# US 2008/0188788 A1 · Compression Wrap > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2008/0188788 A1 - Document ID: US20080188788A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 11/552,875 - Filed: 2006-10-25 - Published: 2008-08-07 - Earliest claimed: 2006-10-25 - Inventors: Richard J. Serola, D.C. - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20080188788A1 ## CPC - A61F 5/30: Pressure pads - A61B 17/1325: {with means for applying local pressure (pressure pads A61F5/30)} - A61F 5/01: Orthopaedic devices, e.g. long-term immobilising or pressure directing devices for treating broken or deformed bones such as splints, casts or braces - A61F 5/02: Orthopaedic corsets - A61F 5/024: {having pressure pads connected in a frame for reduction or correction of the curvature of the spine} - A61F 5/32: Adjustable pressure pads - A61F 5/34: Pressure pads filled with air or liquid - A61F 5/37: Restraining devices for the body or for body parts; Restraining shirts - A61F 13/108: {Openable readjustable} - A61H 1/00: Apparatus for passive exercising (A61H5/00 takes precedence); Vibrating apparatus; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly extending or aligning unbroken bones - A61H 1/006: {Apparatus for applying pressure or blows for compressive stressing of a part of the skeletal structure, e.g. for preventing or alleviating osteoporosis} - A61H 1/008: {Apparatus for applying pressure or blows almost perpendicular to the body or limb axis, e.g. chiropractic devices for repositioning vertebrae, correcting deformation} - A61F 2013/0028: {applying of mechanical pressure; passive massage} - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N) ## Abstract A compression wrap for providing pressure to an injured portion of a joint of a limb is provided. The compression wrap includes a pocket portion for receiving compression insert. The compression wrap further includes a strap connected to the pocket portion and adjustably securing the compression wrap to the limb. A buckle loop connected to the opposite side of the pocket portion as the strap adjustably receives the strap to adjust the size of the strap. Further, the strap portion and the pocket portion are configured such that when the compression wrap is attached to the limb of a person having an injury proximate the joint, the pocket portion is positionable to apply a load to the location of the injury while the strap portion is spaced away from the crease of the joint. ## Claims ### Claim 1 (canceled) ### Claim 2 (depends on 9) The compression wrap of claim 9, wherein the width of the pocket portion is between about 1/4inch and 1 inch wider than the strap portion along the offset axis. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The compression wrap of claim 2, wherein the strap portion is centered relative to the pocket portion such that between about 1/8inch and about 1/2inch of the pocket extends beyond each side of the strap portion along the offset axis. ### Claim 4 (depends on 6) The compression wrap of claim 6, further comprising a piece of loop-type material attached to an outer surface of the unitary piece of material and the unitary piece of material being formed from a padding material and further comprising a strip of hook-type material releasably engageable with the loop-type material and attached proximate an end of the strap portion opposite the end proximate the pocket portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 9) The compression wrap of claim 9, further comprising the compression insert receivable in the pocket portion, the compression insert including a base portion and a projection portion extending from the base portion, the base portion having a larger width than the projection portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 9) The compression wrap of claim 9, wherein the pocket portion and strap portion are formed in a continuous unitary piece of material. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The compression wrap of claim 5, wherein the projection portion is a rib having a generally arcuate outer surface and the side of the base portion opposite the projection portion is generally flat. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The compression wrap of claim 6, wherein the pocket portion and a mounting pocket securing the buckle loop are formed by an end portion of the unitary piece of material folded over onto itself and then connected thereto, the mounting pocket being formed between the fold and a connection connecting the folded over portion to the rest of the unitary piece of material and the insert pocket being formed between the first connection and a second connection connecting the folded over portion to the rest of the unitary piece of material, the second connection being proximate a terminating end of the unitary piece of material. ### Claim 9 A compression wrap comprising: a strap portion for adjustably securing the compression wrap proximate an injured joint of a limb of a user: a pocket portion connected to a first end of the a strap portion, the pocket portion having at least one side spaced outward from a corresponding side of the strap portion a substantial distance along an offset axis substantially orthogonal to the length of the strap portion, the pocket portion forming an insert pocket for receiving a compression insert; a buckle loop, sized to receive the strap portion therethrough, connected to the opposite side of the pocket portion as the strap portion, the pocket portion being generally interposed between the strap portion and the buckle loop; and wherein the width of the strap portion and the width of the pocket portion are configured such that when the compression wrap is attached proximate the injury of the joint, the pocket portion is positioned such that the pocket portion applies a loading proximate the injury while the strap portion is spaced away from a crease of the joint. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The compression wrap of claim 9, wherein the joint is the elbow and the injury is lateral or medial epicondylitis. ### Claim 11 A compression wrap comprising; a pocket portion; an elongated strap portion extending between an end connected to the pocket portion and an attachment end; a strap attachment releasably engageable with the elongated strap portion to adjustably secure the compression wrap in a mounted condition, the strap attachment having a first portion that releasably engages the elongated strap portion when the compression wrap is in a large configuration and a second portion that is hidden in the large configuration and that is exposed and releasably engages the elongated strap portion when the compression wrap is in a small configuration; and a buckle loop connected proximate an opposite side of the pocket portion as the strap portion, the buckle loop sized to receive the strap portion therethrough. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The compression wrap of claim 11, wherein the strap attachment is a single unitary strip of material, wherein in the large configuration the second portion is hidden by the strap portion such that it is substantially prevented from engaging the elongated strap portion and in the small configuration the second portion is exposed such that it is permitted to engage the elongated strap portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The compression wrap of claim 11, wherein the strap attachment includes at least two attachment strips, the first portion of the strap attachment includes a first attachment strip connected proximate to the attachment end and the second portion of the strap attachment includes a separate second attachment strip connected to the strap portion and interposed between the first attachment strip and the pocket portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The compression wrap of claim 11, wherein the strap portion includes a loop-type material attached to a padding material and the strap attachment includes a hook-type material configured to releasably mate with the loop-type material, wherein in the large configuration the second portion is interposed between the padding material and the loop-type material such that hooks of the hook-type material are generally unexposed and in the small configuration hooks of the second portion are exposed. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The compression wrap of claim 14, wherein the compression wrap is adjustable by cutting at least the loop-type material and the padding material to expose hooks of the second portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The compression wrap of claim 15, wherein the compression wrap is adjustable by further cutting the strap attachment between the first portion and the second portion to remove the first portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The compression wrap of claim 12, wherein the compression wrap is adjustable from a large configuration to a small configuration by removing the first portion from the strap attachment and a portion of the strap portion extending from a connection securing the second portion of the strap attachment to the strap portion to and including the attachment end. ### Claim 18 A compression wrap for providing pressure to an injury proximate a joint of a limb comprising: a pocket portion; a compression insert receivable in the pocket portion; an elongated strap portion extending between an end proximate the pocket portion and an attachment end, a strap attachment releasably engageable with the elongated strap portion to adjustably secure the compression wrap in a mounted condition, the strap attachment having a first portion that releasably engages the elongated strap portion when the compression wrap is in a large configuration and a second portion that releasably engages the elongated strap portion when the compression wrap is in a small configuration;; a buckle loop connected to the opposite side of the pocket portion as the strap portion, the pocket portion being interposed between the strap portion and the buckle loop, the buckle loop sized to adjustably receive the strap portion therethrough; and wherein the strap portion and the pocket portion are configured such that when the compression wrap is attached to the limb of a person having an injury proximate the joint, the pocket portion is positionable such that the pocket portion applies a load to the location of the injury, while the strap portion is spaced away from the crease of the joint. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The compression wrap of claim 18, wherein the compression wrap is adjustable from an adult size to a child size by removing the first portion of the strap attachment and a portion of the strap portion extending from the connection securing the second portion of the strap attachment to the strap portion to and including the attachment end. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The compression wrap of claim 19, wherein the pocket portion includes at least one side spaced outward from a corresponding side of the strap portion between about 1/8inch and 1/2inch along an offset axis substantially orthogonal to the length of the strap portion.