Adjustable Limb Medical Device with Hook and Loop Fasteners
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical devices struggle to securely attach to varying limb sizes and shapes, often requiring adhesives that reduce their useful life and are difficult to apply, especially for users with reduced dexterity.
Innovation Solution
A medical device featuring adjustable planar sheets with hook and loop fasteners, insulating materials, and optional components like heat management and solution delivery, designed to wrap around limbs with adjustable slots and tensioning means for secure, easy application and use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If adhesives are used to affix the medical device to the limb, then the device can be securely attached, but the useful life of the device is greatly reduced to as few as one use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements reusable hook and loop fasteners that can be attached and detached multiple times, allowing the device to be removed and reapplied. This replaces the single-use adhesive approach with a reusable mechanical fastening system, extending the device useful life while maintaining secure attachment when needed.
2Reliability
If adhesives are used to affix the medical device to the limb, then the device can be securely attached, but the difficulty of application increases especially for users with reduced dexterity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the fastening system into separate hook and loop components that can be independently positioned and attached. This segmentation allows for easier application compared to adhesives, as the components can be mechanically fastened without requiring precise surface preparation or waiting for adhesive bonding, making it more accessible to users with reduced dexterity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the medical device is designed to accommodate varying limb sizes and shapes, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs adjustable fastening positions and flexible positioning of hook and loop components, allowing the device to be dynamically adjusted to fit different limb sizes and shapes. This dynamic adjustability provides versatility without requiring complex mechanical adjustment mechanisms, as the flexibility is achieved through the nature of the fastening system itself.
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 device provides secure, adjustable, and reusable attachment to limbs, enhancing comfort and usability, particularly for users with limited dexterity, while managing temperature and promoting wound healing.
Implementation Method 1
an insulating material to retain heat in a limb of a user for effecting circulation of blood within the limb of a user
Implementation Method 2
first and second hook and loop fasteners include at least one first and second strip of material having hook and loop material thereon, that are substantially perpendicular to one another
Data Source
AI summary
A medical device removably secured to a limb of a user. The medical device includes at least one liner, at least one pocket, at least one protective panel, and/or blotter means for indication discharge of fluid.