ES1176058U - Immobilizing stretcher to perform x-rays/ultrasound or other tests on animals. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Immobilizing stretcher to perform radiographs/ultrasound or other tests on animals that is characterized by having: - a rigid and resistant frame of radiolucent material (1). - a fabric screen that is resistant to traction (2) (that supports the patient's weight), with a cover to hold the frame and must be radiolucent, - a screen made with the part of the ribbon with loops (3), which will be adhered on the screen (2). - clamping straps (6) on whose ends are attached hook tape (5). - non-radiopaque resistant fabric harness (4), to which the tape face is attached with hooks (5). - blanket or screen of small size (7), with a border around its perimeter of hook tape (5). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

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DESCRIPTION

Immobilizer stretcher for radiographs / ultrasounds or other animal tests. Technology Sector

This utility model is developed in the field of veterinary medicine and related areas that need the immobilization and manipulation of small animals, it is an important tool in the management of pets, laboratory animals and others to which radiographs must be made / ultrasound or other tests where the movement to the patient should be reduced and sedation is not always necessary.

Background of the invention

Normally in the manipulation of pets there are protocol techniques for immobilization according to the species and the technique dictates some clear ideas of the position and pressure points according to the pet, for example in cats the technique dictates (supported by some studies) that the cat (not all) taking them with a cutaneous fold above the neck, behind the ears as it is loaded by the mother causes the level of stress in these types of pets to drop during the clinical manipulation. In the rabbit it is different having to perform another type of manipulation that is to make cradle with the arms, holding it with its back facing up. The majority of these immobilization and pet handling techniques generate the need for an assistant (assistant or owner).

It is also usual to use dangerous chemical doses with anesthetics that will endanger the life of the patient (especially exotic animals, where some doses have not been corroborated in studies. Having to carry out trials starting with minimum doses and subsequently increasing).

Another problem arises when this technique must be done under the field of RX or other diagnostic imaging techniques by placing at risk with exposures to the technician in RX or the assistant, having to get their hands off the influence of the radiation field.

It is known by professionals that the stress that this type of tests generates for the animal can alter the results especially when investigations are carried out.

Explanation of the invention

The instrument that has been developed allows the veterinarian and other professionals the physical immobilization of the patient without resorting to complicated maneuvers according to the species or chemical doses; it consists of a rigid frame that supports the weight of the patient and in which a screen made of a resistant fiber (canvas or nylon fabric) is tensioned and covering it completely of the loop part (of a hook and loop tape) as wide as possible commercially; The wider this type of tape, the less open joints to do between the strips of hook and loop tape type tape and the less interference the image will be made when using imaging equipment (RX, Tomograph, Ultrasound). The complementary part of the immobilizer stretcher consists of the other part of the adhesive tape (hooks) fixed to the type of strong fabric that is preferred (nylon, canvas or other types of resistant fabric) and that are the most translucent

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possible to the type of emission of the equipment that is decided to use (RX, Tomografo, Ultrasound). The choice of materials is important because some are radiopaque and others put the patient at risk as they prevent him from breathing. It can be anatomically shaped with respect to the species in which it will be used, such as harnesses for: cats, small dogs, rabbits and other exotic four-legged. In some species, due to their size or anatomical shape, they will be required from straps with hook tape at the ends and even for those of small size (canary, Swiss mouse, hamster, some reptiles and / or other exotic animals) flexible translucent screens type nylon blanket to which an edge of hook tape will be installed and with this can be placed on the loop screen (stretcher) to the patient and immobilize with the tapes, with the harness or with the blanket. Immobilized the patient we can move it on the immobilizer stretcher and leave it in the appropriate position to make the patient radiograph without having to wear the protective material and even and expose the radiation several times as it is currently done or interfere with the image when this It is so small (hamster, canaries, Swiss mouse or others with difficult manipulation) that it requires immobilization with gloved hands with radioprotective material.

In the placement of harnesses whenever possible you can count on the collaboration of the owner, minimizing stress to the pet.

Industrial application

With this utility model, the immobilizer stretcher will be manufactured to carry out radiographs / ultrasounds or other tests on cats, pets and other species with reusable or non-reusable character, in the appropriate materials in plastic, carbon fiber, PVC, nylon, canvas or new raw materials that are radiolucent and / or very little radiopaque. The stretcher will be modified in its shape to fit any type of equipment and pet.

Brief description of the drawings

Figure 1.- It shows a front view of the immobilizer stretcher to perform radiographs / ultrasounds or other tests on cats, pets and other species, where it is presented: Rigid frame. Support fabric. Loop tape covering the entire screen.

Figure 2.- Side view of the immobilizer stretcher to perform radiographs / ultrasound or other tests on cats, pets and other species, where it is presented: Rigid frame. Support fabric.

Figure 3.- Shows the view of some accessories for the patient immobilization table: Harness, where you can see the position of the hook tape. View of different models of straps for fastening, at whose ends hook strips are fixed.

Figure 4.- Front view of some models of rimmed blankets with hook tape for immobilization of the patient in the realization of radiographs / ultrasound or other tests on small animals.

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Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

The immobilizer stretcher will have the appropriate size for each equipment to be used, taking into account the maximum area of the scanning beam of each equipment (tomograph, digital RX or plate), in this project a stretcher for a screen of standard phosphor of 42 cm x 53 cm., whose frame (1) is made of radiolucent material, very resistant as it has been the 6 mm glass fiber and resin tube or PVC rigid plastic tube and using a radiograph verify that they are Little radiopaque It will be ensured that the coupling tubes in the corners of the frame have the same characteristics of radiolucency and resistance. This frame has a tensile screen (2) (which supports the patient's weight) and a sheath is made on the perimeter where the frame will be housed. The loop tape (3) (with its self-adhesive or sewn according to the manufacturer's instructions) is fixed on this support fabric, the tape used is 10 cm wide. The face of the tape that has a hook for this task is not used because on this screen the patient will be accommodated and some have long hair as is the case of the Persian cat and this will pose a problem when it comes to lifting the patient, so that The part of the hook tape is recommended to be fixed in the accessory.

Accessories: In the tests carried out, both the straps (6) of radiolucida nylon fabric have been proven useful to which the hook tapes (5) at their ends have been fixed by sewing or adhesion, as a strap that allows the immobilization of the patient without interfering with the radiographic image.

Likewise, harnesses (4) made of polyester and / or nylon, which are fixed away from the edges, hooks of 2 cm and 5 cm.

The blanket (7), no less effective that has been tested is a 20 cm x 20 cm screen of very breathable and radiolucent nylon fabric with an adequate pore size that allows the patient to breathe naturally; To this fabric a hook tape trim is attached throughout its perimeter so that it has a good adhesion on the screen and thus decreases the patient's freedom of movement when it is on the stretcher and covered with it, allowing dorso-ventral RX and other positions with very good image quality, without hurting the small patient and with minimal manipulation (used in hamster and egg retention in canaries).

Claims (4)

5 10 fifteen twenty 25 30 35 1. Immobilizer stretcher to perform radiographs / ultrasounds or other animal tests characterized by having: - A rigid and resistant frame made of radiolucent material (1). - A screen of tensile resistant fabric (2) (which supports the patient's weight), with a cover to accommodate the frame and must be radiolucent. - A screen made with the part of the tape with loops (3), which will be attached to the screen (2). - Fastening straps (6) at whose ends hook tape has been fixed (5). - Harness of resistant non-radiopaque fabric (4), to which the tape face is attached with hooks (5). - Blanket or screen of small size (7), with trim around its perimeter of hook tape (5).
2. Immobilizer stretcher to perform radiographs / ultrasounds or other tests to animals, according to claim 1 characterized in that its components (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) are made of radiolucent materials with little interference to X-rays and ultrasound waves .
3. Immobilizer stretcher to perform x-rays / ultrasound or other tests to animals, according to claim 1 and 2 characterized in that it allows the minimum patient manipulation and ace! fix and even hold the patient mechanically by using hook tapes (5) and loop (3).
4. Immobilizer stretcher to perform x-rays / ultrasound or other tests to animals, according to claim 1 and 3 characterized in that the loop screen (3) and the hook tapes (5) allow to adhere and release for multiple tests.