Patent ID: 7434423

Claim:
A tubular garment, comprising: a plurality of zones of compressive pressure about a circumference of the garment; a first one of the zones of compressive pressure in a distal portion of the garment comprising a first stitch pattern that provides a first compressive pressure; and a second one of the zones of compressive pressure in a proximal portion of the garment comprising a second stitch pattern that provides a second compressive pressure; wherein the first stitch pattern is more dense than at least a portion of the second stitch pattern, wherein the first compressive pressure is greater than the second compressive pressure, wherein the second one of the zones of compressive pressure comprises (i) a first portion of the garment circumference comprising a first portion stitch pattern and a first portion compressive pressure and (ii) a second portion of the garment circumference comprising a second portion stitch pattern and a second portion compressive pressure, wherein the first portion stitch pattern is more dense than the second portion stitch pattern, and wherein the first portion compressive pressure is greater than the second portion compressive pressure.