Compression garment apparatus
AssigneeKoya Medical, Inc.
InventorsRyan Evans, Jarren Baldwin, John C. Pamplin, Connor Meehan, Jay Zuerndorfer, Anand Doraiswamy
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to compression garments, specifically to compression garments to promote lymphatic circulation and/or circulation of other bodily fluids. The garments can include compression actuator units that can apply a pull force on a strap of the compression garment to apply compression to an anatomical feature of the user. The compression actuator units can be actuated via contraction of a wire made of shape memory material. The compression actuator units can include a plurality of levers to amplify the effect of the contraction of the wire to provide a wide range of compressive forces to the user.
Claims20
A garment configured to be worn by a user to promote fluid flow within an anatomical feature of the user, the garment comprising:
- a plurality of straps configured to secure the garment to an anatomical feature of the user;
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- a plurality of compression actuator units, each of the compression actuator units comprising:
- a housing having an interior space;
- one or more levers mounted within the interior space, the one or more levers configured to rotate;
- a slide configured to be pulled against the one or more levers to cause the rotation thereof;
- a sled configured to be moved by rotation of the one or more levers, the sled coupled to a strap of the plurality of straps of the compression garments;
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- a wire wrapped around portions of the housing and the slide, wherein the wire is configured to be contracted such that the slide is pulled against the one or more levers, causing the one or more levers to rotate to move the sled and pull the strap of the plurality of straps to apply compression to the anatomical feature of the user.
A garment configured to be worn by a user to promote fluid flow within a body of the user via compressive force, the garment comprising:
- a strap configured to be disposed around an anatomical feature of the user;
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- an actuator unit comprising:
- a housing having an interior space and a plurality of channels configured to receive a wire therein such that the wire wraps around features of the housing;
- a first lever disposed within the interior space, the first lever configured to rotate;
- a slide configured to be pulled against the first lever by a contraction of the wire to cause the rotation of the first lever;
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- a sled disposed at least partially within the interior space of the housing and coupled to the strap of the compression garment, the sled configured to be moved by rotation of the first lever to pull the strap to apply compression to the anatomical feature of the user.
An actuator unit comprising:
- a housing having an interior space and a plurality of channels configured to receive a wire therein such that the wire wraps around features of the housing;
- one or more levers disposed within the interior space, the one or more levers configured to rotate;
- a slide configured to be pulled against the one or more levers by a contraction of the wire to cause the rotation of the one or more levers;
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- a sled disposed at least partially within the interior space of the housing, the sled configured to be moved by rotation of the one or more levers, and wherein the one or more levers are configured to amplify a pull force generated by the contraction of the wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.