Retractable Shield for Compression Bodysuit Bowel Movement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Compression bodysuits, worn after surgeries or postpartum, have openings that are insufficient for bowel movements, leading to feces soiling the garment, and existing accessories do not effectively facilitate bowel movements without removing the suit.
Innovation Solution
A manually-placed, plastic retractor device that pulls back and holds the compression bodysuit fabric in the crotch area, creating a larger opening for feces to pass through without contacting the suit, allowing bowel movements while keeping the bodysuit intact.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the compression bodysuit opening is kept small to maintain compression and support, then the compression effect is improved, but bowel movements cannot be performed without soiling the garment
Solution Approach 1:
The solution divides the bodysuit opening area into two functional zones: a small compression-maintaining opening and a separate retractable shield that creates an additional排便 channel. The shield segments the function of the opening, allowing one part to maintain compression while another part facilitates bowel movements.
Solution Approach 2:
The retractable shield acts as an intermediary device between the user's body and the bodysuit garment during bowel movements. It temporarily modifies the opening configuration to allow passage of feces while protecting the garment from soiling, then returns to its original position to maintain compression.
2Ease of operation
If the compression bodysuit opening is made larger to allow bowel movements, then ease of operation is improved, but the compression support effect deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The shield is designed to be dynamically retractable, allowing the opening size to change from small (when retracted) to large (when extended). This dynamic adjustment enables the system to provide compression support during normal wear and create a large opening only when needed for bowel movements.
3Ease of operation
If the compression bodysuit is removed to perform bowel movements, then bowel movement capability is improved, but recovery time increases due to swelling and inflammation
Solution Approach 1:
The shield is pre-positioned within the bodysuit opening area, ready for immediate use when bowel movements are needed. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need to remove the entire bodysuit, allowing users to perform bowel movements while keeping the compression garment in place, thereby avoiding recovery delays.
4Ease of operation
If existing urine diversion devices are used for bowel movements, then ease of operation is improved, but the design is insufficient because these devices do not facilitate bowel movements
Solution Approach 1:
The retractable shield is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as a urine diversion device during urination and as a bowel movement facilitator during defecation. This multi-functional design overcomes the limitation of existing single-purpose urine devices by adapting to different physiological needs.
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AI summary
The present invention is directed to an apparatus used during a bowel movement while the user is wearing a compression bodysuit such that feces do not soil the compression bodysuit. The apparatus may include a seat that rests against the skin, a chute/shield to allow for passage of feces into the toilet, and a support that keeps the apparatus in place to facilitate pulling a compression bodysuit back and away from the anal area. The apparatus is designed to allow feces to fall into the toilet without getting on the compression bodysuit and without contacting the apparatus. In the occurrence of abnormal or watery stools the apparatus functions as a splatter shield to block feces from soiling the compression bodysuit.