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Equipment and Supplies > Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices

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Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Compression Devices, Intermittent Pneumatic
  • Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Device
  • Pneumatic Intermittent Impulse Device

Note

  • do not confuse with CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOTION THERAPY

Scope note

  • Instruments that generate intermittent forces, uniformed or graduated, to facilitate the emptying of VEINS. These devices are used to reduce limb EDEMA and prevent venous THROMBOEMBOLISM, such as deep vein thrombosis in the legs.

History note

  • 2005

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D048228

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