Optimizing Characterization of Lymphedema Compression Sleeves: A Step Towards Bespoke Garments

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18:15 - 20:15 | Mon 5 Mar | Caribbean ABC | MoPO.42

Session: Poster Session # 1 and BSN Innovative Health Technology Demonstrations

Abstract

Following breast cancer treatment, secondary lymphedema poses a new challenge to the clinical and engineering health fields, afflicting nearly 30% of breast cancer patients [1]. While wearable compression sleeves have shown early signs of promise as a means of mitigating the disorder, lack of standardization and efficacy testing still stymie comprehensive understanding of the disorder's treatment and etiology. Efficacy testing of currently available high-resolution pressure sensors highlights a need for the development of customized pressure sensors to target specific low-pressure ranges. Further, strain mapping of commercial pressure sleeves has begun to yield better mechanistic understandings of and takes a step towards standardization across manufacturers of sleeves while paving a path for future bespoke garments.