Abdominal Splint With Adjustable Arms For Diastasis Recti
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing abdominal support systems fail to effectively address the need for simultaneous support and stabilization of the abdomen during pregnancy and postnatal healing of diastasis recti, as they either lack adequate traction or are not designed for both purposes.
Innovation Solution
An abdominal splinting device with a back support panel and adjustable arms that provide even traction across the abdomen, allowing for customizable positioning and attachment, facilitating healing of diastasis recti through manual alignment and strengthening exercises.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing abdominal support systems are used, then they provide either abdominal support or diastasis splinting, but they fail to provide both functions simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The abdominal splinting device is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides abdominal support during pregnancy and facilitates healing of diastasis recti postpartum. The same device structure with adjustable arms and mating zones serves both purposes, eliminating the need for separate devices for each condition.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates adjustable arms that can be positioned at different locations and angles to adapt to the changing needs of the user. During pregnancy, the arms provide abdominal support; postpartum, they can be repositioned to provide traction for diastasis recti healing, allowing the device to dynamically adapt to different therapeutic requirements.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual traction is applied to close diastasis recti separation, then healing is facilitated, but the device must provide even simultaneous traction along both sides of the diastasis
Solution Approach 1:
The device employs asymmetric arm configurations where arms extend from opposite side regions and can be independently positioned. This asymmetric design allows each arm to apply traction to its respective side of the diastasis while maintaining overall balance, achieving even simultaneous traction without requiring complex synchronized mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The traction mechanism is divided into separate arms that can be independently adjusted and positioned. Each arm with its attachment means can be configured to apply force to specific locations, allowing precise control over the traction applied to each side of the diastasis recti separation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the device provides adjustable and customizable positioning, then it adapts to individual user needs, but the attachment mechanism becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The device allows adjustment of multiple parameters including arm position, arm angle, and attachment location along the arms. These parameter changes enable customizable positioning that adapts to individual user anatomy and needs. The attachment mechanism uses simple means such as hooks or fasteners that can be easily positioned at different locations without requiring complex adjustment mechanisms.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a abdominal splinting device to stabilize and support a woman's abdomen during pregnancy and to be used in treatment of diastasis recti in postnatal women. The abdominal splinting device has a back support panel with a central region and opposing first and second side regions, and arms extending from the side regions, where the arms each have a length sufficient to contact the opposite side region when wrapped about a human's trunk region. Also disclosed is a method of treating diastasis recti using the abdominal splinting device. The method includes the steps of providing a abdominal splinting device, centering the abdominal splinting device about a user's torso, applying manual traction to the user's rectus abdominis to bring the two opposing halves of the rectus abdominis near to each other, affixing the arms to the back support panel, and instructing the user to perform abdominal strengthening exercises.