WO2007132203A2 - Support device for a persons anatomy - Google Patents

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WO2007132203A2
WO2007132203A2 PCT/GB2007/001737 GB2007001737W WO2007132203A2 WO 2007132203 A2 WO2007132203 A2 WO 2007132203A2 GB 2007001737 W GB2007001737 W GB 2007001737W WO 2007132203 A2 WO2007132203 A2 WO 2007132203A2
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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
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/01—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces
    • A61F5/0102—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations
    • A61F5/0104—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations without articulation
    • 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
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/01—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces
    • A61F5/0102—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations
    • A61F5/0104—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations without articulation
    • A61F5/0106—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations without articulation for the knees
    • A61F5/0109—Sleeve-like structures

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  • the invention to which this application relates is a device for use as a support for part of a person's anatomy such as, for example, a muscle support, or a support which can be used at a particular j oint of a person's body.
  • supports of this type is well known and the same can be used to restrict movement of a particular part of the anatomy which may cause pain as a result of a recent injury, and/or may be used to support a particular joint which has been damaged previously and which is susceptible to further injury. For example, when skiing, a person who may have suffered a knee injury previously, will often wear a support on the injured knee to thereby allow them to continue to ski.
  • Muscle supports are conventionally formed of an elasticated material and typically are provided in a range of sizes such that the appropriate size can be selected for wearing by each person.
  • the supports are provided to be worn so that they provide a certain compression force on the portion of the person's anatomy, firstly, to allow the device to be held in position when worn and, secondly, the compression force to act to support the particular part of the anatomy.
  • the devices are formed, conventionally, of an elasticated material such as Neoprene and, while these supports are found to be effective in use, they do have several disadvantages.
  • a first disadvantage is that due to the nature of the neoprene material, when the same is in contact with the person's skin, the same is susceptible to the growth of bacteria thereon and can quickly become unhygienic. This means that the muscle supports are required to be washed fairly frequently which can reduce their life span. Furthermore, the conventional muscle supports, by their close contact with the person's skin, can cause perspiration in that area and the Neoprene material is not good at absorbing the moisture which is created. This can lead to the muscle supports being unattractive and uncomfortable to wear after a relatively short period of time.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a support device for use on the person's anatomy, which has improved wear characteristics and also provides further advantages over and above conventional support devices.
  • a support device for use on at least a portion of a persons anatomy said device formed with at least one layer of material to allow the device to support the said portion of the anatomy when worn, and wherein said device has an inner layer formed of wool or a blend of wool and at least one further material.
  • the support device is formed so as to be substantially tubular to allow the portion of a person's anatomy which is to be supported, to pass along the tube and to be at least partially enclosed thereby.
  • the tube may have one or more apertures formed therein, said aperture provided to allow a particular part of the anatomy, such as for example a joint, to be exposed and not enclosed by the support and thereby allow movement of the joint, even when the support is being used.
  • the wool used for the inner layer of the support device is that obtained from the Merino breed of sheep and hereinafter referred to as Merino wool.
  • a specific advantage of using wool relates to its water absorption properties. Wool can absorb up to 35% of its own weight in water without feeling damp. This is a result of the hydrophilic nature of the yarn and its hollow fibre core and this property is beneficial in that it eliminates the harmful build up of salt adjacent a wearer's skin, which can result in chafing, skin irritation, soreness and skin damage.
  • the entire inner layer is formed by wool.
  • the wool is used in conjunction with a man-made, synthetic fibre such as, for example, an elasticated material as a blend so as to allow the inner layer have additional characteristics such as to allow the same to also be stretchable along with the material used for the at least one further layer of the support device.
  • the further layer of the support device is formed of an elasticated material such as neoprene and the provision of the inner layer of wool or wool blend, prevents the neoprene from directly contacting the skin, when the device is worn.
  • the further layer typically forms the outer layer of the support device.
  • the further layer is typically provided to exert a compressive force on the portion of the anatomy within the device.
  • the provision of the inner layer formed of wool or a wool blend allows the support device to be able to absorb moisture which is created during the wearing of the device. This therefore means that moisture which, conventionally, would cause problems and lack of comfort in conventional support devices, is absorbed into the wool layer and so does not cause problems to the same extent.
  • a further surprising advantage is that the inner layer formed of wool or wool blend has exothermic properties .
  • the wool gives out a small but measurably significant amount of heat energy as it absorbs water vapour from the skin. This is due to a chemical reaction which has bee found to occur to some degree in most wools but which is particularly significant in Merino wool.
  • a yet further advantage is that the support device in accordance with the invention, is more hygienic than conventional devices, as the bacteria which can be problematic in conventional devices and which are known to grow on the conventional devices, cannot grow on the support device in accordance with the invention as the wool or wool blend inner layer contacts the skin and bacteria cannot or is restricted from growth on the wool or wool blend yarn. This is at least in part due to the scaly nature of the wool fibre surface, which scales prevent odour-causing bacteria from existing on the wool fibres.
  • the thicknes s of the inner layer is uniform across the support device.
  • the thickness can be regionalised across the support device so as to form, in particular regions, the inner layer to be thicker than in other regions. It is envisaged that this thickness will be provided where additional support may be required and/or particular problems of moisture creation may be known to exist and the provision of the thicker inner layer at that location, can allow greater moisture absorbance to be achieved.
  • the thickness of the inner layer is between 2-7 mm.
  • the inner layer is provided with the wool or wool blend, in a knitted form and, in one embodiment may be achieved by a rib knit.
  • the materials blended with the wool are uniformly distributed across the inner layer. In one embodiment, this is achieved by introducing the wool and additional materials to each of the needles to be used in the knitting machine to knit the inner layer rather than to provide the additional material at particular needles only which would not achieve the uniform distribution which is desired.
  • the inner layer is joined to the at least one further layer of the support device by using lamination using either cold or hot adhesive to suit particular requirements.
  • the support device includes at least one pocket for the reception of heating and/or cooling means such as pads, said pockets located so as to allow the heating or cooling effect to be achieved through the inner layer and to the person's anatomy.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a support device in accordance with the invention in use
  • Figure 2 illustrates a sectional elevation through a support device of the type shown in Figure 1 , in accordance with the invention.
  • a support device 2 in accordance with the invention which is being worn on a person's leg 4 to provide support for the knee joint 6.
  • Part of the person's knee, 8 is visible through an aperture which is provided in the support device 2, so as to allow an improved range of movement of the knee when wearing the support device.
  • the support device is formed to be tubular and is slipped over the person's foot and then pulled along the leg until it is in the required position at the knee joint to provide support for the knee.
  • the outer layer 10 of the device is formed of an elasticated material such as neoprene and this acts to provide a compressive force when worn. Typically the device " will need to be stretched when moved into position and when being worn on the anatomy so as to provide the additional support which is required.
  • the device also includes an inner layer 12 as shown in Figure 2 and this inner layer is laminated by using adhesive 14, to the internal face 16 of the outer layer 10.
  • this inner layer 12 which actually contacts the person's anatomy rather than the neoprene material which would be the conventional manner.
  • the inner layer 12 is formed of a wool or wool blend which is typically knitted.
  • the provision of the wool or wool blend, typically using Merino wool which is found to have particular benefit and beneficial qualities, means that the muscle support is more comfortable to the wearer while ensuring that the required compres sion and support is still provided.
  • the layer 12 will absorb moisture, such as that caused by perspiration when the device is being worn, and is also exothermic.
  • the device is more hygienic as bacteria cannot grow on the inner layer and the inner layer 12 can also act as a thermal barrier.
  • the device in addition to improved comfort to the wearer has an exothermic property as the wool absorbs water vapour from the skin of the subject. It is a chemical reaction that occurs within the wool fibre.
  • the device also has significant liquid absorption of which the inner layer can absorb a significant amount of its own weight, typically up to 35% its own weight in water without the wool feeling damp. This is a result of the hydrophilic nature of the yarn and its hollow fibre core.
  • the important effect of the water-absorption property of the wool is that it eliminates the harmful effect of salt build up thus eliminating or reducing chafing skin irritation, soreness and skin damage.
  • the device inner layer also has an anti-bacterial property as a result f the scaly nature of the wool fibre surface and the bacteria that cause odours are unable to exist on the scales of the wool fibre.
  • a support device which achieves the required level of support for part of a person's anatomy, when being worn, and does so in a manner which allows improved comfort and other benefits as detailed herein, to be achieved.

Abstract

The invention relates to a support device of a type which can be used to support a portion of a person's anatomy. The device typically comprises an inner layer formed of wool or of wool blended with at least one other material, said inner layer provided to be in contact with the person's skin. At least one further, outer layer, is laminated to the inner layer and this outer layer is typically formed of an elasticated material. The inner layer of wool or wool blend, provides comfort to the wearer in addition to having exothermic properties and also allows the absorption of moisture which can be created by the wearer or which may enter the device, thereby avoiding the build-up of salt and/ or moisture within the device which may cause chaffing or abrasion to the skin.

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Support Device for a Persons Anatomy
The invention to which this application relates is a device for use as a support for part of a person's anatomy such as, for example, a muscle support, or a support which can be used at a particular j oint of a person's body.
The use of supports of this type is well known and the same can be used to restrict movement of a particular part of the anatomy which may cause pain as a result of a recent injury, and/or may be used to support a particular joint which has been damaged previously and which is susceptible to further injury. For example, when skiing, a person who may have suffered a knee injury previously, will often wear a support on the injured knee to thereby allow them to continue to ski.
Muscle supports are conventionally formed of an elasticated material and typically are provided in a range of sizes such that the appropriate size can be selected for wearing by each person. The supports are provided to be worn so that they provide a certain compression force on the portion of the person's anatomy, firstly, to allow the device to be held in position when worn and, secondly, the compression force to act to support the particular part of the anatomy.
The devices are formed, conventionally, of an elasticated material such as Neoprene and, while these supports are found to be effective in use, they do have several disadvantages.
A first disadvantage is that due to the nature of the neoprene material, when the same is in contact with the person's skin, the same is susceptible to the growth of bacteria thereon and can quickly become unhygienic. This means that the muscle supports are required to be washed fairly frequently which can reduce their life span. Furthermore, the conventional muscle supports, by their close contact with the person's skin, can cause perspiration in that area and the Neoprene material is not good at absorbing the moisture which is created. This can lead to the muscle supports being unattractive and uncomfortable to wear after a relatively short period of time.
The aim of the present invention is to provide a support device for use on the person's anatomy, which has improved wear characteristics and also provides further advantages over and above conventional support devices.
In a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a support device, for use on at least a portion of a persons anatomy said device formed with at least one layer of material to allow the device to support the said portion of the anatomy when worn, and wherein said device has an inner layer formed of wool or a blend of wool and at least one further material.
In one embodiment, the support device is formed so as to be substantially tubular to allow the portion of a person's anatomy which is to be supported, to pass along the tube and to be at least partially enclosed thereby.
In one embodiment, the tube may have one or more apertures formed therein, said aperture provided to allow a particular part of the anatomy, such as for example a joint, to be exposed and not enclosed by the support and thereby allow movement of the joint, even when the support is being used.
In one embodiment, the wool used for the inner layer of the support device, is that obtained from the Merino breed of sheep and hereinafter referred to as Merino wool. A specific advantage of using wool relates to its water absorption properties. Wool can absorb up to 35% of its own weight in water without feeling damp. This is a result of the hydrophilic nature of the yarn and its hollow fibre core and this property is beneficial in that it eliminates the harmful build up of salt adjacent a wearer's skin, which can result in chafing, skin irritation, soreness and skin damage.
In one embodiment, the entire inner layer is formed by wool. In an alternative embodiment, the wool is used in conjunction with a man-made, synthetic fibre such as, for example, an elasticated material as a blend so as to allow the inner layer have additional characteristics such as to allow the same to also be stretchable along with the material used for the at least one further layer of the support device.
In one embodiment, the further layer of the support device is formed of an elasticated material such as neoprene and the provision of the inner layer of wool or wool blend, prevents the neoprene from directly contacting the skin, when the device is worn. The further layer typically forms the outer layer of the support device. The further layer is typically provided to exert a compressive force on the portion of the anatomy within the device.
The provision of the inner layer formed of wool or a wool blend, allows the support device to be able to absorb moisture which is created during the wearing of the device. This therefore means that moisture which, conventionally, would cause problems and lack of comfort in conventional support devices, is absorbed into the wool layer and so does not cause problems to the same extent. A further surprising advantage is that the inner layer formed of wool or wool blend has exothermic properties . The wool gives out a small but measurably significant amount of heat energy as it absorbs water vapour from the skin. This is due to a chemical reaction which has bee found to occur to some degree in most wools but which is particularly significant in Merino wool.
A yet further advantage is that the support device in accordance with the invention, is more hygienic than conventional devices, as the bacteria which can be problematic in conventional devices and which are known to grow on the conventional devices, cannot grow on the support device in accordance with the invention as the wool or wool blend inner layer contacts the skin and bacteria cannot or is restricted from growth on the wool or wool blend yarn. This is at least in part due to the scaly nature of the wool fibre surface, which scales prevent odour-causing bacteria from existing on the wool fibres.
In one embodiment, the thicknes s of the inner layer is uniform across the support device. Alternatively, the thickness can be regionalised across the support device so as to form, in particular regions, the inner layer to be thicker than in other regions. It is envisaged that this thickness will be provided where additional support may be required and/or particular problems of moisture creation may be known to exist and the provision of the thicker inner layer at that location, can allow greater moisture absorbance to be achieved.
In one embodiment, the thickness of the inner layer is between 2-7 mm.
In one embodiment, the inner layer is provided with the wool or wool blend, in a knitted form and, in one embodiment may be achieved by a rib knit. Typically, if the inner layer is to be formed by a wool blend, the materials blended with the wool, are uniformly distributed across the inner layer. In one embodiment, this is achieved by introducing the wool and additional materials to each of the needles to be used in the knitting machine to knit the inner layer rather than to provide the additional material at particular needles only which would not achieve the uniform distribution which is desired.
In one embodiment, the inner layer is joined to the at least one further layer of the support device by using lamination using either cold or hot adhesive to suit particular requirements.
In one embodiment, the support device includes at least one pocket for the reception of heating and/or cooling means such as pads, said pockets located so as to allow the heating or cooling effect to be achieved through the inner layer and to the person's anatomy.
A specific embodiment of the invention is now described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:-
Figure 1 illustrates a support device in accordance with the invention in use; and
Figure 2 illustrates a sectional elevation through a support device of the type shown in Figure 1 , in accordance with the invention.
Referring to the Figures, there is illustrated a support device 2 in accordance with the invention which is being worn on a person's leg 4 to provide support for the knee joint 6. Part of the person's knee, 8 is visible through an aperture which is provided in the support device 2, so as to allow an improved range of movement of the knee when wearing the support device.
The support device is formed to be tubular and is slipped over the person's foot and then pulled along the leg until it is in the required position at the knee joint to provide support for the knee. The outer layer 10 of the device is formed of an elasticated material such as neoprene and this acts to provide a compressive force when worn. Typically the device" will need to be stretched when moved into position and when being worn on the anatomy so as to provide the additional support which is required.
In accordance with the invention, the device also includes an inner layer 12 as shown in Figure 2 and this inner layer is laminated by using adhesive 14, to the internal face 16 of the outer layer 10. Thus, in accordance with the invention, it is the inner layer 12 which actually contacts the person's anatomy rather than the neoprene material which would be the conventional manner.
The inner layer 12 is formed of a wool or wool blend which is typically knitted. The provision of the wool or wool blend, typically using Merino wool which is found to have particular benefit and beneficial qualities, means that the muscle support is more comfortable to the wearer while ensuring that the required compres sion and support is still provided.
Furthermore, the layer 12 will absorb moisture, such as that caused by perspiration when the device is being worn, and is also exothermic. The device is more hygienic as bacteria cannot grow on the inner layer and the inner layer 12 can also act as a thermal barrier. The device in addition to improved comfort to the wearer has an exothermic property as the wool absorbs water vapour from the skin of the subject. It is a chemical reaction that occurs within the wool fibre. The device also has significant liquid absorption of which the inner layer can absorb a significant amount of its own weight, typically up to 35% its own weight in water without the wool feeling damp. This is a result of the hydrophilic nature of the yarn and its hollow fibre core. The important effect of the water-absorption property of the wool is that it eliminates the harmful effect of salt build up thus eliminating or reducing chafing skin irritation, soreness and skin damage. The device inner layer also has an anti-bacterial property as a result f the scaly nature of the wool fibre surface and the bacteria that cause odours are unable to exist on the scales of the wool fibre.
Thus, in accordance with the invention, as herein described, there is provided a support device which achieves the required level of support for part of a person's anatomy, when being worn, and does so in a manner which allows improved comfort and other benefits as detailed herein, to be achieved.

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1. A support device for use on at least a portion of a person's anatomy, said device formed -with at least one layer of material to allow the device to support the said portion of the anatomy when worn, and wherein said device has an inner layer formed of wool or a blend of wool and at least one further material.
2. A device according to claim 1 wherein the device is formed so as to be substantially tubular.
3. A device according to claim 2 wherein the said portion of a person's anatomy which is to be supported, passes along the passage in the said tubular structure to be at least partially enclosed thereby.
4. A device according to claim 2 wherein the device may have one or more apertures formed along the tubular portion so as to allow a particular part of the person's anatomy to be exposed.
5. A device according to claim 1 wherein the wool used for the inner layer of the support device is obtained from the Merino breed of sheep.
6. A device according to claim 1 wherein the inner layer serves to absorb any moisture which may be created by the wearer or which enters the device.
7. A device according to claim 1 wherein the entire inner layer is formed by wool.
8. A device according to claim 1 wherein the inner layer is formed of wool used in conjunction with a man-made synthetic fibre to form a wool blend.
9. A device according to claim 8 wherein the fibre has elasticated features so as to allow the inner layer to stretch.
10. A device according to claim 1 wherein the at least one further layer of the support device is elasticated.
11. A device according to claim 10 wherein the said layer forms the outer layer of the device.
12. A device according to claim 10 wherein the said layer if formed of neoprene.
13. A device according to claim 10 wherein the said layer exerts a compressive force on the portion of the anatomy within the device.
14. A device according to claim 1 wherein the inner layer has exothermic properties .
15. A device according to claim 1 wherein the device is in contact with the skin of the person wearing the device via the inner layer formed of wool or wool and at least one further material.
16. A device according to claim 1 wherein the thickness of the inner layer is uniform across the support device.
17. A device according to claim 1 wherein at least one region of the inner layer is thicker than others.
18. A device according to claim 17 wherein the inner layer is thicker, where additional support is required for the persons anatomy and/or there are particular problems of moisture creation.
19. A device according to claim 1 wherein the thickness of the inner layer is between 2 and 7mm.
20. A device according to claim 1 wherein the inner layer is provided in a knitted form.
21. A device according to claim 20 wherein the knit which is used is a rib knit.
22. A device according to claim 1 wherein the inner layer is formed by a wool blend and the material is blended with the wool and uniformly distributed across the inner layer.
23. A device according to claim 22 wherein the inner layer is knitted and the wool and at least one further material are introduced to each of the needles of the machine used to knit the said layer.
24. A device according to claim 1 wherein the inner layer is joined to at least one further layer of the support device by lamination.
25. A device according to claim 1 wherein the device includes at least one pocket for the reception of heating and/or cooling means .
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