Little Time Needed to Become Proficient with the Circulator Boot

John F. Boyle DPM
1130 Western Avenue
P.O. Box 6040
Chillicothe, OH 45601
740-775-7800

June 14, 2000

Mr. David Plank
Circulator Boot Corp.
72 Pennsylvania Avenue
Malvern, PA. 19355

Re: EFFICACY OF END DIASTOLIC PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION THERAPY

Dear Mr. Plank:

This is a letter to update you on the success that we have found using End Diastolic Pneumatic Compression for diabetic foot ulcers. It is my pleasure to inform you that I have seen significant improvement and healing of wounds otherwise regarded as a lost cause. These patients would have eventually gone on to below knee amputation which as you know costs Medicare between fifty and sixty thousand dollars per amputation. I have been using End Diastolic Pneumatic Compression now for approximately five months and in that time we have successfully healed at least six individual patients with significant ulcerations of their feet.

One gentlemen in particular who already suffered a BKA of his right limb had an exceptionally large ulceration and went on to bypass surgery with an improvement of AVI index of .2-.6. His ulcer was stagnant and not healing for a period of three months after bypass surgery. We placed him in End Diastolic Pneumatic Boot Compression Therapy and have documented an increase of his AVI to .85 from .60. This is approximately a 25% increase in the blood flow after only eight treatments of End Diastolic Pneumatic Compression. His ulcer is now almost completely healed. I have several other case studies I will forward to you as soon as time allows. I cannot thank you enough for this particular advanced technology in limb salvage.

As you know, for every limb that we salvage we have saved Medicare and insurance carriers anywhere between fifty and sixty thousand dollars per occurrence. Here in my area approximately between 1997 and 1998 there were approximately 100 amputations per year. If we are able to save even half of those from going on to amputation that would have saved Medicare in the neighborhood of 2.5 million dollars. In my opinion not only is End Diastolic Pneumatic Compression effective in limb salvage but it is extremely cost effective.

Thanks again for making this technology available.

Sincerely,

(Original signed) John F. Boyle, D.P.M.

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