the inner sheet
members (3), flowing in the direction (β) leaving away from the extremity's
forward end.
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Inventors:
HIRATA HITOSHI (JP)
MATSUMOTO YOSHIKI (JP)
IIDA KENICHI (JP)
MIYAGAWA TAKUYA (JP)
MATSUMOTO YOSHIKI (JP)
IIDA KENICHI (JP)
MIYAGAWA TAKUYA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2007/067078
Publication Date:
April 17, 2008
Filing Date:
August 24, 2007
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV NAGOYA NAT UNIV CORP (JP)
HIRATA HITOSHI (JP)
MATSUMOTO YOSHIKI (JP)
IIDA KENICHI (JP)
MIYAGAWA TAKUYA (JP)
HIRATA HITOSHI (JP)
MATSUMOTO YOSHIKI (JP)
IIDA KENICHI (JP)
MIYAGAWA TAKUYA (JP)
International Classes:
A61H7/00
Foreign References:
| JPS5486897U | 1979-06-19 | |||
| JPS4927091A | 1974-03-11 | |||
| JPH09262261A | 1997-10-07 | |||
| JPH11197201A | 1999-07-27 | |||
| JP2003319988A | 2003-11-11 | |||
| JPS61228860A | 1986-10-13 | |||
| US3824992A | 1974-07-23 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2077102A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
YAGUCHI, Taro et al. (8th Floor Ichibancho Central Bldg., 22-1 Ichibancho, Chiyoda-k, Tokyo 82, JP)
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