Electro-actuatable compression garments with shape memory elements

A compression garment configured to be worn on an anatomical feature of a user, the compression garment comprising:

• a flex frame comprising a plurality of springs, a plurality of support structures, and a bridge disposed between and connected to adjacent springs of the plurality of springs, the bridge comprising an upper channel and a lower channel disposed on opposing sides of a partition, the upper channel configured to be disposed more distal relative to the anatomical feature of the user compared to the lower channel when the compression garment is worn on the anatomical feature;
• a wire comprising a shape memory material, the wire configured to be routed around the plurality of support structures and through the upper channel and the lower channel of the bridge such that the wire crosses over itself at the partition such that the partition electrically insulates portions of the wire disposed through the upper channel and the lower channel from each other;
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• a controller configured to heat the wire, configured to cause the wire to shorten such that a length of the flex frame shortens to apply a compressive force to the anatomical feature of the user when the compression garment is worn by the user.

A compression garment configured to be worn on an anatomical feature of a user, the compression garment comprising:

• a flex frame comprising a plurality of springs and a bridge disposed between and connected to adjacent springs of the plurality of springs, the bridge comprising an upper channel and a lower channel disposed on opposing sides of a partition, the upper channel configured to be disposed more distal relative to the anatomical feature of the user compared to the lower channel when the compression garment is worn on the anatomical feature;
• a wire comprising a shape memory material, the wire configured to be routed through the upper channel and the lower channel of the bridge such that the wire crosses over itself at the partition such that the partition electrically insulates portions of the wire disposed through the upper channel and the lower channel from each other;
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• a controller configured to heat the wire, configured to cause the wire to shorten such that a length of the flex frame shortens to apply a compressive force to the anatomical feature of the user when the compression garment is worn by the user.