Advanced compression garments and systems

1. A system controlling an advanced compression garment for a limb, a head or a torso of a wearer; the system comprising:

a) an inner layer of the compression garment comprising an adhesive, proximate the wearer's skin, diminishing rotation of the inner layer; the inner layer encircling a portion of the skin of the limb, the head or the torso of the wearer;

b) an outer layer, detachable from the compression garment, adapted to contact the inner layer controlling pressure applied to the inner layer; the outer layer comprising one or more straps comprising hook and loop fastener on opposite sides of the one or more straps;

c) a plurality of sensors proximate the adhesive of the inner layer, wherein the plurality of sensors sense pressures applied to the inner layer;

d) a connector, distinct from the inner layer, attached to the inner layer and communicating with one or more of the plurality of sensors; the connector, proximate the inner layer, including a face adapted to releasably hold a housing;

e) the housing comprising:

i) a first display on an outward side; the first display visibly displaying first indications portraying distinct zones representing pressures sensed by the plurality of sensors;

ii) a memory;

iii) a processor communicating with the plurality of sensors and the memory;

iv) first hardware adapted to communicate with the processor and communicate wirelessly with a monitor-controller remote from the inner layer; and

v) magnetic areas and spring loaded pins corresponding to the face of the connector, wherein the spring loaded pins and the magnetic areas assist in holding the housing in the connector; and

f) the monitor-controller comprising:

i) a second display distinct from the first display; the second display visibly displaying second indications portraying distinct zones representing pressures sensed by the plurality of sensors; and

ii) second hardware and software communicating with the second display and the housing, wherein the monitor-controller controls pressure applied by the outer layer to the inner layer.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the monitor-controller generates an alert when pressure applied to the skin is different than preselected parameters.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the first hardware comprises a microprocessor.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the first hardware comprises a transceiver that communicates with the plurality of sensors via one or more conductive pads or conductive inks associated with the inner layer.

5. The of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprise force-sensing resistors, piezoelectric sensors, strain gauge sensors, near infrared spectroscopy sensors or any combination thereof.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprises force-sensing resistors printed on a substrate or a layer of the advanced compression garment.

7. The system of claim 2 further comprising one or more of the following:

a) a temperature sensor sensing temperature of the skin;

b) an electro-active thread heating element; and/or

c) water-resistance construction of the housing

d).

8. An advanced compression garment for a limb, a head or a torso of a wearer; the advanced compression garment comprising:

a) an inner layer comprising an adhesive diminishing rotation of the inner layer in contact with skin of the wearer; the inner layer encircling a portion of the skin of the limb, the head or the torso;

b) an outer layer, detachable from the compression garment, wherein the outer layer controls pressure applied to the inner layer; the outer layer comprising one or more straps comprising hook and loop fastener on opposite sides of the one or more straps;

c) a plurality of sensors proximate the adhesive of the inner layer, wherein the plurality of sensors sense pressures applied to the inner layer;

d) a connector, distinct from the inner layer, attached to the inner layer and communicating with one or more of the plurality of sensors; the connector including face of adapted to releasably hold a housing to the connector;

e) the housing comprising:

i) a first display on an outward side; the first display displaying first indications portraying distinct zones representing pressures sensed by the plurality of sensors;

ii) a transmitter or transceiver adapted to communicate with the plurality of sensors and communicate wirelessly with a monitor-controller remote from the inner layer;

iii) a microprocessor and a memory communicating with the first display and the transmitter or transceiver; and

iv) magnetic areas and spring loaded pins corresponding to the face of the connector to assist in holding the housing in in the connector.

9. The advanced compression garment of claim 8 , wherein the housing generates an alert when pressure applied to the skin is different than preselected parameters.

10. The advanced compression garment of claim 8 , wherein the monitor-controller comprises a second display distinct from the first display; the second display displaying second indications of pressure sensed by the plurality of sensors.

11. The advanced compression garment of claim 10 , wherein the transmitter or the transceiver communicates with the plurality of sensors via one or more conductive pads or conductive inks associated with the inner layer.

12. The advanced compression garment of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprise force-sensing resistors, piezoelectric sensors, strain gauge sensors, near infrared spectroscopy sensors or any combination thereof.

13. The advanced compression garment of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprises force-sensing resistors printed on a substrate or a layer of the advanced compression garment.

14. The advanced compression garment of claim 10 , wherein the monitor-controller controls pressure applied to the skin.

15. The advanced compression garment of claim 10 further comprising one or more of the following:

a) a temperature sensor sensing temperature of the skin;

b) an electro-active thread heating element; and/or

c) water-resistance construction of the housing.

16. An advanced compression garment comprising:

a) a reusable housing comprising a face coupler; the face coupler comprising magnetic areas and spring loaded pins to assist in holding the reusable housing in a connector comprising a second coupler;

b) a plurality of sensors distinct from the reusable housing; the plurality of sensors, embedded in an inner layer of the advanced compression garment; the second coupler, distinct from the inner layer, including a face adapted to receive the spring loaded pins, wherein the face coupler and the second coupler connect the reusable housing to the advanced compression garment such that the reusable housing is adapted to be manually pushed onto or pulled away from the second coupler to connect/disconnect the reusable housing to/from the second coupler;

c) a first display on an outward side of the reusable housing; the first display visibly displaying first indications portraying distinct zones representing pressures sensed by the plurality of sensors connected to the advanced compression garment;

d) a transmitter or transceiver adapted to communicate with the plurality of sensors and communicate wirelessly with a monitor-controller remote from the inner layer; and

e) a microprocessor and a memory communicating with the first display and the transmitter or transceiver.

17. The advanced compression garment of claim 16 , wherein the reusable housing generates an alert when pressure applied to the skin is different than preselected parameters.

18. The advanced compression garment of claim 16 , wherein the transmitter or the transceiver communicates with the plurality of sensors via one or more conductive pads or conductive inks associated with the inner layer.

19. The advanced compression garment of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprise force-sensing resistors, piezoelectric sensors, strain gauge sensors, near infrared spectroscopy sensors or any combination thereof.

20. The advanced compression garment of claim 19 further comprising one or more of the following:

a) a temperature sensor sensing temperature of the skin;

b) an electro-active thread heating element; and/or

c) water-resistance construction of the reusable housing.