Active knit compression stockings for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension

Rachael Granberry; Julianna Abel; Brad Holschuh

doi:10.1145/3123021.3123065

Active knit compression stockings for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension

Rachael Granberry, Julianna Abel, Brad Holschuh

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Abstract

Active knit compression stockings are compression garments with integrated smart materials (i.e. shape memory alloy wires) that apply dynamic and controllable pressures to the body to provide therapeutic compression treatment for those suffering from orthostatic hypotension (OH). Current static compression garments (e.g. elastic knit garments) exert unpredictable pressures on the body and are difficult to don/doff, especially for elderly populations most effected by OH. Alternatively, dynamic compression garments currently on the consumer market (e.g. pneumatic compression wraps) are bulky, inhibit wearer mobility, and are usually tethered to an inflation source. Active knit compression stockings offer an alternative technology for compression therapy that leverage the architecture of traditional, weft knit fabric structures to create large, amplified contractions across the textile surface. The result is a new compression garment alternative that is simultaneously dynamic, mobile, and untethered.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	ISWC 2017 - Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	186-191
Number of pages	6
Volume	Part F130534
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450351881
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3123021.3123065
State	Published - Sep 11 2017
Event	29th ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC 2017 - Maui, United States Duration: Sep 11 2017 → Sep 15 2017

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Name	Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC
Volume	Part F130534
ISSN (Print)	1550-4816

Conference

Conference	29th ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Maui
Period	9/11/17 → 9/15/17

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics (grant MNP #15.19) and the MnDRIVE Initiative. Thank you to Joanne Zutz and the Midwest Machine Knitters Collaborative.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Association for Computing Machinery.

Keywords

Active materials
Advanced knitting
Compression garments
Shape memory alloys
Wearable technology

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Granberry, R., Abel, J., & Holschuh, B. (2017). Active knit compression stockings for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension. In ISWC 2017 - Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers (Vol. Part F130534, pp. 186-191). (Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC; Vol. Part F130534). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3123021.3123065

Active knit compression stockings for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension. / Granberry, Rachael; Abel, Julianna ; Holschuh, Brad.
ISWC 2017 - Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers. Vol. Part F130534 Association for Computing Machinery, 2017. p. 186-191 (Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC; Vol. Part F130534).

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Granberry, R, Abel, J & Holschuh, B 2017, Active knit compression stockings for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension. in ISWC 2017 - Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers. vol. Part F130534, Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC, vol. Part F130534, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 186-191, 29th ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC 2017, Maui, United States, 9/11/17. https://doi.org/10.1145/3123021.3123065

Granberry R, Abel J , Holschuh B. Active knit compression stockings for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension. In ISWC 2017 - Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers. Vol. Part F130534. Association for Computing Machinery. 2017. p. 186-191. (Proceedings - International Symposium on Wearable Computers, ISWC). doi: 10.1145/3123021.3123065

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