Patent ID: 8622942
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: A61F,A61H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a compression sleeve for being wrapped around a leg of a wearer, the method comprising: securing two layers of flexible material together to at least partially define first and second adjacent flexible sections, the securing of said two layers of flexible material comprising securing two bladder layers together to define a first inflatable bladder and a second inflatable bladder disposed more proximally than the first inflatable bladder when the sleeve is wrapped around the leg, the first bladder forming at least a part of the first flexible sleeve section and the second bladder forming at least a part of the second flexible sleeve section; securing a structural component to the sleeve such that the structural component extends generally between the first and second adjacent flexible sections to maintain a spacing between the sleeve sections lengthwise of the leg when the sleeve is wrapped around the leg; and joining the bladder layers together at least at two weld points on opposite sides of the structural component to locate the structural component on the sleeve so as to maintain the spacing of the adjacent sleeve sections.