EP0095753A2 - Oreiller médical - Google Patents

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EP0095753A2
EP0095753A2 EP83105279A EP83105279A EP0095753A2 EP 0095753 A2 EP0095753 A2 EP 0095753A2 EP 83105279 A EP83105279 A EP 83105279A EP 83105279 A EP83105279 A EP 83105279A EP 0095753 A2 EP0095753 A2 EP 0095753A2
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Dieter Dr. Endel
Gerd Billerbeck
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Ibu Betten-Union & Co KG GmbH
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G9/00—Bed-covers; Counterpanes; Travelling rugs; Sleeping rugs; Sleeping bags; Pillows
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  • the invention relates to a medical pillow for the regeneration of the spine in the area of the cervical vertebrae.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a medical pillow that allows regeneration of the cervical vertebrae while sleeping.
  • the pillow in the lower part in particular at a distance from the lower edge of the pillow, has a larger thickness dimension than on the rest of the pillow surface.
  • the thickened area of the pillow provides support, in particular for the upper and lower cervical spine le while the shoulders are supported by the lower edge of the pillow. This causes a slight stretching of the shortened muscle groups, so that the desired regeneration is made possible while sleeping.
  • 1 denotes a rectangular pillow which has a thickened section 2 at a short distance from the lower edge, which extends over the width of the pillow 1.
  • the thickened section is separated from the filling of the cushion 1 by stitching 3, the section 2 having a stronger filling.
  • a rectangular base cushion 4 is provided, on which a strip-shaped additional cushion 5 is sewn in the lower region, which forms the thickened region and extends over the width of the base cushion 4.
  • This additional cushion 5 is preferably attached to the base cushion 4 only on the sides in the lower region in such a way that it does not extend towards the two sides, but does can move something up and down.
  • a quilting seam 6 can be provided, which (as shown by broken lines in FIG. 2) extends around the lower corners of the additional cushion 5.
  • the stitching for fastening the additional cushion is preferably carried out as a loose stitching, so that the adjustment of the pillow is promoted by moving the additional cushion 5 relative to the base cushion 4.
  • the basic pillow has a preferred dimension of 40 - 80 cm height and 60 - 80 cm width, while the additional pillow has a height dimension of approx. 10 - 20 cm with a width of 60 - 80cm.
  • the additional cushion 5 or the correspondingly thickened section 2 according to FIG. 1 is arranged on the cushion in such a way that the lower edge of the additional cushion or the thickened area is preferably at a distance of approximately 5 cm from the lower edge of the cushion.
  • the base and additional cushions or thickened section can have the same filling and also a different filling, for example a filling made of feathers, of synthetic material or a mixture thereof.
  • the additional cushion 5 expediently has a filling that is as strong as that of the base cushion 4, so that the thickened section results in a filling or total thickness of the cushion that is twice as thick as on the remaining cushion surface.
  • the cervical region When sleeping, the cervical region lies on the thickened section 2 or the additional cushion 5, the upper and lower cervical spine in particular being supported, while the shoulders are supported by the lower, approximately 5 cm high edge section of the basic cushion. This way he there is a slight stretching of the shortened muscle groups, avoiding too much stretching which would lead to painful tensions. Since diffraction and shoulder extension are individually pronounced, the medical pillow described can be used in addition to the previously used pillow, the thickness of which must be reduced accordingly by reducing the filling.
  • the height dimension of the pad is designed so that head, cervical spine and upper shoulder muscles are supported, but not the shoulder itself.
  • the H inter main schuppe to approximately lie in the center of the pillow. Since the pillow filling should support certain height sections, the individual sections may only be moved slightly in this direction. The distance between shoulder and occiput is about 15 cm. The Mindes altar is so if the H is to inter all are in de middle of the pillow cm at 30th However , since the head should have a minimal, individually different bending position, a displacement zone of about 10 cm is added. This results in the previously specified height dimension of 40 cm.
  • the filling is designed in such a way that it supports the individual floors sufficiently, but allows small individual displacements.
  • the body is standing upright. In this position, the back scalp is 1 cm from the posterior longitudinal body, the cervical spine a maximum of 3 cm and the upper 5 cm of the thoracic spine is about 1 cm away.
  • the pillow filling can be designed so that the head weight compresses the filling in the middle of the pillow to a thickness of about 1 cm. Since the weight of the approximately 10 cm long cervical spine (vertical dimension) is lower, it is sufficient if the filling in this area is only twice as strong.
  • the distance from the upper shoulder to the seventh cervical vertebra is approximately 5 cm. Accordingly, the thickened section 2 or the additional cushion 5 is arranged at a distance of about 5 cm from the lower edge of the base pillow, which forms a section of 10 cm (vertical dimension) with double filling for supporting the cervical spine.
  • the remaining height section of the basic pillow of 25 cm (vertical dimension) has the basic filling.
  • the additional pillow 5 becomes at least in sections
  • the lower, 5 cm high edge section of the basic pillow supports the upper shoulder muscles in the supine position, but not the shoulders themselves. In the lateral position, this lower section is pushed upwards by the shoulder which steps higher and thus helps to support the head, which is higher in the lateral position thus on the double padded section.
  • the sewn-on additional cushion 5 or a correspondingly thickened section according to the embodiment according to FIG. 1 is on both sides from a height dimension of approximately 10 cm in the middle to approximately 15 cm widened upwards, the wavy edge 7 thus formed roughly follows the imprint of the hairline, as shown in FIG.
  • the lower edge of the additional cushion 5 also runs approximately parallel to the lower edge of the base cushion 4 in this embodiment, since the correction is carried out by the shoulders in this area.
  • Fig. 4 shows a modified embodiment, in which the base cushion 4 has a height dimension of about 35 cm with a width of 60 cm, while the additional cushion 5 has a height of about 15 cm with a width of 60 cm and so overlapping on the the lower section of the base cushion 4 is sewn on, so that an edge section of approximately 5 cm in height of the additional cushion 5 is exposed, while the remaining 10 cm of the additional cushion 5 forms the thickened section in connection with the lower, 10 cm high edge section of the base cushion 4.
  • This configuration makes it easier to manufacture the additional cushion since it has a larger height dimension.
  • the additional cushion 5 is sewn on to the side edges and at least partially along the lower edge of the base cushion 4.

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EP83105279A 1982-05-28 1983-05-27 Oreiller médical Expired EP0095753B1 (fr)

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DK228083A (da) 1983-11-29
DK228083D0 (da) 1983-05-20
DE3220336A1 (de) 1983-12-01
EP0095753B1 (fr) 1988-01-20
JPS58218918A (ja) 1983-12-20
CA1200329A (fr) 1986-02-04
US4550459A (en) 1985-11-05
DE3375373D1 (en) 1988-02-25

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