Double Soft Cervical Collar for Neck Immobilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cervical collars either cause adverse effects like tissue ischemia and pain exacerbation due to excessive rigidity or fail to provide sufficient immobilization due to flexibility, necessitating a solution that balances comfort and immobilization for neck trauma treatment.
Innovation Solution
A double soft cervical collar method involving two soft collars stacked or positioned in specific manners to create a combination of rigidity and flexibility, mimicking the immobilization of hard collars while maintaining the comfort of soft collars, with sticky portions securing them around the neck.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If hard cervical collars are used to provide rigid immobilization, then neck immobilization is improved, but patient comfort deteriorates and adverse effects like tissue ischemia and pain exacerbation occur
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides a single hard collar into multiple soft collar segments stacked together. Each soft collar segment is flexible and comfortable, but when stacked in combination, they collectively provide rigid immobilization equivalent to hard collars, thereby resolving the contradiction between immobilization effectiveness and patient comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses composite construction by stacking multiple soft collar materials together. Individually each layer is soft and flexible, but the composite structure of multiple layers provides the rigidity needed for immobilization while maintaining the comfort benefits of soft materials, thus eliminating tissue ischemia and pain issues.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If soft cervical collars are used to provide patient comfort, then patient comfort is improved, but neck immobilization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The invention segments the immobilization function across multiple soft collar layers. Each individual soft collar maintains its comfort properties, but when stacked together, the cumulative effect provides sufficient rigidity for immobilization, thus resolving the contradiction between comfort and immobilization effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines multiple soft collars in a stacked configuration. The merging of multiple flexible elements creates a collectively rigid structure that provides adequate immobilization while each individual component remains comfortable to wear, thereby achieving both comfort and immobilization goals.
3Reliability
If hard cervical collars are used to restrict neck movements, then immobilization effectiveness is improved, but patient comfort and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The invention segments the rigid collar into multiple soft segments that can be individually adjusted and stacked. This segmentation allows each layer to conform comfortably to the patient's neck while the stacked combination provides the necessary immobilization effectiveness, thus resolving the contradiction between immobilization and comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the physical parameter of collar rigidity by using multiple soft layers instead of a single hard structure. The stacked soft collars collectively achieve the required rigidity for immobilization while each individual layer maintains softness and comfort, thereby improving ease of operation and patient comfort.
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AI summary
A method of using a double soft cervical collar including placing a first soft cervical collar around a neck of a wearer; securing the first soft cervical collar around the neck of a wearer with a sticky portion that extends from a first end of the first soft cervical collar and attaches to a second end of the first soft cervical collar; placing a second soft cervical collar surrounding the first soft cervical collar; and securing the second soft cervical collar surrounding the first soft cervical collar with a sticky portion that extends from a first end of the second soft cervical collar and attaches to a second end of the second soft cervical collar.