Wearable Massage Bra with Inflatable Tubes and Bio-feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wearable devices for breast massage lack the ability to provide targeted and customizable massage, heating, and vibration therapy, which are essential for enhancing lymphatic fluid flow, rehabilitation, and muscle strengthening, particularly after surgical procedures.
Innovation Solution
A wearable massage bra equipped with inflatable tubes, heating elements, vibration elements, and a control module that allows for simultaneous application of massage, heating, and vibration therapy, with bio-feedback sensors to monitor effectiveness, and a programmable air pump unit to concentrate pressure and control these functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple massage functions (massage, heating, vibration) are integrated into a single wearable device, then the versatility and therapeutic effectiveness are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple therapeutic functions (massage through inflatable tubes, heating through heating elements, vibration through vibration elements) into a single wearable bra device. The control module integrates control of all these functions, and the power source unit provides unified power supply, creating a multi-functional therapeutic system that addresses various rehabilitation needs simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The wearable device is designed to perform multiple therapeutic functions: mechanical massage through inflatable tubes that can be selectively inflated, thermal therapy through heating elements, and vibrational therapy through vibration elements. This universal design allows the single device to provide comprehensive breast rehabilitation therapy covering multiple therapeutic modalities.
2Force
If the inflatable tubes are made thicker to provide stronger massage pressure, then the massage effectiveness is improved, but the comfort and wearability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The inflatable tubes are designed to be dynamically adjustable in terms of inflation pressure and volume. The air pump unit can inflate the tubes to varying degrees based on therapeutic needs, allowing the massage pressure to be customized and adjusted rather than being fixed by tube thickness. This dynamic adjustment capability enables effective massage without requiring permanently thick tubes that would compromise comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the physical parameters of the massage application by controlling the inflation pressure and volume of the tubes through the air pump unit. Instead of relying on fixed tube thickness, the therapeutic pressure is controlled by adjusting air pressure parameters, allowing optimization of both massage effectiveness and user comfort through parameter control rather than structural design alone.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the air pump unit inflates tubes at different times and locations, then the targeted massage capability is improved, but the control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bra is divided into multiple inflatable tube segments located at different positions (inner and outer tubes on each side). The control module can selectively inflate or deflate individual tubes or combinations of tubes, enabling targeted massage to specific areas of the breast. This segmentation allows customized treatment patterns without requiring a single complex mechanical structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses automated control through the control module and programmable air pump unit to manage the complex sequencing of tube inflation. The device can operate based on pre-programmed protocols or user-selected modes, reducing the need for manual intervention and simplifying user interaction despite the underlying control complexity required for targeted massage patterns.
4Measurement precision
If bio-feedback sensors are integrated to monitor treatment effectiveness, then the treatment precision is improved, but the device complexity and power requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable device incorporates bio-feedback sensors that monitor physiological parameters during treatment. The control module receives feedback data from these sensors and can adjust treatment parameters accordingly, creating a closed-loop control system that optimizes therapy based on real-time physiological response. This feedback mechanism enhances treatment precision by adapting to individual user responses.
Solution Approach 2:
The existing control module and power source unit are designed to handle multiple functions including sensor data acquisition, processing, and response generation. By utilizing the already-present control electronics for sensor integration, the system adds monitoring capability without proportionally increasing overall device complexity, as the control architecture serves multiple therapeutic and monitoring functions.
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 wearable massage bra effectively enhances lymphatic fluid flow, aids in rehabilitation, and strengthens muscle tissue by providing customizable and targeted massage, heating, and vibration therapy, mimicking a human masseuse's techniques, while collecting bio-feedback data for user optimization.
Implementation Method 1
The air pump unit may concentrate pressure to specific locations by inflating each tube separately
Implementation Method 2
Heating elements may be integrated as conductive wires and the air pump unit may include output interfaces to electric wires that convey electric power to said heating elements
Implementation Method 3
Vibration elements may be embedded in the bra and the air pump unit, which may include output interfaces to electricity conducting wires, which may convey electric power to said elements vibration elements
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention A massaging apparatus for human breast, said apparatus comprised of: an electrical pump, a bra having: at least two inflatable tubes having two opening at their edges integrated at each side of the bra encircling one breast organ, wherein each inflatable tube is connected by T shape connector, wherein through pipe to the electronic pump and control module for controlling the inflation of the tubes; wherein the tube are inflated simultaneous at both edges creating dual simultaneous pressure at different size of the breast organ.