US2007142764A1PendingUtilityA1

Method of Treating Deep Vein Thrombosis

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Aug 1, 2003Filed: Feb 16, 2007Published: Jun 21, 2007
Est. expiryAug 1, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Hugues Belzidsky
A61F 13/101A61F 7/02A61F 13/066A61F 13/107A61F 13/06A61F 13/10A61F 13/08
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Abstract

A method of treating deep vein thrombosis in a limb of user includes applying a deep vein thrombosis treatment sleeve onto the limb of the user so that portions of the user's limb extend from opposite open ends of the deep vein thrombosis treatment sleeve; allowing the deep vein thrombosis treatment sleeve to conform to the limb and adhere to the limb over the area of the user's limb where the deep vein thrombosis resides through negligible compression suction adhesion; heating up the deep vein thrombosis treatment sleeve with a user's body heat so that the user barely notices the deep vein thrombosis treatment sleeve on the user's limb; and treating the deep vein thrombosis with the deep vein thrombosis treatment sleeve on the limb of the user over the area of the user's limb where the deep vein thrombosis resides. The treatment sleeve may also be used for treating a ligament or muscle injury in a joint of a user.

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       19 . A method of treating a ligament or muscle injury in a joint of a user, comprising: providing a treatment sleeve having a generally tubular configuration with at least one open end in use and configured to apply negligible compressive engagement to the joint of the user disposed thereon; applying the treatment sleeve onto the joint of the user where the ligament or muscle injury resides, the joint being at least one of a knee, an ankle, an elbow, and a wrist of the user; allowing the treatment sleeve to conform to the joint and adhere to the joint over the area of the ligament or muscle injury through negligible compression suction adhesion; heating up the treatment sleeve with the body heat of the user until the treatment sleeve reaches the body temperature of the joint the treatment sleeve is applied to so that the user barely notices the treatment sleeve on the user's joint; treating the ligament or muscle injury in the joint with the treatment sleeve on the joint of the user over the area of the user's joint where the ligament or muscle injury resides.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein at body temperature the treatment sleeve does not interfere with flexion of the joint.  
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the treatment sleeve is made of urethane.  
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the treatment sleeve is made of polyurethane.  
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the treatment sleeve is made of polyether-based aromatic polyurethane.  
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the treatment sleeve is made of an elastic silicone material with negligible compression at body temperature while adhering naturally to the user's skin.  
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the treatment sleeve is provided in a flat sheet of material prior to application onto the joint, and is wrapped around the joint.  
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the treatment sleeve includes opposite open ends.  
   
   
       27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein one of the opposite open ends of the treatment sleeve is larger than the other.  
   
   
       28 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the opposite open ends are substantially the same size.  
   
   
       29 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the treatment sleeve has a truncated conical configuration.  
   
   
       30 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the treatment sleeve is a band.  
   
   
       31 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the treatment sleeve is reinforced with a cloth reinforcement.  
   
   
       32 . The method of  claim 19 , further including removing the treatment sleeve, and symptoms of the ligament or muscle injury in the joint not returning for a period of time after removing the treatment sleeve.  
   
   
       33 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the period of time that the symptoms of the ligament or muscle injury in the joint do not return after removing the treatment sleeve increases with increases in the amount of time that the treatment sleeve is applied, and the method further includes increasing the amount of time that the treatment sleeve is applied to the joint before removing the treatment sleeve to increase the period of time that the symptoms of the ligament or muscle injury in the joint do not return after removing the treatment sleeve.

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