| 摘要 |
A limb compression garment comprises a planar, single-layer textile material having a plurality of elastic fibres 3 arranged parallel to each other and extending in a first direction and a plurality of inelastic fibres 5, 7 interlaced with each other and with the elastic fibres 3. The arrangement of the fibres allowing the garment to stretch in the first direction in a substantially elastic manner up to a maximum extension - which is below the elastic limit of the elastic fibres 3 - at which point the inelastic fibres 5, 7 abruptly prevent further stretching. The elastic limit of the elastic fibres 3 being at least 15% of their un-stretched length. Such an arrangement of fibres ensures that when the garment is worn at an extension close to its end-of-stretch, then any further swelling that may occur does not result in significant stretching of the garment. A method of applying a compressive force using the limb compression garment is also claimed. |
