Compression Garment Tailoring with Adjustable Straps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing compression garment kits require time-consuming and inaccurate measurement processes to customize fit, often resulting in garments that do not provide a precise contoured shape for individual limb or body parts, especially for varying shapes and sizes.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a first and second sheet with adjustable straps, where the sheets are draped over the body part, marked, cut, and spliced to fit the individual shape, allowing for easy customization without requiring patient measurements, using fixation elements like hook-and-loop fasteners or zip fasteners for alignment and assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional measurement methods are used to customize compression garments, then the garment can be adjusted to fit different body parts, but the process is time-consuming and provides limited accuracy
Solution Approach 1:
The compression garment is pre-cut with extra material and provided with marking tools and fixation elements before use. The user performs preliminary actions by draping the garment, marking the contour, and cutting along the marked line, which eliminates the need for complex measurement processes while achieving precise fit.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables the patient or user to perform the tailoring process themselves without requiring a therapist or fitter. The user can independently mark, cut, and adjust the garment to fit their specific body contour, saving time and improving accuracy through direct engagement with the garment.
2Manufacturing precision
If compression garments are made to fit precise body contours, then the garment provides better compression, but the assembly process becomes very tedious
Solution Approach 1:
The compression garment is divided into a first sheet and a second sheet that can be independently handled and assembled. The sheets are connected through straps and fixation elements, allowing for modular assembly that simplifies the process of achieving precise contour fit compared to working with a single complex garment piece.
Solution Approach 2:
Fixation elements such as hook-and-loop fasteners or zip fasteners serve as intermediaries to connect the first and second sheets together. These intermediaries simplify the assembly process by providing easy-to-apply connection mechanisms that secure the sheets in the correct positions to form the precise contour shape.
3Adaptability or versatility
If custom garments are made for each patient, then the fit is personalized, but the process requires multiple measurements and transfers that are time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of taking multiple measurements and transferring them to the garment, the user creates a direct copy of their body contour by draping the garment and marking the outline. This copying approach eliminates the complex measurement and transfer process while achieving personalized fit through direct contour replication.
Solution Approach 2:
The compression garment incorporates adjustable straps and fixation elements that allow dynamic adjustment during the fitting process. The straps can be tightened or loosened, and the fixation elements can be positioned at different locations, enabling the garment to adapt to various body contours without requiring multiple pre-configured measurements.
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AI summary
A method and system for tailoring a compression garment having a first lateral end and a second lateral end. A first tension tab releasably attachable to the compression garment; wherein the first tension tab includes at least a first indicator and a second indicator on an outer surface. The first tension tab being attachable to the compression garment and the first strap being attachable onto the compression garment adjacent or over at least a portion of the first tension tab with a first strap covering a first part of the first tension tab and terminating at a first strap end that exposes a second portion of the first tension tab. A first tension tab setting indicates whether the end of the first strap terminates adjacent or over the first indicator or the second indicator of the first tension tab.