CN101222896A - Vibrational therapy assembly for treating and preventing the onset of deep venous thrombosis - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a vibrational therapy device, comprising: at least one platform member (100a, 100b) which comprises at least one vibrating plate component for providing vibration energy; and at least one localizer (18a, 18b) which effectively associates to the at least one platform member to guide patient to organize vicinal the at least one vibrating plate component.
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Priority
The name that the application requires on July 18th, 2006 to submit to is called the priority of the U.S. Patent application of " device for vibration therapy of control onset of deep venous thrombosis ", and its full content is incorporated herein by reference.
It number is the interests and the priority of 60/700,092 U.S. Provisional Application that the U.S. Patent application of submitting on July 18th, 1 requires the U.S. Provisional Application submitted on July 18th, 2005, and its full content is incorporated herein by reference.
The U.S. Patent application of submitting on July 18th, 1 further requires to be called in the name that on July 11st, 2006 submitted to the interests and the priority of the U.S. Provisional Application of " slim vibrating plate system and method ", and its full content is incorporated herein by reference.
The U.S. Patent application of submitting on July 18th, 1 also is to be called " slim vibrating plate system and method " and Application No. is 11/369 in the name that on March 7th, 2006 submitted to, the non-neutralizable fraction patent application of 467 U.S. Patent application, its full content is incorporated herein by reference.Application number is 11/369, it number is 60/659 that the name that 467 U.S. Patent application requires on March 7th, 2005 to submit to is called " slim vibrating plate system and method " and U.S. Provisional Application, 216 U.S. Provisional Application No., its full content is incorporated herein by reference.
The U.S. Patent application of submitting on July 18th, 1 also is the non-neutralizable fraction patent application that is called the U.S. Patent application of " the dynamic therapeutic equipment with treatment feedback indicator " in the name that on July 17th, 2006 submitted to, and its full content is incorporated herein by reference.The name of submitting on July 17th, 2006 is called that name that the U.S. Patent application of " the dynamic therapeutic equipment with treatment feedback indicator " requires on March 6th, 2006 to submit to is called " additional supporting structure that is suitable for accepting the dynamic therapeutic equipment of non-invasive " and Application No. is 11/369, the priority of 611 U.S. Patent application, its full content is incorporated herein by reference.Application number be 11/369,611 U.S. Patent application to require the U.S. Provisional Application submitted on March 7th, 2005 number be 60/659,159 U.S. Provisional Application No., its full content is incorporated herein by reference.
The U.S. Patent application of submission on July 17th, 2006 also is that the name of submitting on March 24th, 2006 is called " equipment and the method for the transport of mechanical vibrational energy during the dynamic treatment of supervision and control " and Application No. is 11/388, the non-neutralizable fraction patent application of 286 U.S. Patent application, its full content is incorporated herein by reference.Application number be 11/388,286 U.S. Patent application to require the U.S. Provisional Application submitted on March 24th, 2005 number be 60/665,013 U.S. Provisional Application No., its full content is incorporated herein by reference.
It number is 60/702 that the name that the U.S. Patent application of submitting on July 17th, 1 further requires on July 27th, 2005 to submit to is called " method and apparatus that monitors patient compliance during the dynamically treatment " and U.S. Provisional Application, 815 U.S. Provisional Application No., its full content is incorporated herein by reference.In addition, it number is 60/702 that the name that the U.S. Patent application of submitting on July 17th, 1 requires on July 27th, 2005 to submit to is called " the dynamic therapeutic equipment with treatment feedback indicator " and U.S. Provisional Application, the interests of 735 U.S. Provisional Application and priority, its full content is incorporated herein by reference.
Quoting of relevant patent
It is 6,234,975,6,561 that the application relates to application number, 991 and 6,607, and 497 United States Patent (USP), its full content is incorporated herein by reference.
Technical field
The present invention relates generally to a kind of non-invasive armarium.More specifically, the present invention relates to a kind of vibration therapy equipment that vibrotherapy is provided and prevents and treats deep vein thrombosis (DVT) outbreak.
Background technology
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is because the deep layer venous infraction that blood clotting causes, just thrombosis.DVT influences the shank vein usually, such as femoral vein or popliteal vein, and occurs in blood clotting partially or even wholly in the vein obstruction blood vessel during blood flow.The main danger of DVT is the development of pulmonary infarction, and pulmonary infarction is to break away from the venous blood tube wall at blood clotting to flow to pulmonary and block pulmonary artery or take place during one of its offshoot.
Although several medical factors are arranged, for example damage, stationary state and clot are disorderly can to cause DVT, also has other non-medical factor can become its pathogenic factor.For example, secularly be seated or couch, such as, such as aviation flight with comprise long-term immobilized long-term being in hospital.
Developed the influence that multiple therapy alleviates DVT.For example, intermittently gas compressor is used for improving blood circulation and prevents and forms thrombi at patient's extremity.These devices typically comprise a pair of compression coat (compression garment) or liner ring on patient's extremity, normally shank.Each sleeve has a plurality of independently inflatable chamber, and described inflatable chamber is connected to the compressed fluid source that is typically air by conduit.Described a plurality of chambers sequential inflation provides compressive pulse for extremity, thus blood circulation promoting and minimize the formation of thrombi.Compressive pulse begins advancing to heart of order from centrifugal dirty limbs farthest.For example, for three Room lower limb sleeves, at first expand in the ankle chamber, and then is the shank chamber, is the thigh chamber then.The patent No. is 4,013,069 and 6,610, and 021 United States Patent (USP) has been described representational compression device.The other therapies of treatment DVT comprises operation and such as the pharmacotherapy of anticoagulant.
Yet because the patient may suffer from DVT easily, and the influence of DVT is less or not warning, so the best approach of defence DVT and its influence is the outbreak of prevention DVT.For example, reach frequent out-of-bed activity nursing in early days, walking just is a kind of generally acknowledged recommended therapy.Walking is by active muscles pump, increase vein speed and prevent that blood from smouldering promoting blood flow.Even so, walking for many people is not a feasible selection, such as old people or weak people.In addition, walking always not possible yet or safety, such as in the spacecraft of experience turbulent flow.Therefore, need a kind of blood flow to promote the method for equipment and promoting blood flow to prevent the DVT outbreak.
Summary of the invention
A scheme of the present invention provides a kind of vibration therapy equipment transmitting vibrations energy and can be used to prevent and treat the DVT outbreak.Another object of the present invention provides a vibration therapy equipment with slim (low profile) vibrating plate system, it is 11/369 that above-mentioned vibrating plate system is similar to the application number of submitting on March 7th, 2006, the described slim vibrating plate system of 467 U.S. utility patent application, its all the elements are incorporated herein by reference.
According to the present invention, providing a kind of can be used to prevent and treat the vibration therapy equipment that DVT shows effect by the transmitting vibrations energy.Also can predict other purposes, such as treatment position instability.Described vibration therapy equipment comprises at least one platform member and at least one localizer, described platform member comprises at least one oscillating plate assembly that vibrational energy is provided, described at least one localizer and the effective related patient tissue that guides contiguous described at least one oscillating plate assembly of described at least one platform member.
The oscillating plate assembly can provide vibrational energy at least two structures of described at least one localizer.In first structure, described at least one localizer is vertical substantially with described at least one platform member.In second structure, described at least one localizer and described at least one platform member are arranged side by side.Localizer is mobilizable between first structure and second structure.In first structure, described at least one the oscillating plate assembly of patient tissue contact; And in second structure, patient tissue does not contact described at least one oscillating plate assembly.
Vibration therapy equipment comprises that also at least one is positioned at the liner on described at least one platform member.Described at least one liner is configured to contact patient tissue.Liner can be formed by elastic foam material, and may touch at least a portion of described at least one localizer.Liner is can be from the described equipment removable to be laid down or replaceable.
Vibration therapy equipment comprises control panel in addition, and it is used to control the operation of described at least one oscillating plate assembly.
In another embodiment of the present invention, provide a kind of device for vibration therapy, it comprises the device of first vibration therapy equipment and second vibration therapy equipment and first and second vibration therapy equipments that are movably connected.Described first vibration therapy equipment comprises first platform member and first localizer, described first platform member comprises at least one oscillating plate assembly that vibrational energy is provided, described first localizer and the effective related patient tissue that guides contiguous first platform member of first platform member; Described second vibration therapy equipment comprises second platform member and second localizer, described second platform member comprises at least one oscillating plate assembly that the due east energy is provided, described second localizer and effective related contiguous first platform member of patient tissue that guides of second platform member.Flexibly connecting device makes first vibration therapy equipment joint or breaks away from second vibration therapy equipment.
First vibration therapy equipment of device for vibration therapy and second vibration therapy equipment provide vibrational energy at least two structures of first localizer and second localizer.In first structure, first and second platform member are parallel to each other, and first and second localizers are vertical substantially with first and second platform member.In second structure, first and second platform member is parallel to each other, and first localizer and second localizer are arranged side by side with first platform member and second platform member respectively.
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With reference to following detailed description of preferred embodiment, aforementioned feature of the present invention can be understood and be more readily understood more, and the foregoing description will be described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the axonometric chart according to the device for vibration therapy that comprises two vibration therapy equipments of the portable structure of the present invention;
Figure 1A be according to vibration therapy equipment shown in Figure 1 of the present invention in the axonometric chart of open configuration, show its internals;
Fig. 2 be according to two vibration therapy equipments shown in Figure 1 of the present invention with pivotally connected and be in the axonometric chart of open configuration, show its internals;
Fig. 3 is the sketch map of incorporating into according to the oscillating plate in the equipment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the axonometric chart of device for vibration therapy shown in Figure 1, shows the method for opening described device when being in portable structure;
Fig. 5 illustrates the axonometric chart of rising according to the method for vibration therapy equipment localizer of the present invention;
Fig. 6 illustrates the axonometric chart of separation according to the method for two vibration therapy equipments of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is the axonometric chart that illustrates according to isolating vibration therapy equipment shown in Figure 6 of the present invention, and it is set up and utilizes vibrotherapy to promote the shank blood flow to prevent and treat the outbreak of DVT in bed;
Fig. 8 is the axonometric chart that two vibration therapy equipments of closed structure are shown, and it is configured the transmitting vibrations therapy to the patient's axonometric chart that stands on the equipment; And
Fig. 9 is depicted as the axonometric chart of vibration therapy equipment that the patient provides Fig. 8 of vibrational energy.
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The applying vibration therapy for treating is known such as situations such as position instability, osteoporosis, is 6,234,975,6,561 as the patent No., and described in 991 and 6,607,497 the United States Patent (USP), its all the elements are incorporated herein by reference.A kind of device for vibration therapy and equipment that provides vibrotherapy to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis (DVT) outbreak is provided.
Describe the preferred embodiment of present disclosed device for vibration therapy and equipment in detail below with reference to accompanying drawing, identical in the accompanying drawings Reference numeral is used to identify identical or corresponding element.
At first, illustrate with portable structure, and be marked as device for vibration therapy 10 usually according to device for vibration therapy of the present invention with reference to figure 1.As of the present invention, device for vibration therapy 10 comprises two vibration therapy equipment 10a and 10b.The device for vibration therapy 10 that vibration therapy equipment 10a and 10b are configured to is suitable for promoting blood flow and prevents and treats the DVT outbreak.Yet the technical staff in vibrotherapy field can predict the condition/disease with device 10 and equipment 10a and 10b control.
Figure 1A is in the axonometric chart of the vibration therapy equipment 10b of open configuration, shows its intraware according to the present invention.Equipment 10b comprises platform member 12 and localizer 18.Platform member 12 comprises bottom B and top T.Platform member 12 comprises at least one oscillating plate assembly 100, is suitably for patient tissue vibrational energy is provided.The outbreak of described vibrational energy control DVT.
Localizer 18 is effectively related with platform member 12.In Figure 1A, localizer 18 is hinged to platform member 12.Pivot pin 20 makes the hinge portion 12h of platform member 12 be fastened to the hinge portion 18h of localizer 18.Also can be with other various connected modes so that localizer is pivotally connected at least a portion (just a plurality of articulated sections, one or more hinges, or a plurality of ball-joints etc.) of platform member 12.
Localizer 18 can be positioned the patient tissue guiding at least a portion of contiguous platform member 12, such as for instance, guides or the contiguous oscillating plate assembly 100 of position patient tissue.Patient tissue such as lower limb and/or foot is positioned, so that the vibrational energy that oscillating plate assembly 100 is produced is delivered to patient tissue.Patient tissue can receive vibrational energy by directly contacting with oscillating plate assembly 100.Patient tissue also can be indirect the vibrational energy that produces of reception oscillating plate assembly 100, wherein vibrational energy is by another part transmission of device 10b.For example, patient tissue can contact localizer 18 or liner 24, and vibrational energy is delivered to patient tissue by localizer or liner from oscillating plate assembly 100.
In another embodiment, hinge mechanism can restrictor 18 with respect to the angular movement of platform member 12, thereby be best in the angle situation of the localizer 18 of opening for the specific drugs therapy.For example, for the treatment of DVT, the angular movement that hinge mechanism can restrictor 18, thus the maximum angle situation of localizer 18 is vertical substantially with platform member 12.
By holding the handle 16 that platform member 12 limits, can reorientate or carry equipment 10b.
Equipment 10b comprises at least one align member 26, is used for positioning equipment 10b in use.Align member 26 can be placed or positioning equipment 10b with respect to a structure, such as for instance, bed, detect bed, the patient stretches chair, patient's handbarrow, the go-cart of patient's rehabilitation hand, patient's carriage, chair, wheelchair, aero seat, car seat, public transport seat, sofa, chaise longue, scooter etc.
Align member 26 can be located equipment 10b or be fastened to the position near seat, such as wheelchair, aero seat, automotive seat, public transport seat, chaise longue or scooter.For example, align member 26 is fit to be connected with the wheelchair pedal, so that the patient who is sitting in the wheelchair can accept vibration therapy.Align member is fit to equipment 10b is positioned place near the patient seat, such as seat on the aircraft, on the automobile or on the bus, so that the patient can accept vibration therapy on the road.Thereby align member 26 is fit to cosily accept vibration therapy by extending to sofa or chaise longue the inside or following with respect to sofa or chaise longue placement or positioning equipment 10b so that the patient can stay at home.
Align member 26 can be deployed into second kind of state from first kind of state.Under first kind of state, illustrated as Fig. 1 and Fig. 8, align member 26 is substantially in localizer 18 or platform member 12 inside or positioned adjacent device 18 or platform member 12.Under second kind of state, illustrated as Figure 1A and Fig. 6, at least a portion of align member 26 is extended self-align device 18 or platform member 12.Align member 26 can be pivotally connected to localizer 18 or platform member 12, and wherein, align member 26 can rotate to second kind of state around pivot from first kind of state.
Can further envision equipment 10 and structure combination, such as equipment 10 and bed, detection bed, patient are stretched combinations such as chair, patient's handbarrow, the go-cart of patient's rehabilitation hand, patient's carriage, chair, wheelchair, aero seat, car seat, public transport seat, sofa, chaise longue, scooter.
When patient's foot places to accept vibration therapy for equipment 10b provides the sense of touch technology to detect.When the foot that detects the patient when oscillating plate assembly 100 is had good positioning and will be accepted vibration therapy, that is to say, be put into foot on the oscillating plate assembly 100 or when being in contact with it or contacting, activate or Vibration on Start-up board component 100 with liner 24.
Equipment 10b preferably provides power to make it can be movable with at least one battery.Equipment 10b also can comprise power line and be used for equipment 10b is inserted into socket, when feasible, be used for charging or store electric weight.
With reference now to Fig. 2,, the device for vibration therapy 10 among Fig. 1 illustrates with the first vibratory equipment 10a and the second vibration therapy equipment 10b.The first vibratory equipment 10a is effectively related with the second vibration therapy equipment 10b.Equipment 10a and 10b can be hinged along a side by connecting pin 14.If connecting pin 14 is removed, then the first and second vibratory equipment 10a and 10b can break away from.Selectively, described method of attachment can comprise that hinge, one or more ball connect or the method for sleeve connection, one or more hinges or two members of other effective connection well known in the art.
Each vibratory equipment 10a and 10b comprise platform member 12a, 12b with effective related localizer 18a, the 18b of each platform member 12a, 12b.Localizer 18a, 18b and each platform member 12a, 12b are hinged along a side by pivot pin 20a, 20b.Also can form pivotally connected method, the method for two members of effective connection that such as for instance, a plurality of hinges, one or more ball connect or sleeve connects, one or more hinges or other this area are known altogether with other.
Also can use align member 26a (26b is diagram not) to place or positioner 10 with respect to structure.Can predict other structure of the align member 26a except that illustrated configuration.Can further predict and will install 10 and the structure combination, such as will installing 10 and wheelchair, bed, chair, scooter, patient's carriage, detect bed, the patient stretches combinations such as chair, patient's handbarrow, the go-cart of patient's rehabilitation hand.
Refer again to Figure 1A, in the use, liner 24 supports or position patient shank are to accept vibration therapy.The vibrational energy of oscillating plate assembly 100 directly or by liner 24 is delivered to patient's shank.Liner 24 can be formed by one or more materials, wherein has at least a kind of material to be fit to the vibrational energy of vibration component 100 is passed to the patient.Liner 24 can be formed by various materials, such as, for instance, plastics, class bean material (bean-like material), sand, foam, memory foam or its combination in any.Liner 24 can provide with multiple preformation shape, or selects structure the most suitable and support patient shank by clinician or patient.
Before disassembling or abandoning, liner 24 can utilize again or can use one or many.The liner that can use once again can be used for treating several times or being designed to be suitable the life-span of device 10 before abandoning.Disposable liner can only be used for seance or be used for before abandoning twice or more times treatment.
In another embodiment of the present invention, liner 24 can be formed by moldable material, such as foam, memory foam, clay, Gypsum Fibrosum, ointment, gelinite etc.In Fig. 2, liner 24a ' is the rectangular block of not molding or relaxed state.As Fig. 2 further shown in, when shank was put shown in liner 24b ', the material of liner 24a ' conformed to patient's shape of leg.Liner 24a ' and 24b ' can remove the back at shank and keep shape, or liner 24a ' and 24b ' can return to not molding or relaxed state.
With reference to figure 3, slim oscillating plate assembly 100 comprises slim base 102 and platform 104.Platform 104 is still in the groove 103 that forms on base 102 upper surfaces.First group of magnet 106a is positioned at the bottom of platform 104.In addition, second group of magnet 106b is positioned on the lower surface of groove 103 of base 102.In a preferred embodiment, first group of magnet 106a directly places with respect to second group of magnet, as shown in Figure 3.Preferably, the every couple of magnet 106a and 106b homopolarity are staggered relatively, thereby the active force that repels each other is provided betwixt, and platform 104 is suspended on the base 102.Oscillating plate assembly 100 also comprises processor 108, and it keeps feasible exchanging with second group of magnet 106b.Second group of magnet 106b preferably includes the Adjustable magnetic of being controlled by processor 108 (for example, polarity, magnetic field intensity).First and second groups of magnet 106a and 106b can comprise, for example, and static magnetic field generation equipment, such as, for instance, permanent ferromagnet, electromagnet and coil.Also can predict other dynamic magnetic field and produce equipment.
By changing magnetic field intensity and/or replacing the polarity of basic magnet 106b, can reduce the vertical vibration of platform 104.Frequency of vibration is by the change rate decision of magnetic, and amplitude is determined by magnetic field intensity.In addition, magnetic field intensity depends on patient's body weight, can strengthen as required or weaken suitably to regulate and vibration platen 104.According to the present invention, allow patient or user to stimulate and promoting blood flow by the method for hereinafter describing in detail.
During use, at first will install 10 and be converted to as shown in Figure 8 two equipment 10a and the 10b structure that is in closed structure from portable structure as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 4.Just as discussed below, device 10 can transmitting vibrations be treated to the patient on the equipment 10a, the 10b that stand in closed structure.Shown in curved arrow big among Fig. 5, by around pivot rotational positioner 18a and 18b respectively away from platform member 12a and 12b, localizer 18a and 18b can rotate to open configuration around pivot from closed structure.Shown in small arrow, align member 26a (26b is diagram not) rotates to second position from first kind of situation around pivot.
As shown in Figure 6, the equipment 10a and the 10b of device 10 also can be disconnected from each other, shown in double-head arrow.By removing the connecting pin (not shown), device 10 can be separated into two the equipment 10a and the 10b that are in closed structure or open configuration.The equipment 10a and the 10b that are in closed structure can be used to transmit the treatment vibrational energy of closed structure, perhaps shown in big arrow, upwards lift localizer 18a and 18b so that oscillating plate assembly 100a and 100b come out.Selectively, localizer 18a and 18b rotated to open configuration shown in big arrow around pivot before separation equipment 10a and 10b shown in double-head arrow.Shown in small arrow, with equipment 10a with 10b is positioned at structural align member 26a and 26b is deployed into second kind of state from first kind of state.
As shown in Figure 7, align member 26a is used for equipment 10a and 10b are positioned structure, for example, and the edge of mattress 300.
Shown in Fig. 5-7, before the beginning vibration therapy, removable support pad 24a and 24b are positioned on oscillating plate assembly 100a and the 100b.Can predict, device 10 also can use under the situation that does not have support pad 24a and 24b.
As shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7, can be shown in double-head arrow among Fig. 6 separation equipment 10a and 10b treat one leg, if needs are arranged, then make the patient feel more comfortable.Each oscillating plate assembly 100a and 100b have control panel 22a and 22b separately, are used for only activating oscillating plate assembly 100a, a 100b to be operated, or each the startup, if necessary, are used for the transmitting vibrations energy.
Fig. 8 is the axonometric chart of device for vibration therapy 10, and described device for vibration therapy 10 comprises the first vibration therapy equipment 10a and the second vibration therapy equipment 10b that is in closed structure.Localizer 18a and 18b are arranged side by side with each platform member 12a and 12b respectively.The patient is placed on foot respectively on equipment 10a and the 10b, stand on the assembly 12.Can mark the suitable placement of foot of putting with sign, such as the embedding zone (not shown) of footprint 19a and 19b or localizer 18a and 18b.Liner 24a can remove liner 24a before perhaps can locating owing to the body weight that stands in the patient on localizer 18a and the 18b is compressed in closed structure.Localizer 18a contacts at least a portion of platform member 12a and 12b with 18b, so that the vibrational energy of oscillating plate assembly 100a and 100b is delivered to separately localizer 18a and 18b.Handle 16b can be used for location or carrying device 10.
In another embodiment of the present invention, localizer 18 comprises at least one oscillating plate assembly that patient tissue provides vibrational energy that is suitably for such as oscillating plate assembly 100.In closed structure, the oscillating plate assembly of localizer can not rely on platform member 12 oscillating plate assembly 100 and to patient tissue transmitting vibrations energy.For example, in closed structure, energy can be from the oscillating plate component passes of localizer 18; And in open configuration, vibrational energy can transmit from the oscillating plate assembly 100 of platform member 12.
Selectively, simultaneously transmitting vibrations energy or transmitting vibrations energy alternately of the oscillating plate assembly of first oscillating plate assembly 100 of platform member 12 and localizer 18.
Two or more oscillating plate assemblies can transmit the vibrational energy with same frequency simultaneously, perhaps can transmit the vibrational energy with different frequency.
Fig. 9 shows the use of device for vibration therapy 10.Footprint 19a on localizer 18a and the 18b and 19b guiding position patient are organized the P vicinity or are at least a portion of platform member 12a and 12b, such as, for instance, contiguous oscillating plate assembly 100a in the location of patient's foot P and 100b.The vibrational energy that each oscillating plate assembly 100a or 100b produce passes to patient tissue P by localizer 18a and 18b respectively.
With reference to figure 2, Fig. 7 and Fig. 9, vibration therapy equipment 10a, 10b and device 10 are that patient tissue P provides vibrational energy in various structures with localizer 18a, 18b.In Fig. 2 and Fig. 7, localizer 18a and 18b are substantially perpendicular to platform member 12a and 12b.In Fig. 9, localizer 18a and 18b are equivalent to the different piece of platform member 12a and 12b and platform member 12a and 12b, such as, for instance, oscillating plate assembly 100a and 100b are arranged side by side.
With reference to figure 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 8, after use, it is closed structure arranged side by side with respect to each platform member 12a, 12b that equipment 10a and 10b are converted to each localizer 18a, 18b shown in Figure 8 from open configuration shown in Figure 2.Take care of for convenience and Handling device 10, the equipment 10a and the 10b that will be in closed condition as shown in Figure 2 are folded together, thereby equipment 10a and 10b form portable structure as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 4 mutually side by side.
In another embodiment of the present invention, localizer can be used as the platform or the pedestal of equipment, so that oscillating plate assembly 100 is vertically placed with respect to localizer.In this structure, the user can be when taking one's seat be put into lower limb movably 24 li of liners.
With reference to figure 7, vibration therapy equipment 10a of the present invention and 10b are used for the outbreak of promoting blood flow with control DVT.The treatment time of every day and the course of treatment number depend on that whether weak the patient be the body weight (patient is heavy more, and treatment time is long more) etc. for the treatment of DVT or the outbreak, patient's age, patient of prevention DVT and patient.
Can envision provides to have the processor that can carry out the memorizer that is stored in the processor storage one group of instruction, the user is by the user interface on control panel 22a and the 22b, or by set in equipment 10a and 10b and with long-range connection of the effective alternative alternating current circuit of described processor, make that equipment 10a and 10b are able to programme, be called as the name of submitting on July 17th, 2006 as described in the U.S. Patent application of " the dynamic therapeutic equipment (Dynamic MotionTherapy Apparatus Having a Treatment Feedback Indicator) with treatment feedback indicator ", its all the elements are incorporated herein by reference.Described processor can be programmed, and sounds the alarm when should begin a course of treatment, closes oscillating plate assembly 100a, 100b when over and done with automatically in treatment time.Memorizer in the processor can store patient the related data and the out of Memory of treatment, such as patient's name, age, the used prescription of patient etc.The treatment related data can be sent to the remote monitoring platform, is called as the name of submitting on July 17th, 2006 as described in the U.S. Patent application of " the dynamic therapeutic equipment with treatment feedback indicator ".
Although show in the accompanying drawings and/or several embodiments of the present invention have been discussed, do not mean that the present invention only limits to this here.Meaning of the present invention is the same wide with the scope that this area is allowed, and description also should be understood equally.Therefore, more than describe and should not be construed as restriction, and only be the example of specific embodiments.Those skilled in the art can predict other modification within the scope and spirit of additional claim.
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1. vibration therapy equipment comprises:
At least one platform member, it comprises at least one slim oscillating plate assembly that vibrational energy is provided; And
At least one localizer, itself and described at least one platform member link up contiguous described at least one the slim oscillating plate assembly of guiding patient tissue around pivot.
2. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one slim oscillating plate assembly provides vibrational energy at least two structures of described at least one localizer.
3. equipment according to claim 2, wherein in first structure of described at least two structures, described at least one localizer is vertical substantially with described at least one platform member.
4. equipment according to claim 2, wherein in second structure of described at least two structures, described at least one localizer and described at least one platform member are arranged side by side.
5. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one localizer is movably between the primary importance and the second position.
6. equipment according to claim 2, wherein in first structure of described at least two structures, described at least one the slim oscillating plate assembly of described patient tissue contact, and in second structure of described at least two structures, described patient tissue does not contact with described at least one slim oscillating plate assembly.
7. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said equipment is suitable for treating deep vein thrombosis.
8. equipment according to claim 3 also comprises at least one align member, its with described at least one platform member and described at least one localizer in one effectively related.
9. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one localizer comprise at least one slim oscillating plate assembly.
10. equipment according to claim 3 also comprises at least one liner, and it is positioned on described at least one platform member, and described at least one liner is constructed to contact described patient tissue.
11. equipment according to claim 10, wherein said at least one liner is formed by the memory foam material.
12. equipment according to claim 10, at least a portion of described at least one localizer of wherein said liner contact.
13. equipment according to claim 10, wherein said liner are movably with discardable.
14. equipment according to claim 1 also comprises the control panel of the operation that is used to control described at least one slim oscillating plate assembly.
15. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one platform member limits handle.
16. a device for vibration therapy comprises:
First vibration therapy equipment, it comprises:
First platform member, it comprises at least one oscillating plate assembly that vibrational energy is provided, and
First localizer, itself and described first platform member are around pivotally connected contiguous described at least one the oscillating plate assembly of patient tissue that guides;
Second vibration therapy equipment, it comprises:
Second platform member, it comprises at least one oscillating plate assembly that vibrational energy is provided, and
Second localizer, itself and described second platform member are around pivotally connected contiguous described at least one the oscillating plate assembly of patient tissue that guides; And
The device of described first and second vibration therapy equipments is used to be movably connected.
17. according to the described device of claim 16, the wherein said device that is used to be movably connected engages described first vibration therapy equipment and breaks away from described second vibration therapy equipment.
18., wherein, start described first vibration therapy equipment and described second vibration therapy equipment is used for providing vibrational energy at least two localizers according to the described device of claim 16.
19. according to the described device of claim 18, wherein, in first structure of described at least two structures, described first and second platform member are essentially parallel to each other, and described first and second localizers are vertical substantially with corresponding described first and second platform member.
20. according to the described device of claim 18, wherein, in second structure of described at least two structures, described first and second platform member are essentially parallel to each other, and described first and second localizers are arranged side by side with described first and second platform member respectively.
21., also comprise according to the described device of claim 16:
First align member, it is effectively related with described first vibration therapy equipment; With
Second align member, it is effectively related with described second vibration therapy equipment.
22. according to the described device of claim 16, wherein said first and second localizers and described first and second platform member are arranged side by side, and wherein said first vibration therapy equipment and described second vibration therapy equipment are arranged side by side.
23. according to the described device of claim 22, wherein said first and second platform member limit at least one handle.
24. the method that vibration therapy is provided, described method comprises:
Platform member with slim oscillating plate assembly is provided;
Utilization guides patient tissue to arrive on the described slim oscillating plate assembly with described platform member around pivotally connected localizer; And
Start described slim oscillating plate assembly.
25. method according to claim 24 also comprises the step of adjusting described localizer with respect to described platform member.
26. method according to claim 25, wherein, the step of guiding patient tissue comprises makes the patient stand in step on the described localizer.
27. method according to claim 25, wherein, the step of guiding patient tissue comprises that at least a portion with patient's shank is placed on the step on the described platform member.
28. method according to claim 24 also is included in the step that liner is provided on described at least one platform member.
29. method according to claim 24 also comprises and transmits the step of treatment related data to the remote monitoring platform.
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1. vibration therapy equipment comprises:
At least one platform member, it comprises at least one oscillating plate assembly that vibrational energy is provided; And
At least one localizer, itself and described at least one platform member are effectively united and are used for guiding contiguous described at least one the oscillating plate assembly of patient tissue.
2. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one oscillating plate assembly provides vibrational energy at least two structures of described at least one localizer.
3. equipment according to claim 2, wherein in first structure of described at least two structures, described at least one localizer is vertical substantially with described at least one platform member.
4. equipment according to claim 2, wherein in second structure of described at least two structures, described at least one localizer and described at least one platform member are arranged side by side.
5. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one localizer is movably between the primary importance and the second position.
6. equipment according to claim 2, wherein in first structure of described at least two structures, described at least one the oscillating plate assembly of described patient tissue contact, and in second structure of described at least two structures, described patient tissue does not contact with described at least one oscillating plate assembly.
7. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said equipment is suitable for treating deep vein thrombosis.
8. equipment according to claim 3 also comprises at least one align member, its with described at least one platform member and described at least one localizer in one effectively related.
9. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one localizer comprises at least one oscillating plate assembly.
10. equipment according to claim 3 also comprises at least one liner, and it is positioned on described at least one platform member, and described at least one liner is constructed to contact described patient tissue.
11. equipment according to claim 10, wherein said at least one liner is formed by the memory foam material.
12. equipment according to claim 10, at least a portion of described at least one localizer of wherein said liner contact.
13. equipment according to claim 10, wherein said liner are movably with discardable.
14. equipment according to claim 1 also comprises the control panel of the operation that is used to control described at least one oscillating plate assembly.
15. equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one platform member limits handle.
16. a device for vibration therapy comprises:
First vibration therapy equipment, it comprises:
First platform member, it comprises at least one oscillating plate assembly that vibrational energy is provided, and
First localizer, itself and effective related contiguous described at least one the oscillating plate assembly of patient tissue that guides of described first platform member;
Second vibration therapy equipment, it comprises:
Second platform member, it comprises at least one oscillating plate assembly that vibrational energy is provided,
Second localizer, itself and effective related contiguous described at least one the oscillating plate assembly of patient tissue that guides of described second platform member; And
The device of described first and second vibration therapy equipments is used to be movably connected.
17. device according to claim 16, the wherein said device that is used to be movably connected engage described first vibration therapy equipment and break away from described second vibration therapy equipment.
18. device according to claim 16 wherein, starts described first vibration therapy equipment and described second vibration therapy equipment is used for providing vibrational energy at least two localizers.
19. device according to claim 18, wherein, in first structure of described at least two structures, described first and second platform member are essentially parallel to each other, and described first and second localizers are vertical substantially with corresponding described first and second platform member.
20. device according to claim 18, wherein, in second structure of described at least two structures, described first and second platform member are essentially parallel to each other, and described first and second localizers are arranged side by side with described first and second platform member respectively.
21. device according to claim 16 also comprises:
First align member, it is effectively related with described first vibration therapy equipment; With
Second align member, it is effectively related with described second vibration therapy equipment.
22. device according to claim 16, wherein said first and second localizers and described first and second platform member are arranged side by side, and wherein said first vibration therapy equipment and described second vibration therapy equipment are arranged side by side.
23. device according to claim 22, wherein said first and second platform member limit at least one handle.
24. the method that vibration therapy is provided, described method comprises:
Platform member with oscillating plate assembly is provided;
Utilization guides patient tissue to arrive on the described oscillating plate assembly with the effective related localizer of described platform member; And
Start described oscillating plate assembly.
25. method according to claim 24 also comprises the step of adjusting described localizer with respect to described platform member.
26. method according to claim 25, wherein, the step of guiding patient tissue comprises makes the patient stand in step on the described localizer.
27. method according to claim 25, wherein, the step of guiding patient tissue comprises that at least a portion with patient's shank is placed on the step on the described platform member.
28. method according to claim 24 also is included in the step that liner is provided on described at least one platform member.
29. method according to claim 24 also comprises and transmits the step of treatment related data to the remote monitoring platform.
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