Patent Description:
Various types of compression garments are available, for example, such as for treatment of lymphedema, edema, wound healing, etc. For example, garments may include inflatable chambers or cells (or other actuatable elements) to provide compression therapy to patients and may be positioned about any body portion of a person or animal. Specifically, the garments may be positioned about body portions that exhibit swelling due to a build-up of lymph and/or other fluid and that would benefit from compression therapy provided by the garments. For example, such chambers or cells may be inflatable to one or more different pressures in a variety of sequences to provide the therapy to the patient by moving lymph from one body region to another. In other words, such compression garments may be placed around at least a portion of an individual's body for use in applying pressure to the body at one or more body regions (such as, e.g., an affected extremity). These compression garments may be donned (e.g., put on) and doffed (e.g., taken off or removed) by patients themselves or with help from others.

A compression garment system according to the invention is disclosed in any one of claims <NUM>-<NUM>. A method of filling at least one fluid cell of a compression garment system according to the invention is disclosed in claim <NUM>.

In the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying figures of the drawing, which form a part hereof, and in which are shown, by way of illustration, specific embodiments which may be practiced. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural changes may be made without departing from (e.g., still falling within) the scope of the disclosure presented hereby.

Exemplary apparatus, systems, structures, and methods shall be described with reference to <FIG>. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that elements from one embodiment may be used in combination with elements of the other embodiments, and that the possible embodiments of such apparatus, systems, structures, and methods using combinations of features set forth herein is not limited to the specific embodiments shown in the Figures and/or described herein. Further, it will be recognized that the embodiments described herein may include many elements that are not necessarily shown to scale. Still further, it will be recognized that the size and shape of various elements herein may be modified but still fall within the scope of the present disclosure, although certain one or more shapes and/or sizes, or types of elements, may be advantageous over others.

The present disclosure relates generally to compression garments that include garment portions that are configured to be donned on at least a portion of a body (e.g., person, animal, etc.) and configured to apply pressure to that portion of the body, compression garment systems that include compression garments and apparatus for controlling pressure applied to at least a portion of a body, and methods using such compression garments and compression garment systems (e.g., methods of controlling pressure applied to the body, methods of providing and displaying graphical user interfaces, methods of configuring compression therapy, methods of identifying compression garments, etc.).

Compression garment systems (e.g., such as compression garments described in <CIT> entitled "Lymphedema treatment system," <CIT> entitled "Lymphedema treatment system," <CIT> entitled "Lymphedema Treatment System," and <CIT> entitled "Lymphedema Treatment System," and which may modify and be modified with features described herein) may be used for various reasons including therapy for people with lymphedema, animals requiring therapy, wound therapy, etc. As used herein, the term body refers to not only humans but any other animal species that may benefit from the concepts and features described herein. These compression garments may be placed around at least a portion of an individual's body and used to apply pressure to the body at an affected extremity (e.g., leg, head, neck, arm, torso, a shoulder, etc.). Some embodiments described herein may include a compression system having a garment configured to be positioned on (e.g., wrapped around, placed adjacent, located in proximity to, etc.) at least a portion of a body (e.g., trunk, leg, foot, arm, torso, shoulder, head, neck, etc.). The compression garments may be donned (e.g., put on) and doffed (e.g., taken off) by individuals themselves or with help from others. The garment may also include one or more chambers (e.g., cells, compartments, sealed volumes, bladders etc.) distributed (e.g., distributed throughout, distributed in concentric patterns "radiating" away from a central point or axis, along a length, etc.) of the garment configured to receive a fluid (e.g., air) to perform compression therapy.

The compression therapy provided by the compression garment systems may help to treat lymphedema. Lymphedema is a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling that may be inherited, caused by cancer treatments, caused by parasitic infections, injury, etc. For example, lymphedema of the legs may cause swelling around the feet, ankles, calves, knees, thighs, etc. Compression garments described herein covering the leg and trunk may be used by an affected individual to provide a therapeutic benefit. Specifically, the compression garments may be configured to manipulate lymph nodes or vessels by applying pressure to move lymph toward more beneficial locations (e.g., toward drainage areas, away from affected regions, etc.). For example, compression therapy using the systems described herein may be performed around the leg and trunk regions to help treat lymphedema in the leg and trunk regions by, e.g., moving lymph upward towards the upper torso, moving lymph downward away from the upper torso, etc..

The compression garments described herein may be configured to apply pressure to the affected regions of the body to apply compression therapy. The compression garments may include various portions that each includes controllable pressure applying regions. Each controllable pressure applying region may be configured to apply pressure to a specific portion of the body (e.g., at a specific time during therapy). The controllable pressure applying regions may work in combination with one another to help provide therapy by applying a sequence of pressures on the body that moves lymph in a desired direction (e.g., from the feet towards the trunk, from the trunk towards the feet, from the feet towards the calf, from the ankle towards the thigh, etc.). Such application of a sequence of pressures on the body that moves lymph (e.g., pressure being applied to one or more portions of the legs, feet, and trunk, at different times during a compression therapy period) may be referred to as applying dynamic pressure to the body. The sequence of pressures may be referred to as pressure gradients, e.g., from a distal region (e.g., feet, toes, ankle, etc.) to a proximal region (e.g., trunk, torso, etc.). Additionally, in some embodiments, dynamic pressure may not be applied sequentially, and instead, be applied non-sequentially as will be further described herein.

The controllable pressure applying regions of the compression garments may also apply static pressure to the body. For example, the compression garments may apply a constant pressure when a portion of the garment is positioned on the body over a therapy time period (e.g., static pressure over the therapy time period) or may apply a pressure that may be controlled to change over time during the therapy time period (e.g., dynamic pressure). In one or more embodiments, the dynamic pressure may be applied to the portion of the body through one or more chambers in the compression garment. The one or more chambers may be configured to receive fluid. Alternately, or in combination with one or more fluid receiving chambers, such pressures may be applied using one or more actuatable elements in the compression garment configured to apply pressure to the body (e.g., electrically controlled materials suitable to provide compression).

An exemplary compression garment system <NUM> including a trunk compression garment <NUM> configured to be positioned around at least a portion of a trunk <NUM> and legs <NUM>, <NUM> of a human body <NUM> and a leg compression garment <NUM> configured to be positioned around at least a portion of the left leg <NUM> of the human body <NUM> is shown in <FIG>. The trunk garment <NUM> and the leg garment <NUM> may be used in conjunction or apart from each other to provide compression therapy to the body <NUM>. Although, in the embodiment depicted, the trunk garment <NUM> and one leg garment <NUM> are donned by the body <NUM>, it to be understood that what is depicted in <FIG> is only one configuration and the trunk and leg garments <NUM>, <NUM> may be used in many other configurations. For example, two leg garments <NUM> may be used at the same time with or without the trunk garment <NUM>. Further, for example, the trunk garment <NUM> may be used by itself. Still further, for example, one leg garment <NUM> may be used about the right leg <NUM> with or without the trunk garment <NUM>.

Additionally, although trunk and leg garments <NUM>, <NUM> are depicted in <FIG>, it is to be understood that the exemplary systems, apparatus, and methods described herein may be used with any number of different compression garments such as, e.g., arm compression garments, chest compression garments, chest and arm compression garments, neck compression garments, head compression garments, etc..

The trunk garment <NUM> and the leg garment <NUM> may each define, or include, a plurality of pressure applying regions that are controllable or configurable to apply pressure to portions of the body <NUM>. For example, the trunk garment <NUM> may include trunk pressure applying regions <NUM> that are controllable or configurable to apply pressure to one or more portions or regions of the torso, or trunk, <NUM> such as, e.g., to the abdominal region <NUM>, the pelvic region <NUM>, the coxal region <NUM>, the groin region <NUM>, and the femoral region <NUM>. For example, the leg garment <NUM> may include leg pressure applying regions <NUM> that are controllable or configurable to apply pressure to one or more portions or regions of the legs <NUM>, <NUM> such as, e.g., to the femoral region <NUM>, the patellar region <NUM>, the crural region <NUM>, the tarsal region <NUM>, the pedal, or foot, region <NUM>, and the digital/phalangeal region <NUM>. In one or more embodiments, the trunk and leg garments <NUM>, <NUM> may include an exterior material covering the pressure applying regions.

The one or more pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> may include fluid chambers or cells, pneumatic pressure applying regions, actuatable elements, hydraulic pressure applying regions, etc. In one or more embodiments, the one or more pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> may include one or more chambers configured to receive fluid, and the system <NUM> may further include a controller <NUM> configured to apply pressure to one or more portions or regions of the body <NUM> using the one or more chambers through the control of fluid provided thereto, e.g., fluid flow, air flow, etc. For example, the trunk garment <NUM> may include one or more trunk garment ports through which fluid may be provided to the one or more chambers via tubing <NUM>, and the leg garment portion <NUM> may include one or more leg garment ports through which fluid may be provided to the one or more chambers via tubing <NUM>.

Further, in one or more embodiments, the pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> may include one or more actuatable elements (e.g., non-fluid receiving regions) configured to apply pressure to the one or more body portions or regions (e.g., an electrical signal may be used to actuate an element within the garment, such as electrically actuatable fibers in the garment, such that the compartment including such fibers applies a pressure to a portion or region of the body). In one or more embodiments, the one or more pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> may include both one or more chambers configured to receive fluid and one or more actuatable elements.

Any number of pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM>, some of which are labeled in <FIG>, may be configured in the trunk and leg garment <NUM>, <NUM>, respectively, such that the pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> may be controlled to move lymph as described herein. For example, as shown in <FIG>, the trunk garment <NUM> includes eight pressure applying regions <NUM> and the leg garment <NUM> includes twenty-two pressure applying regions <NUM>. However, such pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> may include any number of different and separate chambers along the wrappable length of the garments <NUM>, <NUM> and controllable to produce desired lymph movement (e.g., multiple chambers along the length of the trunk and leg garments <NUM>, <NUM> to move lymph generally vertically in a downward or upward direction, etc.).

The controller, or control apparatus, <NUM> may be configured to, among other things, control the pressure applied to one or more portions or regions of the body <NUM> using each of the pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> of the garments <NUM>, <NUM>. For example, the controller <NUM> may control the pressure applied to the one or more portions or regions of the body <NUM> by using each of the pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> independent from one another or at the same time. Further, for example, the pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> may be controlled in groups or combinations. In one or more embodiments, the controller <NUM> may be configured to control the pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> in a variety of different sequences (e.g., applying pressure in a predetermined manner) that may be, e.g., suitable for carrying out, or performing, lymphedema therapy.

Although the controller <NUM> is described herein with respect to the trunk and leg garments <NUM>, <NUM>, it is to be understood that the controller <NUM> may be used (e.g., control compression therapy using, provide fluid to fluid cells of, etc.) a variety of different compressions garments such as, e.g., head compression garments, arm compression garments, chest and arm compression garments, chest compression garments, neck compression garments, etc. Additionally, it is to be understood that the controller <NUM> may be configured to provide compression therapy using more than one compression garment simultaneously or at-a-time. For example, as shown with respect to <FIG>, the controller <NUM> may control and/or provide compression therapy using both the trunk compression garment <NUM> and a leg compression garment <NUM>. Further, for example, the controller <NUM> may control and/or provide compression therapy using both a chest compression garment and a head compression garment. Still further, for example, the controller <NUM> may control and/or provide compression therapy using both a chest and arm compression garment and a trunk compression garment. And still further, for example, the controller <NUM> may control and/or provide compression therapy using both a left leg compression garment and a right leg compression (e.g., using an adapter to expand the number of ports from four to eight). Yet still further, for example, the controller <NUM> may control and/or provide compression therapy using a left leg compression garment, a right leg compression, and a trunk garment.

Further, the controller <NUM> controls the pressure based on one or more pressures measured by one or more pressure sensors associated with, or part of, the controller <NUM> and/or the garments <NUM>, <NUM>. For example, pressure sensors may be implemented for sensing pressure in a plurality of different manners at, e.g., a manifold for multiple chambers, each pressure applying region, each air cell or chamber, etc. One or more pressure sensors are located in a manifold that distributes fluid to one or more fluids cells of the pressure applying regions of various compression garments such as the pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM>. Further, for instance, one or more pressure sensors may be provided in the garments <NUM>, <NUM> proximate the pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM>. Still further, pressure sensing apparatus may take the form of using pressure sensors within the garment as described in <CIT> entitled "Elastomeric Particle Having An Electrically Conducting Surface, A Pressure Sensor Comprising Said Particles, A Method For Producing Said Sensor And A Sensor System Comprising Said Sensors," or a pump or control apparatus may be provided with pressure sensing functionality (e.g., measuring pressures of air in chambers as part of the pump apparatus) such as described in <CIT> entitled "Pressurized Medical Device,". One or more compression garments that may be modified with features (e.g., sensors) described herein may be similar to and include one or more features found in <CIT> entitled "Lymphedema Treatment System," <CIT> entitled "Lymphedema Treatment System," <CIT> entitled "Lymphedema treatment system," and <CIT> entitled "Lymphedema treatment system,".

The controller <NUM> may further include computing apparatus <NUM>, which may include one or more processors employing one or more programs or routines carrying out one or more methods or processes and implemented with one or more types of memory, may be described as being configured to control the system and/or one or more elements thereof (e.g., adjusting the delivery of fluid to one or more fluids cells of a compression garment, displaying a graphical user interface used to configure compression therapy and/or view the status of ongoing compression therapy, identifying a compression garment using a communication interface that may be wireless, providing compression therapy using the one or more pressure applying regions, etc.). In one or more embodiments, the computing apparatus <NUM> may be configured to control the compression system using wired and/or wireless technology.

The methods and/or logic and/or configurations described in this disclosure, including those attributed to the systems, or various constituent components, may be implemented, at least in part, in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. For example, various aspects of the techniques may be implemented within one or more processors, including one or more microprocessors, microcontrollers, DSPs, ASICs, FPGAs, or any other equivalent integrated or discrete logic circuitry, as well as any combinations of such components, or other devices.

Such hardware, software, and/or firmware may be implemented within the same device or within separate devices (e.g., within the system, outside of the system, or a combination of both) to support the various operations and functions described in this disclosure. In addition, any of the described components may be implemented together or separately as discrete but interoperable logic devices. Description of different features is intended to highlight different functional aspects and does not necessarily imply that such features must be realized by separate hardware or software components. Rather, functionality may be performed by separate hardware or software components, or integrated within common or separate hardware or software components.

When implemented in software, the functionality ascribed to the systems and methods described in this disclosure may be embodied as instructions and/or logic on a computer-readable medium such as RAM, ROM, NVRAM, EEPROM, FLASH memory, magnetic data storage media, optical data storage media, or the like. The instructions and/or logic may be executed by one or more processors to support one or more aspects of the functionality described in this disclosure.

Further, the controller <NUM> may include a pump <NUM> that may be controlled by the computing apparatus <NUM> to provide a fluid (e.g., air) to/from the plurality of pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM>, which may be a plurality of fluid cells or chambers. For example, the pump <NUM> may be connected to the plurality of fluid cells, or chambers, corresponding to the plurality of pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> by tubing <NUM>, <NUM> so as to provide flow of fluid thereto or removal of fluid therefrom.

One exemplary embodiment of a controller <NUM> is depicted in <FIG>. As shown, the controller <NUM> includes a plurality of ports <NUM>. As depicted, the controller <NUM> includes, or defines, four ports <NUM>. However, it is to be understood that some embodiments may include more than four ports <NUM> and some embodiments may include less than four ports <NUM>. Each of the ports <NUM> may be operably couplable to a hose (or tubing), such as hoses <NUM>, <NUM>, that are, in turn, operably coupled a compression garment. Each of the hoses <NUM>, <NUM> may include multiple fluid lines, and each of the fluid lines may be operably coupled to a different fluid cell of the compression garment that the hoses are operably coupled thereto.

Each of the ports <NUM> of the controller <NUM> may include a plurality of apertures <NUM>, and each of the apertures <NUM> may be operably couplable to a fluid line of a hose operably coupled to the respective port <NUM>. Thus, each of the apertures <NUM> may be operably coupled to a different fluid cell of a compression garment when the hose of the compression garment is operably coupled to a port <NUM> of the controller <NUM>.

The controller <NUM> may further include a display <NUM> displaying, or depicting, a graphical user interface <NUM>, which will be described further herein with respect to the <FIG>, and input apparatus <NUM> (e.g., a plurality of buttons) configured to allow users to interact with the controller <NUM> to, e.g., configure therapy, "power on" the controller <NUM>, etc. More specifically, the computing apparatus <NUM> of the controller <NUM> may be configured to receive input from input apparatus <NUM> and transmit output to the display <NUM>. Further, although not depicted, the computing apparatus <NUM> may include data storage that may allow for access to processing programs or routines and one or more other types of data (e.g., target pressures, adjustable manifold pressures, compression garment identification information, graphical regions, graphical elements, graphical areas, saved compression therapy programs, default compression therapy programs, increased pressure values, decreased pressure values, baseline pressure values for fluid cells, baselines pressure values per compression garment, metrics, variables, images, values, limits, text strings, macros, etc.) that may be employed to perform, or carry out, exemplary methods and/or processes (e.g., performing fluid cell filling routines, measuring pressures, delivering fluid to fluid cells, configuring compression therapy, saving compression therapy programs, identifying compression garments using a communication interface, displaying graphical user interfaces, allowing user interaction with graphical user interfaces, displaying graphical elements, displaying textual elements, displaying textual values, notifying operators/users of problems, etc.) for use in performing or configuring compression therapy. The computing apparatus <NUM> may be operatively coupled to the input apparatus <NUM> and the display <NUM> to, e.g., transmit data to and from each of the input apparatus <NUM> and the display <NUM>. For example, the computing apparatus <NUM> may be operatively coupled to each of the input apparatus <NUM> and the display <NUM> using, e.g., analog electrical connections, digital electrical connections, wireless connections, bus-based connections, etc. As described further herein, an operator, or user, may provide input to the input apparatus <NUM> to manipulate, or modify, one or more graphical elements, graphical regions, and graphical areas displayed on the display <NUM> to, e.g., initiate one or more actions and/or processes related to the compression therapy system, indicate one or more actions and/or statuses related to one or more processes of the compression therapy system, etc..

The input apparatus <NUM> may include any apparatus capable of providing input to the computing apparatus <NUM> to perform the functionality, methods, and/or logic described herein. In this embodiment, the input apparatus <NUM> includes a plurality of user-actuatable buttons such that a user may interact with the graphical user interface <NUM> displayed on the display <NUM>. In at least one embodiment, the buttons may control an indication or cursor that may be used to select a graphical region, graphical area, graphical element, etc. of the graphical user interface <NUM>. In at least one embodiment, each of the buttons may correspond to "soft" buttons that are displayed on the graphical user interface <NUM> such that, e.g., selection of a button will initiate the action of the corresponding "soft" button displayed on the graphical user interface <NUM>.

In other embodiments, the input apparatus <NUM> may include a touchscreen (e.g., capacitive touchscreen, a resistive touchscreen, a multi-touch touchscreen, etc.), a mouse, a keyboard, a trackball, etc. A touchscreen may be part of (e.g., overlay) the display <NUM> such that, e.g., a user may use the touchscreen to interact (e.g., by touch) with a graphical user interface <NUM> displayed on the display <NUM>. For example, the input apparatus <NUM> may allow a user to interact with a graphical user interface containing, or depicting, graphical elements, graphical regions, and graphical areas associated with and representative of (or corresponding to) one or more features or processes of the compression therapy system.

The display <NUM> may include any apparatus capable of displaying information to a user, such as a graphical user interface, etc., to perform the functionality, methods, and/or logic described herein. For example, the display <NUM> may include a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode screen, a touchscreen, a cathode ray tube display, etc. As described further herein, the display <NUM> may be configured to display a graphical user interface <NUM> that includes one or more graphical regions, graphical areas, and graphical elements.

As used herein, a "region" of a graphical user interface may be defined as a portion of the graphical user interface within which information may be displayed or functionality may be performed and/or controlled by a user. Regions may exist within other regions, which may be displayed separately or simultaneously. For example, smaller regions may be located within larger regions, regions may be located side-by-side, etc. Additionally, as used herein, an "area" of a graphical user interface may be defined as a portion of the graphical user interface located within a region that is smaller than the region within which the area is located. Still further, as used herein, an "element" of a graphical user interface may be defined as a component of the graphical user interface that may be located within, or adjacent to, a region, an area, or another element. In one or more embodiments, an "element" of a graphical user interface may include a perimeter, or border, defining the outer edge, or boundary, of the element. In one or more embodiments, an "element" of a graphical user interface is a defined, finite portion, item, and/or section of a graphical user interface.

Additionally, as shown in <FIG>, in one or more embodiments, the controller <NUM> may be connected to one or more components of the compression garment system <NUM> via one or more electrical lines as represented generally by dashed line <NUM> and/or wirelessly as represented generally by the wireless signal lines in <FIG>. For example, the controller <NUM> may be connected to communicate with and to control the pressure applying regions (such as, e.g., fluid cells and/or electrically actuatable pressure applying regions of the garment configured to apply pressure to the body) either with use of physical electrical connections and/or wirelessly. Further, for example, the controller <NUM> may further include a communication interface <NUM> to, e.g., communicate with a compression garment <NUM>, <NUM>, communicate with a user interface device <NUM>, etc. as represented generally by the wireless signal lines in <FIG>. The communication interface <NUM> may be wireless interface that includes an antenna for sending and receiving signals using various wireless protocols such as, e.g., BLUETOOTH, WIFI, radiofrequency identification (RFID), etc..

In one or more embodiments, the controller <NUM> may be configured to identify a compression garment using the communication interface <NUM>. For example, data about, or regarding, the compression garment may be transmitted to the controller <NUM> via the communication interface <NUM>. Such data may include various information about the compression garment such as, for example, a serial number or unique identifier, a model number, a number of fluid cells that garment has, the size of the compression garment, the date of manufacturer, an expiration date, etc..

In response to receiving the data regarding the compression garment via the communication interface <NUM>, the computing apparatus <NUM> of the controller <NUM> may configure compression therapy to be delivered by the compression garment based at least on the identity of the compression garment. For instance, different compression garments may utilize different compression therapy settings such as, e.g., different pressures, different durations, different pump, or fluid delivery, rates, etc., and the computing apparatus <NUM> may tailor, or customize, the compression for the identified compression garment.

Further, in one or more embodiments, the computing apparatus <NUM> may customize what is displayed to the user on the graphical user interface <NUM> based upon the identification of the compression garment. For example, if a leg garment is identified by the controller <NUM> via the communication interface <NUM>, then the computing apparatus <NUM> may only, or may first, display leg compression therapy settings to a user. In this way, a user may not need to input, or select, the compression garment being used into the controller <NUM> prior to or during configuration of compression therapy using the controller <NUM>.

The data regarding the compression garment may be transferred to the controller <NUM> via the communication interface from the compression garment itself or another device. For example, the compression garment may include a wireless tag that when interrogated by the communication interface <NUM> will send data regarding the compression garment such as, e.g., identification information, to the communication interface <NUM>. Further, for example, a user interface device <NUM> such as, e.g., a mobile telephone or other computing device, may wirelessly transmit data regarding the compression garment to the communication interface <NUM>. In this way, a user may use an application, or app, running on their mobile telephone to instruct the controller <NUM> which compression garment the user will be using for compression therapy in conjunction with the controller <NUM>. Further, the graphical regions, graphical areas, and/or graphical elements of the exemplary graphical user interfaces described herein may be transmitted via the communication interface <NUM> to a user interface device <NUM> such that, for example, a user may use their user interface device <NUM> to configure and/or interact with the controller <NUM> to, e.g., deliver and configure compression therapy in the same or similar way as shown in the various graphical regions, graphical areas, and graphical elements of the graphical user interface <NUM> of the controller <NUM> depicted herein. In other words, the graphical regions, graphical areas, and graphical elements of the graphical user interface <NUM> of the controller <NUM> depicted herein may be wirelessly transmitted to a user's user interface device <NUM> (e.g., such as a mobile phone) such that a user may interact with their user interface device <NUM> to configure compression therapy, initiate compression therapy, stop or pause compression therapy, etc..

The pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> of the garments <NUM>, <NUM> may be described as being controllable since the pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> are under control of controller <NUM>. Thus, the system <NUM>, using the controller <NUM>, may be configured to provide compression therapy to an individual (e.g., a patient) wearing the garments <NUM>, <NUM> such that lymph flows throughout the body <NUM> in desired directions, e.g., such as from the leg or legs <NUM>, <NUM> to the trunk, or torso, <NUM> of the body <NUM>, from the trunk, or torso, <NUM> to the leg or legs <NUM>, <NUM> of the body <NUM>, etc. In other words, by controlling the pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> in a variety of different sequences (e.g., applying pressure in a predetermined manner), for example, lymph may flow generally from the legs <NUM>, <NUM> and lower trunk of the body <NUM> towards the upper trunk of the body <NUM>. The direction of lymph flow from the legs <NUM>, <NUM> to the trunk <NUM> of the body <NUM> may provide relief to an individual by moving excess lymph from the legs <NUM>, <NUM>, and ultimately, moving such lymph towards and into one or more regions of the trunk <NUM> such as, e.g., the right axillary nodes located proximate a right under arm region and the left axillary nodes located proximate a left under arm region.

The pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> of the trunk and leg garments <NUM>, <NUM> can be described as either providing a normal, or first, pressure value or providing an increased, or second, pressure value (e.g., the increased, or second, pressure value being greater than the normal, or first, pressure value). In at least one embodiment, the first, or normal, pressure value for the pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> of the trunk and leg garments <NUM>, <NUM> is about <NUM> mmHG, about <NUM> mmHG, about <NUM> mmHG, about <NUM> mmHG, about <NUM> mmHg, about <NUM> mmHG, etc. (over atmospheric pressure) and the second, or increased, pressure value for the pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> of the trunk and leg garments <NUM>, <NUM> is about <NUM> mmHG, about <NUM> mmHG, about <NUM> mmHG, about <NUM> mmHG, about <NUM> mmHg, about <NUM> mmHG, etc. (over atmospheric pressure). For example, the first, or normal, pressure value for the pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> of the trunk and leg garments <NUM>, <NUM> may be greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, about <NUM> mmHg, greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, etc. Further, for example, the first, or normal, pressure value for the pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> of the trunk and leg garments <NUM>, <NUM> may be less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, etc. For example, the second, or increased, pressure value for the pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> of the trunk and leg garments <NUM>, <NUM> may be greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, greater than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, etc. For example, the second, or increased, pressure value for the pressure applying regions <NUM>, <NUM> of the trunk and leg garments <NUM>, <NUM> may be less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, less than or equal to about <NUM> mmHg, etc..

One embodiment of an exemplary compression garment controller <NUM> is diagrammatically depicted in <FIG>. As shown, the controller <NUM> may include a pump <NUM> that is operatively coupled to the computing apparatus <NUM> such that, for example, the computing apparatus <NUM> may control operation of the pump <NUM> to deliver fluid to one or more fluid cells of a compression garment.

The controller <NUM> may further include a manifold <NUM> that is operatively coupled to the pump <NUM> to receive fluid (e.g., air) therefrom and to the computing apparatus <NUM> to receive control information (e.g., such that the computing apparatus <NUM> may control the manifold). Generally, the manifold <NUM> may be configurable or operable to select what fluid cells of one or more compression garments connected thereto will receive fluid. To do so, the manifold <NUM> may include a plurality of valves that are controlled by the computing apparatus <NUM>. The plurality of valves may select which of the plurality of ports <NUM> are to be operatively coupled to the pump <NUM> receive fluid therefrom and further which of the plurality of apertures <NUM> of the selected ports <NUM> are to be operatively coupled to the pump <NUM> receive fluid therefrom. In other words, using a plurality of valves of the manifold <NUM>, one or more of the ports <NUM> may selected, and then one or more apertures <NUM> of those selected ports <NUM> may be selected to receive fluid from the pump <NUM>. In this way, the computing apparatus <NUM> may control which of the fluid cells of the compression garment that are operably coupled to the controller <NUM> via the ports <NUM> and apertures <NUM>. As shown in <FIG>, a single aperture <NUM> of one of the ports <NUM> is selected using valves of the manifold <NUM> as indicated by the solid line extending thereto while the other ports <NUM> and apertures <NUM> have dotted lines extending thereto (e.g., indicating that valves of the manifold <NUM> have closed those fluid paths). Further, although only one of the ports <NUM> is shown to include a plurality of apertures <NUM>, it is to be understood that each of the ports <NUM> may include a plurality of apertures, e.g., as shown in <FIG>. Further, although not shown, it is to be understood that the manifold may be selectively vented (e.g., via one or more valves) to, e.g., release fluid from one or more fluid cells that are operatively coupled to the manifold <NUM>. In this way, the manifold <NUM> may be used to operatively fill or empty each of the plurality of fluid cells via the ports <NUM> and apertures <NUM> thereof.

The controller <NUM> may further include a pressure sensor <NUM> located in the manifold <NUM> to measure pressure therein. When a single aperture <NUM> of a port <NUM> is selected such that the manifold <NUM> is operably coupled to the single aperture <NUM>, and thus, also operably coupled to a single fluid cell of a compression garment coupled thereto, the pressure sensor <NUM> may effectively measure the pressure of the fluid cell. Additionally, the pressure sensor <NUM> may be configured to measure a pressure value while the pump <NUM> is running or while the pump <NUM> is stopped. In this way, a pressure value may be measured from the manifold <NUM> during delivery of fluid from the pump <NUM> to a fluid cell, and such value may be used to determine when to cease delivery of fluid from the pump <NUM> to the fluid cell (e.g., when to turn the pump <NUM> "off" to achieve a desired pressure within a fluid cell). Then, a pressure value may be measured from the manifold <NUM> after delivery of fluid from the pump <NUM> to a fluid cell when the pump <NUM> is not delivering fluid to the fluid cell to measure the "actual" pressure of the fluid cell (e.g., unaffected by the pump <NUM> running or delivering fluid). Although a single pressure sensor <NUM> is described herein with reference to <FIG>, it is to be understood that the exemplary systems, apparatus, and methods describe herein may use, or utilize, any number of pressure sensors located in various positions to measure a plurality of redundant or different pressure values during fluid delivery or when fluid delivery has ceased.

A flow chart of an exemplary method <NUM> of delivering fluid to a fluid cell of a compression garment is depicted in <FIG>. Although the exemplary method <NUM> is described in reference to filling, or providing fluid to, a single fluid cell, it is to be understood that the method <NUM> could be used for filling, or delivering fluid to, each fluid cell of a plurality of fluid cells of a compression garment such as the compression garments <NUM>, <NUM> of <FIG>.

A target pressure and an adjustable manifold pressure is provided, or used, for each fluid cell of a plurality of fluid cells of a compression garment. The target pressure may be the desired pressure for the fluid cell, and the adjustable manifold pressure may be the pressure value that is used to determine when to cease delivery of fluid from the pump to achieve the target pressure. Additionally, it is to be understood that the target pressure may include a tolerance of, for example, about <NUM>%. In other embodiments, the tolerance may be greater than or equal to about <NUM>%, greater than or equal to about <NUM>%, greater than or equal to about <NUM>%, greater than or equal to about <NUM>%, greater than or equal to about <NUM>%, etc. and/or less than or equal to about <NUM>%, less than or equal to about <NUM>%, less than or equal to about <NUM>%, less than or equal to about <NUM>%, less than or equal to about <NUM>%, less than or equal to about <NUM>%, etc. Thus, in this example, a measured pressure within a selected percentage of the target pressure would be determined as "meeting" or achieving the target pressure. Furthermore, a measured pressure that is less than the selected percentage of the target pressure would be determined as being less than the target pressure, and conversely, a measured pressure that is greater than the selected percentage of the target pressure would be determined as being greater than the target pressure.

The exemplary method <NUM> includes "turning" the pump "on" <NUM> such that fluid is delivered to the manifold, and in turn, to a fluid cell of a compression garment, and "turning" the pump "off" <NUM> when the pressure in the manifold meets, or reaches, the adjustable manifold pressure. After the pump has ceased delivering fluid to the manifold (e.g., while the pump is "turned off"), the pressure in the manifold is again measured and compared against, or compared to, the target pressure. If the measured pressure is less than the target pressure <NUM>, then the method <NUM> increases the adjustable manifold pressure <NUM> and return to delivering fluid via the pump by "turning" the pump back "on" <NUM>. As noted herein, the target pressure may have a tolerance of, for example, <NUM>%, and thus, to satisfy process <NUM>, the measured pressure may be less than <NUM>% of the target pressure. Similar to as before, the method <NUM> may then "turn" the pump "off" <NUM> when the pressure in the manifold meets, or reaches, the newly-adjustable manifold pressure.

If the pressure measured when the pump is "turned off" is greater than the target pressure <NUM> (e.g., greater than <NUM>% of the target pressure), then the adjustable manifold pressure is decreased <NUM> and filling the fluid cell may be complete. As shown in this embodiment, the method <NUM> may cease or stop at process <NUM> and no fluid may be removed from the fluid cell and manifold despite the adjustable manifold pressure being decreased. Instead, the newly-decreased adjustable manifold pressure will be used during the next inflation cycle.

Further, as shown, if the pressure measured when the pump is "turned off" is not greater than the target pressure <NUM> (e.g., greater than <NUM>% of the target pressure), then the adjustable manifold pressure may not be changed <NUM> and filling the fluid cell may be complete.

Thus, the method <NUM> may be described as a learning algorithm or process configured to "learn" the adjustable manifold pressure that may be needed to achieve the target pressure, e.g., within a margin. The adjustable manifold pressure for each fluid cell may be saved by the controller <NUM> such that, e.g., the adjustable manifold pressure for each fluid cell may be used during future inflation cycles and future therapy sessions.

As described herein, compression garments may include a plurality of fluid cells, each of which may define a different size than each other and may be positioned about a different area or region of a user's body. In some embodiments, one or more of the fluid cells of a single compression garment or multiple compressions garments may include different target pressures. In this way, some fluid cells may be pressurized using the fill method <NUM> described herein using a target pressure and an adjustable manifold pressure that is different than other fluids cells. Additionally, the adjustable manifold pressure associated each fluid cell of a compression garment may be customized by the method <NUM>.

Further, the rate at which fluid is delivered to fluid cells may be different per compression garment and/or per fluid cell. For example, some fluid cells may utilize a slower fill rate (e.g., the pump may be "run slower" to deliver fluid at a slower rate) than other fluids cells, and some fluid cells may utilize a faster fill rate (e.g., the pump may be "run faster" to deliver fluid at a higher rate) than other fluids cells. Additionally, all fluid cells or a subset of fluid cells of a particular garment may utilize a slower or faster fill rate than all fluid cells or a subset of fluids cells of the same or another garment. For example, a head compression garment may utilize a slower fill rate than other compression garments such as, e.g., a leg compression garment or a trunk compression garment. It may be described that a first rate of fluid delivery may be used for a first compression garment, and a second rate of fluid delivery may be used for a second garment where the first rate is different than the second rate.

Various graphical user interfaces and input apparatus may be utilized by the exemplary compression therapy systems and methods described herein. As described herein, a display <NUM> of a controller <NUM> may depict a graphical user interface <NUM> as shown in <FIG>. The controller <NUM> may further include input apparatus <NUM> proximate the graphical user interface <NUM> and/or display <NUM> such that, e.g., a user may interact with the graphical user interface <NUM> to, e.g., configure therapy, "power up" or "turn on" the controller <NUM>, etc. More specifically, the input apparatus <NUM> may include a power button <NUM> to "turn on" and "turn off" the controller <NUM>, a "back" button <NUM> to return to a previously-displayed graphical region, an up menu button <NUM> to upwardly traverse a menu or plurality of graphical regions, areas, or elements on the graphical user interface <NUM>, a down menu button <NUM> to downwardly traverse a menu or plurality of graphical regions, areas, or elements on the graphical user interface <NUM>, and an enter button <NUM> to select an indicated, or highlighted, graphical region, area, or element of the graphical user interface <NUM>.

One exemplary graphical user interface <NUM> such as shown in <FIG> may include, at least, a human-shaped graphical element <NUM> and a compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> on the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> indicative of the location of compression therapy deliverable or being delivered by compression therapy apparatus such as compression garment operably coupled to the controller <NUM>. The human-shaped graphical element <NUM> may include any graphical depiction that depicts the form of a human. In this example, the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> is a featureless, shaded outline of standing human. In other embodiments, the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> may include more or less features than depicted in <FIG>. For example, the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> may include colorization, facial features, etc. In one instance, the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> may be a "stick figure" (which includes single lines representing the torso, legs, arms, neck, and a single-line circle representing the head). In another instance, the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> may be photograph of a human or patient.

The compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> may include any graphical depiction that when presented, or displayed, to a user would convey where compression therapy is to be applied or is being applied about the human-shaped graphical element <NUM>. The compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> may include various colors, animations, outlines, shading, etc. to indicate the compression therapy about the human-shaped graphical element <NUM>.

In this example, the compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> is a darkened, or shaded, region about the human-shaped graphical element <NUM>. As shown, the darkened, or shaded, region covers the left leg, the lower trunk region, and the upper right leg region of the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> to indicate that compression therapy of the controller <NUM> is presently configured for a trunk garment <NUM> and left leg garment <NUM> donned about a user's body as shown in <FIG>. In this way, a user can quickly and easily confirm, or ascertain, which garments the user is to be wearing and/or which therapy is presently configured on the controller <NUM>.

More specifically and as will be shown in the graphical user interface <NUM> of <FIG>, the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> may be described as including, or defining, a plurality of body regions such as, e.g., a left leg, a right leg, a trunk region, a torso or chest region, a left arm region, a right arm region, a chest and left arm region, a chest and right arm region, a neck region, and a head region. The compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> may be displayed on, or depicted about, at least one body region of such body regions to indicate that compression therapy is deliverable thereto.

When the controller <NUM> is "turned on" or "powered up" by a user actuating the button <NUM>, the graphical user interface <NUM> may display an introduction graphical region <NUM> as shown in <FIG>. The introduction graphical region <NUM> may include a status message <NUM>. As depicted in this embodiment, the status message <NUM> reads "Welcome - Ready to Begin Treatment.

The introduction graphical region <NUM> depicts three selectable graphical areas: a default therapy graphical area <NUM>, a choose therapy <NUM> graphical area, and a view device status graphical area <NUM>. Upon selection of the default therapy graphical area <NUM> (which may be selected using the input apparatus <NUM>, or more specifically, by using the up and down menu buttons <NUM>, <NUM> to indicate, or highlight, the default therapy graphical area <NUM> and the enter button <NUM> to select the default therapy graphical area <NUM>), a default, or saved, compression therapy configuration may be loaded and such compression therapy may begin. Although a single default therapy graphical area <NUM> is depicted in <FIG>, it is to be understood that more than one default therapy graphical areas <NUM> may be depicted on the introduction graphical region <NUM> (e.g., depending on how many default or saved compression therapy configurations are stored on the controller). As shown in <FIG>, the default therapy graphical area <NUM> indicates that "L1 Full Leg & Core <NUM>" is the default or saved compression therapy, and thus, selection thereof will load and begin such therapy. Further, the compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> is positioned about the left leg and trunk of the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> in correspondence with the default or save compression therapy. Thus, a user may quickly visualize what portions of the body the default or saved compression therapy will provide compression therapy thereto. If a user selects the default therapy graphical area <NUM>, the controller <NUM> may begin such therapy and display the therapy status graphical region <NUM> of <FIG>, which is described later herein.

Upon selection of the choose therapy graphical area <NUM>, a therapy configuration graphical region <NUM> may be displayed on the graphical user interface <NUM> as shown and described herein with respect to <FIG>. Further, upon selection of the view device status graphical area <NUM>, graphical regions depicting information with respect to the device status and configuration may be depicted on the graphical user interface <NUM> such as, e.g., software version, device status, various self-tests, etc..

Another embodiment of the introduction graphical region <NUM> is depicted in <FIG>. In this embodiment, the default therapy graphical region <NUM> indicates that "L1 Full Leg & Core + L6 Foot Only <NUM>" is the default or saved compression therapy. Such default or saved compression therapy includes two process or steps of compression therapy: namely, a "L1 Full Leg & Core" compression therapy program and a "L6 Foot Only" compression therapy program, which will be run sequentially (e.g., one-after-another, "back-to-back," etc.). Correspondingly, the compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> may indicate both of the compression therapy programs by, in this example, "flashing" between the compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> being positioned about the leg and trunk of the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> as shown in <FIG> and the foot of the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> as shown in <FIG>. In this way, a user may quickly visualize that the default or saved therapy configuration includes two therapy programs: the first providing compression therapy about the user's left leg and trunk; and the second providing compression therapy about the user's left foot. It is to be understood that the compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> for multiple compression therapy programs being run consecutively as shown in <FIG> is only one embodiment, and other ways of indicating such multiple compression therapy programs being run consecutively are considered by this disclosure. For example, instead of the compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> "flashing" between the two therapy programs, the compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> may include two distinguishable indications (e.g., different colors, different shading, different animation, etc.) that may be displayed about the human-shaped graphical element <NUM>.

A therapy status graphical region <NUM> is depicted in <FIG> which is shown on the graphical user interface <NUM> during execution of a compression therapy program to allow a user to view status information regarding the compression therapy being delivering to the patient. As shown, the graphical user interface <NUM> still includes, or depicts, the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> and the compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> about the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> indicating where the compression therapy of the ongoing compression therapy program is being delivered or will be delivered. As shown in <FIG>, the ongoing compression therapy program is "L1 Full Leg & Core - Normal - <NUM> Cycle," which is recited, or depicted, as a status message <NUM>.

Further, the therapy status region <NUM> includes a therapy duration area <NUM> depicting an amount of time remaining for one or more cycles of the compression therapy. As shown, the therapy duration area <NUM> indicates that <NUM> minutes is remaining for the compression therapy program to complete.

Additionally, the therapy status graphical region <NUM> includes an action area <NUM> to allow a user to pause, stop, resume, or modify the compression therapy being delivered. For example, if a user selects a "Pause" graphical element <NUM> of the action area <NUM> as shown in <FIG>, the therapy program may be paused (e.g., the pump may stop delivering fluid to fluid cells) and the therapy status graphical region <NUM> of <FIG> may be depicted.

When therapy is paused, the action area <NUM> of the therapy status graphical region <NUM> of <FIG> may provide multiple options to a user. As shown, three graphical elements are displayed, or depicted, in the action area <NUM> in <FIG>, namely, a "Resume Treatment" graphical element <NUM> that upon selection will resume the compression therapy program and also return to display of the therapy status graphical region <NUM> of <FIG> on the graphical user interface <NUM>, "Stop Treatment" graphical element <NUM> that upon selection will cease the compression therapy program and also return to display of the introduction graphical region <NUM> of <FIG> on the graphical user interface <NUM>, and a "Change Pressure" graphical element <NUM> that upon selection will allow a user to change the pressure of the current compression therapy program similar to as shown in <FIG>, which is described later herein.

Once the compression therapy program completes, the therapy status graphical region <NUM> may depict a "Return to Home Screen" graphical element <NUM> in the action area <NUM> as shown in <FIG>, that upon selection will return a user to the introduction graphical region of <FIG>.

A therapy configuration graphical region <NUM> may be displayed on the graphical user interface <NUM> as shown <FIG> to allow a user to configure the compression therapy, and more specifically, a compression therapy program, to be delivered to a user. Generally, it may be described that the therapy configuration graphical region <NUM> allows a user to select which one or more body regions and which body areas of the selected body regions to deliver therapy thereto as well as allowing configuration of various compression therapy settings.

As shown in <FIG>, the therapy configuration graphical region <NUM> includes a plurality of selectable treatment regions <NUM> selectable by a user to select which one or more body regions of the patient to deliver compression therapy to. The therapy configuration graphical region <NUM> includes, or depicts, a "Head and Neck H1-H3" treatment region <NUM>, an "Upper Body U1-U7" treatment region <NUM>, and a "Lower Body L1-L8" treatment region <NUM>. Selection of one of the treatment regions <NUM> will initiate configuration of a compression therapy program for the selected treatment region. For example, selection of the "Head and Neck H1-H3" treatment region <NUM> will initiate configuration of a head and neck compression therapy program as shown in <FIG>. Further, for example, selection of the "Upper Body U1-U7" treatment region <NUM> will initiate configuration of an upper body compression therapy program as shown in <FIG>. And still further, for example, selection of the "Lower Body L1-L8" treatment region <NUM> will initiate configuration of a lower body compression therapy program as shown in <FIG>.

Further, as shown, the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> and the compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> depicted about the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> are also displayed on the graphical user interface <NUM> in conjunction with the therapy configuration graphical region <NUM>. Thus, when a user indicates, or highlights, one of the selectable treatment regions <NUM> prior to selection thereof (e.g., using the up and down menu buttons <NUM>, <NUM> to indicate, or highlight, the desired treatment region <NUM>), the compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> will correspond to the indicated, or highlighted, treatment region <NUM>. For example, as shown in <FIG>, the "Head and Neck H1-H3" treatment region <NUM> is indicated (e.g., shaded darker than the other treatment regions <NUM>), and thus, the compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> is depicted about the torso and head of the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> indicating that the compression therapy programs for the head and neck provide compression therapy to the torso and/or head of the user. Likewise, if a user indicated or highlighted a different treatment region <NUM>, the compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> would reflect the indicated or highlighted treatment region <NUM> accordingly so as to indicate the body regions where compression therapy would or could be applied for such treatment region.

The therapy configuration region <NUM> after selection of the "Head and Neck H1-H3" treatment region <NUM> is depicted in <FIG>. As shown, a plurality of selectable treatment areas <NUM> are depicted on the therapy configuration region <NUM> that are selectable by a user to select one or more body areas of the patient to deliver compression therapy thereto. Such body areas are a subset of the selected body portions. For example, since the "Head and Neck H1-H3" treatment region <NUM> was selected in <FIG>, the selectable treatment areas <NUM> include "H1 Head Neck & Vest," "H2 Head Only," and "H3 Vest Only," "H2 Head Only," and "H3 Vest Only," each of which are configured to provide head and neck compression therapy.

Each of the selectable treatment areas <NUM> includes, or depicts, a time period or duration associated therewith, which is the period of time of the compression therapy programs associated with the selectable treatment areas <NUM>. As shown, the compression therapy program associated with the "H1 Head Neck & Vest" treatment area <NUM> has a duration of <NUM> minutes, the compression therapy program associated with the "H2 Head Only" treatment area <NUM> has a duration of <NUM> minutes, and the compression therapy program associated with the "H3 Vest Only" treatment area <NUM> has a duration of <NUM> minutes.

The therapy configuration region <NUM> after selection of the "Upper Body U1-U7" treatment region <NUM> is depicted in <FIG>. As shown, a plurality of selectable treatment areas <NUM> are depicted on the therapy configuration region <NUM> that are selectable by a user to select one or more body areas of the patient to deliver compression therapy thereto. Since the "Upper body" treatment region <NUM> was selected in <FIG>, the selectable treatment areas <NUM> include "U1 Full Arm & Core," "U2 Trunk Only," "U3 Trunk & Chest," "U4 Arm Shoulder," "U5 Forearm & Hand," "U6 Hand Only," and "U7 Full Arm," each of which are configured to provide upper body compression therapy. Further, similar to the therapy configuration region <NUM> of <FIG> with respect to head and neck therapy, each of the selectable treatment areas <NUM> includes, or depicts, a time period or duration associated therewith and the compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> about the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> will shift depending on the indicated or highlighted treatment area <NUM>.

The therapy configuration region <NUM> after selection of the "Lower Body" treatment region <NUM> is depicted in <FIG>. As shown, a plurality of selectable treatment areas <NUM> are depicted on the therapy configuration region <NUM> that are selectable by a user to select one or more body areas of the patient to deliver compression therapy thereto. Since the "Lower body" treatment region <NUM> was selected in <FIG>, the selectable treatment areas <NUM> include "L1 Full Leg & Core," "L2 Trunk Only," "L3 Trunk & Thigh," "L4 Full Leg Plus," "L5 Half Leg Plus," "L6 Foot Only," L7 Half Leg," and "L8 Full Leg," each of which are configured to provide lower body compression therapy. Further, similar to the therapy configuration regions <NUM> of <FIG> with respect to head and neck therapy and upper body therapy, each of the selectable treatment areas <NUM> includes, or depicts, a time period or duration associated therewith and the compression therapy graphical indication <NUM> about the human-shaped graphical element <NUM> will shift depending on the indicated or highlighted treatment area <NUM>.

After selection of the "L1 Full Leg & Core," treatment area <NUM>, the therapy configuration region <NUM> may depict a plurality of treatment locations <NUM>, which may be further subset of the select treatment area as shown in <FIG>. More specifically, as shown, a "Left" treatment location <NUM> that provides compression therapy to the left leg, a "Right" treatment location <NUM> that provides compression therapy to the right leg, and a "Bilateral" treatment location <NUM> that provides compression therapy to both legs is depicted in the therapy configuration region <NUM>.

The therapy configuration region <NUM> may further depict a plurality of treatment pressure variation regions <NUM> that are selectable by a user to increase, decrease, or maintain the pressure of the compression therapy as depicted in <FIG>. Each treatment pressure variation regions <NUM> may increase or decrease the default or previously-used pressures by a selected amount such as, e.g., a selected percentage such as about <NUM>%, about <NUM>%, about <NUM>%, about <NUM>%, about <NUM>%, about <NUM>%, about <NUM>%, etc. Additionally, limits may be in place such that a user cannot increase or decrease the treatment pressure beyond an upper or lower limit. Further, the therapy configuration region <NUM> may further depict a plurality of treatment cycle regions <NUM> selectable by a user to select an amount of cycles of the compression therapy.

Upon completion of configuration of a compression therapy program, the therapy configuration region <NUM> may depict, as shown in <FIG>, a setup complete selectable graphical region <NUM> and an add another treatment selectable graphical region <NUM>. Upon selection of the add another treatment selectable graphical region <NUM>, the therapy configuration region <NUM> of <FIG> may be depicted thereby allowing a user to begin the configuration of another compression therapy that may be sequentially performed following the presently-configured compression therapy.

In at least one embodiment, upon selection of the setup complete selectable graphical region <NUM>, the therapy configuration region <NUM> may depict a plurality of save graphical regions <NUM> as shown in <FIG> that, upon selection, allow a user to save the presently-configured compression therapy such that is displayed on the introduction graphical region <NUM> as shown in <FIG>. In other words, users may save one or more preset, or default, compression therapies that may be easily accessible and retrievable at a later time.

In at least one embodiment, a controller <NUM> may include a default compression therapy program that is preset for a particular user such that, when the user first receives the controller <NUM>, a default compression therapy program is already preset for them and "ready to go. " In at least one embodiment, such default compression therapy program may not be able to be deleted or removed from the controller <NUM>. In this embodiment, a default compression therapy program may be distinguished from a saved compression therapy program (e.g., saved using the save graphical regions <NUM>) since a saved compression therapy program may be removed and/or overwritten while a default compression therapy program may not be removed or overwritten. In at least one embodiment, the default compression therapy program may follow a prescription prescribed by a user's doctor.

In at least another embodiment, upon selection of the setup complete selectable graphical region <NUM>, the compression therapy may begin and the therapy status graphical region <NUM> similar as shown in <FIG> may be depicted on the graphical user interface <NUM>.

Another embodiment of a therapy configuration region <NUM> depicting a plurality of treatment pressure variation regions <NUM> that are selectable by a user to set a pressure therapy program as depicted in <FIG>. For example, the pressure for the current therapy program may be changed between decreased, normal, and increased (e.g., as shown in <FIG> the pressure is set as "Normal") such that an initial pressure may be set for each of the components thereof (e.g., a base setting). In one or more embodiments, the base pressure setting may be described as decreasing, maintaining, or increasing the default or previously-used pressures by a selected amount (e.g., a selected percentage of about <NUM>%, about <NUM>%, about <NUM>%, about <NUM>%, about <NUM>%, about <NUM>%, about <NUM>%, etc.). Additionally, each pressure variation region <NUM> (e.g., vest, head, trunk, thigh, calf, foot, chest, arm, hand, etc.) may be adjusted independently between, for example, <NUM>%, <NUM>%, <NUM>%, and <NUM>% of the set base pressure setting. In other words, each separate component may be individually and independently altered from the base setting. Furthermore, after each treatment pressure variation region <NUM> is set, the user may select region <NUM> to indicate the completion of pressure adjustment.

Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing feature sizes, amounts, and physical properties used in the specification and claims are to be understood as being modified in all instances by the term "about. " Accordingly, unless indicated to the contrary, the numerical parameters set forth in the foregoing specification and attached claims are approximations that can vary depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained by those skilled in the art utilizing the teachings disclosed herein. The use of numerical ranges by endpoints includes all numbers within that range (e.g., <NUM> to <NUM> includes <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, and <NUM>) and any range within that range.

Claim 1:
A compression garment system comprising:
a manifold (<NUM>) operably couplable to at least one fluid cell of a compression garment;
a pump (<NUM>) operably coupled to the manifold (<NUM>) to deliver fluid to the at least one fluid cell, wherein the manifold (<NUM>) includes a plurality of ports (<NUM>) operably couplable to a plurality of hoses to transmit fluid from the pump (<NUM>) to the at least one fluid cell;
a pressure sensor (<NUM>) located in the manifold (<NUM>) to measure pressure therein;
a controller comprising one or more processors (<NUM>) and operably coupled to the pump (<NUM>), the controller configured to:
provide a target pressure for each of the at least one fluid cell;
provide an adjustable manifold pressure for each of the at least one fluid cell;
deliver fluid using the pump (<NUM>) to the at least one fluid cell until the pressure in the manifold (<NUM>) is equal to the adjustable manifold pressure;
measure the pressure in the manifold (<NUM>) with the pressure sensor <NUM>) after the pump (<NUM>) has stopped delivering fluid to the at least one fluid cell;
increase the adjustable manifold pressure and continue to deliver fluid using the pump (<NUM>) to the at least one fluid cell until the pressure in the manifold (<NUM>) is equal to the increased adjustable manifold pressure in response the pressure in the manifold (<NUM>) being less than the target pressure; and
decrease the adjustable manifold pressure in response the pressure in the manifold (<NUM>) being greater than the target pressure.