CPC A61F 7/02 (2013.01) [A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/0295 (2013.01); A61B 8/06 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0003 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0021 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0071 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0093 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0226 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0234 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0282 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A heating device for wound healing, the heating device comprising:
a wearable layer conformable to a part of a user's body;
a heat source attached to the wearable layer for applying heat to a region of a user's body;
one or more blood flow sensors attached to the wearable layer configured to detect a parameter indicative of blood flow in or adjacent to the region of the user's body and generate a signal indicative thereof; and
one or both of:
(i) a processor in electrical communication with the one or more blood flow sensors for determining the blood flow in or adjacent to the region of the user's body based upon the signal; or
(ii) a transmitter for transmitting the signal to a remote device,
wherein the heating device is a bra cup, or an insert for inserting into a bra cup, and the heating device and one or more blood flow sensors are arranged to generally surround, in use, a user's areola.
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