Innovative and customised orthopedic solutions  

Orthopaedia is the branch of medicine concerned with the correction and prevention of deformities, disorders as well as injuries of the skeleton and related structures. This area of medicine focuses on the study and treatment of the musculoskeletal system – distinctly joints, spine and muscles.

Orthopedic care can employ various pain management techniques, manual treatment, physical therapy, and bracing to treat a of variety dysfunctions including hip fractures, back pain, scoliosis, and joint dysfunction.

The need for viable solutions within this area has never been greater. As the population, in most developed countries, is aging and many of the younger generations are leading lives which can lead to a variety of damages to the body – e.g. torn cuffs, dislocation, tendonitis, sprain and arthritis – the market for solutions to clinical indications relating to orthopedic care is growing rapidly. 

Tytex can assist your company with developing advanced ortho solutions

At Tytex we have the possibility to develop a variety of solutions which assist our customers to cater to this growing, demanding and innovative market space. Among the solutions we have created are shoulder braces and support sleeves, back support solutions, elbow protectors and cushions, finger fracture braces and protectors, knee pads, ankle braces and wheel chair cushions. For most of our solutions within this area we apply our innovative and trademarked AirX® technology.

If you are interested in learning more about how we can help you develop, manufacture and bring to market cutting-edge orthopedic products please fill out the form on the right and one of our experts will reach out to you as quickly as possible.

Possibilities for creating a wide range of flexible high-performance solutions with AirX®

The use of neoprene in medical devices like bandages, orthotics, prosthetics, sleeves and liners is widespread due to lucrative costs. However, it’s also a known fact that neoprene has some not so nice features, particularly around breathability and moisture building which has a negative impact on user comfort.

AirX^® spacer material is an innovative, latex-free alternative to neoprene, foam and elastics. By using AirX^® spacer textiles you will lift your medical devices or rehab-products to the next level in terms of user comfort, as it is highly breathable, and supplies a comfortable feel on the skin, leading to increased patient comfort and compliance. AirX^® offers the support without the issues of moisture build-up.

AirX^® is a Danish technology with a positive track record of more than 20 years for flexible high yielding knitting capabilities.

Unparalled control of properties

AirX^® is highly flexible in regards to integrating a wide variety of properties. Our customer-base is very diverse and has many different needs. They are dependent on our ability to comply. With AirX^® we have unrivaled possibilities. We can control the compression level of the garment – overall or targeted. We can adjust the thickness and texture of each side as well as the stretch and recovery properties of the garment. The softness and the air permeability of the end solution can be varied to fit the specific use situation thereby adding comfort to the user. The end product can be customised to your specifications in terms of design, colours, patterns and texture and logos and other aesthetics can also be applied.

Possibilities for add-ons

The technological platform Tytex employs allows our customers to choose from a wide variety of additional properties such as derma friendly features, specific thermal characteristics, anti bacterial attributes, special stretch and elongation qualities. Moreover, we can supply our customers with almost any kind of yarns to order – e.g. polyester, polyamide, wool, cotton, viscose, acetate, tencel and bamboo.

Please contact us if your need set is not listed above. We are always able and willing to find innovative textile and garment solutions to our partners' challenges.

Experience, technology, prototyping and testing - with these principles we can create any garments our customers need

At Tytex we have more than five decades of experience with designing, developing and manufacturing high performance medical garments and textiles. Knowing exactly how to develop garments and textiles which will be approved by the various governing bodies is of course of paramount importance in order to succeed in the market. We know the processes involved and are able to help our partners in relation to navigating the regulatory environment and ensuring the proper approvals at the right time.

We know how to design garments so that the end user feels comfortable wearing them. Moreover, we are able to employ and mix a variety of variables in order to make the garments both functional and effective in regards to the specific clinical indication it is designed to address. Moreover, drawing on experts within a multitude of fields allows us to think holistically about the specific solutions we are developing. Our regulatory staff is acutely aware of the aspects we need to focus on in regards being able to market a product on the respective markets we will launch the product on. Our R&D staff as well as our designers knows how to develop for maximum comfort and user compliance. And our engineers and manufacturing staff are ensuring that we develop within the manufacturing capabilities and in order to optimise manufacturing as well as reduce costs and waste. 

Prototyping and testing

Building prototypes and advanced models is an essential constituent of our design process — after having decided on the overall framework. Prototyping and testing are processes employed in order to assist our designers in understanding specific challenges of a certain garment or textile solution better. We also use the prototyping process to explore new and imaginative solutions as well as examine human interaction more in depth and here investigate and test functionality. By way of this approach we thus achieve a multitude of beneficial aspects in regards to the design process. 

To clarify we could look at examples of where we have used these processes in order to create high performance medical garments which are aligned with our customers' specifications and are optimised for maximum user comfort and compliance. 

A multitude of solutions with a variety idiosyncrasies

At Tytex we have developed a multitude of ortho solutions for our customers. We have developed shoulder braces and support sleeves, back support solutions, elbow protectors and cushions, finger fracture braces and protectors, knee pads, ankle braces and wheel chair cushions. All of these solutions are addressing different clinical indications and have their own built-in logics. A shoulder brace needs to stabilise, support and protect the shoulder and offer maximum conditions for healing and patient comfort. However, the garment also needs to target a specific 

price point, offer the ability for the user to shower or sleep undisturbed. Also, it must be able to be designed so it addresses the fact that there will be under arm wicking and the fact that the shoulder is a highly flexible joint. We need to understand the joint and the way is moves. We need to understand the needs of the user and we need to be able to develop and manufacture solutions which most favorably address all the idiosyncrasies of a fractured or dislocated shoulder as well as the market characteristics and use situation. 

Back support solutions can also serve a multitude of purposes. They can offer stability, they can offer fixation or they can offer corrective properties. No matter what the purpose of the garment we need to design in order not to inhibit breathing and overall comfort. Depending on the clinical indication there might be a need for developing targeted compression in some areas of the garments. And we then need to understand how this will effect overall comfort but also how this will effect various users – women, men, children as well as different body types e.g. ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph body types. All these aspects are being tested and optimised for during the prototyping and testing phase. This rigorous phase of getting closer and closer to the problem and user is applied whenever we develop garments at Tytex – be it for elbow protectors, finger fracture braces or breast recovery bras. We always optimise for optimal customer satisfaction and user comfort. 

Case study: Safehip® – innovative and clinically tried, tested and proven hip protector solution 

The solution

Tytex was the first company to develop hip protectors in collaboration with doctors. In 1993, Safehip® is the first hip protector launched on the market. It provided an innovation solution to be applied as part of a fall prevention strategy. Continuous improvements and innovations has been made to the initial product based on innovations in manufacturing, input from user and medical staff all over the world and Safehip® is now available – with patented horseshoe technology – in retail and through an intricate distributor network all over the globe.

The horseshoe-shaped protectors follow the body's natural shape and are able to not only reduce the impact exerted on the hip in case of a fall but also – due to the innovative design – dissipate the force of impact to the surrounding soft parts of the body. Since 2008 this patented hip protector has been available in comfortable and discrete 100% textile AirX^® material. 

The process

Developing the Safehip® to the level of advancement it is today has been a long and interesting journey. The first protector – the hard shield – was developed in 1993. This product was developed in co-operation with the Danish doctor, Jes Bruun Lauritsen. After many tests and trials this product was brought to market and became an immediate success. Even though the hard shield hip protector was a great market input also indicated room for improvement. Work was started on a lighter and softer version and in 2006 the so called soft shield – the first horseshoe design – was launched. During the development phase of this product assistance from experts Professor Steve Robinovitch, Helena Peters and Jes Bruun Lauritsen was used in the design and development phase. In 2008 – after further design and development revision – the Safehip AirX® was introduced worldwide with great success.

Of course not all products within the Tytex portfolio undergo as much trial, testing and development as the Safehip® does. However, this case serves to show that a good idea can become a viable and popular solution – to very serious challenge which is only increasingly putting pressure on the public health sectors in many developed countries – and through rigorous development stand the test of time.

Clinically proven effectiveness

The effectiveness of Safehip® has been tried, tested and proven in several studies worldwide and studies have thus been based on statistical material involving in excess of 7,000 patients.