Patent ID: 11896511
Assignee: SANFORD HEALTH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A pressure reduction garment comprising:
a sheath having a first end and a second end, wherein the sheath defines a cavity in a wearable position configured to receive an appendage of a user, wherein the sheath has a first opening at the first end, and wherein the sheath comprises a first material; and
one or more relief zones coupled to the sheath, wherein the one or more relief zones comprise a second material different from the first material, wherein the second material comprises a gel, wherein a pressure distribution of the second material is greater than a pressure distribution of the first material, wherein the one or more relief zones comprise a first relief zone configured to cover a first metatarsal head of the user, a second relief zone configured to cover a fifth metatarsal head of the user, a third relief zone configured to cover a medial malleolus, a lateral malleolus, a heel, and an Achilles of the user, and a fourth relief zone configured to cover a cuneiform and a shin of the user, wherein the first material surrounds each of the first relief zone, the second relief zone, the third relief zone, and the fourth relief zone such that each relief zone is separated from each of the other relief zones by the first material, and wherein an interior surface of the sheath includes an adhesive material configured to contact the shin of the user to prevent the pressure reduction garment from slipping down the shin of the user.