| CPC A61B 17/135 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1322 (2013.01); A61B 17/1355 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 2090/374 (2016.02)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A cuff compression system for use with magnetic resonance imaging equipment, the cuff compression system comprising:
a cuff compression device including:
first and second layers of flexible material welded together, the first layer and the second layer disposed adjacent a third layer and fourth layer, respectively, with the third and fourth layer forming a pouch of the cuff compression device,
wherein the third layer and fourth layer of the pouch define a pouch interior, and wherein said pouch interior consists of:
a single bladder formed by the first and second layers of flexible material welded together, the first and second layers forming an opening configured for fluid coupling with an extension tubing and
a portion of the extension tubing, the extension tubing fluidly coupled to the opening within the bladder, and
wherein
the third layer having an integral construction of a single layer of material and forming an outer surface of the cuff compression device, and
the fourth layer having an integral construction of a single layer of material and forming an outer surface of the cuff compression device;
wherein the bladder has two opposed faces, the faces each shaped as an angular sector of an annulus and joined to one another along first, second, third and fourth edges, the first edge being an outer arcuate edge of the sector, the second edge being an inner arcuate edge of the sector, and the third and fourth edges being radial edges of the sector, wherein the first edge is longer than the second edge and can be adjusted in degree of curvature, and wherein the bladder is inflatable by a fluid; and
at least one adjustable strap disposed on an outer surface of the cuff compression device and extending from at least one of the radial edges; and
multiple welds within the bladder, the welds having a round shape and spaced 1 to 2 inches apart that attach the opposed faces of the bladder to one another and that restrict the amount that the bladder expands when inflated;
and
an inflation device, coupled to the extension tubing of the cuff compression device, to inflate the inflatable bladder.
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18. A cuff compression system for use with magnetic resonance imaging equipment, the cuff compression system comprising:
a cuff compression device including:
first and second layers of flexible material welded together, the first layer and the second layer disposed adjacent a third layer and fourth layer, respectively, with the third and fourth layer forming a pouch of the cuff compression device,
wherein the third layer and fourth layer of the pouch define a pouch interior, and wherein said pouch interior consists of:
a single air tight bladder formed by the first and second layers of flexible material welded together, the first and second layers forming an opening configured for fluid coupling with an extension tubing and
a portion of the extension tubing, the extension tubing fluidly coupled to the opening within the bladder, and
wherein the third layer having an integral construction of a single layer of material and forming an outer surface of the cuff compression device, and the fourth layer having an integral construction of a single layer of material and forming an outer surface of the cuff compression device;
wherein the bladder has two opposed faces, the faces each shaped as an angular sector of an annulus and joined to one another along first, second, third and fourth edges, the first edge being an outer arcuate edge of the sector, the second edge being an inner arcuate edge of the sector, and the third and fourth edges being radial edges of the sector, wherein the first edge is longer than the second edge and can be adjusted in degree of curvature,
and wherein the bladder is inflatable by a fluid; and
at least one strap disposed on an outer surface of the cuff compression device and extending from at least one of the radial edges; and
multiple welds within the bladder, the welds restricting the amount that the bladder expands when inflated;
and
an inflation device, coupled to the extension tubing of the cuff compression device, to inflate the inflatable bladder.
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