Dual Breast Heat Transfer Cuffs with Adjustable Fastening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing heat therapy devices for simultaneous treatment of both breasts are limited in their ability to provide efficient and adjustable thermal therapy, particularly for varying breast sizes and post-surgical or inflammatory conditions, with a need for improved ergonomics and adaptability.
Innovation Solution
A treatment device comprising two hemispherical cuffs with flexible material layers forming heat transfer bodies, connected by adjustable fastening and carrying devices, allowing for adjustable fit and fluid flow between cuffs, with a fluid supply system to maintain optimal temperature between 15°C and 22°C, ensuring comprehensive and comfortable thermal therapy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed-size heat therapy device is used, then the device structure is simple, but it cannot adapt to different breast sizes and shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The device employs adjustable straps and fastening systems that allow dynamic adjustment of the cuff size and shape to accommodate different breast dimensions. The flexible material layers can be configured in various ways through adjustable fasteners, enabling the same device to adapt to multiple patient anatomies without requiring multiple fixed-size devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The heat therapy device is divided into separate adjustable components including individual cuffs for each breast, adjustable straps, and modular fastening systems. This segmentation allows each component to be independently adjusted to fit different breast sizes and shapes, providing versatility without significantly increasing overall device complexity.
2Ease of operation
If rigid structure is used for heat transfer body, then heat transfer efficiency is high, but comfort and adaptability to body contours is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The heat transfer body incorporates flexible material layers that can conform to the contours of the breast while maintaining thermal contact. These flexible layers are designed to provide adequate thermal conductivity for effective heat transfer while adapting to the unique shape of each patient's breast, thus balancing comfort with heat transfer efficiency.
3Loss of time
If temperature is increased for faster treatment, then treatment time is reduced, but skin irritation and discomfort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device maintains continuous circulation of temperature-controlled fluid through the heat transfer layers, ensuring consistent and uniform heat distribution across the treatment area. This continuous thermal action allows for optimized treatment temperatures that are effective yet comfortable, preventing localized overheating that could cause skin irritation while maintaining treatment efficiency.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides efficient and customizable thermal therapy for both breasts, enhancing treatment efficacy, comfort, and adaptability to different breast sizes and shapes, while reducing skin irritation and tension, thus improving the overall thermal treatment experience.
Implementation Method 1
heat transfer from a heat source to the body is necessary to transfer heat to the body
Implementation Method 2
the heat-transferring fluid, at a temperature that is above or below body temperature depending on the application, is supplied to a heat transfer body
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AI summary
The invention relates to a treatment device for use in the simultaneous thermotherapeutic treatment of both breasts of a patient, a heat treatment system with such a treatment device, a fluid supply device for fluid-conducting connection with such a treatment device, and the use of such a treatment device and/or such a heat treatment system for the cosmetic treatment of the skin of a patient's breasts or for the thermally effective reduction of the formation of free radicals on the skin surface.