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Circulation management compression garment

a compression garment and circulation management technology, applied in the field of compression garments, can solve the problems of heart rate slowdown, adverse effects, lightheadedness or fainting,

Inactive Publication Date: 2019-01-03
THE MARENA GRP LLC
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Benefits of technology

The invention is a compression garment designed to manage circulation, which includes a waistband and two legs (lower and upper) with elastic panels. The garment also has a thigh portion, knee portion, and an ankle portion for better compression. Additionally, there is an opening between the two legs and a covering with a front and rear attachment section for easy customization. The technical effects of this invention include improved blood flow, reduced swelling, and better overall compression for improved comfort and fit.

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During re-entry from space into the atmosphere, body fluid, such as blood, tends to pool at the body extremities and the heart rate slows down, which can result in adverse effects, such as, but not limited to, light-headedness or fainting.
The MAG needs to be put on, taken off, and / or changed periodically, and complete removal of the compression garment can be cumbersome, particularly in the confines of a high-speed jet aircraft, space vehicle, space station, and / or at zero gravity.
Further, wearing the MAG under the compression garment can cause urine or feces collected in the MAG to be urged out of the MAG due to the compression properties of the fabric and the movements of the wearer, which can create a problematic mess.

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[0018]Unless otherwise indicated, the drawings are intended to be read (for example, cross-hatching, arrangement of parts, proportion, degree, or the like) together with the specification, and are to be considered a portion of the entire written description of this invention. As used in the following description, the terms “horizontal”, “vertical”, “left”, “right”, “up” and “down”, “upper” and “lower” as well as adjectival and adverbial derivatives thereof (for example, “horizontally”, “upwardly”, or the like), simply refer to the orientation of the illustrated structure as the particular drawing figure faces the reader. Similarly, the terms “inwardly” and “outwardly” generally refer to the orientation of a surface relative to its axis of elongation, or axis of rotation, as appropriate.

[0019]FIGS. 1-3 show a first exemplary embodiment of a garment 10 according to the present disclosure having a left leg 12, a right leg 14, and a waistband 16. The garment 10 includes a removable cove...

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Abstract

A compression garment for circulation management having leg portions constructed of one or more panels of elastic fabric, and, a removable covering.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims benefit of co-pending U.S. provisional patent application No. 62 / 527,207, filed Jun. 30, 2017, entitled CIRCULATION MANAGEMENT COMPRESSION GARMENT, and commonly assigned to the assignee of the present application, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety herein.FIELD[0002]The present disclosure relates to compression garments, and, more particularly, in exemplary embodiments, to garments with selective areas and types of compression to improve circulation management of a wearer, such as during re-entry from a low gravity environment, such as space, to a higher gravity environment.BACKGROUND[0003]During re-entry from space into the atmosphere, body fluid, such as blood, tends to pool at the body extremities and the heart rate slows down, which can result in adverse effects, such as, but not limited to, light-headedness or fainting. During liftoff, re-entry, and space walks astronauts typic...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D1/06
CPCA41D1/065A41D2400/38A41D2400/32A41D2500/10A41D2400/44A41D13/0015
Inventor BURHANCE, LINDA MARIESTEPHENS, JEFFREY DANMHETRE, SHAMAL K.
Owner THE MARENA GRP LLC