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Abstract

A device is provided for applying pressure to the human leg for use in conjunction with treatment of varicose veins. The device includes a flexible member and at least one air bladder chamber integral thereto that are adapted to securely wrap around the human leg. A tube in fluid communication with the air bladder chamber(s) extends to an air pumping mechanism that operates to inflate the air bladder chamber(s) to a pressurized state. The flexible member preferably includes an opening at the knee joint level to enable a patella to protrude therethrough. In addition, the flexible member preferably extends below knee joint level and is adapted to securely wrap around a lower portion of a leg to provide stability to the leg. Preferably, the air bladder chamber of the device is substantially longer in a first dimension than in a second dimension orthogonal thereto such that the air bladder chamber can be positioned to cover a portion of the human leg that is relatively long in the vertical dimension and narrow in the horizontal dimension.

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