Patent · US Active

Device for applying a pulsating pressure to a local region of the body and the applications thereof

US8021314B2 · kind B2 · utility

8Cited by

43References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

OTIVIO AS · NO

Inventors

Marius Filtvedt · Bergen, NO
Erling Bekkestad Rein · Nesoddtangen, NO

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 11, 2010
Grant date	Sep 20, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 11, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61H2205/10
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention generally relates to a device for applying a pulsating pressure to a local region of the body and applications thereof. The device may be used to increase the blood flow in a local region of the body, and in preferred embodiments provides a device for regulating the core body temperature of a patient.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.