DK151286B

DK151286B - KNEE JOINT BANDAGE

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Publication number: DK151286B
Application number: DK187781AA
Authority: DK
Inventors: Detlef Von Torklus; Oskar Thum; Friedrich Wilharm
Original assignee: Detlef Von Torklus; Oskar Thum; Friedrich Wilharm
Priority date: 1980-04-29
Filing date: 1981-04-28
Publication date: 1987-11-23
Also published as: NO811450L; ATE5124T1; CA1158941A; EP0039010A1; NO150945C; EP0039010B1; DE3016426A1; DK187781A; DE3016426C2; DK151286C; NO150945B

Abstract

1. Knee-joint bandage with a downwards tapered knee-sock (1) made of an elastic material, which shows a transverse holding device (2) which carries a supporting strap (3), characterised in that the holding device (2) is to be found on the face of the knee-sock (1) approximately in the middle of its height and that the supporting strap (3) supports the knee-cap (10) from below.

Description

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Opfindelsen angår en knæledsbandage bestående af en konisk nedad tilspidsende knæstrømpe af et elastisk materiale, som har en tværgående holder til en støtterem. Ved hjælp af en sådan bandage skal der opnås en aflastning af den sygdomsramte glideflade af knæskallen (patella).The invention relates to a knee joint bandage consisting of a conically downwardly tapered knee sock of an elastic material which has a transverse holder for a support strap. With the help of such a bandage, a relief of the diseased sliding surface of the patella must be achieved.

5 Det kan dreje sig om bruskagtige misdannelser samt, hvad der også er almindeligt, om slid eller bruskopløsning. Hvis der på grund af en deformation ikke mere foreligger en glat glideflade, vil det fremkalde smerter, når knæet og især knæskallen bevæges.5 It can be about cartilage-like malformations as well as, what is also common, about wear and tear or cartilage dissolution. If, due to a deformation, there is no longer a smooth sliding surface, it will cause pain when the knee and especially the patella is moved.

Ved en sådan fra US-patentskrift 3,318.305 kendt knæledsbandage 10 tjener det som en rem udformede, tværgående holder som det faste sæde for knæstrømpen på benet. Det bidrager imidlertid ikke til en støtte af knæledsskallen. En sådan støtte af knæledsskallen er ejheller tilsigtet. Knasstrømpen har tværtimod en åbning omkring knæskallen således, at dennes bevægelse ikke hæmmes.In such a knee joint bandage 10 known from U.S. Pat. No. 3,318,305, the transverse holder formed as a strap serves as the fixed seat for the knee sock on the leg. However, it does not contribute to a support of the patella. Such support of the kneecap shell is also not intended. On the contrary, the crotch sock has an opening around the patella so that its movement is not impeded.

15 US-patentskrift angiver en muskelstøttebandage, som består af en bred støtterem. I det tilfælde at dens anvendelse finder sted i nærheden af knæet, er støtteremmen i det øvre randafsnit forsynet med en udsparing, som i størrelse og form er tilpasset knæskallen, således at bæreren af muskelbandagen ikke hæmmes ved gang.U.S. Patent No. 4,847,607 discloses a muscle support bandage which consists of a wide support strap. In the event that its use takes place near the knee, the support strap in the upper edge section is provided with a recess which in size and shape is adapted to the patella, so that the wearer of the muscle bandage is not hampered when walking.

20 Det er opfindelsens opgave at tilvejebringe en knæledsbandage, ved hvilken knæskallen bliver aflastet mere ved gang og i almindelighed ved bevægelse af knæet, end det hidtil har været muligt med de kendte midler, for derved at opnå en lindring af lidelserne ved de førnævnte sygdomme og i tidlige tilfælde en helbredelse. Ifølge opfindelsen opnås 25 dette ved, at holderen er anbragt således på forsiden af knæstrømpen omtrent midt på højden af denne, at støtteremmen under brugen kan understøtte knæskallen på dennes underside. Derved kan støtteremmen lægges ind i en grube eller en forsænkning mellem den nederste pol af knæskallen og skinnebensknoglen hen over knæskalbåndet og støtte knæskal-30 len nedefra i en hævet stilling og ved en bevægelse af knæleddet holde den i den løftede stilling.It is the object of the invention to provide a knee joint bandage in which the patella is relieved more by walking and in general by movement of the knee than has hitherto been possible with the known means, in order thereby to obtain a relief of the disorders of the aforementioned diseases and in early cases a cure. According to the invention, this is achieved in that the holder is arranged on the front of the knee sock approximately in the middle of the height thereof, that the support strap during use can support the kneecap on its underside. Thereby, the support strap can be inserted into a pit or recess between the lower pole of the patella and the tibia over the patellar ligament and support the patella 30 from below in a raised position and by a movement of the knee joint hold it in the raised position.

Derved udøves der et punktvis tryk på knæskalbåndet. Med en sådan løftning af knæskallen løftes denne op i sit øvre knæledsområde og derved mindskes gnidningen omkring glidefladerne. Knæstrømpen sørger til 35 dette formål for, at støtteremmen forbliver på stedet. Støtteremmen kan - 2 - 151286 hertil være indarbejdet i knæstrømpen. Det er dog hensigtsmæssigt/ hvis holderen består af en rørformet føring, gennem hvilken støtteremmen strækker sig, og at holderen består af det samme materiale som selve knæstrømpen. Støtteremmen kan således ved vask af knæstrømpen trækkes 5 ud af føringen.Thereby a point pressure is exerted on the patellar ligament. With such a lifting of the patella, it is lifted up into its upper knee joint area and thereby the friction around the sliding surfaces is reduced. For this purpose, the knee sock ensures that the support strap remains in place. The support strap can - 2 - 151286 for this purpose be incorporated in the knee sock. However, it is expedient if the holder consists of a tubular guide through which the support strap extends and that the holder consists of the same material as the knee sock itself. Thus, when washing the knee sock, the support strap can be pulled out of the guide.

Støtteremmen er fortrinsvis udformet vulstagtigt på sit støtteafsnit, dvs. på sit midterafsnit. Den kan dertil bestå af et hylster, som er forsynet med en fyldning, fx. af filt eller et andet fleksibelt materiale.The support strap is preferably bead-shaped on its support section, i.e. on its middle section. It may also consist of a casing which is provided with a filling, e.g. of felt or other flexible material.

10 Støtteremmens endeafsnit er forsynet med lukkemidler, hensigtsmæs sigt med et burrelukke, hvorved remmen kan lægges på med forskellige længder og er egnet til at blive båret af personer med forskellige læg-diametre* For at sikre den faste position fremstilles endeafsnittene fortrinsvis af et eftergiveligt materiale. De består derfor fx. af ela-15 stik.10 The end sections of the support strap are provided with closing means, expediently with a Velcro closure, whereby the strap can be applied with different lengths and is suitable for being carried by persons with different calf diameters * To ensure the fixed position, the end sections are preferably made of a resilient material . They therefore consist of e.g. of ela-15 connectors.

Det har derudover vist sig nyttigt, hvis støtteremmens endeafsnit er rettet skråt nedad i forhold til støtteremmen, hvorved støtteremmen ikke ligger an i knæhasen, men nedenfor og derved ikke hæmmer gangbevægelsen.In addition, it has proved useful if the end section of the support strap is directed obliquely downwards relative to the support strap, whereby the support strap does not rest in the kneecap, but below and thereby does not impede the gait movement.

20 Selve støtteremmens støtteafsnit kan være udformet nedadbuet for at frembringe en større tilpasning til den forneden hvælvede knæskal og dermed at opnå et bredere anlæg.The support section of the support strap itself can be designed downwards to produce a greater adaptation to the lower vaulted kneecap and thus to achieve a wider abutment.

Et udførelseseksempel for en knæledsbandage ifølge opfindelsen forklares i det følgende nærmere med henvisning til en tegning. På teg-25 ningen viser? fig. 1 knæledsbandagen set forfra, fig. 2 støtteremmen set forfra, fig. 3 støtteremmens støtteafsnit i tværsnit, og fig. 4 en skematisk gengivelse af knæleddet med anlagt knæleds-30 bandage.An exemplary embodiment of a knee joint bandage according to the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to a drawing. On the drawing 25 shows? fig. 1 is a front view of the knee joint bandage, FIG. 2 is a front view of the support strap, FIG. 3 shows the support section of the support strap in cross section, and fig. 4 is a schematic representation of the knee joint with applied knee joint bandage.

Tegningen viser på fig. 1 knæledsbandagen med en kendt knasstrømpe 1, som består af et elastisk væv, fx. som et gummi væv, og som følgelig kan udvides i alle retninger. Den rørformede knæstrømpe 1 er udformet 35 nedadtil konisk tilspidset for at tage hensyn til den omstændighed, at - 3 - 151286 låret normalt har en større diameter end underbenet.The drawing shows in fig. 1 the knee joint bandage with a known crotch sock 1, which consists of an elastic tissue, e.g. as a rubber tissue, and which consequently can expand in all directions. The tubular knee sock 1 is formed 35 downwardly conically tapered to take into account the fact that - 3 - 151286 the thigh usually has a larger diameter than the lower leg.

Der er på knæstrømpen 1 påsyet en som en rørformet føring udformet holder 2, som fortrinsvis består af det samme materiale som selve knæstrømpen 1. Den kan dog også bestå af fx. læder. En støtterem 3, som på 5 sit midterafsnit a er udformet nedad hvælvet, strækker sig gennem denne holder 2. Dette midterafsnit a dækkes af føringen 2. Det består af et læderhyIster 4, som er syet sammen forneden, og som omslutter en fyldning 5 af filt eller et andet materiale. Hylsteret 4 kan dog også ligeledes bestå af det samme materiale som knæstrømpen 1. Det midterste af-10 snit a er udformet krumt nedad svarende til den rørformede holder 2 for at tilvejebringe en bredest mulig støtte.A holder 2 formed as a tubular guide is sewn onto the knee sock 1, which preferably consists of the same material as the knee sock itself 1. However, it can also consist of e.g. leather. A support strap 3, which on 5 has its middle section a formed downwards in the vault, extends through this holder 2. This middle section a is covered by the guide 2. It consists of a leather sheath 4, which is sewn together at the bottom and which encloses a filling 5 of felt or other material. However, the casing 4 can also consist of the same material as the knee sock 1. The middle section a is formed curved downwards corresponding to the tubular holder 2 in order to provide the widest possible support.

Støtteremmens endeafsnit 3 er udformet som et burrelukke 6. Mellem disse endeafsnit og det midterste støtteafsnit a er støttereramen 3 forsynet med elastiske afsnit 7, som er udformet som en elastik for at 15 tilpasse støtteremmens virksomme længde efter de til enhver tid foreliggende behov.The end section 3 of the support strap is designed as a Velcro closure 6. Between these end sections and the middle support section a, the support frame 3 is provided with elastic sections 7, which are designed as an elastic to adapt the effective length of the support strap to the current needs.

Ved ibrugtagning af knæledbandagen trækkes knæstrømpen 1 så langt op over foden og underbenet, at støttereramen 3 lægger sig i en rende-formet grube neden for knæskallen 10 ifølge fig. 4. Knæstrømpen 1 dæk-20 ker herved overdelen af underbensknoglen 9 (tibia) og det nederste afsnit af lårknoglen 8 (femur). Ved en bevægelse holdes knæskallen 10 ved hjælp sf støtteremmen 3 i den løftede stilling. Derved sker der til stadighed en aflastning. 1When the knee joint bandage is put into use, the knee sock 1 is pulled so far up over the foot and the lower leg that the support frame 3 lies in a trough-shaped pit below the kneecap 10 according to fig. 4. The knee sock 1 thereby covers the upper part of the lower leg bone 9 (tibia) and the lower part of the thigh bone 8 (femur). During a movement, the kneecap 10 is held in the raised position by means of the support strap 3. Thereby there is a constant relief. 1

Claims

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Knee bandage consisting of a conically downwardly tapered knee sock of an elastic material / having a transverse holder (2) for a support strap (3), characterized in that the holder (2) is thus arranged on the front of the knee sock (1) approximately in the middle. at the height thereof, that the support strap (3) during use can support the kneecap (10) on its underside.

Knee joint bandage according to claim 1, characterized in that the holder (2) is designed as a tubular guide through which the support strap (3) extends.

Knee joint bandage according to claim 1, characterized in that the holder (2) consists of the same material as the knee sock (1).

Knee joint bandage according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support strap (3) is formed bead-like on its support section (a).

Knee joint bandage according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support strap (3) consists of a sheath (4) with a filling (5).

Knee joint bandage according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the end section of the support strap (3) is provided with a second Velcro closure (6).

Knee joint bandage according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the end section (6, 7) of the support strap (3) is wider than the support section (a).

Knee joint bandage according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support section (a) of the support strap (3) is curved downwards.

Knee joint bandage according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the belt sections (6, 7) adjacent to the support section (a) are directed at an angle obliquely downwards.

Knee joint bandage according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the section (7) of the support strap (3) consists of an elastic material.