IP Library Granted Patent US 12,642,683
Granted Patent B2
US 12,642,683 · App. 18/504,988 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Compression garment set

Inventor: Peter Hoffeins (Bayreuth, DE)
Assignee: medi GmbH & Co. KG
A61F5/30
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Patent No.
US 12,642,683
App. No.
18/504,988
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a compression garment set for applying compression to a body part consisting of at least one compression article as well as at least one pressure pad pertaining to the compression article, wherein in the wearing position of the compression garment set pressure pad comes to lie under the compression article, and wherein the pressure pad has at least one adhesive surface a side directed towards the wearer in the wearing position so that the pressure pad can be positioned on the skin of a wearer detached from the compression article.

Claims (29)

1 . A compression garment set for applying compression to a body part consisting of:

at least one compression article and at least one pressure pad pertaining to the compression article,

wherein in a wearing position of the compression garment set the at least one pressure pad comes to lie under the at least one compression article between the at least one compression article and a skin of a wearer, wherein the at least one pressure pad has at least one adhesive surface on a side directed towards the wearer in a wearing position such that the at least one pressure pad is positionable on the skin of the wearer detached from the at least one compression article, and

wherein the at least one pressure pad consists of silicone with an adhesive surface such that the at least one pressure pad itself forms at least one adhesive surface, the at least one adhesive surface covers an entire surface of the at least one pressure pad.

2 . The compression garment set of claim 1 , wherein the at least one pressure pad has at least one support element for the at least one pressure pad attached thereto on a side facing away from the wearer in the wearing position.

3 . The compression garment set of claim 2 , wherein the at least one support element is fabricated from a support film having a low-friction surface on an outer side so that the pressure pad has enhanced sliding properties on a side facing the compression article.

4 . The compression garment set of claim 2 , wherein the at least one pressure pad has at least one recess on the side directed towards the wearer in the wearing position or wherein a plurality of adjoining or spaced-apart pressure pads are attached to the support element to form at least one transport canal for lymph fluid in the wearing position below the pressure pad.

5 . The compression garment set of claim 1 , wherein the geometry of the at least one pressure pad is adapted to an anatomy of the body part in the wearing position on the side directed towards the wearer in the wearing position.

6 . The compression garment set of claim 5 , wherein the pressure pad formed on the side directed towards the wearer in the wearing position is substantially flat, convex, or concavely curved.

7 . The compression garment set of claim 1 , wherein the at least one pressure pad consists of an elastic or plastically deformable plastic material.

8 . The compression garment set of claim 1 , wherein the at least one adhesive surface is formed by an adhesive layer applied to the at least one pressure pad.

9 . The compression garment set of claim 1 , wherein the at least one pressure pad is substantially convexly curved on a side facing away from the wearer in the wearing position.

10 . The compression garment set of claim 1 , wherein the at least one pressure pad has one or more cutting markings such that the at least one pressure pad can be individually adapted in its shape.

11 . The compression garment set of claim 1 , further comprising at least one cover element configured to be detachably attached to the at least one adhesive surface of the at least one pressure pad so that the adhesive surface of the at least one pressure pad in an exposed state is protected from contaminants.

12 . The compression garment set of claim 1 , further comprising a means for cleaning the adhesive surface such that the at least one pressure pad is reuseable.

13 . The compression garment set of claim 1 , wherein the at least one compression article is a stocking, a sock, a toe cap, a glove, a bandage, an adjustable compression textile, a waistcoat, or a compressive element of an orthesis.

14 . The compression garment set of claim 1 , wherein compressive pressures generated by the compression article are between 5 and 60 mm Hg.

15 . A compression garment set for applying compression to a body part consisting of:

at least one compression article and at least one pressure pad pertaining to the at least one compression article,

wherein in a wearing position of the compression garment set the at least one pressure pad comes to lie under the at least one compression article between the at least one compression article and a skin of a wearer, wherein the at least one pressure pad has at least one adhesive surface on a side directed towards the wearer in the wearing position so that the at least one pressure pad is positionable on the skin of the wearer detached from the compression article, and

wherein the at least one adhesive surface is formed by an adhesive layer applied to the at least one pressure pad, the at least one adhesive surface covers an entire surface of the at least one pressure pad.

16 . The compression garment set of claim 15 , wherein the pressure pad has one or more cutting markings such that the pressure pad is individually adaptable in its shape.

17 . The compression garment set of claim 15 , further comprising a means for cleaning the adhesive surface such that the at least one pressure pad is reuseable.

18 . A compression garment set for applying compression to a body part consisting of:

at least one compression article and at least one pressure pad pertaining to the compression article,

wherein in a wearing position of the compression garment set the at least one pressure pad comes to lie under the compression article between the compression article and a skin of a wearer, wherein the at least one pressure pad has at least one adhesive surface on a side directed towards the wearer in the wearing position such that the at least one pressure pad is positionable on the skin of a wearer detached from the at least one compression article, and wherein the at least one adhesive surface covers an entire surface of the pressure pad, and

a means for cleaning the at least one adhesive surface such that the at least one pressure pad is reusable.

19 . The compression garment set of claim 18 , wherein the at least one pressure pad has one or more cutting markings such that the at least one pressure pad is individually adaptable in its shape.

20 . The compression garment set of claim 18 , wherein the at least one adhesive surface is formed by an adhesive layer applied to the at least one pressure pad.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: HOFFEINS, PETER
To: MEDI GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 065597/0850 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 22020565 · Nov 17, 2022 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240164932A1 · May 23, 2024
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