System for compression therapy with patient support

US7641623B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

• John P. Biondo · Aurora, US
• Catherine A. Pietsch · Fairfax, US
• Michael Z. Sleva · Atlanta, US
• Gregory W. Branson · Batesville, US
• Jeffrey S. Lockwood · Batesville, US
• Rachel Elizabeth Hopkins · Covington, US
• Todd P. O'Neal · Fairfield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 8, 2004
• Grant date: Jan 5, 2010
• Expiry date: Feb 23, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61H2201/5071
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system for compression therapy comprises a patient-support apparatus and a compression sleeve assembly that is coupleable to the patient-support apparatus. In some embodiments, the patient-support apparatus comprises a hospital bed; and in other embodiments, the patient-support apparatus comprises a mattress for a bed. The compression sleeve assembly comprises a sleeve that couples to a patient's limb and that inflates to promote blood flow. The compression sleeve assembly also comprises a conduit and a compression module that is operable to inflate the sleeve through the conduit. The conduit may be routed, at least in part, through the associated patient-support apparatus. The compression module may be situated, at least in part, in a cavity of the associated patient-support apparatus. A compression module that couples to an architectural structure, such as a headwall unit, is also disclosed.