Pediatric Support Vest With Neck Jaw for Stable Portable Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Children with conditions such as Sandhoff disease often require significant support due to motor and neurological issues, but existing positioning devices are bulky and immobile, making it difficult to move them safely and efficiently during daily activities.
Innovation Solution
A wearable pediatric positioning apparatus comprising a support vest with a network of rigid members, waist supports, and a neck support that includes a posterior neck strap and anterior jaw to stabilize the chin and chest, allowing for versatile use in various activities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If traditional positioning devices are used to support children with motor and neurological conditions, then the children receive stable support, but the devices become large, bulky, and immobile making them difficult to move
Solution Approach 1:
The support device transitions from a static, immobile structure to a dynamic, wearable system that moves with the child. The vest and positioning components are designed to be portable and adaptable, allowing the child to be moved safely while wearing the device during daily activities such as bathing and traveling.
Solution Approach 2:
The device uses a vest structure with straps and positioning components that can conform to the child's body, replacing bulky rigid structures with flexible, wearable elements that maintain support while enabling movement.
2Reliability
If traditional positioning devices are used, then children receive necessary support, but the devices require complex transfer procedures and separate devices for different positions
Solution Approach 1:
The support vest is designed as a multi-functional device that can be used for various activities including bathing, traveling, and daily care tasks. The single wearable device replaces multiple separate positioning devices, allowing the child to maintain support across different positions and environments without requiring complex transfers.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines multiple support functions into a single integrated wearable vest, merging the functions of head positioning, trunk support, and body alignment into one device that accompanies the child throughout various activities.
3Ease of operation
If children are moved without adequate support, then the devices are more portable, but the risk of injury increases dramatically
Solution Approach 1:
The support vest provides continuous protective support to the child's head, neck, and trunk before any movement or potential injury can occur. The positioning components are designed to prevent harmful positions and movements, cushioning the child from injury risk during activities such as bathing and being carried.
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AI summary
A pediatric positioning apparatus that includes a support vest and a neck support. The support vest includes a network of rigid support members and a cover, a pair of waist supports configured to wrap around the waist a patient, and a pair of anterior straps attached configured to pass over shoulders and chest of a patient and secure to the waist supports. The neck support includes a posterior neck strap and an anterior support jaw including a superior jaw arc that includes a chin contact portion and an inferior jaw arc comprising a chest contact portion. The anterior support jaw is rigid and configured to contact a chin and a chest of a patient such that the anterior support jaw supports the chin of the patient in a ventral direction and prevents contact between the chin and the chest of the patient.