Posture improvement device and method of use
First Claim
1. A device for improving the posture of a patient, the device comprising:
- a garment having a torso portion configured to envelop at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s torso and at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s upper arms, the garment having an inner and outer surface, a front side, a back side, opposing lateral sides, and a pair of partial sleeves, the front side including a chest portion and a stomach portion, the back side including a back portion on the torso portion, the garment defining opposing shoulder portions and a waist portion extending about the garment;
a pair of extendable tension straps each having a first fastener adjacent to a strap midpoint, the first fasteners of the pair of extendable tension straps being releasably securable to the back portion in diagonal relation to one another, each one of the tension straps having opposed free ends configured to be releasably securable to the garment at respective ones of the chest and stomach portion, each one of the tension straps originating at and extending upwardly from the chest portion adjacent to one of the lateral sides, arching over one of the shoulder portions, passing diagonally across the back portion, partially wrapping about the patent'"'"'s torso portion on the opposing one of the lateral sides, and terminating at the waist portion on the front side; and
a portion of the back portion of the garment having a second fastener configured for affixing the first fasteners of the pair of extendable straps on the back portion of the garment.
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Abstract
Provided is a device for improving the posture of a patient comprising a garment and a pair of tension straps. The garment is configured to tightly envelope the patient'"'"'s torso and the patient'"'"'s upper arms. The garment has an inner surface, a front side and a back side. The front side includes a chest portion. The back side includes a back portion. The garment defines opposing shoulder portions and a waist portion. The tension straps are releaseably securable to the back portion in diagonal relation to one another. Each one of the tension straps has opposed free ends that extend upwardly from the back portion to the chest portion and downwardly to the waist portion. The device includes pads releaseably mounted on the inner surface of the garment generally opposite the free ends and are configured to restrict movement of the free ends relative to the patient'"'"'s skin.
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15 Claims
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1. A device for improving the posture of a patient, the device comprising:
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a garment having a torso portion configured to envelop at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s torso and at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s upper arms, the garment having an inner and outer surface, a front side, a back side, opposing lateral sides, and a pair of partial sleeves, the front side including a chest portion and a stomach portion, the back side including a back portion on the torso portion, the garment defining opposing shoulder portions and a waist portion extending about the garment; a pair of extendable tension straps each having a first fastener adjacent to a strap midpoint, the first fasteners of the pair of extendable tension straps being releasably securable to the back portion in diagonal relation to one another, each one of the tension straps having opposed free ends configured to be releasably securable to the garment at respective ones of the chest and stomach portion, each one of the tension straps originating at and extending upwardly from the chest portion adjacent to one of the lateral sides, arching over one of the shoulder portions, passing diagonally across the back portion, partially wrapping about the patent'"'"'s torso portion on the opposing one of the lateral sides, and terminating at the waist portion on the front side; and a portion of the back portion of the garment having a second fastener configured for affixing the first fasteners of the pair of extendable straps on the back portion of the garment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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