Chen XM, Wen CA, Gu DQ.

Development of an apparatus for preventing deep vein thrombosis.

Zhongguo Yi Liao Qi Xie Za Zhi. 2005 Jul;29(5):331-3.

The College of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University.

A kind of intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) apparatus is developed to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT),which is based on the theory of occurrence and prvention of the DVT and AT89C52 micro-controller. This paper introduces its principle, composition of electromechanical system and the software design. The apparatus has showed its characteristics of easy operation, high intelligence and high reliability.