Compression garment having a foam layer

摘要

A compression garment for applying compression therapy to a body part of a person. The compression garment includes a bladder including an inflatable chamber having a perimeter and an opening through which the inflatable chamber is inflated. A foam layer is positioned at least partially in the inflatable chamber for reducing a volume of gas required to inflate the inflatable chamber and extends at least partially outside the inflatable chamber for providing structural support to the compression garment.

主权项

1. A compression garment for applying compression therapy to a body part of a person, the compression garment comprising:
a bladder configured to conform to at least a portion of the body part, the bladder including an inflatable chamber for applying compression therapy to the body part, the inflatable chamber having a perimeter and an opening through which the inflatable chamber is inflated; and a foam layer positioned in the inflatable chamber for reducing a volume of gas required to inflate the inflatable chamber, the foam layer extending outside the inflatable chamber for providing structural support to the compression garment; wherein a perimeter of the foam layer is positioned entirely outside the inflatable chamber, and wherein the bladder includes first and second fluid-impermeable bladder layers, the bladder layers being disposed in stacked relationship and being joined to define the inflatable chamber between the bladder layers such that when the inflatable chamber is being inflated the foam layer in the inflatable chamber is in direct contact with gas inflating the inflatable chamber.