Compression bandage having an integrated strain gauge
US9427430B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/10
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A compression therapy apparatus and a method for manufacturing and applying compression with the same may include a bandage and a tension indicator coupled to the bandage. A tension indicator may include a film having layers of liquid crystal droplets deposited on a polymer matrix. The tension indicator can be adapted to color shift under tension between the first end and the second end of the bandage.
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