Patent ID: 8500670

Claim:
A post-operative chest support for a patient comprising: a chest encircling band of stretchable material having a substantially constant width, the chest encircling band having a securing system for securing the band about the patient's chest, the securing system fixing a uniform chest encircling pressure applied to the patient's chest at a first base uniform chest encircling pressure when the chest encircling band is secured about the patient's chest; and first and second pressure adjusting members attached on a front surface of the chest encircling band at a location that is accessible to the patient when the chest encircling band is secured about the patient's chest, the first and second pressure adjusting members being spaced apart a first distance when the first base uniform chest encircling pressure is applied to the patient's chest, the spacing between the first and second pressure adjusting members being adjustable upon application of external force by the patient from the first distance to a second distance and from the first distance to a third distance, the chest band applying a second uniform chest encircling pressure to the patient's chest when the first and second pressure adjusting members are spaced apart the second distance, the second uniform chest encircling pressure being greater than the first base uniform chest encircling pressure, the chest band applying a third uniform chest encircling pressure to the patient's chest when the first and second pressure adjusting members are spaced apart the third distance, the third uniform chest encircling pressure being less than the first base uniform chest encircling pressure.