Wearability and Comfort Improvements to Active Compression Stockings for Lower Leg Compressive Therapy

Robert Pettys-Baker; Rachael Granberry; Niharikha Subash; Megan Clarke; Heidi Woelfle; Julianna Abel; Surbhi Shah; Brad Holschuh

doi:10.1145/3544794.3560812

Wearability and Comfort Improvements to Active Compression Stockings for Lower Leg Compressive Therapy

Robert Pettys-Baker, Rachael Granberry, Niharikha Subash, Megan Clarke, Heidi Woelfle, Julianna Abel, Surbhi Shah, Brad Holschuh

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This paper presents the iterative design and development of an actuator-powered, lower leg compressive therapy stocking to provide dynamic compression in a low-profile, textile-based form factor. The active component of the garment uses knitted Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuators which contract upon heating to provide the compressive forces on the body. These active materials are designed to enable at-home dynamic compression and can be actuated using a commercial heating pad. The design of a second-generation device - described herein - is intended to improve upon the first-generation garment (previously presented in the literature) by improving wearability/comfort, minimizing pressure points caused during compression, improving the user experience of the device, and expanding the active component to include both the calf and foot.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	ISWC 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	127-130
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450394246
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3544794.3560812
State	Published - Sep 11 2022
Event	2022 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC 2022 - Cambridge, United Kingdom Duration: Sep 11 2022 → Sep 15 2022

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Name	Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC
ISSN (Print)	1550-4816

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Conference	2022 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC 2022
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Cambridge
Period	9/11/22 → 9/15/22

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© 2022 Owner/Author.

Keywords

Active compression
assistive technology
soft robotics
wearable technology

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Pettys-Baker, R., Granberry, R., Subash, N., Clarke, M., Woelfle, H., Abel, J., Shah, S., & Holschuh, B. (2022). Wearability and Comfort Improvements to Active Compression Stockings for Lower Leg Compressive Therapy. In ISWC 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers (pp. 127-130). (Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3544794.3560812

Wearability and Comfort Improvements to Active Compression Stockings for Lower Leg Compressive Therapy. / Pettys-Baker, Robert; Granberry, Rachael; Subash, Niharikha et al.
ISWC 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers. Association for Computing Machinery, 2022. p. 127-130 (Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC).

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Pettys-Baker, R, Granberry, R, Subash, N, Clarke, M, Woelfle, H, Abel, J , Shah, S & Holschuh, B 2022, Wearability and Comfort Improvements to Active Compression Stockings for Lower Leg Compressive Therapy. in ISWC 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers. Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 127-130, 2022 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC 2022, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 9/11/22. https://doi.org/10.1145/3544794.3560812

Pettys-Baker R, Granberry R, Subash N, Clarke M, Woelfle H, Abel J et al. Wearability and Comfort Improvements to Active Compression Stockings for Lower Leg Compressive Therapy. In ISWC 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers. Association for Computing Machinery. 2022. p. 127-130. (Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC). doi: 10.1145/3544794.3560812

Pettys-Baker, Robert ; Granberry, Rachael ; Subash, Niharikha et al. / Wearability and Comfort Improvements to Active Compression Stockings for Lower Leg Compressive Therapy. ISWC 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers. Association for Computing Machinery, 2022. pp. 127-130 (Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC).

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Wearability and Comfort Improvements to Active Compression Stockings for Lower Leg Compressive Therapy

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