Wearable Vibration Device with Soft Foam Case
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wearable vibration devices for muscle treatment are bulky, inflexible, and limited in their ability to deliver targeted high-energy vibrations deep into muscles and joints, restricting their effectiveness for specific treatment programs and sports recovery.
Innovation Solution
A soft wearable vibration device with a fabric-covered foam case, vibration motors, a lithium ion battery, control PCB, and optional LED display, integrated into a stretchable strap that allows for adjustable frequency settings and placement over specific muscle groups, using alignment straps and Velcro for secure positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If traditional handheld vibrating devices are used for muscle treatment, then vibration delivery capability is achieved, but the device is bulky and restricts body movement freedom
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies this principle by using a flexible fabric cover with foam material that conforms to body contours. The soft wearable module is enclosed in a fabric-covered foam case that can bend and adapt to various body parts, replacing rigid handheld device housings with flexible, body-contoured structures that maintain vibration delivery while enabling free body movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the vibration delivery system into modular components: a soft wearable module containing vibration motors, battery, and control circuitry, separate from the fabric strap system. This segmentation allows the vibration unit to be positioned precisely on target muscles while the rest of the body remains unrestricted, resolving the contradiction between targeted vibration delivery and body movement freedom.
2Reliability
If fixed position wearable devices are used, then specific region relief is provided, but the device cannot target muscle and joint areas for specific treatment programs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamics by making the wearable device adjustable and reconfigurable. The fabric strap with alignment holes and Velcro fastening allows the soft module to be dynamically repositioned on different body parts. The control PCB with programmable frequency settings (30-50Hz range) enables dynamic adaptation to different treatment protocols, allowing the same device to target various muscles and joints for different treatment programs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies universality by designing a single soft wearable module that can be applied to multiple body parts (muscles, joints, soft tissues) for various treatment purposes. The device functions as a universal treatment tool that can address different medical and fitness needs through adjustable frequency settings and repositionable design, rather than requiring separate fixed devices for each application.
3Force
If standard wearable vibration devices are used, then general vibration is delivered, but high energy vibration deep into muscles and soft tissues cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a soft foam-covered fabric construction that acts as a compliant interface between the vibration motors and the body. This flexible housing allows high-energy vibrations to be transmitted efficiently into deep tissues without energy loss to rigid structural reflections, while the soft material ensures comfortable prolonged wear for deep tissue treatment protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical coupling methods with direct integration of vibration motors into the soft foam matrix. This substitution allows the vibration energy to be distributed throughout the soft material and transmitted uniformly into the tissue, achieving deep penetration without the need for complex mechanical transmission systems that would compromise comfort or deep tissue contact.
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
Enables deep penetration of high-energy vibrations into muscles and soft tissues, enhancing blood flow, muscle power, and recovery by targeting specific areas, improving muscle performance, reducing pain, and aiding in injury prevention and therapy.
Implementation Method 1
passing vibrations in to muscles are very effective and act as an eminent tool for recovery and rehabilitation from such disorders. The intensities and frequencies of vibrations can be chosen based on the effects & types of the disorder.
Implementation Method 2
internal components including a vibration motor, a battery and a PCB
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AI summary
The present invention provides a novel wearable vibration device. According to an embodiment, the novel wearable vibration device delivering high energy vibration deep in to the muscles and soft tissues for muscle treatment comprising an upper soft fabric foam covered case encompassing at least a vibration motor, a lithium ion battery, a control PCB, a control switch with LED display and a lower fabric covered case. The wearable vibration device delivers high energy vibration to the chosen muscle group and thereby, penetrates deep in to the muscle and to the soft tissues. The upper soft fabric foam covered case and lower fabric covered cases are fixed together by gluing or stitching. The control PCB drives vibration motor to set frequencies for vibration motor activations. Vibrations for the device are tuned at frequencies in the range of 30-50Hz to increase muscle power and for other beneficial physiological effects.