Kinesiology Tape With Copper-Shaped Body For Reflex Point Stimulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Kinesiological tapes primarily relieve pain but fail to stimulate reflex points, while acupressure devices cannot effectively stimulate the entire metabolism, muscle fascia, and muscle tissue, and both methods have limitations in heat or cold therapy and individual adaptation.
Innovation Solution
A kinesiological tape with a copper-shaped body that applies pressure with an acupressure effect, allowing for selective and adjustable pressure, enhanced pain relief, improved blood circulation, and support for heat or cold therapy, using copper's high thermal conductivity and various shapes to target reflex points.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If kinesiological tape is used for pain relief, then pain reduction is achieved, but reflex points cannot be stimulated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the functions of kinesiological tape (for pain relief and metabolic stimulation) with acupressure elements (for reflex point stimulation) into a single integrated device. The tape includes raised portions or protrusions that can be applied to specific reflex points while the overall tape provides broad metabolic stimulation to the taped area, thereby merging two previously separate therapeutic approaches into one versatile system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If acupressure devices with elevations are used, then selective pressure on reflex points is achieved, but the entire metabolism and muscle tissue cannot be stimulated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the selective reflex point stimulation function (through raised portions) with the broad metabolic stimulation function (through the overall tape application) into a single device. This allows both localized acupressure effects and generalized metabolic stimulation to occur simultaneously, resolving the limitation of previous acupressure devices that could only target specific points.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If kinesiological tape or acupressure devices are applied, then therapeutic effect is achieved, but heat or cold transfer to the treated region is prevented
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the local quality principle by creating areas with different thermal properties within the same device. The raised portions or protrusions are designed with material composition or structural characteristics that differ from the base tape material, allowing these localized areas to conduct heat or cold more effectively than the surrounding tape. This enables targeted thermal therapy at reflex points while maintaining the overall therapeutic coverage of the taped area.
4Ease of manufacture
If traditional kinesiological tape or acupressure devices are used, then basic therapeutic function is provided, but individual adaptation to patient needs and body shape is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates dynamic and adjustable elements into the device design. The raised portions can vary in height, shape, size, and material composition, allowing customization based on individual patient needs. The tape itself can be configured with different patterns, densities, and configurations of raised portions to adapt to different body shapes and clinical conditions, providing both ease of manufacture through modular design and high adaptability to individual patients.
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 tape provides enhanced pain relief, improved muscle tone regulation, and venous/lymphatic reflux, with individualized pressure application and effective heat or cold therapy, surpassing the effects of traditional kinesiological tapes and acupressure devices.
Implementation Method 1
Copper has a high thermal conductivity. This makes it particularly suitable for targeted heat and/or cold therapy.
Implementation Method 2
Copper has a high thermal conductivity. This makes it particularly suitable for targeted heat and/or cold therapy.
Data Source
AI summary
The kinesiology tape has a molded padding comprised of a material that is selected from a group of metals, healing stones, wood or ceramic. A planar or localized pressure is exerted on a reflex point by the molded padding. The material of the molded padding has a high thermal conductivity, where the shape of the molded padding is selected from a group of the shapes like, hemisphere, parabola, ellipsoid, hyperboloid, pyramid, prism, cylinder, cone, truncated cone or a truncated pyramid. The heat or cold is transmitted through the molded padding to the corresponding reflex point.