WO1990003154A1 - Therapeutic garment - Google Patents
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- WO1990003154A1 WO1990003154A1 PCT/US1988/003732 US8803732W WO9003154A1 WO 1990003154 A1 WO1990003154 A1 WO 1990003154A1 US 8803732 W US8803732 W US 8803732W WO 9003154 A1 WO9003154 A1 WO 9003154A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
- A61F7/02—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
- A61F2007/0001—Body part
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
- A61F7/02—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling
- A61F2007/0225—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling connected to the body or a part thereof
- A61F2007/0231—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling connected to the body or a part thereof hook and loop-type fastener
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
- A61F7/02—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling
- A61F2007/0225—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling connected to the body or a part thereof
- A61F2007/0233—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling connected to the body or a part thereof connected to or incorporated in clothing or garments
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- This invention generally relates to devices for applying hot and cold treatments to the human body, and in particular it relates to a thera ⁇ Promotionic garment for use with a gel pack for applying hot and cold treatments.
- a cold pack is used to reduce inflammation and hemorrhaging and to numb the injured area.
- heat is used to relax the injured area.
- VAN CLEVE U.S. Patent No. 4,676,247 which teaches a thermal wrap having a plurality of pockets therein for receiving gel packs.
- the wrap of Van Cleve is well suited for wrapping the ankle and knee joints.
- the biggest problem with the device of Van Cleve is that it does not work for applying hot or cold treatments to other portions of the body such as the thorax, abdomen and pelvic areas. To apply hot or cold treatments to these portions of the body requires that the gel pack be held in close conformity to the body and have a uniform pressure applied over the gel pack to prevent "bunching" of the gel.
- Medical garments such as the aforementioned wrap, are necessarily conspicuous in that their primary purpose is to be functional. Because of their con- spicuous nature, most people opt not to wear the garments in public and therefore unduly restrict treatment time to time spent in the privacy of their own home.
- a medical garment capable of applying therapeutic hot and cold treatments to the major regions of the body such as the thorax, abdomen and pelvic areas, which is both functional and incon ⁇ spicuous. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an inconspicuous therapeutic garment for the application of hot and cold treatments to the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic areas of the body, which can be worn as an outer garment and is lightweight enough to be suitable as an undergarment. It is further an object of the present invention to provide a therapeutic garment which does not restrict the mobility of a user, and yet applies sufficient pressure to the gel pack to prevent bunching while holding the gel pack in contact with the desired area.
- a garment constructed of a four way low stretch textile and having means for removably attaching a gel pack to one of a plurality of selectable positions on the interior surface of the garment.
- the plurality of selectable positions correspond to major muscle groups located in the thoracic, abdominal and pelvic regions.
- SPANDEX or TWEAVE is a suitable fabric for constructing the inconspicuous therapeutic garment.
- the garment must provide suffi ⁇ cient support and pressure when holding the gel pack against the injured area of the body, while at the same time providing for an attractive, light weight garment.
- the interior of the garment is provided with removable fastening means, such as latch and hook tape, to attach a gel pack enclosure.
- the gel pack enclosure is a pocket conforming to the shape of the gel pack and having attachment means located thereon for attaching the gel pack enclosure to the interior of the garment. In this manner, the gel pack may be disposed anywhere within the interior of the garment, thereby facilitating treatment of most, if not all, of the human body.
- Fig. 1 is a front view of a therapeutic garment shirt and shorts manufactured according to the prin ⁇ ciples of the present invention.
- Fig. 2 is a back view of the therapeutic garment of Fig. 1.
- Fig. 3 is a top view of a shirt gel pack enclosure.
- Fig. 4 is a top view of a short gel pack enclosure..
- Fig. 5 is an exploded plan view of the interior of a therapeutic shirt constructed according to the principles of the present invention.
- Fig. 6 is a back view of a therapeutic shirt.
- Fig. 7 is a top view of a therapeutic shirt.
- Fig. 8 is a-n exploded plan view of a pair of therapeutic shorts constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
- Fig. 9 is a front view of a pair of therapeutic shorts.
- Fig. 10 is a back view of a pair of therapeutic shorts.
- Fig. 1 shows an inconspicuous therapeutic garment 10, having shirt 11 and shorts 12, for applying hot and cold treatments to the thoracic, abdominal and pelvic areas of a human body using a standard gel pack.
- Both shirt 11 and shorts 12 are constructed from a four way low stretch material 13, such as SPANDEX or TWEAVE. This is the only material known to the inventors, which will work for the purposes of the present invention.
- Both shirt 11 and shorts 12 are fitted with a removable fastening means 14, such as hook and latch tape, better known as VELCRO, for attaching a gel pack to one of a plurality of pre-selected positions on the interior of garment 10.
- a removable fastening means 14 such as hook and latch tape, better known as VELCRO
- One possible fastening means configuration is shown in Fig. 2, which has fastening means 14 disposed adjacent the deltoid, trapezius, rotator cuff, rhomboid, sacral, gluteus, and hip regions.
- a shirt gel pack enclosure 19, shown in Fig. 3, and short gel pack 20 shown in Fig. 4, are provided for enclosing a gel pack and removably attaching the whole enclosure to the interior of therapeutic garment 10.
- Fastening means 14 are disposed on shirt gel pack enclosure 19 to facilitate positioning of a gel pack within shirt 11.
- Fastening means 14 are disposed differently however on short gel pack enclosure 20 as is shown in Fig. 4. This particular configuration of fastening means 14 enables the gel pack to also be positioned within shorts 12 adjacent to the gluteus, sacral and hip regions.
- shirt 11 is constructed from back panel 22, right panel 23, left panel 24 and ribbing 17, which forms mandrin collar 16, shown in Fig. 1.
- Right and left panels 23 and 24 are each fitted with placket panels 25 which define shirt placket 15 and have adjustable fastening means 14 for securing the assembled shirt 11 to the torso.
- Fig. 6 shows shirt 11 having shirt gel pack enclosure 19 positioned adjacent the scapula area, for treatment of an injury to the leva- tator scapula muscle, rhomboid muscles, or trapezius muscles.
- Fig. 7 shows shirt gel pack enclosure 19 attached to the interior of jacket 11 adjacent the rotator cuff area of the shoulder for treatment of the deltoid muscle, bicipital tendon, rotator cuff or capsule areas of the shoulder.
- shorts 12 are constructed from right leg panel 26, left panel 27, and elastic waistband 18.
- Elastic waistband 18 further has remov ⁇ able fastening means 14 attached on its interior surface for positioning of short gel enclosure 20 as is shown in Figs. 9 and 10.
- short gel pack enclosure 20 is disposed adjacent the sacral area, while in Fig. 10 short gel pack enclosure 20 is disposed adjacent the hip or gluteus muscle group.
- a typical example might be a baseball athlete who tears a muscle in the rotator cuff area.
- cold treatments are desir ⁇ able to help reduce pain, hemorrhaging and inflammation.
- the athlete simply has to refrigerate a standard gel pack in his refrigerator or freezer compartment and install the gel pack within shirt gel pack enclosure 19 which is positioned in the position shown in Fig. 7.
- the athlete then puts shirt 11 on and fastens the adjustable fastening means attached to placket panels 25. Because enacting treatment is as simple as getting dressed, treatment can be effectively applied in just a few seconds.
- the athlete can heat the gel pack in hot water or a microwave oven and reinstall it within shirt gel pack enclosure 19, to apply heat to the injured area.
- a second example might be a weight lifter who strains the sacral area. Using shorts 12 and position ⁇ ing the gel pack in closure 20 as is shown in Fig. 9, the weight lifter can treat the sacral area using heated or cooled gel packs. A track runner, with an injury to the gluteus would use the configuration of shorts 12 and short gel pack enclosure 20, shown in Fig. 10.
- an inconspicuous therapeutic garment 10 The advantages of an inconspicuous therapeutic garment 10 are numerous. Because the garment is inconspicuous, it can be used to treat a patient around the clock, whether it be in public or private. Other important features include the dual nature of thera ⁇ Terminic garment 10, in that it can be used for both hot and cold treatments and offers support for the area surrounding the injury while holding a gel pack in close contact with the injury. Additionally, because of the four way low stretch elastic construction of therapeutic garment 10, the patient has full mobility while wearing it. Further, enacting treatment is as simple as installing a gel pack in gel pack enclosure 19 or 20 and getting dressed. Because the patient, so to speak, "wears" the treatment, treatment can occur while the patient is engaged in normal everyday activities.
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Abstract
A therapeutic garment (10), for applying hot or cold treatments to the human body, is constructed of a four way low stretch textile (13) and has a gel pack removably attached to one of a plurality of selectable positions on the interior surface of the garment (10). The plurality of selectable positions correspond to major muscle groups located in the thoracic, abdominal and pelvic regions. The interior of the garment (10) is provided with removable fasteners (14), such as latch and hook tape, to attach a gel pack enclosure (19) or (20). Gel pack enclosure (19) or (20) is a pocket conforming to the shape of the gel pack and having fasteners (14) located thereon for attaching gel pack enclosure (19) or (20) to the interior of garment (10). In this manner, a gel pack may be disposed almost anywhere within the interior of the garment (10), thereby facilitating treatment of the human body.
Description
TITLE OF INVENTION : THERAPEUTIC GARMENT
D E S C R I P T I O N
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Technical Field. This invention generally relates to devices for applying hot and cold treatments to the human body, and in particular it relates to a thera¬ peutic garment for use with a gel pack for applying hot and cold treatments.
Background Art. Application of hot or cold packs to injured portions of the human body is well known to be effective in the treatment of various injuries.
Normally, during the acute stages of an injury, a cold pack is used to reduce inflammation and hemorrhaging and to numb the injured area. As the injury progresses into the chronic stages, heat is used to relax the injured area.
Several devices have been devised to hold gel packs against selected portions of the human body. One such device is taught by VAN CLEVE, U.S. Patent No. 4,676,247
which teaches a thermal wrap having a plurality of pockets therein for receiving gel packs. The wrap of Van Cleve is well suited for wrapping the ankle and knee joints. The biggest problem with the device of Van Cleve is that it does not work for applying hot or cold treatments to other portions of the body such as the thorax, abdomen and pelvic areas. To apply hot or cold treatments to these portions of the body requires that the gel pack be held in close conformity to the body and have a uniform pressure applied over the gel pack to prevent "bunching" of the gel.
Medical garments, such as the aforementioned wrap, are necessarily conspicuous in that their primary purpose is to be functional. Because of their con- spicuous nature, most people opt not to wear the garments in public and therefore unduly restrict treatment time to time spent in the privacy of their own home.
What is needed is a medical garment capable of applying therapeutic hot and cold treatments to the major regions of the body such as the thorax, abdomen and pelvic areas, which is both functional and incon¬ spicuous. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an inconspicuous therapeutic garment for the application of hot and cold treatments to the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic areas of the body, which can be worn as an outer garment and is lightweight enough to be suitable as an undergarment. It is further an object of the present invention to provide a therapeutic garment which does not restrict the mobility of a user, and yet applies sufficient pressure to the gel pack to prevent bunching while holding the gel pack in contact with the desired area.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION These objects are accomplished by a garment constructed of a four way low stretch textile and having means for removably attaching a gel pack to one of a plurality of selectable positions on the interior surface of the garment. The plurality of selectable positions correspond to major muscle groups located in the thoracic, abdominal and pelvic regions. Through practice it has been found that the four way low stretch elastic textile, known as SPANDEX or TWEAVE, is a suitable fabric for constructing the inconspicuous therapeutic garment. The garment must provide suffi¬ cient support and pressure when holding the gel pack against the injured area of the body, while at the same time providing for an attractive, light weight garment. The interior of the garment is provided with removable fastening means, such as latch and hook tape, to attach a gel pack enclosure. The gel pack enclosure is a pocket conforming to the shape of the gel pack and having attachment means located thereon for attaching the gel pack enclosure to the interior of the garment. In this manner, the gel pack may be disposed anywhere within the interior of the garment, thereby facilitating treatment of most, if not all, of the human body.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a front view of a therapeutic garment shirt and shorts manufactured according to the prin¬ ciples of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a back view of the therapeutic garment of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a top view of a shirt gel pack enclosure.
Fig. 4 is a top view of a short gel pack enclosure..
Fig. 5 is an exploded plan view of the interior of a therapeutic shirt constructed according to the principles of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a back view of a therapeutic shirt.
Fig. 7 is a top view of a therapeutic shirt.
Fig. 8 is a-n exploded plan view of a pair of therapeutic shorts constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention. Fig. 9 is a front view of a pair of therapeutic shorts.
Fig. 10 is a back view of a pair of therapeutic shorts.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT INVENTION
Fig. 1 shows an inconspicuous therapeutic garment 10, having shirt 11 and shorts 12, for applying hot and cold treatments to the thoracic, abdominal and pelvic areas of a human body using a standard gel pack. Both shirt 11 and shorts 12 are constructed from a four way low stretch material 13, such as SPANDEX or TWEAVE. This is the only material known to the inventors, which will work for the purposes of the present invention. Both shirt 11 and shorts 12 are fitted with a removable fastening means 14, such as hook and latch tape, better known as VELCRO, for attaching a gel pack to one of a plurality of pre-selected positions on the interior of garment 10. One possible fastening means configuration is shown in Fig. 2, which has fastening means 14 disposed adjacent the deltoid, trapezius, rotator cuff, rhomboid, sacral, gluteus, and hip regions.
A shirt gel pack enclosure 19, shown in Fig. 3, and short gel pack 20 shown in Fig. 4, are provided for
enclosing a gel pack and removably attaching the whole enclosure to the interior of therapeutic garment 10. Fastening means 14 are disposed on shirt gel pack enclosure 19 to facilitate positioning of a gel pack within shirt 11. Fastening means 14 are disposed differently however on short gel pack enclosure 20 as is shown in Fig. 4. This particular configuration of fastening means 14 enables the gel pack to also be positioned within shorts 12 adjacent to the gluteus, sacral and hip regions.
Referring now to Fig. 5, shirt 11 is constructed from back panel 22, right panel 23, left panel 24 and ribbing 17, which forms mandrin collar 16, shown in Fig. 1. Right and left panels 23 and 24 are each fitted with placket panels 25 which define shirt placket 15 and have adjustable fastening means 14 for securing the assembled shirt 11 to the torso. Fig. 6 shows shirt 11 having shirt gel pack enclosure 19 positioned adjacent the scapula area, for treatment of an injury to the leva- tator scapula muscle, rhomboid muscles, or trapezius muscles. Fig. 7 shows shirt gel pack enclosure 19 attached to the interior of jacket 11 adjacent the rotator cuff area of the shoulder for treatment of the deltoid muscle, bicipital tendon, rotator cuff or capsule areas of the shoulder.
Referring now to Fig. 8, shorts 12 are constructed from right leg panel 26, left panel 27, and elastic waistband 18. Elastic waistband 18 further has remov¬ able fastening means 14 attached on its interior surface for positioning of short gel enclosure 20 as is shown in Figs. 9 and 10. In Fig. 9, short gel pack enclosure 20 is disposed adjacent the sacral area, while in Fig. 10
short gel pack enclosure 20 is disposed adjacent the hip or gluteus muscle group.
A typical example might be a baseball athlete who tears a muscle in the rotator cuff area. During the acute stages of the injury, cold treatments are desir¬ able to help reduce pain, hemorrhaging and inflammation. The athlete simply has to refrigerate a standard gel pack in his refrigerator or freezer compartment and install the gel pack within shirt gel pack enclosure 19 which is positioned in the position shown in Fig. 7. The athlete then puts shirt 11 on and fastens the adjustable fastening means attached to placket panels 25. Because enacting treatment is as simple as getting dressed, treatment can be effectively applied in just a few seconds. Once the injury progresses to the chronic stage, the athlete can heat the gel pack in hot water or a microwave oven and reinstall it within shirt gel pack enclosure 19, to apply heat to the injured area.
A second example might be a weight lifter who strains the sacral area. Using shorts 12 and position¬ ing the gel pack in closure 20 as is shown in Fig. 9, the weight lifter can treat the sacral area using heated or cooled gel packs. A track runner, with an injury to the gluteus would use the configuration of shorts 12 and short gel pack enclosure 20, shown in Fig. 10.
The advantages of an inconspicuous therapeutic garment 10 are numerous. Because the garment is inconspicuous, it can be used to treat a patient around the clock, whether it be in public or private. Other important features include the dual nature of thera¬ peutic garment 10, in that it can be used for both hot and cold treatments and offers support for the area surrounding the injury while holding a gel pack in close
contact with the injury. Additionally, because of the four way low stretch elastic construction of therapeutic garment 10, the patient has full mobility while wearing it. Further, enacting treatment is as simple as installing a gel pack in gel pack enclosure 19 or 20 and getting dressed. Because the patient, so to speak, "wears" the treatment, treatment can occur while the patient is engaged in normal everyday activities.
While there is shown and described the present preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be distinctly understood that this invention is not limited thereto but may be variously embodied to practice within the scope of the following claims.
Claims
Claim No. 1. A therapeutic garment for hot or cold treatments of selectable portions of the human body using a gel pack, characterized by: a low stretch elastic textile material formed in the shape of an inconspicuous garment closely conforming to body shape for holding a gel pack in contact with a preselected portion of the body; a gel pack for providing a heat source or heat sink; and means for removably attaching the gel pack to one of a plurality of selectable positions on the interior surface of the garment.
Claim No. 2. The garment of Claim 1 further shaped in the form of a shirt.
Claim No. 3. The garment of Claim 2 wherein said removable attachment means are further characterized to attach said gel pack to one of a plurality of positions on the thorax of the human body.
Claim No. 4. The garment of Claim 3 wherein said removable attachment means are further characterized to attach said gel pack to a position from the group of positions consisting of deltoid, trapezius, rotator cuff and rhomboid areas.
Claim No. 5. The garment of Claim 1 further shaped in the form of a pair of shorts.
Claim No. 6. The garment of Claim 5 wherein said removable attachment means are characterized to attach said gel pack to one of a plurality of positions on the pelvic and upper leg regions.
Claim No. 7. The garment of Claim 6 wherein said removable attachment means are further characterized to attach said gel pack to a position from the group of positions consisting of sacral, gluteus, and hip region of the body.
Claim No. 8. The garments of Claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 wherein said low stretch elastic textile material is further characterized as a four way low stretch elastic material.
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