US 12,274,656 B2
Two-part non-planar graduated compression device for the treatment of circulatory disorders
Thomas Richardson, Del Mar, CA (US); and Moses A. Lipshaw, Hillsborough, NC (US)
Assigned to Medi Manufacturing, Inc., Whitsett, NC (US)
Filed by MEDI MANUFACTURING, INC., Whitsett, NC (US)
Filed on Feb. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/175,089.
Application 17/175,089 is a continuation of application No. 15/451,176, filed on Mar. 6, 2017, granted, now 10,918,557.
Application 15/451,176 is a continuation of application No. 13/943,937, filed on Jul. 17, 2013, granted, now 9,707,132, issued on Jul. 8, 2017.
Application 13/943,937 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/952,065, filed on Nov. 22, 2010, granted, now 10,117,784, issued on Nov. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/264,213, filed on Nov. 24, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2021/0161745 A1, Jun. 3, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61H 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/08 (2006.01)
CPC A61H 1/008 (2013.01) [A61F 13/08 (2013.01); A61F 13/085 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2205/106 (2013.01); A61H 2209/00 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A therapeutic compression garment, comprising:
a body portion having a first side region, a second side region, a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein the body portion comprises a plurality of bands extending in opposite directions;
a guide band having a guide band length, a first end at one end of the guide band length and a second end at another end of the guide band length, wherein the first end is attached to the body portion and the second end is a free end attached to a plurality of fastening elements, and wherein the plurality of fastening elements can be detachably attached to the body portion or the guide band,
wherein the plurality of fastening elements on the second end of the guide band are attached to the body portion or the guide band such that the guide band and the body portion are configured to operate together to wrap around a body limb first to attach the therapeutic compression garment to the body limb and then the plurality of bands are configured to assert compression to the body limb.