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Compression integument

  • US 10,617,593 B2
  • Filed: 09/13/2014
  • Issued: 04/14/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A compression integument for applying controllable compression to a portion of the anatomy of a user, comprising:

  • an elongated body sized and configured to be applied to a portion of the anatomy of the user, the elongated body including at least two segments, each segment configured to encircle a different part of the user'"'"'s anatomy;

    one or more shape-changing elements supported by the elongated body and configured to apply a compressive force to the portion of the anatomy of the user; and

    a controller configured to selectively actuate the one or more shape-changing elements to reduce the effective length of the elongated body, to thereby apply pressure to the portion of the anatomy of the user by way of the elongated body, wherein the controller includes;

    a circuit board integrated into one segment of the elongated body;

    a microcontroller mounted to the circuit board, the microcontroller programmed to actuate the shape-changing elements according to a compression protocol stored in a memory of the microcontroller;

    a distribution circuit board in each of the at least two segments other than said one segment; and

    a ground plane in each of the at least two segments, wherein the memory wires are electrically connected between the ground plane and the distribution circuit board in a corresponding segment of the elongated body, and further wherein the circuit board in said one segment and the distribution circuit board in each of the at least two segments other than said one segment are electrically connected by a flexible multiconductor.

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