APPARATUS FOR EXTERNAL COUNTERPULSATION Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC A61H15/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medical equipment, namely to devices for physiotherapy. Apparatus contains support for patient's trunk, head and arms, hull, right and left under-foot rests with feet fixers, supports for right and left under-foot rests, frame, right and left units for creating pressure on leg surface, control panel, computer. Support for trunk, head and arms has elements for fixation in order to prevent displacement of patient's body, and is installed on hull. Right and left under-foot rests with foot fixers are installed by means of supports on frame. Supports for right and left under-foot rests have possibility of displacement and fixation relative to hull. Right and left units for creation of pressure of leg surface include, respectively, right and left tubular rings, each with conductor, guides for conductors, drive mechanism of translational motion of tubular rings, elements of pressure, which form pressure zone, right and left on and off switch of pressure elements and pulsoximetric sensor. Drive mechanism of translational motion of tubular rings has electric engine, gear box or variator, right and left rockers, sensors of electric engine switching off in case when maximal effort is created on said rockers and emergency button. Pressure elements, which form pressure zone, each has lever with working and drive ends, roller for contact with leg surface and drive in form of electric magnet. Right and left on and off switches of pressure elements of drive are contact, are installed in eponymous pusher with possibility of contact with eponymous rocker, has electric connection with all electric magnets, installed on eponymous tubular ring.

EFFECT: invention provides possibility of improving coronary blood flow.

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