Thoracic garment of positioning electromagnetic (EM) transducers and methods of using such thoracic garment

US11229401B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Sensible Medical Innovations Ltd. · IL

Inventors

• Amir Saroka · Nes Ziona, IL
• Leonid Voshin · Kfar Sava, IL
• Jonathan Bar-Or · Pardes Hana-Karkur, IL
• Tal Levi · Tel Aviv-Yafo, IL
• Ofer Karp · Haifa, IL
• Yiftach Barash · Nes Ziona, IL
• Nadav Mizrahi · Nes Ziona, IL
• Dan Rappaport · Nes Ziona, IL
• Shiomi Bergida · Udim, IL
• Jonathan Bahat · Omer, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 3, 2019
• Grant date: Jan 25, 2022
• Expiry date: Sep 11, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B5/24
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A garment for bringing an EM transducer to contact with a thoracic skin surface area of a wearer is disclosed. The garment comprises a thoracic garment having a EM transducer placement portion and a pressure applying element associated with the EM transducer placement portion for applying a pressure on an EM transducer secured in an associated the EM transducer placement portion when the thoracic garment is worn by a wearer so that the EM transducer applies a respective pressure on a thoracic skin surface area of the wearer.