CN215778960U - Wearable human body correction device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a wearable human body correction device, which can adjust the pressing position in a mode of corresponding to the position of the bending part of the body as the correction object. To this end, the wearable body orthotic device of the present invention comprises: a jacket worn on the upper body of the patient; a bending compressor disposed on the outer cover and configured to compress a bending portion of a body to be corrected; a strength adjuster disposed on the outer cover, connected to the bending compressor by a wire, and adjusting a compression strength of the bending compressor by adjusting a winding amount and a unwinding amount of the wire; and a guide rail disposed on the outer cover for guiding the vertical sliding movement of at least one of the bending compressor and the strength adjuster.

Description

Wearable human body correction device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a wearable body-worn orthosis, and more particularly, to a wearable body-worn orthosis that can be worn on the upper half of a patient to compress and correct a curvature (currve) portion and a bulge (Hump) portion of the body to be corrected.

Background

Generally, the spine (spine) refers to the skeleton that connects the neck, back, waist, hip, and coccyx parts in the human body. Specifically, the spine is divided into 7 cervical vertebrae (cervical vertebrae), 12 thoracic vertebrae (thoracic vertebrae), 5 lumbar vertebrae (lumbar vertebrae), 5 sacral vertebrae (sacral vertebrae), and 4 caudal vertebrae (caudal vertebrae).

On the other hand, the spinal cord (spinal cord), which is a nerve bundle extending from the brain, is present in the spine and serves to connect the brain as the central nervous system and peripheral organs as the peripheral nervous system. As described above, the spine is a very important part in the human body, and spine diseases cause great troubles in daily life.

The most representative spinal diseases include cervical disc herniation, scoliosis, lumbago syndrome, lumbar disc herniation, and the like.

In particular, scoliosis (scoliosis) is one of the most representative spinal deformities, and causes "bending (Curve)" indicating "a state of lateral bending" or "a state of lateral bending" to the spine.

This scoliosis occurs mostly in the adult stage, so that half of the total number of scoliosis patients are adolescents in the teenage years.

Although different countermeasures are required according to the degree of lateral bending, the condition is frequently aggravated because the patient does not feel the disease or only observes the disease.

Therefore, the therapeutic aim of scoliosis is to prevent the mild curvature from further progressing, correct the curvature of a degree higher than the severe curvature, maintain the body balance after the correction, and improve the appearance.

If scoliosis is found early, progression to severe curvature can also be prevented by taking a conservative approach with the wearing of suitable aids or the like.

However, the conventional support device has a problem that it cannot effectively cope with the degree of deformation of the scoliosis patient, and particularly, in the juvenile stage, it continues to grow, and thus, it is impossible to effectively correct the spine during the growth.

In addition, since a patient having a poor feeling of use of the auxiliary device cannot be given sufficient power for using the auxiliary device, there is a problem that the use of the auxiliary device is easily abandoned.

A "spinal support device" (hereinafter referred to as "prior art") is disclosed in korean patent laid-open publication No. 10-10709731 (2011, 10/06). The above-described conventional art relates to a spine support that is worn by a patient for the purpose of correcting and restoring the spine in order to cope with a spine disease such as curvature of the spine.

The above prior art includes: the back part can adjust the length and the angle, and the inner skin/the outer skin are composed of functional fibers; and a waistband part which can be detached/attached from/to the back part, and is provided with a pull rope fixing part so that tightness can be realized through simple operation.

However, the prior art has a problem that it is structurally difficult for the patient to adjust autonomously using the above-described traction rope, and when the spinal assist device is used, it is necessary to obtain the help of others.

Also, in the above-mentioned scoliosis, "Hump (Hump)" which is a portion protruding rearward in the body appears in addition to the above-mentioned "curvature" depending on the patient, and the above-mentioned curvature and the above-mentioned Hump differ depending on the patient. However, the above-described conventional technique has a problem that the position for pressing the curvature and the protuberance cannot be adjusted.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Korean granted patent publication No. 10-1070973 (2011, 10 months and 06 days)

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wearable body orthotic device capable of adjusting a pressing position so as to match a position of a curved portion of a body to be orthotic.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a wearable body brace that allows a patient to adjust the strength of compression applied to the curved portion.

The technical problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned technical problems, and other technical problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains from the following description.

In order to solve the above technical problems, a wearable body brace according to the present invention includes: a jacket worn on the upper body of the patient; a bending compressor disposed on the outer cover and configured to compress a bending portion of a body to be corrected; a strength adjuster disposed on the outer cover, connected to the bending compressor by a wire, and adjusting a compression strength of the bending compressor by adjusting a winding amount and a unwinding amount of the wire; and a guide rail disposed on the outer cover for guiding the vertical sliding movement of at least one of the bending compressor and the strength adjuster.

Further, at least one of the bending compressor and the strength adjuster may include: a body forming an appearance shape; a support plate disposed between the main body and the guide rail and coupled to the main body; and a track moving block coupled to the support plate and slidably coupled to the guide track.

The strength adjuster may further include a knob type adjuster rotatably coupled to the body to adjust a winding amount and an unwinding amount of the wire.

Further, the support plate may be formed with a first coupling hole and a second coupling hole, the second coupling hole may extend from the first coupling hole in a sliding direction of the track moving block, a width of the track moving block in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction may be smaller than a width of the first coupling hole, and the track moving block may be coupled to the support plate by being inserted into the first coupling hole and then being slid toward the second coupling hole.

Further, the track moving block may include: a locking part, the width of which in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the track moving block is smaller than the width of the first combining hole and larger than the width of the second combining hole, and one side of which is contacted with the outer side surface of the supporting plate; a support portion having a width in a direction orthogonal to a sliding direction of the track moving block larger than a width of the first coupling hole and a width of the second coupling hole, and a surface of the support portion facing the surface of the locking portion being in contact with an inner surface of the support plate; and a coupling portion formed to protrude from the other surface of the support portion and having a guide groove slidably coupled to the guide rail.

Also, the guide rail may include: an attachment plate combined with the outer sleeve; and a guide projection formed on one side of the attachment plate in a direction orthogonal to a sliding direction of the track moving block and rotatably disposed by being inserted into the guide groove.

The guide groove and the guide protrusion may have a circular cross section.

An opening may be formed in the coupling portion, the opening being open on one side of the guide groove, and the opening may have an opening width smaller than a diameter of the guide groove.

The strength adjuster may further include a bracket fixing pin which is used to couple the main body and the support plate, and may have an engaging protrusion formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a through hole formed in the main body, a boss portion which is inserted into the through hole formed in the support plate, an engaging groove formed in an inner side of the boss portion, and an engaging protrusion which is engaged with the engaging groove.

The wearable body-straightening device may further include a pelvic strap disposed on the outer cover and configured to hold the pelvis of the patient when the bending compressor compresses the bending portion.

Moreover, the wearable body brace may further include: a back reinforcing plate disposed on the back inner side surface of the outer cover; and a hump pad attached to an arbitrary position related to a position where the bending compressor compresses the bending portion in the back reinforcing plate to compress the body.

The wearable body-building apparatus may further include a rib band disposed on the outer cover, and configured to hold a rib of the patient when the bending compressor compresses the bending part.

The wearable body-building apparatus may further include a rib pad attached to an arbitrary position in the rib band with respect to a position where the bending compressor compresses the bending portion, to compress the body.

The hump pad and the rib pad may include: a bottom portion having a plate shape and attached to the back reinforcing plate or the rib band; and a buffer protrusion formed on one surface of the bottom part and having a buffer force capable of pressing a body; a metal wire made of a metal material is disposed in the edge of the bottom.

The wearable body brace may further include a tip band attached to any position of the outer cover and having a plurality of metal tips spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction.

Additional embodiments are also described, including the detailed description and figures.

The wearable body-straightening device according to the present invention has an effect that the vertical position of the bending compressor for compressing the bending portion of the body to be straightened can be adjusted, and therefore the bending portion can be straightened by adjusting the vertical position of the bending compressor so as to correspond to the position of the bending portion of the patient.

In addition, the wearable body brace of the present invention has an effect that the patient can easily adjust the compression strength of the bending compressor by autonomously operating the strength adjuster since the vertical position of the strength adjuster for adjusting the compression strength of the bending compressor can be adjusted.

Further, the wearable body brace of the present invention has an effect that the efficiency of the bending compressor compressing the bending portion can be improved because the pelvis strap holds the pelvis of the patient when the bending compressor compresses the bending portion.

Further, the wearable body-straightening device according to the present invention has an effect that the hump pad is attached to an arbitrary position related to a position where the bending compressor compresses the bending portion, and when the bending compressor compresses the bending portion, the hump pad compresses a humped portion of the body protruding from the arbitrary position, thereby improving the efficiency of the bending compressor compressing the bending portion.

Further, the wearable orthotic device according to the present invention has an effect that the rib belt grips the rib of the patient when the bending compressor compresses the bending portion, thereby improving the efficiency of the bending compressor compressing the bending portion.

Further, the wearable body brace of the present invention has an effect that the bending compressor compresses the bending portion by attaching the rib pad to an arbitrary position in relation to a position where the bending compressor compresses the bending portion, and the rib pad compresses the arbitrary position when the bending compressor compresses the bending portion, thereby improving efficiency of the bending compressor compressing the bending portion.

In addition, the wearable body brace according to the present invention has an effect that since the metal wire is disposed on the hump pad and the rib pad and the plurality of metal tips are disposed on the tip band, the metal wire and the metal tips are displayed on an X-ray image taken while the wearable body brace is worn, and a doctor can easily diagnose the position and state of the bending portion and the bulge portion of the patient by observing the metal wire and the metal tips on the X-ray image.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains from the description in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view illustrating a wearable orthotic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view illustrating a wearable orthotic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an arrangement structure of the strength adjuster shown in fig. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a portion other than the main body removed in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken according to line a-a in fig. 3.

Fig. 6 and 7 are flow charts illustrating the combination of the main body and the supporting plate shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 8 is a view showing the inner side surface of the outer cover shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view illustrating the hump pad shown in fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view illustrating the rib pad shown in fig. 8.

Fig. 11 is a view showing a state in which the tip tape is attached in fig. 1.

Description of the symbols of the drawings:

10: the outer cover 100: strength regulator

100 a: bending compressor 105: metal wire

110: the main body 113: through hole

117: bracket fixing pin 117 a: locking protrusion

120: knob type adjuster 140: supporting plate

143: boss portion 143 a: clamping groove

145: orbit movement block 145 a: card fixing part

145 b: support portion 145 c: joining part

145 e: guide groove 145 f: opening part

147 a: first coupling hole 147 b: second combining hole

150: the guide rail 151: attachment plate

152: the guide projection 160: pelvic girdle

170: back reinforcing plate 180: hump pad

181. 201: bottom 182, 202: buffer protrusion

183. 203: metal line 190: rib strip

200: rib pad 210: tip band

215: metal tip

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, a wearable body brace according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view illustrating a wearable orthotic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 2 is a rear perspective view illustrating the wearable orthotic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the wearable orthotic device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a shell 10, a bending compressor 100a, a strength adjuster 100, and a guide rail 150.

The garment 10 may be formed of an upper garment to be worn on the upper body of the patient. The garment 10 may be formed in the shape of a vest to be worn over the upper body of the patient. The outer cover 10 may be formed of a fabric material. The outer cover 10 may be formed of a synthetic fiber material.

The bending compressor 100a can be disposed in the shell 10. The bending compressor 100a can compress the bending portion of the body as the correction target. The curvature of the body may be a curvature of a spine. The bending compressor 100a may be connected to the strength adjuster 100 by a wire 105.

The bending compressor 100a can be generally constructed of two parts. I.e. bending compressor

100a may comprise: a first portion secured to the outer sleeve 10; and a second portion which is rotatably coupled to the first portion and presses the bending portion by pulling and rotating the wire 105.

The strength adjuster 100 may be disposed in the casing 10. The strength adjuster 100 may be connected to the bending compressor 100a by a wire 105. The strength adjuster 100 can adjust the pressing strength of the bending compressor 100a by adjusting the winding amount and the unwinding amount of the wire 105.

The guide rail 150 may be disposed at the jacket 10. The guide rail 150 may guide the up and down sliding of the bending compressor 100a and the strength adjuster 100. Of course, the guide rail 150 may also guide the up-and-down sliding movement of at least one of the bending compressor 100a and the strength adjuster 100.

In the case where the guide rail 150 guides the vertical sliding movement of the bending compressor 100a, the vertical position of the bending compressor 100a can be adjusted, and thus the bending portion can be corrected by adjusting the vertical position of the bending compressor 100a so as to correspond to the position of the bending portion of the patient.

Further, in the case where the guide rail 150 guides the vertical sliding movement of the strength adjuster 100, since the vertical position adjustment of the strength adjuster 100 can be realized, the patient can easily adjust the pressing strength of the bending compressor 100a by autonomously operating the strength adjuster 100.

The guide rail 150 may move at least one of the bending compressor 100a and the strength adjuster 100 from an arbitrary position of the body to a specific position.

The guide rail 150 may be composed of a pair of guide rails 150 for guiding the vertical sliding movement of the bending compressor 100a, and may be composed of a pair of guide rails 150 for guiding the vertical sliding movement of the strength adjuster 100. However, the guide rail 150 does not necessarily have to be formed of a pair of guide rails 150 in order to guide the vertical sliding movement of the bending compressor 100a, but may be formed of at least one guide rail 150. The guide rail 150 does not necessarily have to be formed of a pair of guide rails 150 to guide the vertical sliding movement of the strength adjuster 100, but may be formed of at least one guide rail 150.

The bending compressor 100a, the strength adjuster 100, and the guide rail 150 may be coupled to the outer cover 10.

In the outer cover 10, the bending compressor 100a and the strength adjuster 100 can be disposed at a portion corresponding to the left side waist of the patient to be corrected and a portion corresponding to the right side waist of the patient to be corrected, which are portions for correcting the bending portion caused by the scoliosis, respectively.

Two pairs of guide rails 150 for guiding the vertical sliding movement of the bending compressor 100a and the strength adjuster 100 provided on the right waist side of the patient to be corrected are disposed on the right side of the outer cover 10.

Further, two pairs of guide rails 150 for guiding the vertical sliding movement of the bending compressor 100a and the strength adjuster 100 provided on the left lumbar side of the patient to be corrected may be disposed on the left side of the outer cover 10.

Therefore, a total of 8 guide rails 150 are provided in the outer cover 10 to guide the vertical sliding movement of the left bending compressor 100a and the left strength adjuster 100, and the vertical sliding movement of the right bending compressor 100a and the right strength adjuster 100.

A Y-shaped compression band Y may be provided on the outer side of the outer cover 10. The "Y" shaped compression band Y may include a first end Y1, a second end Y2, and a third end Y3. The first end Y1 may extend from the back of the orthotic patient toward the left shoulder side. The second end Y2 can extend from the first end Y1 in a manner that wraps around the right lumbar portion from the back of the orthotic patient. The third end Y3 may branch from a middle portion between the first end Y1 and the second end Y2 and extend in such a way as to encircle the left lumbar portion from the back of the correction patient.

Further, an "L" -shaped pressing band L may be provided outside the outer cover 10. The "L" -shaped compression band L may include a first end L1, a second end L2, and a third end L3. The first end portion L1 may extend from the back of the correction patient toward the right shoulder side. The second end L2 can extend from the first end L1 in a manner that encompasses the left lumbar portion of the patient being corrected. The third end L3 can extend from the second end L2 to encircle the back and right waist of the patient being corrected.

On the other hand, although not shown, the bending compressor 100a is arranged to be in close contact with the outside of the body corresponding to the bending portion that is a site to be corrected of the patient to be corrected, and can apply a predetermined correction pressure to the bending portion, thereby correcting the bending portion of the patient to be corrected.

In more detail, when the winding amount and the unwinding amount of the wire 105 of the strength adjuster 100 are adjusted, the bending compressor 100a can adjust the strength of compressing the outside of the body of the correction patient. That is, if the wire 105 is wound around the strength adjuster 100, the bending compressor 100a can compress the outside of the body of the patient to be corrected with high pressure. In contrast, if the strength adjuster 100 is used to unwind the wire 105, the bending compressor 100a may eliminate the compression applied to the outside of the body of the orthotic patient.

The strength adjuster 100 is provided at a position spaced apart from the bending compressor 100a by a predetermined distance in the circumferential direction of the jacket 10, and performs an action of adjusting the compression strength applied to the outside of the body by the bending compressor 100a connected by the wire 105.

The wearable orthotic device 1 of an embodiment of the present invention may also include a pelvic girdle 160. The pelvic girdle 160 can be disposed at the lower end of the outer cover 10. In the garment 10, the pelvic girdle 160 can encircle the pelvis of the patient by encircling a portion corresponding to the pelvis of the patient.

When the bending compressor 100a compresses the bending portion, the pelvis strap 160 can hold the pelvis of the patient. Therefore, the efficiency of the bending compressor 100a compressing the bending part can be improved.

On the other hand, a structure in which the bending compressor 100a and the strength adjuster 100 are provided on the guide rail 150 so as to be slidable vertically will be specifically described. As described above, the bending compressor 100a and the strength adjuster 100 have different functions, but may be provided with a common structure, that is, the main body 110, the support plate 140, and the rail moving block 145, which will be described later, so as to be slidably provided in the guide rail 150 in the vertical direction. However, unlike the strength adjuster 100, the knob type adjuster 120 and the knob cover 130, which will be described later, may not be provided in the body 110 of the bending compressor 100 a. In the following description, only a specific structure of the strength adjuster 100 will be described, and a description of the specific structure of the bending compressor 100a will be omitted.

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an arrangement structure of the strength adjuster shown in fig. 1 and 2, fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a portion other than the main body removed in fig. 3, fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along line a-a of fig. 3, and fig. 6 and 7 are combined flow charts of the main body and the support plate shown in fig. 3.

Referring to fig. 3 to 7, the strength adjuster 100 may include a main body 110, a support plate 140, and a track moving block 145.

The body 110 may form an external shape of the strength adjuster 100. The support plate 140 may be disposed between the body 110 and the guide rail 150. The support plate 140 may be combined with the body 110. The track moving block 145 may be combined with the support plate 140. The track moving block 145 can be combined with the guide track 150 in a sliding manner.

In terms of the track moving block 145, a pair of track moving blocks 145 may be provided at one guide track 150. The number of the track moving blocks 145 provided to one guide rail 150 may be variously changed, and at least one track moving block 145 may be provided to one guide rail 150.

The body 110 may have a plate shape having a width greater than a spaced distance between the pair of guide rails 150. The main body 110 may be formed to protrude outward as a whole so as to correspond to the body curve of the patient to be corrected.

The intensity adjuster 100 may also include a knob-type adjuster 120. The knob type adjuster 120 is rotatably combined with the body 110 to adjust the winding amount and unwinding amount of the wire 105.

Although not shown, the knob type adjuster 120 may be rotatably provided at an outer side portion of the body 110, and the wire 105 may be wound around an outer circumferential surface of the knob type adjuster 120 or may be unwound from the outer circumferential surface of the knob type adjuster 120.

The intensity adjuster 100 may also include a knob housing 130 that covers the knob adjuster 120. The knob housing 130 is provided in such a manner as to externally cover the knob type adjuster 120, and the knob type adjuster 120 can be rotated by a rotation motion toward one side or the other.

A wire 105 extending from the strength adjuster 100 may be connected to one side of the bending compressor 100 a. The bending compressor 100a compresses the body appearance part as the correction part when the wire 105 is wound around the outer circumferential surface of the knob type adjuster 120 of the strength adjuster 100, and eliminates the compression of the bending compressor 100a when the wire 105 is unwound from the outer circumferential surface of the knob type adjuster 120 of the strength adjuster 100.

The main body 110 may be slidably fixed to the pair of guide rails 150 using the support plate 140 as a medium.

The support plate 140 may be disposed between the body 110 and a pair of guide rails 150. The outer side surface of the support plate 140 may contact the inner side surface of the body 110, and at least two track moving blocks 145 may be protrudingly disposed on the inner side surface of the support plate 140. The support plate 140 may be slidably combined with a pair of guide rails 150 by at least two rail moving blocks 145.

The strength adjuster 100 may further include a bracket fixing pin 117. The bracket fixing pins 117 may combine the body 110 and the support plate 140. The respective corner portions of the main body 110 and the support plate 140 may be coupled by a plurality of bracket fixing pins 117.

A through hole 113 may be formed in the body 110. One through-hole 113 is formed at each corner of the body 110, so that a plurality of through-holes 113 can be formed in the body 110. A boss portion 143 inserted into the through hole 113 may be formed on the support plate 140. The boss portion 143 may be formed at an outer side surface of the support plate 140. The boss portion 143 may protrude toward the main body 110 at an outer side surface of the support plate 140 facing the main body 110. The support plate 140 may be formed in a quadrangular shape corresponding to the main body 110, and one boss portion 143 is formed at each corner portion of the support plate 140, so that a plurality of boss portions 143 may be formed at the support plate 140.

The holder fixing pin 117 may be inserted into the boss portion 143. That is, in a state where the boss portion 143 is inserted into the through hole 113 of the body 110, the holder fixing pin 117 can be inserted into the groove formed in the boss portion 143 from the outside of the body 110 except for the head portion of the holder fixing pin 117. In this state, the head of the holder fixing pin 117 can be locked to the protrusion on the inner wall of the through hole 113 of the body 110.

A locking protrusion 117a may be formed on an outer circumferential surface of the holder fixing pin 117. The locking protrusion 117a may be formed on the outer circumferential surface of a portion of the holder fixing pin 117 inserted toward the groove formed in the boss portion 143.

Further, a locking groove 143a to be fastened to the holder fixing pin 117 may be formed in the boss portion 143. An engaging groove 143a may be formed inside the groove of the boss portion 143, and an engaging protrusion 117a formed on the outer circumferential surface of the holder-fixing pin 117 may be engaged with the engaging groove 143 a.

The operator can couple the body 110 and the support plate 140 by inserting the holder fixing pin 117 into the boss portion 143 and then rotating the holder fixing pin 117 toward one side to lock the locking projection 117a of the holder fixing pin 117 in the locking groove 143a of the boss portion 143.

In the pair of guide rails 150, 2 track moving blocks 145 may be disposed on one guide rail 150 to be connected to one side of the support plate 140 in the width direction, and 2 track moving blocks 145 may be disposed on the other guide rail 150 to be connected to the other side of the support plate 140 in the width direction.

On the other hand, a plurality of mounting holes 147 may be formed in the support plate 140. The plurality of mounting holes 147 may include a first coupling hole 147a and a second coupling hole 147 b. That is, the first coupling hole 147a and the second coupling hole 147b may be formed in the support plate 140. The second coupling hole 147b may extend from the first coupling hole 147a in the sliding direction of the track moving block 145. The width of the second coupling hole 147b in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the track moving block 145 is smaller than the width of the first coupling hole 147 a. The track moving block 145 may be coupled with the support plate 140 by being slid toward the second coupling hole 147b after being inserted into the first coupling hole 147 a.

The track moving block 145 may include a locking portion 145a, a supporting portion 145b, and a coupling portion 145 c.

The width of the locking portion 145a in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the track moving block 145 may be smaller than the width of the first coupling hole 147 a. Further, the width of the locking portion 145a in the direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the track moving block 145 may be larger than the width of the second coupling hole 147 b.

The width of the support portion 145b in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the track moving block 145 may be greater than the width of the first coupling hole 147a and the width of the second coupling hole 147 b.

A locking groove 145d may be formed between the locking portion 145a and the supporting portion 145b, and a portion of the support plate 140 disposed at both sides of the second coupling hole 147b may be inserted into the locking groove 145 d. That is, when the locking portion 145a of the track moving block 145 is inserted into the first coupling hole 147a and then slid toward the second coupling hole 147b by the worker, the portions of the support plate 140 disposed on both sides of the second coupling hole 147b are locked in the locking groove 145d, and the track moving block 145 and the support plate 140 can be coupled.

As described above, in a state where the track moving block 145 is coupled to the support plate 140, one surface of the locking portion 145a may contact the outer side surface of the support plate 140, and one surface of the support portion 145b may contact the inner side surface of the support plate 140. The one surface of the locking portion 145a and the one surface of the support portion 145b may be facing surfaces. Specifically, the one surface of the locking portion 145a may be an inner surface of the locking portion 145a, and the one surface of the supporting portion 145b may be an outer surface of the supporting portion 145 b.

The first coupling hole 147a and the second coupling hole 147b may be formed at a plurality of positions of the support plate 140. The first coupling holes 147a and the second coupling holes 147b are holes connected to each other, and the length and width of the first coupling holes 147a may be greater than those of the locking portions 145a of the track moving block 145, and the length and width of the second coupling holes 147b may be less than those of the locking portions 145a of the track moving block 145. Therefore, the locking portion 145a of the track moving block 145 can pass through the first coupling hole 147a but cannot pass through the second coupling hole 147 b.

Also, the length and width of the supporting portion 145b of the track moving block 145 may be greater than those of the first and second coupling holes 147a and 147b of the supporting plate 140. Therefore, the support portion 145b of the track moving block 145 cannot pass through the first coupling hole 147a, which is a relatively large hole, and the second coupling hole 147b, which is a relatively small hole, at all, and can support the inner surface of the support plate 140.

Of course, the locking portion 145a and the supporting portion 145b of the track moving block 145 may be connected by a connecting portion (not shown) having a length and a width smaller than those of the second coupling hole 147b so that the track moving block 145 slides toward the second coupling hole 147 b.

Therefore, in a state where the support portions 145b of the track moving block 145 support the inner surfaces of the support plates 140 by penetrating the locking portions 145a of the track moving block 145 through the first coupling holes 147a of the support plates 140, after the track moving block 145 is moved toward the second coupling holes 147b side, the fixing pins 144 are penetrated through the fixing holes 149 formed in the support plates 140 and fixed, and then the process of coupling the track moving block 145 to the support plates 140 is completed. In the embodiment of the present invention, the first coupling holes 147a and the second coupling holes 147b may be formed at 4 positions of one supporting plate 140, and the 4 track moving blocks 145 may be coupled to each of the first coupling holes 147a and the second coupling holes 147b, respectively.

The coupling portion 145c may be protrudingly formed at the other surface of the support portion 145 b. The other surface of the support portion 145b may be an inner surface of the support portion 145 b. A guide groove 145e may be formed at the combining portion 145c, and the guide groove 145e may be slidably combined with the guide rail 150.

The guide rail 150 may include an attachment plate 151 and a guide protrusion 152.

The attachment plate 151 may be combined with the jacket 10. The attachment plate 151 may be coupled to the outer shell 10 by at least one of sewing and bonding.

The guide protrusion 152 may be formed in the attachment plate 151 at one side in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the track moving block 145. The guide protrusion 152 may be rotatably disposed by being inserted into a guide groove 145e formed at a coupling portion 145c of the track moving block 145.

The attachment plate 151 is firmly fixed to the outer surface of the outer cover 10, and can be fixed by rotation so that the guide projection 152 can freely rotate with the attachment point of the attachment plate 151 as a reference.

The guide grooves 145e formed in the coupling portions 145c of the track moving blocks 145 and the guide protrusions 152 formed in the guide rails 150 have circular cross sections, and when the track moving blocks 145 are disposed in the guide rails 150 so as to be slidable vertically by inserting the guide protrusions 152 into the guide grooves 145e, the track moving blocks 145 can be smoothly slid vertically.

An opening 145f opened at one side of the guide groove 145e may be formed at the coupling portion 145c of the track moving block 145. When the guide projection 152 of the guide rail 150 is inserted into the guide groove 145e, the attachment plate 151 of the guide rail 150 can be disposed in the opening 145 f.

The opening width of the opening portion 145f may be smaller than the diameter of the guide groove 145e, thereby preventing the guide protrusion 152 from being disengaged from the guide groove 145 e. Further, the opening width of the opening 145f may be greater than the thickness of the attachment plate 151, thereby allowing the track moving block 145 to smoothly slide up and down.

The guide protrusion 152 may have a diameter greater than the thickness of the attachment plate 151. The diameter of the guide protrusion 152 may be smaller than that of a guide groove 145e formed at the coupling portion 145c of the track moving block 145.

The sectional shape of the coupling portion 145c of the track moving block 145 may be substantially formed in a circular shape. The inner diameter of the coupling portion 145c may be larger than the outer diameter of the guide protrusion 152 of the guide rail 150, so that the rail moving block 145 can easily slide up and down along the guide protrusion 152 without being caught by the guide protrusion 152 when the bending compressor 100a or the strength adjuster 100 slides up and down.

The wearable personal orthotic device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above can compress a part of the body of an orthotic patient suffering from the symptoms of scoliosis by the outer casing 10 disposed on the upper body of the orthotic patient, and can be disposed such that at least one of the bending compressor 100a and the strength adjuster 100 can be slid along the guide rail 150, thereby changing the compression position from a position outside the body to a specific position.

However, the wearable body brace 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the coat 10 worn on the upper body of the patient, and the range of application thereof can be expanded by clothing or appliances worn on various parts of the human body.

On the other hand, a plurality of structures for improving the pressing efficiency of the bending compressor 100a to the above-described bending portion may be added to the wearable body-straightening device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, which will be described below with reference to fig. 8 to 10.

Fig. 8 is a view showing an inner side surface of the jacket shown in fig. 1, fig. 9 is a perspective view showing the hump pad shown in fig. 8, and fig. 10 is a perspective view showing the rib pad shown in fig. 8.

Referring to fig. 8 to 10, the wearable orthotic device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a pelvic girdle 160(Pelvis Band), a Back Reinforcement Plate 170(Back Reinforcement Plate), a Hump Pad 180(Hump Pad), a rib Band 190(FlankBand), and a rib Pad 200 (FlankPad).

The pelvic girdle 160 can be disposed at the lower end of the outer cover 10. A portion of the pelvic girdle 160 can be disposed on the inner side of the outer cover 10 and the remaining portion of the pelvic girdle 160 can be disposed on the outer side of the outer cover 10. The pelvic girdle 160 can surround the pelvis of the patient by surrounding a portion of the outer cover 10 corresponding to the pelvis of the patient. The pelvic girdle 160 can be formed of an elastic material that can elastically press the pelvis of the patient.

When the bending compressor 100a compresses the bending portion, the pelvis strap 160 can hold the pelvis of the patient. Therefore, the efficiency of the bending compressor 100a compressing the bending part can be improved.

The back reinforcement panel 170 may be disposed on the inner side of the back of the jacket 10. The back reinforcing plate 170 is formed of a material harder than the back of the jacket 10, and can improve the efficiency of the bending compressor 100a compressing the bending part by firmly supporting the back part of the patient when the bending compressor 100a compresses the bending part.

An opening 174 having a shape along the vertical length may be formed in the back reinforcement plate 170. The open hole 174 may be formed at the center between the left and right sides of the back reinforcement plate 170. The open hole 174 may be formed at a position corresponding to the spine of the patient. When the patient wears the wearable orthotic device 1, the curved spine of the patient may not contact the stiff back reinforcement plate 170 but pass through the open hole 174, so that the patient does not feel uncomfortable with wearing the wearable orthotic device 1.

The hump pad 180 can press the bulge portion of the body by being attached to an arbitrary position of the back reinforcement plate 170 with respect to a position where the bending compressor 100a presses the bending portion. Wherein the arbitrary position may be a position arbitrarily selected by the patient or the doctor.

Hump pad 180 may include a bottom 181 and a relief 182. The bottom 181 may have a plate shape. The bottom 181 may be attached to the back stiffener 170. The buffering protrusion 182 may be protrudingly formed at one side of the bottom 181. The buffer protrusion 182 may be formed of a material in which a buffer force for pressing the body is provided, and the bottom 181 may be formed of a hard material for supporting the buffer protrusion 182. A hook and loop fastener may be attached to the other surface of the bottom 181, and the hump pad 180 may be attached to an arbitrary position of the back reinforcement plate 170 by the hook and loop fastener.

On the other hand, a metal wire 183 may be disposed in the edge of the bottom 181. Since the metal wire 183 is made of a metal material, when an X-ray photograph is taken after the wearable body brace 1 is worn in a state in which the hump pad 180 is attached to the back reinforcing plate 170, the metal wire 183 is displayed in white on the taken X-ray photograph. Thus, the doctor can easily grasp the position and state of the protuberance by observing the wire 183 on the X-ray photograph.

The rib band 190 may be disposed on the jacket 10. A portion of the rib band 190 may be disposed inside the outer cover 10 and the remaining portion of the rib band 190 may be disposed outside the outer cover 10. The rib band 190 may surround a portion of the jacket 10 corresponding to the rib of the patient. The rib band 190 may be formed of an elastic material capable of elastically pressing the rib of the patient.

The rib band 190 may hold the rib of the patient when the bending compressor 100a compresses the bending part. Therefore, the efficiency of the bending compressor 100a compressing the bending part can be improved.

The rib pad 200 may press the body by being attached to an arbitrary position in the rib band 190 with respect to a position where the bending compressor 100a presses the above-described bending part. Wherein the arbitrary position may be a position arbitrarily selected by the patient or the doctor.

The rib pad 200 may have the same structure as the hump pad 180. However, the length of the rib pad 200 may be greater than the length of the hump pad 180. The rib pad 200 is simply different in shape from the hump pad 180 and is structurally identical and thus may include a bottom 201 and a cushioning protrusion 202.

The bottom 201 may be plate-shaped. The base 201 may be attached to the rib band 190. The buffer protrusion 202 may be protrudingly formed at one side of the base 201. The buffer protrusions 202 may be formed of a material in which a buffer force capable of pressing a body is provided, and the bottom portion 201 may be formed of a hard material capable of supporting the buffer protrusions 202. A hook and loop fastener may be attached to the other surface of the bottom portion 201, and the rib pad 200 may be attached to any position of the rib band 190 by the hook and loop fastener.

On the other hand, a metal wire 203 made of a metal material may be disposed in the edge of the bottom portion 201. Since the metal wire 203 is made of a metal material, when an X-ray photograph is taken after the wearable body brace 1 is worn in a state where the rib pad 200 is attached to the rib band 190, the metal wire 203 is displayed in white on the taken X-ray photograph. Thus, the doctor can easily grasp the positions and states of the bending portion and the protuberance portion by observing the metal wire 203 on the X-ray photograph.

As described above, since the metal wires 183 and 203 are disposed inside the hump pad 180 and the rib pad 200, the doctor can easily grasp the positions and states of the curved portion and the bulge portion by observing the metal wires 183 and 203 in the X-ray photograph. In order to more specifically grasp the positions and states of the curved portion and the protuberance portion in the X-ray photograph, the wearable orthotic device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention may further include a tip band 210 which will be described later. Hereinafter, the tip band 210 will be described with reference to fig. 11.

Fig. 11 is a view showing a state in which the tip tape is attached in fig. 1.

Referring to fig. 11, a tip band 210 may be attached to the jacket 10. The tip band 210 may be attached to any location of the jacket 10. Wherein the above arbitrary position may be a position selected by a doctor as appropriate.

A plurality of metal tips 215 spaced apart from each other may be disposed along the up-down direction in the tip band 210. Since the metal tip 215 is formed of a metal material, when an X-ray picture is taken after the wearable orthotic device 1 is worn in a state in which the tip band 210 is attached to the outer shell 10, the metal tip 215 is displayed in white in the taken X-ray picture. Thus, the doctor can specifically grasp the positions and states of the curved portion and the protuberance portion by observing the metal tip 215 on the X-ray photograph.

As described above, according to the wearable personal orthotic device 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, since the vertical position adjustment of the bending compressor 100a that compresses the bending portion of the body that is the object of the orthotic can be achieved, the bending portion can be orthotic by adjusting the vertical position of the bending compressor 100a so as to correspond to the position of the bending portion of the patient.

Also, according to the wearable orthotic device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, since the vertical position adjustment of the strength adjuster 100 for adjusting the strength of compression of the bending compressor 100a can be achieved, the patient can easily adjust the strength of compression of the bending compressor 100a by autonomously operating the strength adjuster 100.

Further, according to the wearable orthotic device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the pelvic girdle 160 holds the pelvis of the patient when the bending compressor 100a compresses the bending portion, the efficiency of the bending compressor 100a compressing the bending portion can be improved.

Further, according to the wearable body brace 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, since the hump pad 180 is attached to an arbitrary position related to a position where the bending compressor 100a compresses the bending portion, when the bending compressor 100a compresses the bending portion, the hump pad 180 compresses a bulge portion of the body protruding at the arbitrary position, it is possible to improve efficiency in which the bending compressor 100a compresses the bending portion.

Further, according to the wearable orthotic device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the rib band 190 holds the rib of the patient when the bending compressor 100a compresses the bending portion, the efficiency of the bending compressor 100a compressing the bending portion can be improved.

Further, according to the wearable body brace 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, since the rib pad 200 is attached to an arbitrary position related to a position where the bending compressor 100a compresses the bending portion, the rib pad 200 compresses the arbitrary position when the bending compressor 100a compresses the bending portion, it is possible to improve efficiency of the bending compressor 100a compressing the bending portion.

Further, according to the wearable body-building apparatus 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, since the metal wires 183, 203 are disposed on the hump pad 180 and the rib pad 200 and the plurality of metal tips 215 are disposed on the tip band 210, the metal wires 183, 203 and the metal tips 215 are displayed on the X-ray photograph taken in a state where the wearable body-building apparatus 1 is worn, and a doctor can easily diagnose the position and the state of the curved portion and the bulge portion of the patient by observing the metal wires 183, 203 and the metal tips 215 on the X-ray photograph.

On the other hand, the wearable body brace 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described by taking as an example the outer cover 10 worn on the upper body of the patient to be corrected, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be used for a cervical vertebra dress worn on the cervical vertebra side of the patient, a lumbar vertebra dress worn on the lumbar vertebra side of the patient, an arm dress worn on the arm or hand of the patient, and a leg dress worn on the leg or foot of the patient.

Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in other specific embodiments without changing the technical ideas or essential features thereof. The embodiments described above are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention should be determined based on the appended claims, rather than the above detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning, range, and equivalent concept of the claims should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (15)

1. A wearable orthotic device, comprising:

a jacket worn on the upper body of the patient;

a bending compressor disposed on the outer cover and configured to compress a bending portion of a body to be corrected;

a strength adjuster disposed on the outer cover, connected to the bending compressor by a wire, and adjusting a compression strength of the bending compressor by adjusting a winding amount and a unwinding amount of the wire; and

and a guide rail disposed on the outer cover for guiding the vertical sliding movement of at least one of the bending compressor and the strength adjuster.

2. The wearable orthotic device of claim 1,

at least one of the bending compressor and the strength adjuster includes:

a body forming an appearance shape;

a support plate disposed between the main body and the guide rail and coupled to the main body; and

and a track moving block coupled to the support plate and slidably coupled to the guide track.

3. The wearable orthotic device of claim 2,

the strength adjuster may further include a knob type adjuster rotatably coupled to the body to adjust a winding amount and an unwinding amount of the wire.

4. The wearable orthotic device of claim 2,

a first coupling hole and a second coupling hole are formed in the support plate, the second coupling hole extending from the first coupling hole in a sliding direction of the track moving block, a width of the second coupling hole in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the track moving block being smaller than a width of the first coupling hole,

the track moving block is coupled to the support plate by being inserted into the first coupling hole and then sliding toward the second coupling hole.

5. The wearable orthotic device of claim 4, wherein said orbital motion blocks comprise:

a locking part, the width of which in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction of the track moving block is smaller than the width of the first combining hole and larger than the width of the second combining hole, and one side of which is contacted with the outer side surface of the supporting plate;

a support portion having a width in a direction orthogonal to a sliding direction of the track moving block larger than a width of the first coupling hole and a width of the second coupling hole, and a surface of the support portion facing the surface of the locking portion being in contact with an inner surface of the support plate; and

and a coupling part formed to protrude from the other surface of the support part and having a guide groove slidably coupled to the guide rail.

6. The wearable orthotic device of claim 5,

the guide rail includes:

an attachment plate combined with the outer sleeve; and

and a guide projection formed on one side of the attachment plate in a direction orthogonal to a sliding direction of the track moving block and rotatably disposed by being inserted into the guide groove.

7. The wearable orthotic device of claim 6, wherein said guide channel and said guide projection define a circular cross-section.

8. The wearable orthotic device of claim 7,

an opening part formed by opening one side of the guide groove is formed on the combining part,

the opening width of the opening is smaller than the diameter of the guide groove.

9. The wearable orthotic device of claim 2,

the strength adjuster further includes a bracket fixing pin for coupling the body and the support plate, and having an engaging protrusion formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof,

a through hole is formed in the main body,

a boss portion inserted into the through hole is formed in the support plate, the holder fixing pin is inserted into the boss portion,

an engaging groove is formed inside the boss portion, and the engaging projection is engaged with the engaging groove.

10. The wearable orthotic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a pelvic girdle disposed on the outer cover, for holding the pelvis of the patient when the bending compressor compresses the bending portion.

11. The wearable orthotic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a back reinforcing plate disposed on the back inner side surface of the outer cover; and

and a hump pad attached to an arbitrary position of the back reinforcing plate, the arbitrary position being related to a position where the bending compressor compresses the bending portion, and compressing the body.

12. The wearable orthotic device of claim 11, further comprising:

and a rib band disposed on the outer cover, for holding a rib of the patient when the bending compressor compresses the bending part.

13. The wearable orthotic device of claim 12, further comprising:

and a rib pad attached to an arbitrary position in the rib band, the arbitrary position being related to a position where the bending compressor compresses the bending portion, and compressing the body.

14. The wearable orthotic device of claim 13,

the hump pad and the rib pad include:

a bottom portion having a plate shape and attached to the back reinforcing plate or the rib band; and

a buffer protrusion formed on one surface of the bottom and having a buffer force capable of pressing a body;

a metal wire made of a metal material is disposed in the edge of the bottom.

15. The wearable orthotic device of claim 1, further comprising a tip band attached to any location of said outer shell and having a plurality of metal tips spaced apart from each other in an up-down direction.

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