Active compression device and pressure unit
AssigneeEssity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
InventorsNagarajan Muthuraman Thoppey, Geoffrey Spinks, Christopher Richards, Kevin M. Tucker
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for applying pressure to a body part of a subject, wherein the device comprises a plurality of pressure units and each pressure unit comprises a support structure and a movable member having three translational degrees of freedom relative to the support structure, wherein each pressure unit is connected or connectable to a control unit adapted to control the movement of the movable member relative to the support structure of the pressure unit.
Claims17
Wearable device, preferably garment, for applying pressure to a body part of a subject, wherein the device comprises a plurality of pressure units and each pressure unit comprises a support structure and a movable member having three translational degrees of freedom relative to the support structure, wherein each pressure unit is connected or connectable to a control unit adapted to control the movement of the movable member relative to the support structure of the pressure unit.
A pressure unit comprising
- a support structure;
- a movable member having three translational degrees of freedom relative to the support structure;
- and
- one or more, preferably two or more, actuator elements each coupled to the support structure and the movable member, and
- the pressure unit is connected or connectable to a control unit adapted to control the movement of the movable member relative to the support structure.
A pressure unit comprising
- a support structure;
- a movable member;
- and
- one or more, preferably two or more, actuator elements each coupled to the support structure and the movable member,
- wherein the support structure of the pressure unit is a frame or frame-like structure and the movable member is configured to move within the frame or frame-like structure, and the pressure unit is connected or connectable to a control unit adapted to control the movement of the movable member relative to the support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.