Posture Correction Girdle and the Method of Correcting Spinal Deformity
First Claim
1. A posture correction girdle comprisinga) a body wrapping shell;
- b) a plurality of pockets disposed on said body wrapping shell at predetermined positions; and
c) a plurality of paddings;
wherein said paddings are configured to be inserted into at least one of said pockets;
thereby pressure is exerted onto a corresponding predetermined section of a user'"'"'s spine for posture correction purpose when said posture correction girdle is worn by said user.
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Abstract
A posture correction girdle comprises a body wrapping shell, a plurality of pockets and a plurality of paddings is disclosed. The paddings are configured to be inserted into pockets at predetermined positions. Thereby, when the posture correction girdle is worn by the user, pressure is exerted onto a corresponding predetermined section of the user'"'"'s spine for posture correction purpose. The posture correction girdle further comprises a pair of elastic shoulder straps, an elastic waist strap and a plurality of elongated bones to provide additional support to the user'"'"'s spine. A micro-system comprising a processor, an output device and a plurality of sensors can also be embedded into the posture correction girdle to provide information regarding the efficiency of the posture correction girdle and the progression of the treatment. Such information is provided to the users using the output device.
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19 Claims
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1. A posture correction girdle comprising
a) a body wrapping shell; -
b) a plurality of pockets disposed on said body wrapping shell at predetermined positions; and c) a plurality of paddings; wherein said paddings are configured to be inserted into at least one of said pockets; thereby pressure is exerted onto a corresponding predetermined section of a user'"'"'s spine for posture correction purpose when said posture correction girdle is worn by said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A posture correction girdle comprising
a) a body wrapping shell; -
b) at least one sensor disposed on said body wrapping shell; c) a processor; and d) an output device; wherein said processor is configured to receive signal from said sensor and to maintain a record thereof and said output device is configured to provide information of said received signal from said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
b) a plurality of paddings; wherein said paddings are configured to be inserted into at least one of said pockets; thereby pressure is exerted onto a corresponding predetermined section of said user'"'"'s spine for posture correction purpose when said posture correction girdle is worn by said user.
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14. The posture correction girdle according to claim 9 further comprising a pair of shoulder straps attached to the upper portion of said body wrapping shell.
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15. The posture correction girdle according to claim 9 further comprising an elastic waist strap attached to the middle back portion of said body wrapping shell.
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16. The posture correction girdle according to claim 9 further comprising a plurality of elongate bones longitudinally disposed from the upper portion to the lower portion of said body wrapping shell;
- said bones further configured to support said user'"'"'s spine.
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17. A method for correction of spinal deformity, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a posture correction girdle; b) wrapping said posture correction girdle to a user; and c) selectively exerting pressure onto predetermined sections of said user'"'"'s spine through said posture correction girdle; wherein said pressure exerts a corrective force to correct the spinal deformity of said user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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