Remedial support appliance for medical use on a leg or an arm
AssigneeCognon-Morin
InventorsFrancoise Arabeyre, Rene Arabeyre
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Abstract
The invention relates to a remedial support appliance for medical use, comprising an elasticated knit main portion for compressing a leg or an arm in order to treat venous or lymphatic insufficiency. According to the invention, the main portion is extended upwards by an elasticated garter band constituted by an elasticated lace or braid covered on the inside with a pattern made of an antislip material, the fibers constituting the braid or the lace of said band being selected in such a manner that the band presents an elongation characteristic of shallow slope and simultaneously exerts pressure on the limb concerned that is less than the pressure exerted thereon by the main portion of the appliance in the vicinity of said band.
Claims12
A remedial support appliance for medical use on a leg or an arm, comprising a main portion of an elasticized knit serving to compress the limb on which the appliance is worn for the purpose of treating venous or lymphatic insufficiency, which main portion is extended upwards by an elasticized garter band, wherein the elasticized garter band is formed by an elasticized braid or an elasticized lace covered on the inside with a pattern made of an antislip material, the fibers constituting the braid or the lace of said garter band being selected in such a manner that said band presents an elongation characteristic of a shallow slope corresponding to a percentage elongation at least equal to 10% per Newton exerted in traction, wherein the elongation characteristic is defined as traction force as a function of percentage elongation and simultaneously exerts pressure on the limb that is less than the pressure exerted by the main portion in the vicinity of the garter band.
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