CARL ERIK KOHN,MARGARET DAUNINE PULTON,MIKE COOKE,LYNN COOKE
申请号：
US15358919
公开号：
US20170143576A1
申请日:
2016.11.22
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要：
A massaging garment is provided that may be useful for the treatment of lymphedema or other conditions where massaging a limb is desired. In one embodiment, the massaging garment comprises a sheet of flexible material and a plurality of electrically actuable fibers that are incorporated with the sheet of flexible material. The electrically actuable fibers are spaced apart from each other, and each electrically actuable fiber is actuable to contract when actuated with electricity. The garment also comprises a control module connected to each of the electrically actuable fibers to selectively provide electricity to each electrically actuable fiber to cause each fiber, when selected, to contract. A method of massaging a limb with a garment, and a method of producing a garment are also provided. A method of producing an electrically actuable material is also provided.
