Compression device

Abstract

A compression article which is produced from an elastic textile material, in particular a knitted fabric, and which is provided with at least one elastic holding strap which protects against slipping on the body part, characterized in that the holding strap is produced using a friction thread which is located in places on the strap inner side on the surface of the strap.

Claims

1. A compression article for supporting a body part, said compression article being produced from an elastic textile material, in the form of a knitted fabric (11), and which is provided with at least one elastic holding strap (12) which protects against slipping on the body part, wherein the holding strap (12) is produced using a friction thread (13) which is located in places on a surface of the strap (12) on an inner side of the strap, wherein the total area of the locations at which the friction thread (13) is located on the surface of the inner side of the strap is less than 25% of the surface of the inner side of the strap.

2. The compression article according to claim 1, wherein the holding strap (12) is a woven strap.

3. The compression article according to claim 1, wherein the friction thread (13) is completely covered by other threads on an outer side of the strap.

4. The compression article according to claim 1, wherein the holding strap (12) exerts a compression pressure which is in a fixed ratio to a compression pressure of an adjacent region of the knitted fabric (11), so that the holding strap (12) continues the continuous drop in the compression pressure from a distal end to a proximal end of the knitted fabric (11), or exerts a higher pressure than the adjacent knitted fabric (11).

5. The compression article according to claim 1, wherein the knitted fabric (11) is adapted anatomically to the body part to be supported.

6. The compression article according to claim 1, wherein the locations at which the friction thread (13) is located on the surface of the strap inner side are uniformly distributed over the inner side of the strap.

7. The compression article according to claim 2, wherein the friction thread forms a part of the warp threads of the holding strap (12).

8. The compression article according to claim 1, wherein the holding strap (12) also comprises gimped elastic threads and polyamide threads.

9. The compression article according to claim 1, wherein the friction thread (13) is transparent or translucent.

10. The compression article according to claim 1, wherein the holding strap (12) is sewn onto the knitted fabric (11).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The drawing shows a possible exemplary embodiment of a compression article according to the invention.

(2) It shows:

(3) FIG. 1 a schematic representation of a compression stocking with a holding strap;

(4) FIG. 2 a detail view of the inner side of the holding strap from FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(5) The compression stocking 10 of FIG. 1 is a leg stocking extending up to the thigh of the wearer. It consists of a knitted fabric 11 adapted to the anatomical shape of the leg, on the upper edge of which a holding strap 12 is sewn. The holding strap 12 secures the stocking 10 against slipping.

(6) As shown in the detailed view of the inner side of the strap 12 of FIG. 2, the holding strap 12 is a woven strap produced using a friction thread 13 which is located on the surface of the strap inner side uniformly distributed over the surface of the inner side of the strap and thus comes into contact with the skin of the wearer of the compression article 10. The friction thread 13 thus ensures the holding function of the holding strap 12. In this case, it virtually does not restrict the respiratory activity of the holding strap 12, so that the compression stocking has a high wearing comfort.