61 results about "Compression garment" patented technology

Compression garment systems and methods may deliver fluid to one or more fluid cells using a target pressure and an adjustable manifold pressure that may be adjusted to, for example, deliver an amount of fluid to the one or more fluid cells to achieve the desired target pressure. Further, the compression garment systems and methods may provide a graphical user interface depicting a human-shaped graphical element and a compression therapy graphical indication about the human-shaped graphical element. The compression therapy graphical indication may indicate, or show, where on the human-shaped graphical element the compression therapy may be delivered to. Still further, the compression garment systems and methods may include or use a communication interface to determine or identify a compression garment to be used therewith. The identity of the compression garment can be used to configure compression therapy for the compression garment.

A saphenous vein compression system(s) and methods of use including a wound bolster applied over the saphenous vein, a compression liner or stocking applied over the wound bolster, and a thigh therapeutic compression garment applied over both with the thigh therapeutic compression garment inflated for compression therapy on the thigh and saphenous vein of a user.

The present application relates to the field of medical devices, in particular to a breast cancer postoperative compression garment with pressure self-adaptive adjustment function. The garment comprises: an asymmetric garment body, the inner side of which is provided with a healthy side support and pressure zone, a diseased side gentle pressure zone and a diseased side armpit pressure zone; an intelligent pressure sensing system, which is embedded in the three zones respectively, for independently collecting real-time pressure data of each zone; a self-adaptive adjustment mechanism, which is in communication connection with the sensing system, including independent adjustment systems serving the healthy side, the diseased side chest wall and the diseased side armpit respectively, for independently and dynamically adjusting the pressure of the corresponding zone according to the pressure feedback; a drainage tube channel is integrally arranged in the diseased side gentle pressure zone. Through three-zone independent closed-loop control, the present application can provide support, therapeutic compression and filling compression for the healthy side, the diseased side chest wall and the diseased side armpit respectively, realizing precise and personalized pressure treatment, and significantly improving postoperative rehabilitation effect and patient comfort.

A garment is herein disclosed. In some implementations, the garment may comprise a support layer configured to be worn by a patient. The support layer may be sized and dimensioned to cover at least a portion of the patient and associated with a transducer array fastener. A transducer array may have a skin-facing surface and a complementary array fastener associated with a surface opposite the skin-facing surface. The transducer array fastener may be operable to be coupled with the complementary array fastener. The transducer array may have a first edge, a second edge opposite the first edge; and a protective layer disposed on the skin-facing surface of the transducer array. The protective layer may have a release member extending from the protective layer adjacent to the first edge of the transducer array and extends beyond the second edge of the transducer array.

A therapeutic compression garment, including: a body portion; and a spine portion, wherein the bands extending from either the body portion and / or spine portion attach the body and spine portions together when the body and spine portions are wrapped around a body limb, and wherein the spine portion is releasably attached onto the body portion such that the spine portion is positionable at different locations on the body portion.

A compression garment having one or more flex frames that can be shortened or lengthened to apply or release a compressive force to the limb or other anatomical feature of a user. The compression garment can have a wire made of shape memory material (shape memory alloy). A controller of the compression garment can supply an electrical input to the wire, generating heat that can cause the wire to contract such that the flex frame deflects to a shorter length to apply a compressive force to the limb or other anatomical feature of the user. The one or more flex frames can be contracted in unison or in sequence to direct the flow of bodily fluids in the limb or other anatomical feature of the user.

A compression garment system including an upper body garment and a controller. The upper body garment may include a torso garment portion and at least one upper arm garment portion. The upper body garment may include a plurality of pressure applying regions controllable to apply pressure to a plurality of portions of the upper body. The upper body garment may also include at least one underarm strap positionable proximate an underarm region of the user between the torso garment portion and the at least one upper arm garment portion. The plurality of pressure applying regions may include at least one underarm pressure applying region.

A chip sleeve garment including an outer layer of fabric connected to an inner layer of fabric to form a sleeve with a space between the outer layer of fabric and the inner layer of fabric. Foam chips, flat foam, or foam with ridges are disposed in the space between the outer layer of fabric and the inner layer of fabric. The garment includes two ends, including at least one open end, and a notch in at least one open end having an opening. The notch can be separated to create a larger opening than the opening to allow the garment to be donned or doffed easier than the opening allows. A second garment can be disposed over the chip sleeve garment. Either the chip sleeve garment, the second garment, or both can be compression garments.

The invention relates to a post-operative compression garment designed to compress a part of a patient's body, characterised in that it comprises: at least one compression textile and a plurality of silicone tracks (1) arranged on a plurality of support strips arranged on a face of the compression textile intended to be in contact with the skin of the patient, the support strips having a common point in an upper portion of the garment, the distance between the support strips increasing at an increasing distance from the common point so that the silicone tracks adhere to the skin of the patient along a respective lymphatic drainage path of said part of the patient's body.

Disclosed is a computer implemented method for generating compression garment fit information, the method including acquiring a video or images of a person; inputting the acquired video or images to an artificial intelligence module; determining the compression garment fit information by the artificial intelligence module; and outputting the compression garment fit information.

The present invention relates to a smart adjustable compression garment for treating lymphoedema, which comprises a plurality of bandages (1) positioned horizontally and parallel with respect to one another and arranged consecutively or in sections, wherein each bandage (1) of the plurality of bandages is joined by a perpendicular bandage (4) by means of a seam in the central part thereof, and wherein the ends of the bandages (1) comprise a joining material (3) that allows same to be joined and / or fastened, wherein the joining material (3) can be formed by two strips of different fabrics that allow same to engage upon contact; and a protective case (10), wherein the garment is connected to a mobile application that collects and stores compression adjustment data and other clinical data.

A medical compression garment for applying compression to a patient's body part may include a first material adapted to be wrapped around the body part, and a second material fixated on a section of the first material. The second material collapses the first material such that the first material forms wrinkles along the section.

A garment is provided that is arranged to be worn on a lower limb of a human subject and to cover a knee of the lower limb of the human subject and / or be provided at, above or below the knee of the lower limb of the human subject in use. At least one section of said garment is arranged to provide a compressive force to one or more locations on the lower limb of the human subject when worn in use. The garment is arranged such that the part of said garment that covers said knee and / or is provided at, immediately above or immediately below the knee when the garment is worn in use has at least one region that applies no compressive force to the venous vessels of the knee of the human subject or any compressive force that is applied to the venous vessels of the knee is less than or equal to about 8 mmHg.

We provide systems, methods, and devices that utilize reversible connectors. [Solution] A compression garment that is selectively engageable and operable by a controller for inflation via a reversible connector, the compression garment comprising a plurality of bladders and compression garment piping. The compression garment piping includes a plurality of garment tubes that are in fluid communication with the plurality of bladders at a first compression garment piping end, and includes a second compression garment piping end on the opposite side of the first compression garment piping end. The reversible connector has a first connector portion and a second connector portion, the first connector portion and the second connector portion being selectively and reversibly connectable together to form a reversible connector.

A system for determining the pressure under a compression garment applied around the circumference of a body part comprises an imaging device for producing image data representing a portion of the garment at a measured location and a processing device arranged to analyze the image data. The processing device uses the data to determine the circumference of the body part at the measured location and a tension in the garment portion, thereby obtaining a pressure value based on the circumference and tension.

A compression garment wrapped around a limb of a user includes a foam layer having a first face configured to oppose the limb of the user when wrapped around the limb of the user, and a second face opposite the first face. The foam layer includes a first plurality of perforations extending through the foam layer from the first face to the second face. The compression garment also includes a moisture wicking layer on the first face of the foam layer that wicks moisture in a transverse direction away from the first face of the foam layer, and to spread the moisture in a lateral direction within the moisture wicking layer perpendicular to the transverse direction, to wick moisture to a portion of the first plurality of perforations to exit the foam layer.

A compression garment configured to be worn over at least a wearer's pelvic area and upper legs is disclosed comprising an upper thigh region, a lower thigh region and a buttock region. An inner surface of each of the upper thigh, lower thigh, and buttock regions comprises a respective plurality of pads. Also disclosed is a compression garment configured to be worn over at least a wearer's shoulders and upper arms, comprising, an upper inner biceps region, an upper inner triceps region, and an outer arm region. An inner surface of each of the upper inner biceps, upper inner triceps and outer arm regions comprises a respective plurality of pads.

A reprocessed compression garment (120) comprising at least one inflatable chamber (12) is provided. The compression garment further comprises a cleaned connecting fluid tube (15), a cleaned fluid connector (30) in fluid connection with the at least one inflatable chamber (12) via the cleaned connecting fluid tube (15), and an identification component (31) part of the cleaned fluid connector (30). Wherein the length of the cleaned fluid connector (30) is less than 45 mm, the identification component (31) is detectable by a sensor of an external pump (110) when connected to the reprocessed compression garment (120), and wherein an operating pressure of the pump is automatically set by using the identification component (31) located in the cleaned fluid connector (30) of the reprocessed compression garment (120) when connected to the pump (110). (To be published with fig. 1)

A compression garment apparatus for a body part of an human and / or animal having a flexible backing, attaching means, a segmented flex frame, and a shape memory alloy on the segmented flex frame. The shape memory alloy can be connected to two terminals on the frame forming a circuit. A controller can be connected to the terminals applying current to the shape memory alloy at defined intervals providing intermittent, sequenced, or continuous compression therapy.

Monitoring vital parameters of a wearer of a compression garment by analyzing a pressure signal waveform indicative of a fluid pressure in an inflatable and deflatable bladder of the compression garment. Analyzing the pressure signal waveform for an oscillating amplitude as a function of time and / or a representation of a pulse of the wearer provides an indication of blood pressure of the wearer.

A sensing device for sensing a compressive pressure applied by a compression bandage or a compression garment comprises a flexible substrate for wearing beneath the compression bandage or the compression garment. The sensing device also comprises a compression sensor attached to the flexible substrate, the compression sensor comprising an input and an output and a signal path therebetween. The input and the output are arranged such that a sensor signal received by the output varies in dependence on a relative configuration of the input and the output and / or the signal path therebetween. Also, the input and the output are arranged such that their relative configuration varies in dependence on a compressive pressure applied to the compression sensor, the compressive pressure having a component perpendicular to the substrate.

The utility model discloses a wound compression corset after pacemaker implantation, which comprises a fixed seat and an elastic back cushion, two shoulder bandages and two chest bandages are arranged on the periphery of the back cushion, the two shoulder bandages respectively bypass shoulders of a patient, and the two chest bandages respectively bypass armpits on two sides of the patient. Two shoulder belt buckles and two chest belt buckles are arranged on the periphery of the fixing base, the two shoulder binding belts penetrate through the two shoulder belt buckles respectively and are fixed through hook-and-loop fasteners in a pasted mode, the two chest binding belts penetrate through the two chest belt buckles respectively and are fixed through hook-and-loop fasteners in a pasted mode, and a water bag is arranged on the back face of the fixing base. The fixing base is fixed to the position where a pacemaker is placed in the chest of a patient through the shoulder bandage and the chest bandage, compression hemostasis is conducted on the chest wound of the patient through the water bag, the length of the shoulder bandage and the length of the chest bandage can be adjusted according to requirements, the device is suitable for patients of different body types, the water bag is not prone to deviating from the pacemaker, and the compression hemostasis effect is good; in addition, the patient is not limited in movement, and can move the body and lift up to the toilet.

Determining whether a compression garment is worn by a wearer of the garment by analyzing a pressure signal waveform indicative of a fluid pressure in an inflatable and deflatable bladder of the compression garment. Variance detected in the pressure signal waveform during the analysis is indicative of a change in condition of the compression garment. In one aspect the change in condition is verified using confirmatory analysis. In another aspect, the variance is one of a pressure rise and a pressure impulse. In yet another aspect, the variance is an oscillating amplitude as a function of time representative of a pulse of the wearer.

A compression garment having one or more flex frames that can be shortened or lengthened to apply or release a compressive force to the limb or other anatomical feature of a user. The compression garment can have a wire made of shape memory material (shape memory alloy). A controller of the compression garment can supply an electrical input to the wire, generating heat that can cause the wire to contract such that the flex frame deflects to a shorter length to apply a compressive force to the limb or other anatomical feature of the user. The one or more flex frames can be contracted in unison or in sequence to direct the flow of bodily fluids in the limb or other anatomical feature of the user.

The disclosure provides a compression garment (68) formed of a stretchable fabric (10) with a uniform, i.e. constant, elasticity but in which the compression garment provides different degrees of garment compression when worn by a wearer due to geometric cuts (6, 8) made to the fabric to form one or more fabric panels (2, 4) that extend the entire length of the circumferential portion (60) of the garment. The circumferential portion surrounds a wearer's body part (66) and includes degrees of compression that vary at different locations (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26), along the axial direction (62). The geometric cuts produce non-linear edges (6A, 6B, 8A, 8B) and are made to provide different circumferential lengths (12F, 14F, 16F, 18F, 20F, 22F, 24F, 26F) of fabric that produce desired compression levels at various axial locations, and are calculated using formulas and algorithms that take into account various factors relating to the fabric and the garment being formed.

A compression garment (1) for post-liposuction patients integrates real-time monitoring and therapeutic intervention to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and embolism. The stretchable, biocompatible garment applies 20-30 mmHg of compression and comprises of blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) sensors (2), respiratory rate sensors (3), and motion / posture sensors (4). A Doppler ultrasound transducer system (50) monitors venous blood flow, while a biochemical patch detects D-dimer levels in sweat or micro-lacrimal samples. Pneumatic micro-bladders cyclically inflate to promote venous return upon detecting elevated embolism risk. A detachable control module (5) processes sensor data, computes a risk index using AI-driven analytics, and triggers alerts via haptic or wireless communication to external devices or hospital EMR systems.