I am taking a college class about medical device innovation. The device I am working on is the gait belt. If anyone is currently using or has used a gait belt in their caregiving and had any issues with their belt feel free to message me and or leave a comment about the issues you had. If anyone has any thoughts on how to improve a gait belt for home use I would also love the hear your ideas. I would also like to also request that people please list what material the belt was made out of. Any and all ideas are appreciated as they help me generate new ideas.
Want to know what did work? I made sure mom's pants were made of sturdy fabric and I gripped the waist band - decades ago my grandmother made use of my grandfather's belt- securely through the trouser loops - in the same way.
I've just checked and a similar belt only specifies sturdy webbing, not the actual fibres. It is definitely not cotton.