Patent ID: 8162869
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A hybrid compression garment adapted for use with a machine which is connectable to the compression garment and operable to create a force for constricting the compression garment for imparting active compression to a limb of a person, the compression garment comprising: a sleeve adapted for placement on the limb for applying static compression to the limb; and a connecting device comprising multiple connectors on the sleeve configured for releasable connection of the sleeve to the machine, the connectors being operable to transmit, through said connectors, the force from the machine to the sleeve to constrict the sleeve without inflating the sleeve to apply active compression to said limb; said connecting device being adapted for connection of the sleeve to said machine such that the sleeve can be used to apply said active compression to the limb and being adapted for disconnection of the sleeve from the machine such that the sleeve can be used to apply said static compression to the limb; wherein the sleeve comprises a longitudinal central portion and side portions extending laterally outward from opposite sides of the central portion, said side portions comprising a plurality of sets of straps and loops, each set comprising a strap extending out from a first longitudinal side of the central portion and terminating in a free end and a loop extending out from a second opposite side of the central portion and terminating in a free end, the strap and loop of each set being generally in alignment with one another such that when the sleeve is placed on the limb with the central portion of the sleeve longitudinally aligned with the limb, the side portions of the sleeve may be folded over the limb and the free ends of the straps threaded through corresponding loops, the sleeve further comprising fasteners on the sleeve for holding the straps and loops in a position in which the sleeve encircles the limb to apply static compression to the limb.