Device for assisting in the selection of a compressive orthosis by simulating its effects upon the hemodynamics of the venous return
US8444582B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F13/08
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device determines and displays compression values to be exerted by an orthosis upon the surface of a member and produces digital simulation (10) for simulating the action of the compression on the hemodynamics of 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, which display is a value oriented graph containing a number of interconnected arcs, with each arc assigned a corresponding value of blood flow and/or intravenous pressure, and which compression values are furnished by simulation software based on morphological characteristics of the member and on dimensional and rheological characteristics of the orthosis.
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