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US 2014/0200494 A1Published application
Compression garment
AssigneeCompression Dynamics, Incorporated
InventorsMartin J. Winkler, SR., Alan S. Neil
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Abstract
A graduated compression garment is disclosed that includes a plurality of longitudinal fuzzy wales arranged to form a fabric with a plurality of transverse elastomeric threads under variable tension connecting the adjacent longitudinal fuzzy wales to deliver a first level of elastic compression distally on a limb and a gradually decreasing level of elastic compression as the limb increases in diameter proximally.
Claims20
A graduated compression garment comprising:
- a plurality of longitudinal fuzzy wales arranged to form a fabric with a plurality of transverse elastomeric threads under variable tension connecting the adjacent longitudinal fuzzy wales to deliver a first level of elastic compression distally on a limb and a gradually decreasing level of elastic compression as the limb increases in diameter proximally.
A method for forming a graduating compression garment comprises:
- receiving, via a graduated compression garment measuring device, a first measurement relating to a limb circumference;
- aligning a first edge of the graduated compression garment measuring device with the narrow end of the tubular graduated compression garment;
- on the graduated compression garment measuring device, locating a measurement number corresponding to the received limb circumference;
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- initiating the trimming of the graduated compression garment measuring device at a location on the graduated compression garment measuring device corresponding with the measurement number.
2 more elements
A measuring device comprising:
- a first side including a first sent of incremental measurement markings for measuring a limb circumference;
- a second side including a second set of incremental markings for measuring a graduated compression garment length based on the limb circumference measurement, wherein at least one of the first side or the second side further include an alignment arrow for aligning a first edge of the graduated compression garment measuring device with a narrow end of the graduated compression garment to enable trimming of the graduated compression garment at a measurement location corresponding to the limb circumference measurement to deliver a known level of graduated therapeutic focused compression at a given anatomic site in a manner that enhances the removal of water from subcutaneous fat by the subcutaneous lymphatic system under an area covered by the graduated compression garment and return of the water to the vascular system by one or more lymphatic vessels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.