Who can be helped?


Indications listed in our manual as allowed by the FDA include:

Poor arterial flow in the leg associated with:
Ischemic ulcers
Rest pain or claudication (pain with walking)
Threatened gangrene
Insufficient blood supply at an amputation site
Persisting ischemia after embolectomy or bypass surgery
Pre and Post-arterial reconstruction to improve runoff
Diabetes complicated by the above or other conditions possibly related to arterial insufficiency:
Nocturnal leg cramps
Necrobiosis diabeticorum
Venous diseases (once risk of emboli minimized):
Prophylaxis of deep vein thrombophlebitis
Edema and induration associated with chronic venous stasis
Venous stasis ulcers
Lymphedema:
Recent (therapy is most effectively initiated before secondary fibrosis has become established)
Chronic
Congestive Heart Failure

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