Compression sleeve augmenting calf muscle pump
AssigneeFarrow Innovations LLC
InventorWade P. Farrow
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method of selecting and using a compression garment is disclosed. The method may include selecting a garment comprising a compression sleeve including a proximal end and a distal end. The compression sleeve may comprise material having one of short-stretch function and inelastic function. The method may include donning the garment by inserting a limb of an animal or human through an opening in the proximal end and positioning the compression sleeve such that the material extends over at least a portion of a muscle mass of the limb. When the muscle mass is activated, the compression sleeve may augment the venous muscle return produced by the muscle mass.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- selecting a garment comprising
- at least one of a compression sleeve and a compression band;
- donning the garment by positioning the at least one of the compression sleeve and the compression band over at least a portion of a muscle mass of a limb of an animal or human;
- augmenting, by the garment, the venous muscle return of the limb by applying, after the donning, greater compression to the at least a portion of the muscle mass than to surrounding portions of the limb;
- and
- reducing, by the garment as a result of the augmenting, edema distal to the at least a portion of the muscle mass.
A method comprising:
- selecting a garment comprising
- a first portion and a second portion;
- donning the garment by positioning the garment such that the first portion is distal to the second portion and the second portion extends over at least a portion of the calf muscle of a leg of a user;
- augmenting, by the garment, the venous calf muscle return of the leg by applying, after the donning, greater compression to the limb via the second portion than via the first portion;
- and
- reducing, by the garment as a result of the augmenting, edema distal to the at least a portion of the calf muscle.
A method comprising:
- selecting a garment comprising
- a compression sleeve including a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having an opening, and
- the compression sleeve having a higher compression area;
- donning the compression sleeve by
- inserting a leg of a user through the opening, and
- positioning the higher compression area of the compression sleeve over at least a portion of the calf of the leg;
- augmenting, by the garment, the venous calf muscle return of the leg by applying, after the donning, greater compression to the at least a portion of the calf muscle than to surrounding portions of the limb;
- and
- reducing, by the garment as a result of the augmenting, edema distal to the at least a portion of the calf muscle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.