VACUUM SPLINT Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: medical equipment; applicable in rehabilitation of patients with disturbances of locomotor function of lower extremities. SUBSTANCE: splint consists of airtight flexible chamber of polymer material and provided with check valve. Chamber accommodates insert made from textile material with chamber shape and size. Insert has several vertical sections filled with granules from foamed polystyrene. Chamber is placed inside case from textile material with one-sided polymer coating. Fastened to case are fixing straps. Technical result of invention consists in provision of walking of patient with disturbances of locomotor function of lower extremities due to transfer of weight load onto splint with rarefaction created in its chamber. EFFECT: higher quality of treatment. 2 dwg