Compression Trousers With Fixed Pelvic Support and Adjustable Waistband
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical garments for treating edema or injuries in the genital or pelvic area are cumbersome to put on, provide non-uniform compression pressure, and lack flexibility and adaptability to different body shapes, leading to discomfort and difficulty in adjusting compression levels.
Innovation Solution
Compression trousers with a permanently attached compression element and adjustable waistband, utilizing fastening elements like hook-and-loop fasteners, allow for precise adjustment of compression pressure and improved fit to the body shape, ensuring even distribution and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the existing hip and abdominal support uses a one-piece construction with permanently attached shorts, then the garment provides continuous support, but it becomes cumbersome to put on and painful to fasten
Solution Approach 1:
The compression garment is divided into separate components: a waistband, a compression element, and a trouser section. These segments can be independently positioned and adjusted, allowing the garment to be easily donned without complex fastening operations while maintaining continuous support through their coordinated arrangement.
2Device complexity
If the existing garment uses narrow strap elements for compression, then the garment structure is simple, but the compression pressure is non-uniform and can constrict genitals
Solution Approach 1:
The compression element is designed with varying widths and compression characteristics across different regions. The element provides stronger compression where needed (genital area) and gentler compression in other areas, achieving uniform and comfortable pressure distribution without constricting the genitals, while maintaining relatively simple garment structure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the existing hip and abdominal support is designed for individual adjustment, then the garment can be customized, but it lacks flexibility and adaptability to different body proportions
Solution Approach 1:
The waistband is designed to be adjustable in position, allowing the compression element to be dynamically repositioned along the waistband. This enables the garment to adapt to different body proportions and healing stages without requiring complex adjustment mechanisms, maintaining simplicity while achieving high versatility.
4Reliability
If the compression pressure is increased for effective edema treatment, then the therapeutic effect improves, but the wearing comfort decreases and slippage occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The compression element's material properties and structural parameters are optimized to provide high compression pressure for effective edema treatment while maintaining comfort. The element can be adjusted in position and tension to deliver therapeutic compression levels without causing discomfort or slippage, achieving both high reliability and ease of operation.
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 compression trousers enable easy, precise adjustment of compression pressure, provide uniform and comfortable wear, and adapt to the patient's healing process, reducing edema effectively while minimizing discomfort and slippage.
Implementation Method 1
fastening elements like hook-and-loop fasteners
Implementation Method 2
fastening elements like hook-and-loop fasteners
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AI summary
The invention relates to compression trousers, in particular for the compressive treatment of edema or other diseases or injuries in the genital or pelvic area of a patient, comprising a compression element (1) for exerting compression on the genital and/or pelvic area of the patient, a trouser part (2) and at least one waistband (3) permanently attached or molded to the compression element, wherein the at least one waistband (3) can be adjusted by means of fastening elements (4) to be placed in the area of the waist or in the upper hip area of the patient, and the trouser part (2) in the worn state fully encloses at least the pelvic area of the patient.In order to enable individual and precise adaptation to the body shape, the setting of a desired, individually and precisely adjustable compression pressure both in the genital area and the groin area as well as in the hip area and comfortable wearing over a longer treatment period, it is provided that the compression element (1) is permanently attached to the trouser part (2).