ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,067, issued on Oct. 20.
"Rapid cycling compression device for the prevention of thrombosis" was invented by John D. Welsh (Philadelphia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A DVT prevention and/or mitigation device including a wearable band having an inflatable bladder with an inflatable portion. A majority of the inflatable portion of the inflatable bladder being positionable between a user's knee and a midpoint of the user's gastrocnemius muscle when the wearable band is disposed about a leg of the user. The inflatable bladder also being inflatable to apply pressure to a portion of the user's gastrocnemius muscle and a compressed air sou...