13 results about "Compression garment" patented technology

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.

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 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 is selectively engageable and operable by a controller via a reversible connector for inflation, the compression garment including a plurality of bladders and a compression garment conduit. The compression garment conduit includes a plurality of garment tube segments in fluid communication with the plurality of bladders at a first compression garment conduit end and includes a second compression garment conduit end opposite the first compression garment conduit end. The reversible connector has a first connector portion and a second connector portion that are selectively reversibly connectable together to form the reversible connector.

A chip sleeve garment is presented, comprising an outer layer of fabric connected to an inner layer of fabric to form a sleeve with a space between the outer and inner layers. Foam chips, flat foam, or raised foam are placed in the space between the outer and inner layers. The garment includes two ends, at least one of which is open, and a notch at that open end containing a hole. The notch can be separated to create a larger hole, allowing the garment to be put on or taken off more easily. A second garment can be worn over the chip sleeve garment. Either the chip sleeve garment, the second garment, or both can be compression garments.

The invention relates to a compression garment set for applying compression to a body part consisting of at least one compression article as well as at least one pressure pad pertaining to the compression article, wherein in the wearing position of the compression garment set pressure pad comes to lie under the compression article, and wherein the pressure pad has at least one adhesive surface a side directed towards the wearer in the wearing position so that the pressure pad can be positioned on the skin of a wearer detached from the compression article.

The present invention relates to compression garments comprising a knitted fabric, wherein the knitted fabric comprises a first yarn comprising a first viscose and a second yarn comprising a second viscose. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such a compression garment. Figure 1 for cover publication.

In general, the invention described herein broadly relates to a compression garment for compressing a torso of a wearer, the compression garment comprising: a flexible layer shaped to enclose the torso of the wearer and configured to define a front portion and a back portion; a first adjustment mechanism engaged with each of the front portion and the back portion to facilitate adjustment of the flexible layer about a first side of the torso of the wearer; and a second adjustment mechanism engaged with each of the front portion and the back portion to facilitate adjustment of the flexible layer about a second side of the torso of the wearer, wherein each of the first adjustment mechanism and the second adjustment mechanism comprises cooperating engagement means defining a plurality of engagement configurations, whereby each of the plurality of engagement configurations provides a different level of compression to the torso of the wearer.

Method for manufacturing a compression garment and associated compression garment. The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a compression garment, more particularly for the treatment of lymphedema or lipedema, the method comprising the following steps: - providing a flat knitting machine, the flat knitting machine comprising four knitting beds and a depositing device adapted for depositing at least one weft yarn (46) between two of the four knitting beds, and - knitting a closed knit along a circumference comprising rows of stitches with the four knitting beds, at least one weft yarn (46) being inserted between the rows of stitches by the depositing device, the at least one weft yarn (46) being an elastic yarn, the rows of stitches being formed by stitch yarns comprising at least one elastic stitch yarn (42). Figure for the abstract: Fig 2

An apparatus for donning a compression garment includes a base having a platform extending along a longitudinal axis. A bladder has a wall defining an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface defines an interior volume. The wall is folded upon itself along a rolled end so that a first portion of the wall is surrounded by a second portion of the wall. An inlet port is in fluid communication with the interior volume of the bladder. The outer surface of the first portion of the wall defines a receiving space positioned within and surrounded by the outer surface of the first portion. At least a portion of the bladder is movable relative to the platform to permit the rolled end to change position along the wall of the bladder.

This disclosure relates to compression garments, specifically to compression garments to promote lymphatic circulation and / or circulation of other bodily fluids. The garments can include compression actuator units that can apply a pull force on a strap of the compression garment to apply compression to an anatomical feature of the user. The compression actuator units can be actuated via contraction of a wire made of shape memory material. The compression actuator units can include a plurality of levers to amplify the effect of the contraction of the wire to provide a wide range of compressive forces to the user.

One variation of a method includes: accessing a virtual mesh representing a body part; calculating a center line of the virtual mesh; radially downscaling the virtual mesh, radially about the center line, according to a target radial compression for a compression garment; projecting a primary rotation axis of a joint, represented in the virtual mesh, onto the virtual mesh; and calculating a neutral plane corresponding to minimal axial displacement of soft tissue proximal a joint during articulation of the joint. This variation of the method also includes generating a three-dimensional model of the compression garment including: virtual compression links that cooperate to achieve the target radial compression proximal the joint and exhibit a first longitudinal compliance based on proximity to the primary rotation axis and the neutral plane; and virtual connector links that link pairs of adjacent virtual compression links.