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US 11,311,421 B2Granted
Reduction kits
AssigneeMedi Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsMoses A. Lipshaw, Teresa Kennerknecht, Thomas Richardson, Sandra Anne Shaw, Dean J. Bender
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Abstract
Customizable garments and kits, including uses thereof, having adaptations for ease of positioning for providing therapeutic compression such as compression therapy for the treatment of circulatory disorders such as Lymphedema and Venous Disease.
Claims16
A compression garment, comprising:
- a body dimensioned to wrap at least partially around a limb of a subject, wherein the body has a length that is adjustable;
- a plurality of trimmable tension bands, extending from the body in a direction that is perpendicular to the length of the body, each band of the plurality of trimmable tension bands having a band width and a band length, wherein the band length is adjusted by trimming the band;
- wherein the plurality of trimmable tension bands are configured to be wrapped around the limb of the subject and tightened to provide compression to the limb;
- and wherein a portion of the body and one or more of the plurality of trimmable tension bands are removed to reduce an overall length of the garment;
- an adjustable limb positioning sleeve configured to hold the body and the plurality of trimmable tension bands on the limb of the subject prior to or during tightening, the adjustable limb positioning sleeve comprising a first flap and a second flap, each having a respective first end affixed to the body at an attachment position, and each having a respective second end that is configured to be trimmed to a shorter length to optimize fit on the limb of the subject, wherein the second end of the first flap is removably attachable to the second end of the second flap, wherein the first and second flaps are each dimensioned to have a sleeve width that is smaller than the length of the body at least at the attachment position, and wherein the sleeve width is smaller than the band width of each of the plurality of trimmable tension bands;
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- a plurality of fastener tabs that are each configured to be attached to an associated end of each of the plurality of trimmable tension bands after the band length of each band is adjusted by trimming the band, wherein the plurality of fastener tabs are adapted to provide attachment of each of the plurality of trimmable tension bands onto the body or onto one or more of the plurality of trimmable tension bands when each of the plurality of trimmable tension bands is wrapped around the limb of the subject and tightened to provide compression to the limb.
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A compression garment, comprising:
- a body dimensioned to wrap at least partially around a limb of a subject, wherein the body has a length that is adjustable;
- a plurality of trimmable tension bands extending from the body in a direction that is perpendicular to the length of the body, each band of the plurality of trimmable tension bands having a band width and a band length, wherein the band length is adjusted by trimming the band, and wherein the band width of one or more of the plurality of trimmable tension bands is different than the band width of one or more remaining bands of the plurality of trimmable tension bands and at least about 75% of the plurality of trimmable tension bands are dimensioned to have a similar band width;
- wherein the plurality of trimmable tension bands are configured to be wrapped around the limb of the subject and tightened to provide compression to the limb;
- and wherein a portion of the body and one or more of the plurality of trimmable tension bands are removed to reduce an overall length of the garment;
- an adjustable limb positioning sleeve configured to hold the body and the plurality of trimmable tension bands on the limb of the subject prior to or during tightening, the adjustable limb positioning sleeve comprising a first flap and a second flap, each having a respective first end affixed to the body at an attachment position, and each having a respective second end that is configured to be trimmed to a shorter length to optimize fit on the limb of the subject, wherein the second end of the first flap is removably attachable to the second end of the second flap, wherein the first and second flaps are each dimensioned to have a sleeve width that is smaller than the length of the body at the attachment position, and wherein the sleeve width is smaller than the band width of each of the plurality of trimmable tension bands;
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- a plurality of fastener tabs that are each configured to be attached to an associated end of each of the plurality of trimmable tension bands after the band length of each band is adjusted by trimming the band, wherein the plurality of fastener tabs are adapted to provide attachment of each of the plurality of trimmable tension bands onto the body or onto one or more of the plurality of trimmable tension bands when each of the plurality of trimmable tension bands is wrapped around the limb of the subject and tightened to provide compression to the limb.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.