Compression integument
First Claim
1. A compression integument for applying controllable compression to the limb of a user, comprising:
- an elongated compressible body sized to encircle a limb of a user, the body including a wearable fabric, one or more compressible pads, and a fastener arrangement at opposite ends of the body configured for releasable engagement to wrap the body around the limb;
one or more tensioning elements integrated into the compressible body and arranged to encircle the limb when the body is wrapped around the limb; and
a micro-processor based actuator for selectively actuating the one or more tensioning elements to reduce the effective diameter of the tensioning elements encircling the limb, to thereby apply pressure to the limb by way of the compressible body;
wherein the one or more compressible pads are affixed to a surface of the wearable fabric facing the limb of the user, wherein the one or more tensioning elements are integrated into the one or more compressible pads;
wherein the one or more compressible pads includes a rigid portion affixed to the wearable fabric and a relatively compressible portion affixed to the rigid portion and arranged to face the patient'"'"'s limb when the integument is wrapped there around; and
wherein one of the rigid portion and the compressible portions of each pad defines at least one bore for receiving tensioning element therethrough.
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Abstract
A compression integument for applying controllable intermittent sequential compression to the limbs of a user comprises an elongated fabric body sized to encircle a limb of a user, one or more compressible pads affixed to a surface of the fabric body facing the limb when the fabric body is wrapped around the limb; one or more tensioning elements integrated into the fabric body or compressible pads and arranged to encircle the limb when the fabric body is wrapped around the limb, and a micro-processor based actuator for selectively actuating the one or more tensioning elements to reduce the effective diameter of the tensioning elements encircling the limb, to thereby apply pressure to the limb by way of the compressible pads.
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1. A compression integument for applying controllable compression to the limb of a user, comprising:
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an elongated compressible body sized to encircle a limb of a user, the body including a wearable fabric, one or more compressible pads, and a fastener arrangement at opposite ends of the body configured for releasable engagement to wrap the body around the limb; one or more tensioning elements integrated into the compressible body and arranged to encircle the limb when the body is wrapped around the limb; and a micro-processor based actuator for selectively actuating the one or more tensioning elements to reduce the effective diameter of the tensioning elements encircling the limb, to thereby apply pressure to the limb by way of the compressible body;
wherein the one or more compressible pads are affixed to a surface of the wearable fabric facing the limb of the user, wherein the one or more tensioning elements are integrated into the one or more compressible pads;
wherein the one or more compressible pads includes a rigid portion affixed to the wearable fabric and a relatively compressible portion affixed to the rigid portion and arranged to face the patient'"'"'s limb when the integument is wrapped there around; and
wherein one of the rigid portion and the compressible portions of each pad defines at least one bore for receiving tensioning element therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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