ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,057, issued on Dec. 2.
"Lymphedema compression sleeve apparatus and system" was invented by Desmond J. Pepe (Atlantic Highlands, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lymphedema compression sleeve apparatus and system. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for a compression sleeve apparatus configured to apply variable pressure to a user's arm or leg via the use of a plurality of electric motors and wires/filaments disposed along a length of the compression sleeve apparatus. The plurality of electric motors may each comprise a shaft configured to drive one or more means for gathering a length of the wires/filaments in order to...