A support garment may have a seamless support garment configured for use by a person. The garment may have first and second arm openings configured to be about 0.5 to 1 times greater than a diameter of an average user's arms; a neck opening configured to be about 2 to 4 times greater than a diameter of an average user's neck; a portion of the arm openings and neck opening opposite each other form integral shoulder straps; a band configured to fit at an under bust of the user defining a torso opening; two cup regions positioned above the band to receive the user's breasts, two cup regions positioned above the band to receive the user's breasts, the cup regions being 100-200 percent thicker at a portion of the cup configured for placement of the user's nipple and tapering to a garment body thickness as the taper extends away from the nipple portion; wherein, the support garment is configured from a material having between 50-200 percent elasticity.

A brace for retaining an organ in an expanded state configured to adhere and substantially conform to an external surface of the organ includes an inner layer, an outer layer, and at least one sheet of thin malleable material forming a middle layer between the inner layer and outer layer, the at least one sheet being enclosed and configured to rigidify and maintain the organ in an expanded state upon application of a vacuum. The brace can be incorporated into a brassiere.

A bra (1) for use in measuring biosignals of a wearer, a garment (120) comprising such a bra (1) and a method of manufacture. The bra (1) comprises a front region (2); a rear region (4); a 5 pair of side regions (6, 8) extending between the front region (2) and the rear region (4); and a measuring apparatus (100) comprising a sensor assembly (104) comprising one or more electrodes (106, 108, 110). One of the side regions (6, 8) comprises a mounting arrangement for removably receiving an electronics module (102) of the measuring apparatus (100). The electronics module (102) is arranged to receive measurement signals from the one or more 10 electrodes (106, 108, 110). The electronics module (102) may be located in a pocket (54) provided on or in one of the side regions (6, 8), optionally a hidden pocket.

A therapeutic posture correcting and chest expanding bra invention for improving posture and thoracic mobility, including a method of manufacture thereof in the posture recovery, chest expansion, shoulder and spine muscle rehabilitation, occupation risk prevention, anti-aging posture training and athletic enhancement space. A bra that is uniquely designed, manufactured and fabric woven to improve scapular kinematics and spinal biomechanics, and overall proprioceptive posture rebalance, correction and comfort that allows for breathability, functionality, range of motion, and a fashionable nature. The kinematic bra is uniquely designed and narrows the distance between the scapulae with proprioceptive shoulder muscle relaxation and spinal muscle activation, and, secondarily, allows for chest expansion to provide better breathing and overall improvement of women's health and wellness.

A wearable health monitoring fabric is provided. The wearable fabric includes a set of textrodes. The set of textrodes is configured to measure thoracic electrical bioimpedance (TEB) of a user's body. The set of textrodes include at least two first textrodes. The set of textrodes also include at least two second textrodes. The set of textrodes is fabricated on an upper part of the wearable fabric. Further, the wearable health monitoring fabric is more compatible and user friendly as the textrodes are non-invasive in nature.

Disclosed herein is a garment for exposing skin markers on a patient receiving a medical procedure using a medical device, which requires alignment to those skin markers. The skin markers are exposed through windows in the garment, which are aligned with locations on a human body where skin markers are typically placed. The windows may be open areas on the garments without any material, or comprise a sheer mesh or transparent material, or other see-through material, or the like. The remainder of the garment is attractive and fashionable and conceals private areas on a patient. Some embodiments are underwear, while other embodiments, such as pants or yoga pants, can be worn as regular clothing. Additionally, some versions provide protection from incontinence by using absorbent material, and may be reusable or disposable.

A brassiere having cups with an inner layer, an outer layer, and at least one sheet of thin malleable material forming a middle layer between the inner layer and outer layer, the at least one sheet being enclosed and configured to rigidify.

An article of clothing designed for use post-surgery, and in particular, post-mastectomy. The article of clothing may include a front portion, a back portion, and one or more strap portions, wherein the front portion comprises one or more side access portions. The article may further include a securing band proximal to the front and/or back portions, wherein the securing band includes one or more detachable band access portions, the one or more detachable band access portions being located near the one or more side access portions.

A brassiere for radiation therapy is disclosed. The brassiere for radiation therapy according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a pair of cups configured to cover breasts of a patient; a coupling member positioned between the pair of cups and configured to couple the pair of cups to each other; back bands configured to be in close contact with a back of the patient; and side compression bands, the side compression bands having one ends coupled to the pair of cups at the coupling member, respectively, and the other ends detachably coupled to the back bands, respectively, wherein positions of the breasts of the patient are changed by adjusting positions on the back bands to which the other ends of side compression bands are coupled. According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a brassiere for radiation therapy that is capable of compressing the breasts of the patient enough to flatten irregularities of breast skin tissue without excessively compressing a chest of the patient, and of isolating a contra-lateral intact breast to prevent a radiation dose from being transmitted to the contra-lateral intact breast.

A smart bra to detect abnormal breast tissue with a plurality of light emitters which transmit near-infrared light into breast tissue and a plurality of light receivers which receive the light after it has passed through breast tissue, wherein changes in light intensity or spectral distribution in the light caused by passing through the breast tissue are used to identify abnormal breast tissue.