CN216908339U - Postoperative chest fixing belt - Google Patents

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CN216908339U
CN216908339U CN202120427273.XU CN202120427273U CN216908339U CN 216908339 U CN216908339 U CN 216908339U CN 202120427273 U CN202120427273 U CN 202120427273U CN 216908339 U CN216908339 U CN 216908339U
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张慧敏
赵娟
王爽
张亚飞
曹倩倩
付秋
张行
桂莹莹
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孙婉明
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The utility model provides a postoperative fixing chest strap, comprising: a chest strap and a chest support; the chest strap comprises a shoulder fixing part, a first fixing strap and a second fixing strap, wherein the first fixing strap and the second fixing strap are respectively connected to two sides of the shoulder fixing part; the first fixing belt is used for being wound from the armpit to the back of the body through the back of the breast on one side of the front of the body, and the second fixing belt is used for being wound from the armpit to the front of the body through the back of the body; the end part of the first fixing belt is detachably fixed on the second fixing belt, and the end part of the second fixing belt is detachably fixed on the first fixing belt; the first fixing belt is provided with an opening for the breast to pass through; the chest support is arranged at the opening and used for containing breasts, the traction belt and the containing bag are combined for use to support the breasts, so that the incision is kept dry and ventilated, the wound healing is facilitated, medical workers can observe the incision below the breasts conveniently and can nurse the incision, the shoulder fixing part and the sleeve part are designed to effectively prevent the chest belt from moving downwards, and the fixing effect and the supporting effect are achieved.

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Postoperative chest fixing belt
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a postoperative fixing chest strap.
Background
The incidence of coronary heart disease has increased year by year and has become the first killer threatening human health, and coronary artery bypass surgery is still an irreplaceable coronary revascularization method. The small incision coronary artery bypass is used for reducing surgical trauma and postoperative pain, has less bleeding during operation, quick recovery, beautiful surgical incision and good curative effect, and is widely applied. The small incision coronary bypass surgery is to enter the chest between the fourth rib or the fifth rib of the chest on the left side, the incision length is about 5-7 cm, and the bypass surgery is completed under direct vision. Due to the particularity of the operation part and the physiological anatomical characteristics of women, for many women with plump breasts, the nursing of the postoperative incision is affected frequently because the breast naturally drops and the incision is just covered, and particularly, the incision infection and poor healing of the incision are easily caused in hot seasons, so the breasts need to be supported, the wound is exposed as much as possible, the incision is kept dry and ventilated, the wound healing is facilitated, and meanwhile, the daily life of the patients cannot be affected.
In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a post-operative immobilization pectoral girdle for breast immobilization after a small-incision coronary artery bypass graft to solve the above problems.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In view of the above, the present invention provides a postoperative fixing chest strap to better support the breasts, so as to keep the knife edge dry and ventilated, and the wearing process of the chest strap does not affect daily life.
Based on the above object, the present invention provides a postoperative fixing chest strap, comprising: a chest strap and a chest support; the chest strap comprises a shoulder fixing part, a first fixing strap and a second fixing strap, wherein the first fixing strap and the second fixing strap are respectively connected to two sides of the shoulder fixing part; the first fixing belt is used for being wound from the armpit to the back of the body through the back of the breast on one side of the front of the body, and the second fixing belt is used for being wound from the armpit to the front of the body through the back of the body; the end part of the first fixing strap is detachably fixed on the second fixing strap, and the end part of the second fixing strap is detachably fixed on the first fixing strap; the first fixing belt is provided with an opening for the breast to pass through; the chest support is arranged at the opening and used for accommodating breasts.
In some embodiments, the chest support is fixedly connected with the first fixing strap, and the chest support is a hemispherical accommodating cavity.
In some embodiments, the post-operative anchoring chest band further comprises: a traction belt for drawing the breast towards the neck; one end of the traction belt is fixedly connected with the chest support, and the other end of the traction belt is detachably connected to the first fixing belt.
In some embodiments, the traction belt is funnel-shaped, and the material of the traction belt is high-viscosity silica gel.
In some embodiments, the chest support is a containment pocket.
In some embodiments, the containment bag is a mesh structure.
In some embodiments, the receiving bag is provided with an adjustment structure for adjusting the size of the bag opening.
In some embodiments, the adjustment structure is: and the binding rope is arranged at the opening of the accommodating bag.
In some embodiments, the adjustment structure is: and the snap fastener is arranged at the opening of the accommodating bag.
In some embodiments, the chest band further comprises a sleeve portion, the sleeve portion being connected to the shoulder anchor;
the sleeve openings of the sleeve parts are provided with extension belts, and the extension belts fix the sleeve parts through magic tapes.
From the above, the post-operation fixing chest strap provided by the utility model is mainly designed for women after small-incision coronary artery bypass surgery, the traction strap and the accommodating bag are combined for use, so that breasts can be better supported, and the incision is kept dry and ventilated, thereby being beneficial to wound healing, being more convenient for medical staff to observe the incision below the breasts and nurse the incision, and observing the recovery condition of patients at any time, and providing convenience for subsequent targeted treatment; meanwhile, the chest belt is also provided with a shoulder fixing part for fixing the chest belt on the shoulder, so that the chest belt can be effectively prevented from moving downwards, and the fixing effect and the supporting effect are achieved; the shoulder fixed part still is connected with first fixed band, second fixed band and sleeve portion respectively, and sleeve portion still is provided with the extension area that the winding set up, and first fixed band and second fixed band pass through the magic and paste cross fixation, realize wearing of chest area, and the design in sleeve portion extension area makes the chest area more firm, and the aversion takes place along with the action to avoid fine, and the wearing in-process also can not lead to the fact the influence to patient daily life.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a main viewing angle structure of a post-operation fixing chest band according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a rear view structure of a post-operative chest band fixation according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a containing bag of the chest support according to the embodiment of the utility model;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a traction belt according to an embodiment of the present invention.
1-shoulder fixing part, 2-first fixing band, 201-end part of first fixing band, 3-second fixing band, 301-end part of second fixing band, 4-sleeve part, 401-extension band, 5-chest support, 501-lacing, 502-threading sleeve, 503-containing bag, 6-traction band, 601-snap fastener.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings.
It is to be noted that technical terms or scientific terms used in the embodiments of the present invention should have the ordinary meanings as understood by those having ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs, unless otherwise defined. The use of "first," "second," and similar terms in this disclosure is not intended to indicate any order, quantity, or importance, but rather is used to distinguish one element from another. The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, means that the element or item listed before the word covers the element or item listed after the word and its equivalents, but does not exclude other elements or items. The terms "connected" or "coupled" and the like are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like are used merely to indicate relative positional relationships, and when the absolute position of the object being described is changed, the relative positional relationships may also be changed accordingly.
The small incision coronary artery bypass surgery enters the chest between the fourth rib or the fifth rib of the left anterior chest, the incision length is about 5-7 cm, and the bypass surgery is completed under direct vision. Due to the particularity of the operative site and the physiological anatomical characteristics of women, for many patients with female coronary heart disease with plump breasts, the nursing of the postoperative incision is often affected due to the fact that the breasts naturally droop to just cover the incision, and particularly, the incision infection and poor healing of the incision are easily caused in hot seasons, so that the breasts need to be supported, the wounds are exposed as much as possible, and the wounds are kept dry and ventilated, so that the wounds are favorably healed.
Based on this, the present invention provides a post-operative immobilization chest band, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, comprising: the shoulder fixing part 1, the first fixing belt 2, the second fixing belt 3, the sleeve part 4 and the chest support 5.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the shoulder fixing part 1 is disposed to be attached to the shoulder of a human body, for placing the shoulder of the human body, and provides a supporting point for the first fixing band 2 and the second fixing band 3 connected to the shoulder fixing part 1; for example, garments are typically provided with at least one shoulder effective to ensure that the garment does not move and slip off with the limb during wear. A first fixing strap 2 and a second fixing strap 3 are respectively connected to both sides of the shoulder fixing part 1, the first fixing strap is used for being wound from the armpit to the back of the body through the breast at one side of the front of the body, and the second fixing strap 3 is used for being wound from the armpit to the front of the body through the back of the body; the end part of the first fixing strap 2 is detachably fixed on the second fixing strap 3, and the end part of the second fixing strap 3 is detachably fixed on the first fixing strap 2; and the first fixing belt 2 is provided with an opening for the breast to pass through, and the chest support is arranged at the opening and used for accommodating the breast. The shoulder fixing part 1 further comprises two end parts, namely one end far away from the neck part and one end close to the neck part, wherein one end far away from the neck part is further connected with a sleeve part 4, the sleeve part 4 is used for allowing the forearm to pass through, and the whole stability and firmness of the postoperative fixing chest belt are guaranteed by fixing the sleeve part 4 and the forearm.
In some embodiments, the detachable fixation is realized by using a magic tape, and the first fixing band 2 is crossed with the second fixing band 3 wound to the front part of the body through the back part of the body under the armpit and then is matched and connected with the magic tape sticking surface and the magic tape hooking surface, so that the chest tape is wound and fixed on the body of the user.
In some embodiments, the detachable connection includes two hook and loop fastener surfaces and two hook and loop fastener adhesive surfaces, which are a first hook and loop fastener surface, a second hook and loop fastener surface, a first hook and loop fastener adhesive surface and a second hook and loop fastener adhesive surface, respectively; the first magic tape surface is arranged on the first fixing belt and is arranged along the edge of the first fixing belt 2 close to the neck, and the second magic tape surface is arranged on the second fixing belt 3 and is arranged along the edge of the second fixing belt 3 far away from the neck; the first magic tape sticking surface is arranged at the end part of the second fixing band 3, the end part of the second fixing band 3 is narrower than the second fixing band, the second magic tape sticking surface is arranged at the end part of the first fixing band 2, the end part of the first fixing band 2 is narrower than the first fixing band 2, the first fixing band 2 is wound to the back part of the body through the breast at one side of the front part of the body, and the first fixing band 2 is fixed on the second fixing band 3 through the matching of the second magic tape sticking surface and the second magic tape sticking hook surface; then the second fixing belt 3 is wound to the front part of the body from the armpit through the back of the body, and the second fixing belt 3 is fixed on the first fixing belt 2 through the matching of the first magic tape sticking surface and the first magic tape hooking surface; the end parts of the first fixing belt 2 and the second fixing belt 3 are provided with the magic tape sticking surfaces instead of the magic tape hooking surfaces, so that the damage to the skin surface caused by the magic tape hooking surface part which is not matched with the magic tape sticking surfaces can be prevented when the waist or the breast of a user is too full; if the hook surface of the hook and loop fastener is disposed at the end portion, when the hook and loop fastener is not completely engaged with the hook and loop fastener, the exposed hook teeth may scratch the skin of the user's body surface.
In some alternative embodiments, the removable securement may also be a snap connection or an adjustment snap connection; the utility model is suitable for users with different waistlines or different chest girths by adjusting the matching position of the upper button and the lower button of the snap fastener or adjusting the length of the adjusting belt on the button.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, the chest support 5 is fixedly connected to the first fixing strap 2, and the chest support 5 is configured as a hemispherical accommodating cavity; the containing cavity is a containing bag 503 provided with a binding rope, the edge of the containing bag 503 is provided with a rope penetrating sleeve 502 for the binding rope 501 to pass through, and the size of the opening of the containing bag 503 is adjusted by tightening or loosening the binding rope 501.
In some embodiments, the chest support 5 is connected to the first fastening strap 2 through the opening, the edge of the chest support 5 is connected to the edge of the opening on the first fastening strap 2, and the edge of the connection is provided with the rope-passing sleeve 502, the size of the opening of the holding bag 503 is adjusted by tightening or loosening the binding rope 501 to adapt to different chest types, the tightening degree of the binding rope 501 can be adjusted flexibly and properly when the user's breast is plump or less, when the user's breast is adjusted to a proper size, the two ends of the binding rope 501 are tied together to maintain the current size, so that the breast can just pass through the opening on the first fastening strap 2, the mark can not be tied on the breast, the user feels uncomfortable, and the holding function can not be played because of being too loose. Wherein the opening is circular.
In some optional embodiments, the end of the binding line 501 may be further configured as any one of a snap fastener, a hook and loop fastener, and an adjusting strap, and the like, and may also adjust the size of the bag opening of the accommodating bag 503 to adapt to breasts with different sizes, so as to achieve the same function as the binding line.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 4, the post-operation fixing chest strap further comprises a traction belt 6, the traction belt 6 of the binding rope is used for drawing the breast towards the neck, one end of the traction belt 6 is fixedly connected with the chest support 5, and the other end of the traction belt 6 is detachably connected to the first fixing strap 2.
In some embodiments, the other end of the traction belt 6 connects the traction belt 6 with the first fixing strap 2 by providing a plurality of snap fasteners.
In some alternative embodiments, at least 3 snap fasteners 601 are provided along the edge of the other end of the traction belt 6, and the connection of the traction belt 6 to the first fixing belt 2 is achieved by means of the snap fasteners 601. The concrete expression is as follows: be provided with 3 at least son along the edge of the 6 other ends in area of pulling and detain, first fixed band corresponds the position and is provided with 3 at least box, detains through son and box cooperation will pull area 6 and be connected with first fixed band 2. The design of the plurality of snap fasteners enhances the stability, and when one of the snap fasteners is not engaged, the other two can ensure that the traction belt 6 pulls the breast towards the neck.
In some embodiments, the traction belt 6 is made of a high-viscosity silicone material, the silicone material has heat resistance and cold resistance, the traction belt made of the silicone material has good conformability, and the traction belt 6 made of the silicone material is light and does not burden a wearer. At present, the adhesive tape is generally used for supporting breasts clinically, a fixing chest belt for small-incision coronary artery bypass surgery is not provided, the effect of supporting the breasts by using the adhesive tape is poor, the recovery of an incision is affected greatly, and the nursing of the incision after the surgery is not facilitated.
In some embodiments, the traction belt 6 is shaped as a funnel, which can be designed to support the breast well, and the two sides of the breast are not covered by the funnel, so that the ventilation property is enhanced, and the whole breast is not so tight, thereby ensuring the supporting function and the privacy and ventilation property of the user.
In some embodiments, the detachable connection may be a hook and loop fastener or an adjusting buckle, and the length of the adjusting rope is adjusted to match different busts, so as to adapt to different chest types.
In some embodiments, the traction belt 6 is arranged on the side of the chest support 5 far away from the human body, when the hemispherical accommodating bag 503 is used for wrapping the breast, and the bag opening of the accommodating bag 503 is adjusted to be suitable for the size of the breast of the user through the binding rope, the traction belt 6 is used for supporting the breast, after the wrapping is completed, the breast is supported through the traction belt 6, so that the effect of re-fixation is achieved, when the limb acts, the breast does not shake along with the influence of the limb action, so that the healing of the incision is influenced, after the wrapping is completed, the whole accommodating bag 503 is fit with the breast through adjusting the binding rope 501 arranged on the accommodating bag, so that no gap exists between the accommodating bag 503 and the breast, or the gap is small, the adjusting structure can be adjusted according to different chest types through the binding rope 501, and the use is convenient.
In some embodiments, the accommodating bag 503 is made of a breathable mesh material, and the mesh is dense, so that the privacy of the user can be ensured while ventilation is ensured, the phenomenon of breast leakage is avoided, and the privacy of the user is ensured.
In some embodiments, the drawstring 501 may be a snap fastener or a hook and loop fastener or any other structure capable of adjusting the size.
In some embodiments, the sleeve portion 4 is connected to the shoulder fixing portion 1, an extension band 401 is disposed at a cuff of the sleeve portion 4, two sides of the extension band 401 are respectively provided with a hook and loop fastener surface and a hook and loop fastener surface, and when the extension band 401 is completely wound around the cuff, the sleeve portion 4 is fixed by the engagement of the hook and loop fastener surface. The extension belt 401 of the sleeve part 4 and the magic tape are matched to be arranged, so that the size of the extension belt is convenient to adjust, and the overall stability of the chest belt is enhanced.
In some embodiments, the position of the chest support 5 can also be set on the right side for different operation positions, or the chest support 5 is set at both breast positions, and a traction belt 6 can also be set between the chest support 5 and the breast, which can also achieve the same effect of the postoperative chest belt fixation.
As an optional embodiment, the postoperative fixing chest strap comprises a chest support 5, a first fixing strap 2, a second fixing strap 3, a traction strap 6, a shoulder fixing part 1, a sleeve part 4, an extension strap 401 and a binding rope 501. The using process of the postoperative fixing chest strap is that in the using process, the chest strap is fixed at a fixed position of a body through the combination of the first fixing strap 2 and the second fixing strap 3, a breast penetrates out of the first fixing strap 2 through an opening in the first fixing strap 2, the traction strap 6 carries the breast penetrating out of the first fixing strap 2, one end of the traction strap 6 is fixed on the first fixing strap 2, the whole breast is wrapped by the chest support 5 after fixation is achieved, and the breast is fixed again through the binding rope 501 after the wrapping is completed; the stability of chest area is strengthened with the sleeve portion that shoulder fixed part 1 links to each other and extension area 401, can effectively prevent to shift the not hard up that brings because of the position, is applicable to the patient of various positions and clinostatism, increases the comfort level that the patient used.
Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: the discussion of any embodiment above is meant to be exemplary only, and is not intended to intimate that the scope of the disclosure, including the claims, is limited to these examples; within the idea of the utility model, also features in the above embodiments or in different embodiments may be combined, steps may be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the utility model as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of brevity.
The embodiments of the utility model are intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variances that fall within the broad scope of the appended claims. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, substitutions, improvements and the like that may be made without departing from the spirit and principles of the utility model are intended to be included within the scope of the utility model.

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1. A post-operative chest anchoring band, comprising: a chest strap and a chest support; the chest strap comprises a shoulder fixing part, a first fixing strap and a second fixing strap, wherein the first fixing strap and the second fixing strap are respectively connected to two sides of the shoulder fixing part; the first fixing belt is used for being wound from the armpit to the back of the body through the back of the breast on one side of the front of the body, and the second fixing belt is used for being wound from the armpit to the front of the body through the back of the body; the end part of the first fixing strap is detachably fixed on the second fixing strap, and the end part of the second fixing strap is detachably fixed on the first fixing strap; the first fixing belt is provided with an opening for the breast to pass through; the chest support is arranged at the opening and used for accommodating breasts.
2. The post-operative anchoring chest strap of claim 1 wherein said chest support is fixedly attached to said first anchoring strap, said chest support being a hemispherical receiving cavity.
3. The post-operative anchoring chest band of claim 2, further comprising: a traction belt for drawing the breast towards the neck; one end of the traction belt is fixedly connected with the chest support, and the other end of the traction belt is detachably connected to the first fixing belt.
4. The postoperative fixing chest band of claim 3, wherein the traction band is funnel-shaped and made of high-viscosity silica gel.
5. The post-operative anchoring chest band of claim 1, wherein said chest support is a receiving pocket.
6. The post-operative anchoring chest band of claim 5, wherein said receiving pocket is of a lattice construction.
7. The post-operative anchoring chest band of claim 5, wherein said receiving pocket is provided with an adjustment structure for adjusting the size of the pocket mouth.
8. The post-operative anchoring chest band of claim 7, wherein said adjustment structure is: and the binding rope is arranged at the opening of the accommodating bag.
9. The post-operative anchoring chest band of claim 7, wherein said adjustment structure is: and the snap fastener is arranged at the opening of the accommodating bag.
10. The post-operative anchoring chest band of claim 1, wherein said chest band further comprises a sleeve portion, said sleeve portion being connected to said shoulder anchoring portion;
the sleeve openings of the sleeve parts are provided with extension belts, and the extension belts fix the sleeve parts through magic tapes.
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