Breathing Tool with Rotating Fidget Spinner for Anxiety Relief
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing breathing pendants may not be suitable for all social or environmental contexts, and they may not provide sufficient distraction for individuals experiencing heightened anxiety or distress.
Innovation Solution
A therapeutic device that combines a breathing tool with a fidget spinner, allowing for controlled breathing exercises while providing an interactive element for user engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a breathing pendant is used, then controlled breathing exercises can be performed, but the device is not suitable for all social or environmental contexts
Solution Approach 1:
The device combines a breathing tool with a fidget spinner into a single integrated unit, allowing it to serve multiple functions: controlled breathing exercises and interactive distraction activities. This multi-functionality enables the device to adapt to different user needs and social contexts without requiring separate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges two previously separate therapeutic tools (breathing pendant and fidget spinner) into one unified device. The breathing tool and fidget spinner are structurally integrated, with the spinner attached to the breathing apparatus, creating a combined therapeutic device that addresses both breathing control and distraction needs simultaneously.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a breathing pendant is used, then breathing control is achieved, but it provides insufficient distraction for individuals experiencing heightened anxiety
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated device provides both breathing control and interactive distraction functions, making it versatile enough to address different aspects of anxiety management. Users can switch between breathing exercises and spinner manipulation depending on their immediate needs, enhancing overall adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
By combining the breathing tool and fidget spinner into one device, the patent creates a unified therapeutic tool that offers both respiratory control and manual distraction activities, thereby providing sufficient engagement options for individuals with heightened anxiety without requiring multiple separate devices.
3Ease of operation
If a mask is worn, then respiratory protection is provided, but breathing exercises with traditional pendants become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The device allows users to extract the breathing function from nasal inhalation and perform it through oral exhalation into the device. This extraction of the breathing mechanism from traditional nasal breathing enables users to perform breathing exercises even when wearing masks that cover the nose, thereby overcoming the breathing restriction imposed by masks.
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AI summary
A therapeutic device with a breathing tool and a fidget spinner that can rotate, where the fidget spinner is attached to the breathing tool. The breathing tool has a proximal end with an opening that allows air to pass through an air passage and the proximal end can be enclosed in the lips of a person and allows the person to pass breathing air through the opening. The fidget spinner may encircle the air passage. The breathing tool may include: a top portion having a receiving passage; and a bottom portion with an end section adjacent to a narrow section. The fidget spinner may be adapted to rotate about the narrow section, and the end section can be received within the receiving passage of the top portion. The breathing tool, narrow section, end section, top portion, and the receiving passage of the top portion may have a cylindrical shape.