Device, strap and garment for treating skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders and for repairing sports injury, and method for making same
US10238572B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1089
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device (1) includes a first web of soft material (5), a projecting structure integral with the web and including multiple discrete projecting elements. The projecting elements include pieces of foam (3) spaced apart form one another and integral with the first web (5). The pieces of foam are compressed between the first web (5) and a second web (7) of soft material, the two webs mutually adhering between the projecting elements. The device is useful for treating various types of edemas and excessive tissue infiltration, as well as for repairing sports injury.
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