Fascial Mobility Tool With Contoured Composite Body
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobility tools are inadequate for accessing and treating fascia and other deep or hard-to-reach tissues without assistance, as they often lack the necessary contours and flexibility to effectively engage these areas.
Innovation Solution
A mobility tool with a body formed of both rigid and flexible materials, featuring a unique contour and mounting structure that allows it to be securely attached to a support beam, enabling unassisted use and improved access to deep tissues through its shape and rigidity, which mimics the human hand for enhanced massage and therapy techniques.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing mobility tools are used without assistance, then basic massage and tissue treatment is possible, but difficult-to-reach tissues such as fascia cannot be effectively accessed
Solution Approach 1:
The mobility tool body is segmented into multiple zones with different surface characteristics - a smooth distal end for deep tissue access, a contoured mid-section for various body parts, and a proximal end for mounting. This segmentation allows each zone to serve specific therapeutic functions while maintaining unassisted operability.
Solution Approach 2:
The tool transitions from traditional 2D surface rollers to a 3D contoured structure with varying depths and angles. The contoured body creates multiple engagement surfaces that can access tissues in different dimensions, enabling unassisted users to reach fascia and other deep structures that were previously inaccessible.
2Strength
If a rigid mobility tool is used, then structural stability and durability are improved, but flexibility and comfort for deep tissue engagement are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mobility tool employs composite construction combining rigid materials (such as dense foam or plastic) for structural stability with flexible surface layers or contoured designs that provide adaptability. This composite approach maintains durability while enabling the tool to conform to difficult-to-reach tissue areas for effective unassisted therapy.
Data Source
AI summary
A mobility tool includes a body having first and second opposed ends and an outer surface, and a connection structure at the first end of the body, where the connection structure is configured for connection to a mounting structure. The outer surface of the body includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and side surfaces extending between the first and second ends, where the top and bottom surfaces have greater surface area than the side surfaces. The bottom surface has a contour that includes a convex portion proximate the first end and a concave portion proximate the second end. The height of the body is greater at the convex portion than the concave portion and smallest at the second end. The body further includes an inner body formed of a rigid material, and an outer body at least partially covering the inner body and formed of a flexible material having greater flexibility than the rigid material.