Modular Compression Garment Assembly with Connectors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing compression garments lack flexibility and customization options to accommodate varying body shapes and compression needs across different body regions, particularly in areas like the head-neck-shoulder region where unique geometry and anatomy require tailored compression profiles.
Innovation Solution
A compression garment assembly set comprising multiple bands and band connectors that allow for flexible combination and adjustment along the body part, enabling customization of the garment's length, shape, and compression profile to match individual anatomy and needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If compression garments are manufactured as individual customized items for each patient, then the fitting precision and compression profile are optimized for that specific patient, but the manufacturing complexity and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The compression garment is divided into multiple separate bands that can be individually selected and combined. Each band can be optimized for specific compression requirements, and they are joined using connectors to form a complete garment. This segmentation allows customization without requiring complete remanufacturing for each patient.
Solution Approach 2:
The garment structure is made dynamic and adjustable through removable connectors that allow bands to be attached and detached. This enables the same set of bands to be reconfigured for different patients or even adjusted for the same patient as needs change, eliminating the need for permanent customized manufacturing.
2Adaptability or versatility
If compression garments are designed with multiple adjustable parts and attachable bands, then the adaptability to different body shapes improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connectors are designed with universal attachment capability, allowing any band to connect to any other band in multiple configurations. This universal interface enables a single set of standardized bands to serve multiple patients with different body shapes, achieving adaptability without proportionally increasing device complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If compression garments use multiple bands with different widths and tensions, then the compression profile can be customized for different body regions, but the ease of manufacture decreases
Solution Approach 1:
Bands are pre-manufactured with specific width and tension characteristics suitable for different body regions. These pre-prepared bands can be directly selected and assembled without requiring complex on-site customization, maintaining ease of manufacture while achieving compression profile customization.
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AI summary
Compression garment assembly set for a compression garment wrapping around a body part of a person to apply compression to the body part, wherein the compression garment assembly set comprises - multiple bands for wrapping around the body part consecutively in a length direction of the body part, and - for at least one pair of bands of the multiple bands, at least one band connector for releasably connecting abutting surfaces of the overlapping bands of the pair.