EP0129481A3 - Compression-therapy device - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0129481A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: compression; therapy device; therapy
Prior art date: 1983-06-16
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP84401237A

Other languages

French (fr)

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EP0129481B1 (en

EP0129481A2 (en

Inventor

Jean Tissot

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Individual

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Individual

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1983-06-16

Filing date

1984-06-15

Publication date

1985-05-22

1984-06-15 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

1984-12-27 Publication of EP0129481A2 publication Critical patent/EP0129481A2/en

1985-05-22 Publication of EP0129481A3 publication Critical patent/EP0129481A3/en

1990-08-08 Application granted granted Critical

1990-08-08 Publication of EP0129481B1 publication Critical patent/EP0129481B1/en

2004-06-15 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
- A61H9/00—Pneumatic or hydraulic massage
- A61H9/005—Pneumatic massage
- A61H9/0078—Pneumatic massage with intermittent or alternately inflated bladders or cuffs

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Epidemiology (AREA)
Pain & Pain Management (AREA)
Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
Rehabilitation Therapy (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
Massaging Devices (AREA)

EP84401237A 1983-06-16 1984-06-15 Compression-therapy device Expired - Lifetime EP0129481B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
FR8309957A FR2548017B1 (en)	1983-06-16	1983-06-16	IMPROVEMENTS ON PNEUMATIC MASSAGE DEVICES
FR8309957		1983-06-16

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0129481A2 EP0129481A2 (en)	1984-12-27
EP0129481A3 true EP0129481A3 (en)	1985-05-22
EP0129481B1 EP0129481B1 (en)	1990-08-08

Family

ID=9289845

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP84401237A Expired - Lifetime EP0129481B1 (en)	1983-06-16	1984-06-15	Compression-therapy device

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4573453A (en)
EP (1)	EP0129481B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE3482918D1 (en)
FR (1)	FR2548017B1 (en)

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FR1464774A (en) *	1964-11-23	1967-01-06	Heinrich Schmid	Physiotherapeutic or similar apparatus and its various applications
DE2753523A1 (en) *	1977-12-01	1979-06-07	Hydrola Ltd	pneumatic pumping system for removing body fluid - uses overlapping cells around limb, inflated sequentially to give pumping action along limb
EP0026799A1 (en) *	1979-10-03	1981-04-15	Katsumasa Hara	Pressure bag essembly for air-massage
US4311135A (en) *	1979-10-29	1982-01-19	Brueckner Gerald G	Apparatus to assist leg venous and skin circulation

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1983
- 1983-06-16 FR FR8309957A patent/FR2548017B1/en not_active Expired
1984
- 1984-06-15 EP EP84401237A patent/EP0129481B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1984-06-15 DE DE8484401237T patent/DE3482918D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1984-06-18 US US06/621,432 patent/US4573453A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
FR1464774A (en) *	1964-11-23	1967-01-06	Heinrich Schmid	Physiotherapeutic or similar apparatus and its various applications
DE2753523A1 (en) *	1977-12-01	1979-06-07	Hydrola Ltd	pneumatic pumping system for removing body fluid - uses overlapping cells around limb, inflated sequentially to give pumping action along limb
EP0026799A1 (en) *	1979-10-03	1981-04-15	Katsumasa Hara	Pressure bag essembly for air-massage
US4311135A (en) *	1979-10-29	1982-01-19	Brueckner Gerald G	Apparatus to assist leg venous and skin circulation

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0129481B1 (en)	1990-08-08
FR2548017B1 (en)	1986-08-29
FR2548017A1 (en)	1985-01-04
EP0129481A2 (en)	1984-12-27
DE3482918D1 (en)	1990-09-13
US4573453A (en)	1986-03-04

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2157203B (en)	1988-10-12	Servo-clamping device
GB8330010D0 (en)	1983-12-14	Wire-driving device
EP0117698A3 (en)	1985-08-14	Antistasis device
GB8330925D0 (en)	1983-12-29	Retaining device
EP0129481A3 (en)	1985-05-22	Compression-therapy device
EP0124073A3 (en)	1986-07-16	Thermal-printing device
GB2137817B (en)	1987-05-13	Retaining device
EP0273292A3 (en)	1988-07-20	Yarn-threading device
EP0146096A3 (en)	1987-05-27	Lifting-turntable device
EP0136503A3 (en)	1987-12-16	Brush-retaining device
GB2144231B (en)	1986-05-08	Photomeric device
GB8410344D0 (en)	1984-05-31	Chain-tensioning device
DE3472301D1 (en)	1988-07-28	Endotoxin-detecting device
GB2136761B (en)	1986-06-18	Bale-sheathing device
GB8411415D0 (en)	1984-06-06	Injection-timing device
GB8513619D0 (en)	1985-07-03	Article-orientating device
GB8706877D0 (en)	1987-04-29	Servo-clamping device
HUT34137A (en)	1985-02-28	Rope-stretching device
GB8706876D0 (en)	1987-04-29	Servo-clamping device
GB8319239D0 (en)	1983-08-17	Anti-run-braking device
GB2139693B (en)	1986-05-29	Retaining device
SG30189G (en)	1989-08-11	Retaining device
GB2152236B (en)	1986-07-23	Govenor device
SU1146660A1 (en)	1985-03-23	Multiplying-dividing device
SU1146687A1 (en)	1985-03-23	Multiplying-adding device

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