89 results about "Lymphedema" patented technology

A compression garment for selective application for treatment of lymphedema and prevention of local ischemia of tissues at various locations of the body. The garment includes a pair or series of layers of hermetically sealed material, that can capture pressurized air, when applied therein, and is formed through the patterned sealing of the layers of the garment together, at select locations, to form air pockets that can selectively apply isolated points of pressure to the patient's affected area, without disrupting normal vascular and lymphatic functioning. The garment is design cut, for application to various segments of the body, and applies encompassing pressure over the entire affected area, and includes valves that can allow for the injection of measurable air, to the desired pressure points, or its deflation, after treatment. The compression device of this invention may also be formed as a segmented pad or mat, into which pneumatic pressurized air may be applied, at various segments, so as to regulate the amount of pressure applied to the surface of the body that is in contact with the pad or mat of this invention.

A method of body manipulation in furtherance of treating lymphedema is provided. A wrap, adapted to fit about a body extremity and having a trunk region, and limb regions, and a plurality of compartments distributed throughout the regions, is provided and applied to the body extremity. Each of the compartments of the plurality of compartments are capable of selective pressurization and depressurization. The body extremity is prepared for receipt of lymph fluid via a first pressurization and depressurization sequence of select compartments within select regions of the regions of the wrap, and lymph fluid is drained from the body extremity via a second pressurization and depressurization sequence of select compartments within select regions of the regions of the wrap, whereby the lymphatic system is stimulated so as to promote readsorption of pooled lymph fluid within surrounding tissue.

A method of body manipulation in furtherance of treating lymphedema is provided. A wrap, adapted to fit about a body extremity and having a trunk region, and limb regions, and a plurality of compartments distributed throughout the regions, is provided and applied to the body extremity. Each of the compartments of the plurality of compartments are capable of selective pressurization and depressurization. The body extremity is prepared for receipt of lymph fluid via a first pressurization and depressurization sequence of select compartments within select regions of the regions of the wrap, and lymph fluid is drained from the body extremity via a second pressurization and depressurization sequence of select compartments within select regions of the regions of the wrap, whereby the lymphatic system is stimulated so as to promote readsorption of pooled lymph fluid within surrounding tissue.

The invention provides polynucleotides and genes that are differentially expressed in lymphatic versus blood vascular endothelial cells. These genes are useful for treating diseases involving lymphatic vessels, such as lymphedema, various inflammatory diseases, and cancer metastasis via the lymphatic system.

The invention provides methods for detecting lymphedema and methods for managing lymphedema in an individual. The methods of the invention involves utilizing a light sensing device having a video camera, depth sensor and software effective to perform a 3-dimensional scan and generate a three-dimensional digital model of at least a portion of the body from data obtained by the camera and depth sensor, thereby obtaining a three-dimensional digital model of at least a portion of the body from which the size of a select region of the body can be assessed to detect, monitor and/or manage lymphedema. The invention also provides methods to detect and manage lymphedema that involve assessing any combination of size, amount of extracellular fluids, and thickness of the skin at a select region of the body of an individual.

A patient-friendly medical device is provided for removal of excess fluids from body tissue and is particularly useful to treat soft tissue inflammation, damage, edema and/or lymphedema. The comfortable medical device comprises a composite multilayered assembly that provides a gradient pressure compression device to compress body tissue of a patient in a controlled and graduated manner. The composite multilayered assembly can have an inner and/or outer layer to enhance uniform distribution of compression about the affected portion of the patient and can have flexible intermediate layers with elastomeric components such as foamed chips, foamed pieces, and/or chopped foam that can have a different density and/or size and/or shape to form channels (canals) therebetween to enhance flow of excess fluids from the body tissue of the patient. The channels or canals can create zones of gradient pressure to help move excess fluid from the tissue of the affected portion of the body of the patient.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medicines and in particular relates to a traditional Chinese medicine for treating lymphedema of upper limbs after breast cancer operation and a preparation method thereof. The traditional Chinese medicine for treating the lymphedema of the upper limbs after the breast cancer operation is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 50-70 parts of cudrania cochinchinensis, 50-70 parts of cassia twig, 50-70 parts of mulberry leaf, 50-70 parts of milkvetch, 20-40 parts of codonopsis pilosula, 11-19 parts of curcuma aromatica, 11-19 parts of Chinese angelica, 20-40 parts of eclipta alba, 16-24 parts of white atractylodes rhizome, 11-19 parts of white paeony root, 6-14 parts of poria cocos, 20-40 parts of salvia miltiorrhiza, 6-14 parts of semen coicis and 50-70 parts of loess doll. The traditional Chinese medicine for treating the lymphedema of the upper limbs after the breast cancer operation has the effects of clearing and activating the channels and collaterals, replenishing blood and activating blood circulation, dissipating stasis and stopping pain as well as inducing diuresis to alleviate edema and has the advantages of high curative ratio and no adverse effect when being used for treating the lymphedema of the upper limbs after the breast cancer operation.

Disclosed herein are nucleic acid molecules comprising a nucleotide sequence of sVEGF-2, proteins encoded by those sequences and antibodies that bind to the protein. Also disclosed are methods for inhibiting or enhancing expression or activity of sVEGFR-2 and methods for inhibiting graft rejection, particularly cornea graph rejection. Also described are methods for inhibiting lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic endothelial cell proliferation by administering an effective amount of sVEGFR-2 and methods for treating lymphedema by inhibiting the activity of sVEGFR-2.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical devices and particularly discloses a depth scanning and information analysis-based upper limb lymphedema monitoring system. The system comprises three parts including a scanning platform, a software analysis system and a cloud platform, wherein the scanning platform obtains depth and color data of upper limb of a patient suffering from edema and is controlled to run by the software analysis system; the software analysis system performs automatic grading diagnosis on the edema through depth scanning, image processing and information analysis; a doctor performs intervention treatment on the patient through a diagnosis result; the cloud platform stores the data of the scanning platform and the software system, and creates a personalized archive for the patient; and the doctor can perform remote medical treatment on the patient according to the cloud platform. According to the system, the multifunctionality and high efficiency of edema monitoring can be realized; edema assessment is performed by adopting multi-feature fusion analysis, and comprehensive analysis is performed through multiple features such as space, color, texture and the like, so that the system is superior to a current measurement form for a single index of the edema; and the system is low in cost, small in occupied space and convenient to use, and is of important significance for popularization and use in families and hospitals.

The invention relates to the technical field of a medical appliance, in particular to a far infrared radiation treatment instrument for treating limb lymphedema. The far infrared radiation treatment instrument is characterized by comprising an upper box body and a lower box body, wherein each of the upper box body and the lower box body is provided with a semicircular cavity; the semicircular cavities are matched to form a limb thermal therapy space; each of the upper box body and the lower box body is provided with a far infrared heating tube; the far infrared heating tubes are uniformly arranged along the peripheral direction of the thermal therapy space; the cavity wall surface of each semicircular cavity is a light reflecting surface; each far infrared heating tube is a far infrared heating tube for emitting low-temperature far infrared rays. The far infrared radiation treatment instrument has the advantage that the far infrared radiation treatment instrument with the advantages of safety, good curative effect, no side effect and convenience in operation is provided.

The present invention identifies genes whose gene products are differentially expressed lymphedema tissues, particularly cutaneous tissue involved in whole organ response to lymphedema. The invention provides methods for diagnosing or assessing an individual's susceptibility to lymphedema. Also provided are therapeutic methods for treating a patient or methods for prophylactically treating an individual susceptible to lymphedema. Additionally, the invention describes screening methods for identifying agents that can be administered to treat individuals that have or at risk of developing lymphedema.

In a foot bandage for compression therapy of lymphedema on the foot, with a sole section, side sections connected laterally to sole section, which are joined to each other at least in a section that comes to lie above the heel when the foot bandage is applied, and at least a distal tab section made of an elastic material, which can be wound around the instep and fastened to a side section in order to exert compression on the foot, in which the distal tab section or each tab section has at least one pull tab on which fasteners are arranged, a proximal compression band made from elastic material fastenable removably to the side sections is provided. The compression band has at least a first fastener and is attached to the side sections by means of the first fastener above the heel, when the foot bandage is applied in area.

The invention relates to a medicament for treating lymphedema and venous edema. The medicament is mainly prepared from the following raw material medicaments in part by weight: 20 to 40 parts of lightyellow sophora root, 5 to 15 parts of figwort root, 5 to 15 parts of root of red-rooted salvia and 5 to 15 parts of ginger. The invention also discloses application of the medicament for treating the lymphedema and the venous edema. The invention belongs to a Chinese medicinal compound preparation, and the compatibility meets the principle of monarch, minister, assistant and guide of Chinese medicaments. Pharmacodynamic experiments prove that the medicament can obviously reduce the lymphedema and the venous edema of patients, and prevent and treat skin tissue infection, hyperblastosis of skin and hypoderm and fibrosis complication. The lightyellow sophora root, the figwort root and the root red-rooted salvia in the medicament for treating the lymphedema and the venous edema have obvious synergistic effects; the ginger can reduce coldness of the medicaments; and fructus amomi has the effects of nourishing stomach. Therefore, the medicament reduces the side effects of stomach discomfort when improving curative effects. The medicament has small side effects, is suitable for long-term use, and is the safe and effective medicament for treating the lymphedema.