GARMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE MUSCLE OR JOINT ACTIVITY SENSOR AND AT LEAST ONE ACTUATOR RESPONSIVE TO THE SENSOR AND RELATED METHODS
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1. A garment system, comprising:
- at least one flexible compression garment configured to be worn on at least one body part of a subject, the at least one flexible compression garment defining an interior space configured to receive the at least one body part;
one or more activity sensors supported by the at least one flexible compression garment, the one or more activity sensors positioned and configured to sense at least one characteristic of at least one muscle or at least one joint of the at least one body part that is related to muscle activity or joint activity thereof, the one or more activity sensors further configured to output one or more sensing signals indicative of the at least one characteristic;
one or more actuators positioned relative to the at least one flexible compression garment and configured to cause the at least one flexible compression garment to selectively compress against or selectively relieve compression against the at least one body part; and
a control system operably coupled to the one or more actuators and further operably coupled to the one or more activity sensors to receive the one or more sensing signals therefrom, the control system including control electrical circuitry configured to direct the one or more actuators to cause the at least one flexible compression garment to selectively compress against or selectively relieve compression against the at least one body part responsive to the one or more sensing signals from the one or more activity sensors.
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a garment system including at least one muscle or at least one joint activity sensor, and at least one actuator that operates responsive to sensing feedback from the at least one muscle or the at least one joint activity sensor to cause a flexible compression garment to selectively compress against or selectively relieve compression against at least one body part of a subject. Embodiments disclosed herein also relate to methods of using such garment systems.
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1. A garment system, comprising:
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at least one flexible compression garment configured to be worn on at least one body part of a subject, the at least one flexible compression garment defining an interior space configured to receive the at least one body part; one or more activity sensors supported by the at least one flexible compression garment, the one or more activity sensors positioned and configured to sense at least one characteristic of at least one muscle or at least one joint of the at least one body part that is related to muscle activity or joint activity thereof, the one or more activity sensors further configured to output one or more sensing signals indicative of the at least one characteristic; one or more actuators positioned relative to the at least one flexible compression garment and configured to cause the at least one flexible compression garment to selectively compress against or selectively relieve compression against the at least one body part; and a control system operably coupled to the one or more actuators and further operably coupled to the one or more activity sensors to receive the one or more sensing signals therefrom, the control system including control electrical circuitry configured to direct the one or more actuators to cause the at least one flexible compression garment to selectively compress against or selectively relieve compression against the at least one body part responsive to the one or more sensing signals from the one or more activity sensors. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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- 38. The garment system of claim 38, wherein the at least one operational program is related to skills training for at least one selected activity.
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41. A garment system, comprising:
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at least one flexible compression garment configured to be worn on at least one body part of a subject, the at least one flexible compression garment defining an interior space configured to receive the at least one body part; one or more muscle activity sensors supported by the at least one flexible compression garment, the one or more muscle activity sensors positioned and configured to sense at least one characteristic of at least one muscle of the at least body part that is related to muscle activity thereof, the one or more muscle activity sensors further configured to output one or more sensing signals indicative of the at least one characteristic; one or more actuators positioned relative to the at least one flexible compression garment and configured to cause the at least one flexible compression garment to selectively compress against or selectively relieve compression against the at least one body part; and a control system operably coupled to the one or more actuators and further operably coupled to the one or more muscle activity sensors to receive the one or more sensing signals therefrom, the control system including control electrical circuitry configured to direct the one or more actuators to cause the at least one flexible compression garment to selectively compress against the at least one body part responsive to the one or more sensing signals from the one or more muscle activity sensors indicating that the muscle activity is over or below a threshold level.
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42. A method, comprising:
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wearing at least one flexible compression garment of a garment system on at least one body part of a subject, the garment system including one or more activity sensors configured to sense at least one characteristic of at least one muscle or at least one joint of the at least one body part that is related to muscle activity or joint activity thereof and one or more actuators configured to cause the at least one flexible compression garment to selectively compress against or selectively relieve compression against the at least one body part; with the one or more activity sensors, sensing the at least one characteristic of the at least one muscle or the at least one joint of the at least one body part; and responsive to sensing the at least one characteristic via the one or more activity sensors, actuating the one or more actuators to cause the at least one flexible compression garment to selectively compress against or selectively relieve compression against the at least one body part. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57)
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