EP3915535A1 - Appareil pour la traction et la vibration de l'articulation de la hanche - Google Patents

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EP3915535A1
EP3915535A1 EP21175657.2A EP21175657A EP3915535A1 EP 3915535 A1 EP3915535 A1 EP 3915535A1 EP 21175657 A EP21175657 A EP 21175657A EP 3915535 A1 EP3915535 A1 EP 3915535A1
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  • Present invention related to medical equipment used in therapy and management of pain caused by the hip condition related to coxarthrosis, nerve compression syndrome, hip labral tear and the like.
  • Painful hip condition is usually related to the coxarthrosis, nerve compression syndrome, hip labral tear and the like.
  • various treatment options are available: cold and warm presses, pain medication, physical therapy and surgery. Quality of life of such a patient is hugely affected by this condition and it is important that it is treated efficiently and appropriately according to the degree of the progression of the underlying disease.
  • physical therapy is proved to be useful in alleviating pain, postponing or even avoiding surgery.
  • Successful physical therapy usually includes traction, most commonly manual, very often accompanied with the manually produced vibrations on the surrounding structures and soft tissues.
  • Tombo-brace which is also limited to the axial traction of the hip joint which helps in compression reduction and alleviates pain
  • Tombo-brace has severe limitations for use in clinical setting.
  • the apparatus of US 2009/0259253 A1 has only possibility for one traction direction (long-axis or caudal), the oscillation is provided separately from traction, the muscle relaxation of the lumbar region provides limited fixation of the pelvis and torso region and could therefore used only for traction of vertebral column.
  • the invention discloses the apparatus for traction and vibration of the hip joint, and its use in the treatment of therapy and management of pain caused by the hip condition related to coxarthrosis, nerve compression syndrome, hip labral tear and the like.
  • the apparatus for traction and vibration of the hip joint comprises base (1), main housing (7) with electronical components, wherein assembly for moving along Z axis (2) by making use of central linear electric motor (13), assembly for moving along X axis (3) containing bearings (17), horizontal linear electric motor (14) and ventral-caudal traction mechanism having fixator of the proximal part of the lower leg (4) and fixator of the distal part of the lower leg (5), lateral traction mechanism (12), fixing mechanism and vibration unit and operating software and wherein
  • the apparatus for traction and vibration of the hip joint comprises base (1), main housing (7) with electronical components, wherein assembly for moving along Z axis (2) by making use of central linear electric motor (13), assembly for moving along X axis (3) containing bearings (17), horizontal linear electric motor (14) and ventral-caudal traction mechanism having fixator of the proximal part of the lower leg (4) and fixator of the distal part of the lower leg (5), lateral traction mechanism (12), fixing mechanism and vibration unit and operating software.
  • Traction mechanism comprises base (1) positioned on four wheels (6) which provide the mobility of the whole apparatus according to the invention.
  • the base (1) comprises main housing (7) which contains electronic components ( Figure 1 ).
  • the assembly for moving along Z axis (2) is placed on the base (1) which moves by making use of central linear electric motor (12) in order to enable hight adjustments of the physiotherapeutic table ( Figure 2 ).
  • the assembly for moving along X axis (3) is used to make possible adjustment on the individual length of the lower leg so the patient's leg could be easily accommodated ( Figure 3 ).
  • the assembly for moving along X axis (3) also comprises bearings (17) which enable bilateral use of the apparatus so it can be put on either left or right side of the physiotherapeutic table depending on the side of the patient's hip damage ( Figure 4 )
  • Moving is accomplished by making use of horizontal linear electric motor (14) ( Figure 3 ).
  • the assembly for moving along X axis (3) is further connected to the fixator of the proximal part of the lower leg (4) and the fixator of the distal part of the lower leg (5) ( Figure 1 ).
  • the fixator of the proximal part of the lower leg (4) is used for placing and accommodation of the proximal part of the patient's leg and enables the traction force in the range of 0-1000 N ( Figure 5 ).
  • the fixator of the proximal part of the lower leg (4), in its lower part comprises ball bearing assembly (11) which enables traction (ventral/lateral/caudal) by rotation in all directions of 60 degrees ( Figure 1 ).
  • Ball bearing assembly (11) consists of ball (20), delimiter (21), housing of the ball bearing assembly (23), slider (22), spring (24) and linear electric motor (25) for the ball bearing assembly ( Figure 9 ).
  • Activation of the linear electric motor (25) causes oppression of the spring (24) which then causes moving of the slider (22) ( Figure 9 ).
  • Slider (22) is construed in a way that it has a slope on which the delimiter (21) slides and by this delimiter is moved along Z axis.
  • Upper part of the fixator of the proximal part of lower leg (4) comprises ball bearing assembly (11) which enables more comfortable accommodation of the leg and the handle of the proximal part of the lower leg (10a) ( Figure 1 ).
  • Handle of the proximal part of the lower leg (10a) comprises sensor (18) which reads the intensity of the applied traction force ( Figure 5 ).
  • Right linear electric motor (19) drives fixator of the proximal part of the lower leg (4) which moves along Z axis in the range of 150 mm.
  • Fixator of the distal part of the lower leg (5) contains in the upper part the ball bearing assembly (15) and handle of the proximal part of the lower leg (10b), the said fixator moving along Z axis in the range of 200 mm using left linear electric motor (16) ( Figure 4 ).
  • Ball bearing assembly (11) which are part of the fixator of the proximal part of the lower leg (4) and the fixator of the distal part of the lower leg (5) enable the mobility of the handle of the proximal part of the lower leg (10a) and the handle of the distal part of the lower leg (10b) in order to place the thigh and lower part of the leg in optimal position according to patient's hi damage characteristics and respecting the type of traction force to be applied (ventral/caudal/lateral) ( Figure 1 ).
  • Screen (8) and screen receptor (9) are installed on the assembly for moving along X axis (3) ( Figure 1 ).
  • Screen 8 serves in the process of controlling all electric motors comprised by the apparatus according to the invention. These could be operated by mobile devices, tablets or computers enabling the physical therapist to set and modulate the intensity, direction and the duration of the application of the traction force, in any point of time, to be applied on the patient.
  • Lateral traction mechanism consists of pulley (33), cable (34), thigh belt (35), lateral sensor (36) and lateral DC worm electric motor (37), lateral sensor (36) being placed between lateral DC worm electric motor (37) and the thigh belt. Housing of the lateral traction mechanism (38) is equipped with emergency button (39).
  • Fixation mechanism contains belt (26), sponge part (27), adjusting means (28) and fastening means (29), part of the being boarded up with thin sponge and covered with leather material or leather imitation material coating the sponge part (24) ( Figure 8 ).
  • Sponge part (27) is placed on the pelvis of the patient on the level of the hip and it is adjusted by the adjusting means (28) and fastening means (29) which is under the table.
  • the pelvis is put in the fixed position enabling successful traction of the femur in relation to the acetabulum ( Figure 8 ).
  • Vibration unit consists of belt (30), housing of the vibration unit (31) containing electric motor with excentre (32) producing vibrations in the range of 0-33 Hz, while housing of the vibration unit contains belt reception part. Intensity and the duration of the vibration is determined and controlled through web based software using screen/mobile phone/computer. Vibration unit is placed on the thigh and the vibrations produced thereby cause muscle and surrounding structures relaxation ( Figure 7 ).
  • synergistic action of the traction and vibration enables synovial liquid, present in the joint, to be evenly distributed and to get through the damaged parts of the cartilage.
  • the software enables the user to operate all the electric motors (13, 14, 16, 19, 32, 37) and set up and modulate duration, direction and intensity of the traction force and duration and intensity of the vibration in any point of time.
  • the apparatus is intended for use in a clinical setting.
  • the treatment duration is approximately 20 minutes and it repeated according to the severity of the underlying disease, typically 3 times a week during 1-2 months.
  • the traction force used is mostly around 400 N and the vibration frequency is around 7 Hz (relaxation of the muscles and surrounding structures).
  • This method of treatment is superior to manual traction and vibration technique since it is not dependent on the human factor and more efficiently alleviates pain and postpones or even completely eliminates the need for surgery of the hip in patients with coxarthrosis, nerve compression syndrome, hip labral tear and the like.

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