CPC A61H 1/008 (2013.01) [A61B 90/17 (2016.02); A61F 5/0009 (2013.01); A61F 5/03 (2013.01); A61F 5/30 (2013.01); A61F 13/148 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00818 (2013.01); A61F 5/26 (2013.01); A61H 2205/083 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An endoscopy support apparatus, comprising:
a primary elastic wrap comprising a band of elastic material sized for placement around a subject's lower abdomen and configured to apply a selected degree of constant pressure and support through contraction of the band of elastic material across the subject's lower abdomen in order to facilitate passage of an endoscope;
a closing mechanism provided at an end of the primary elastic wrap to secure the primary elastic wrap around the subject's lower abdomen; and
an elastic secondary strap having a first, terminal end fixed to the primary elastic wrap at a left portion of the primary elastic wrap and configured to stretch left to right across a front abdomen portion of the primary elastic wrap on an exterior side and to removably couple at a second, non-fixed end to the primary elastic wrap at a non-fixed position to exert additional location specific compression to the subject's lower abdomen, wherein an additional degree of compression through contraction is adjustable based on a position at which the second, non-fixed end of the elastic secondary strap is coupled to the primary elastic wrap, wherein the elastic secondary strap comprises a tapered shape that tapers along more than half of a length of the elastic secondary strap from the first, terminal end to the second, non-fixed end.
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