As a part of the Kendall SCD™ 700 Compression System SMART COMPRESSION™, the Kendall SCD™ Comfort Sleeves provide circumferential compression that is clinically proven to move more blood.^1-2

The Kendall SCD™ Comfort Sleeves have been designed to provide an increased level of comfort, and to increase patient compliance with mechanical prophylaxis.¹

 

SMART features of the Kendall SCD™ Comfort Sleeves:

SMART Sleeve Design

 

Circumferential Design

• Bladders extend to the end of each sleeve so that therapy is delivered at all points of contact
• Compresses a larger surface area, ² clearing blood from behind the valve cusp where most DVTs form³
• Delivers therapy regardless of sleeve position, which may save nursing time

Sequential Inflation

• Three separate chambers inflate to squeeze the leg in a ‘milking’ action

Gradient Pressure Patterns

• Helps move the blood from the legs, back up to the heart, with a clinically proven 45, 40, 30 mmHg pressure pattern.³
• Each chamber inflates at a different pressure to maximize blood flow

 

How the Kendall SCD^TM Comfort Sleeves address patient discomfort:

• Sweat and heat: Cool, venting inner fabric helps to wick sweat away from the skin, evaporating through the soft edges. Through this process, cool air is also transferred through the vent holes.
• Pressure: An improved bladder geometry helps distribute pressure evenly.
• Skin irritation: The sleeve’s pillowcase design may help address skin irritation by allowing the layers to glide freely among each other as patient shifts in bed.
• Itchiness: The sleeve material fibres have diameters similar to silk and cashmere, helping to deliver softness and smoothness.

 

¹ Conway D et al. A controlled study evaluating a newly designed sequential compression comfort sleeve in hospitalized patients. Presented at the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN), 22 October, 2010, in Las Vegas, USA.

² Janssen H, Treviño C, Williams D. Hemodynamic alterations in venous blood flow produced by external pneumatic compression. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 1993;34(5):441-447.

³ Nicolaides AN, Fernandes e Fernandes J, Pollock AV. Intermittent sequential pneumatic compression of the legs in the prevention of venous stasis and postoperative deep venous thrombosis. Surgery. 1980;87(1):69-76.