Therapeutic garment, apparatus, method, and system having inflatable bladders
US9138371B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
5References
15Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61H2230/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A therapeutic garment includes at least one first expandable bladder configured to underlie a wearer's left shoulder blade, at least one second expandable bladder configured to underlie the wearer's right shoulder blade, and an actuator configured to alternatingly (a) expand the at least one first expandable bladder from a collapsed state to an expanded state such that the wearer's torso is rolled in a rightward direction and (b) expand the at least one second expandable bladder from a collapsed state to an expanded state such that the wearer's torso is rolled in a leftward direction.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.