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Israelis come up with anti-thrombosis airline seat

July 19, 2013 19:00
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A new airline seat that allows more leg movement during a flight, lowering the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), has been developed by a team in Israel.

Harry Abramowitz and David Gertz, both from the Department of Surgery and the Vascular Surgery Unit of Shaare Zedek Medical Centre in Jerusalem, conducted research in which volunteers sat on a normal airline seat continuously for five hours, and then the modified seat for five hours. The venous volume of their leg calves was measured before and after both tests.

The research showed that 23 out of 25 volunteers saw improvements in the blood flow to their legs after using the modified seat.

“These are extremely promising results,” said the creator, Israeli entrepreneur Arnold Jonas.