12/08/2026
Welcome to our 2nd episode of Closing the Compression Gap series, where you can explore how digital innovation, clinical expertise, and better decision support can help improve compression therapy for both clinicians and patients.
Episode 2 — From Doppler to ABPI to prescription
Reliable VASCULAR ASSESSMENT is the foundation of safe compression therapy.
Before compression can be initiated, clinicians need to assess arterial status — typically using a handheld Doppler and blood pressure cuff to calculate the Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI).
Yet this critical step remains a major bottleneck in practice. Manual calculations, waveform interpretation, inconsistent documentation and limited confidence can all contribute to delays in starting treatment.
This is where Compression Assistant comes in.
Our platform:
→ Digitises the Doppler waveform
→ Supports waveform interpretation
→ Guides clinicians through ABPI step by step
→ Calculates ABPI automatically
→ Documents the assessment
→ Highlights when additional vascular assessment may be needed
What can traditionally take 10–15 minutes can be completed in just a few minutes through one guided workflow.
Safer. Faster. More consistent vascular assessment.
Because better compression starts with better assessment.