Patent ID: 8096964

Claim:
A compression garment adapted for placement on a body part in a self-retaining configuration for providing compression therapy to the body part, the compression garment comprising: a flexible wrap having a proximal end sized for wrapping around a proximal portion of the body part, a distal end opposite the proximal end for wrapping around a distal portion of the body part, and side edges extending between the proximal end and the distal end; a bladder held in use by the wrap for compressing the body part, the bladder having an inflatable chamber and a port in fluid communication with the chamber for selectively delivering fluid from a fluid source to the chamber to inflate the chamber and compress the body part; an inner flap extending from one of said side edges and an outer flap extending from another of said side edges, the outer flap overlapping the inner flap when the garment is in use on the body part; and a fastener attached to at least one of the inner flap and the outer flap for securing the wrap in said self-retaining configuration on the body part in which the proximal end is wrapped around the proximal portion of the body part, the distal end is wrapped around the distal portion of the body part, and the outer flap overlaps the inner flap; wherein the inner flap has a length extending from the respective side edge of the wrap to a free end and a maximum width measured generally perpendicular to a median circumferential centerline of the inner flap; and wherein the outer flap has a length extending from the respective side edge of the wrap to a free end, a maximum width measured generally perpendicular to a median circumferential centerline of the outer flap that is at least about half as wide as the maximum width of the inner flap, and a minimum width measured generally perpendicular to the median circumferential centerline of the outer flap that is less than the maximum width of the inner flap so that a portion of the inner flap is exposed when the proximal end is wrapped around the proximal portion of the body part, the distal end is wrapped around the distal portion of the body part, and the outer flap overlaps the inner flap forming a grip for grasping the inner flap when fastening the fastener to secure the wrap in said self-retaining configuration on the body part.