Computational Size Selection For Off The Shelf Garments

摘要

Computational systems may be provided to assist with compression garment recommendations. A measurement of a person's body part may be received, and a compression expected to be applied may be computed. The expected compression may be based upon an arm measurement and upon a known relationship between a size of the garment, such as a stretched circumference, and the compression applied to an object that stretches the garment to that circumference. Graphs and formulas may be used to represent physical properties of a compression garment by assigning compression levels for ranges of relevant circumferences for a multitude of points along a limb. Information about needs of a patient, patient's condition, compression sensitivity, desired compression class, or desired use may be considered as part of a computational analysis to assist in fitting garments. The disclosed recommendation systems may assist clinicians, patients, consumers, or other users in selecting suitable off-the-shelf compression garments.

主权项

1. A data processing system for fitting compression garments, the system comprising:
a handler configured to receive a measurement of a person's limb and additional information related to a compression need of the person; and a recommendation engine, in communication with the handler, the engine being configured to calculate an expected compression predicted to be applied by a given compression garment to the person's limb based upon the measurement of the limb and upon a known relationship between a known compression applied by the given garment and a size of the given garment, the engine being configured to determine whether the given compression garment meets the compression need of the person based upon the expected compression and upon the additional information related to the compression need.