| CPC A61H 9/0007 (2013.01) [A61H 9/0092 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1215 (2013.01); A61H 2201/149 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5002 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5043 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5097 (2013.01); A61H 2209/00 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
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1. A compression sleeve apparatus comprising:
a sleeve comprising a fabric material, the sleeve being configured to be worn on an extremity of a user's body;
a plurality of motors disposed along a length of the sleeve between a first end and a second end of the sleeve,
wherein each motor in the plurality of motors comprises a bi-directional direct current (DC) motor;
a plurality of filaments disposed around a circumference of the sleeve,
wherein each filament in the plurality of filaments is concealed between a first surface of the sleeve and a second surface of the sleeve such that each filament in the plurality of filaments is concealed from view and is separated from a surface of the user's skin when the sleeve is worn by the user,
wherein each filament in the plurality of filaments is individually coupled to a shaft of each motor in the plurality of motors,
wherein each motor in the plurality of motors is configured to wind each filament around an axis of the shaft when each motor in the plurality of motors is engaged in a first direction and unwind each filament from around the axis of the shaft when each motor in the plurality of motors is engaged in a second direction,
wherein each filament in the plurality of filaments is configured to define a loop when coupled to the shaft of each motor in the plurality of motors;
a controller operably engaged with the plurality of motors via at least one bus,
wherein the controller is operably configured to selectively engage each motor in the plurality of motors in the first direction and the second direction; and
a power source operably engaged with the controller and the plurality of motors to provide a flow of power to the controller and the plurality of motors,
wherein the controller is operably configured to engage each motor in the plurality of motors in a sequence,
wherein the sequence comprises a peristaltic wave sequence between the first end of the sleeve and the second end of the sleeve,
wherein the controller is operably configured to independently engage each motor in the plurality of motors according to a different operational parameter such that a first motor in the plurality of motors is engaged according to a first pressure setting and a second motor in the plurality of motors is engaged according to a second pressure setting,
wherein the controller is configured to concurrently engage the first motor according to the first pressure setting and the second motor according to the second pressure setting.
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