| 摘要 |
A pneumomassage articulated sleeve adapted to fit onto a foot and lower leg of a patent afflicted with lympbedema or other disorder resulting in excess body fluid. Enveloped by the sleeve is a series of overlapping inflatable cells which when the sleeve is worn, are sequentially inflated to create massaging forces giving rise to a peristaltic action pumping the excess fluid away from the foot and leg. Along the rear of the sleeve is a row of traisverse slots forming articulation joints, each of which is normally fastened. To accommodate the sleeve to the patent to be treated, a slot in the row is unfastened to define a foot section conforming to the foot of the patient and a leg section hinged to the foot section conforming to the lower leg of the patient.
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