Compression Garment with Aperture and Zoned Elasticity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional compression garments are difficult to put on and take off, especially for individuals with limited mobility or strength, and they often require additional aids that can be expensive and cumbersome, while also posing challenges for restroom use due to design limitations.
Innovation Solution
A compression garment with a single leg portion extending from the waist to the foot, featuring multiple circumferential zones with varying compression levels to facilitate easier donning and removal, and an aperture for easier bathroom access, eliminating the need for a top grip silicon band and reducing rolling and constriction issues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional compression garments are designed with uniform compression and full coverage, then therapeutic effectiveness is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The compression garment is divided into multiple circumferential zones along the leg, with each zone providing different compression levels. The garment is also segmented into a therapeutic compression portion and a support portion, allowing differential compression strategies in different regions while maintaining overall therapeutic effectiveness
Solution Approach 2:
Different circumferential zones of the garment provide different compression levels tailored to specific anatomical regions. The proximal zone, intermediate zone, and distal zone each have optimized compression characteristics for their respective locations, improving both therapeutic effectiveness and wearability
2Stability of the object's composition
If compression garments use top grip silicon bands to prevent rolling, then stability is improved, but device complexity and discomfort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention removes the top grip silicon band entirely from the compression garment design. Instead of adding a separate stabilizing component, the garment achieves stability through its integrated elastic construction and circumferential zone design, reducing complexity and potential discomfort
Solution Approach 2:
The stabilizing function previously provided by a separate silicon band is merged into the main body of the compression garment through the elastic construction and circumferential zone design, creating a unified structure that provides both compression and stability
3Reliability
If compression garments are made with high elastic properties to provide compression, then therapeutic pressure is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The compression garment uses dynamic elastic materials and construction that adapt to the wearer's movements and leg shape. The elastic properties are optimized to provide therapeutic compression when worn while allowing sufficient stretch for easier donning and removal
Solution Approach 2:
The garment utilizes varying compression levels across different circumferential zones, with compression forces adjusted according to anatomical requirements. This parameter variation allows therapeutic effectiveness while reducing the overall difficulty of application
4Reliability
If compression garments provide full leg coverage, then therapeutic effectiveness is improved, but adaptability for bathroom use deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The compression garment is designed as a single leg portion that can be independently worn, allowing the wearer to access the bathroom without removing the entire garment. This segmentation provides versatility while maintaining therapeutic compression on the treated leg
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 garment allows for easier application and removal, reduces discomfort, and provides consistent compression without the need for additional aids, enhancing mobility and comfort, especially during bathroom use.
Implementation Method 1
a compression garment comprising an upwardly disposed waist, a seat spaced apart from and connected to a pant front, the seat and the pant front connected to the waist, a single leg portion connected to the seat and the pant front and configured to receive a first leg of a wearer
Data Source
AI summary
A compression garment may generally include an upwardly disposed waist, a seat spaced apart from and connected to a pant front, the seat and the pant front connected to the waist, a single leg portion connected to the seat and the pant front and configured to receive a first leg of a wearer, and an opposing side portion connected to the seat and the pant front and including an aperture opposed to the waist and defined by distal edges of the seat and the pant front, and a compression portion circumferentially around at least a portion of the first leg of the wearer to exert therapeutic pressure on the first leg of the wearer when the compression garment is in use.