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US 9,808,395 B2Granted
Compression device having cooling capability
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsJennie Brown, Malcolm Bock, Raymond Avitable, Ann Meyer
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Abstract
A compression device has improved cooling capability. The device includes a wicking layer adapted to move moisture. A portion of the wicking layer is exposed from under bladder material defining a bladder. In use, the wicking layer wicks moisture from the patient's limb and the wicked moisture is able to evaporate through the device at the portion of the wicking layer that is exposed.
Claims7
A compression device worn around a part of a wearer's body, the compression device comprising:
- at least one bladder defining a compression region, the at least one bladder formed by bladder material sealed together at a fluid impermeable boundary to form the compression region;
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- an inner layer having a first face and a second face, the first face is applied to skin of the wearer and the second face is away from the skin when the compression device is worn around the part of the wearer's body, the inner layer including wicking material interwoven with the bladder material which forms the at least one bladder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.