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Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices

Known as: Compression Devices, Intermittent Pneumatic, Pneumatic Intermittent Impulse Device 
Instruments that generate intermittent forces, uniformed or graduated, to facilitate the emptying of VEINS. These devices are used to reduce limb… 
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2019
2019
A Wireless Inductive Sensing Technology for Soft Pneumatic Actuators Using Magnetorheological Elastomers
This paper presents a novel wireless inductive sensing technology to measure body deformation of soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Tunable Pneumatic Microoptics
A new class of tunable and actuated microoptical devices is presented: pneumatic microoptics. Using microelectromechanical system… 
2008
2008
Thromboembolic Prophylaxis With Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices in Trauma Patients: A False Sense of Security?
PurposeIntermittent pneumatic compression devices provide a safe and attractive means of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. We… 
2007
2007
Intermittent pneumatic compression devices.
Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) devices are used to aid circulation in the lower limbs as a means of preventing deep… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis after Head and Spinal Trauma: Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices Versus Low Molecular Weight Heparin
Although there are alternative methods and drugs for preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE), it is not clear which modality is… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Meta-analysis of effectiveness of intermittent pneumatic compression devices with a comparison of thigh-high to knee-high sleeves.
Abstract This meta-analysis used all original articles from 1966 to June 1996 that fit the preset inclusion criteria to examine… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Meta-analysis of effectiveness of intermittent pneumatic compression devices with a comparison of thigh-high to knee-high sleeves.
This meta-analysis used all original articles from 1966 to June 1996 that fit the preset inclusion criteria to examine the… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
The effect of sequential compression devices on intraoperative blood loss during radical prostatectomy.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Clinical Applications of a Pneumatic Intermittent Impulse Compression Device after Trauma and Major Surgery to the Foot and Ankle*
A prospective study was designed to evaluate the effect of a pneumatic intermittent impulse device in the treatment of… 
1988
1988
Effects of intermittent pneumatic calf compression in normal and postphlebitic legs.
The changes in common femoral vein flow produced by three different intermittent pneumatic compression devices were recorded with… 
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