JP2005137633A - Clavicle fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive clavicle fixture capable of relieving the physical disorder and pressure pain etc. from a user and allowing the user to use the fixture for a long period of time without becoming fatigued. <P>SOLUTION: Clavicles are fixed at normal positions by pulling out fixing belts 31 and 32 with hollow cushion parts 33 in the shape of cylindrical pipes, via the shoulders, above the clavicles, and the axillary cavities, toward the back of the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a clavicle fixing device used for healing a clavicle damaged by a fracture or the like, and more particularly to a clavicle fixing device that reduces a sense of incongruity or pressure pain during use.

  If the clavicle is severely damaged, such as a clavicle fracture, it is necessary to keep the clavicle in a normal position until the affected part is healed. Therefore, for example, a clavicle fixing tool as shown in Patent Document 1 is provided.

  This clavicle fixing device includes a back support portion extending along the spine, a pair of fixing belts having one end extending in a V shape from the upper end of the back support portion, and a waistline direction from the lower end of the back support portion. A waist belt extending toward the end, and the distal end (free end) of the fixation belt passes through the collarbone from the shoulder and connects to the lower end of the backrest portion via an axilla (so-called armpit) ing.

  According to this, since the fixing belt seems to be hung on the upper body, both shoulders warp backward (rear side), it looks like a chest, and the collarbone is held in the normal position. It has become so.

  As described above, most conventional clavicle fixing devices are applied with a fixing belt from the shoulder to the axilla, so that the load is particularly easily applied to the axilla. Therefore, the fixed belt is provided with a cushion mat or the like having cushioning properties, and the cushion mat reduces the pressure.

  However, the following problems remain in such a configuration. In other words, methods such as increasing the thickness of the cushion mat or using a material with a high cushioning property have been often used to reduce pressure pain, but if the cushion mat is increased in thickness, While the pressure pain at the part where the load is captured can be reduced, the amount of increase in the volume increases the biting into the axilla and the like, and the pressure pain at that part becomes worse.

  In particular, the clavicle is the slowest growing bone in the human body and difficult to heal, and inevitably takes longer to heal than other bones. One of the most important items is that it does not get tired even if it is used.

  In addition, if the cushion mat is increased, the cost of the material is increased as much as it is increased, and the processing cost is undeniable.

JP-A-9-299391

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and its purpose is to provide a low cost clavicle fixing device that reduces discomfort and pressure pain and does not get tired even if used for a long time. is there.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention has several features described below. That is, the invention of claim 1 is a clavicle fixing device comprising a fixing belt that is drawn from the shoulder over the clavicle through the axilla to the back side, wherein the fixing belt is made of a rod-like body having cushioning properties. It is characterized by that.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the fixed belt includes a cushion portion having a hollow cylindrical pipe shape and a core member inserted into the cushion portion.

  The invention of claim 3 further includes a back support portion extending downward along the spine from the vicinity of the base of the head and neck, and the fixing belt has one end connected to the upper end of the back support, The end side is connected to the lower end side of the backrest portion.

  The invention of claim 4 is characterized in that a position adjusting means for adjusting the length of the fixed belt is provided between the backrest portion and the fixed belt.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, by using a rod-like body having a hollow inside, the fixing belt can be passed through the most stable position of the axilla portion and can be constructed with a minimum volume. be able to.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, since the shape is a cylindrical pipe shape, the pressure on the skin can be further suppressed, and the tube shape is partially deformed along the unevenness of the body, and the load is reduced. It can escape effectively.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the load applied to the fixed belt can be received by the backrest portion. According to invention of Claim 4, the load by a fixing belt can be easily adjusted by adjusting the length of a fixing belt according to a user's body shape, age, and a symptom.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a clavicle fixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof. This clavicle fixing device 1 is formed in a loop shape from the vicinity of the base of the head and neck of the human body to the back support portion 2 extending downward along the cervical spine and from the upper end to the lower end of the back support portion 2. A pair of left and right fixing belts 31 and 32 are provided.

  Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the back pad 2 has a back pad 21 formed in a rectangular shape along the spine, a back pad 21 disposed in the center, and an upper end side extending toward both shoulders. Shoulder pad 22 and are sewn together.

  The back pad 21 is made of a cloth material having an appropriate cushioning property and air permeability (for example, felt fabric, quilting fabric, etc.), and in this example, it is made of two cloth materials that are bonded together and the periphery thereof is sewn.

  A reinforcing plate 211 made of a rectangular aluminum plate is provided along the spine inside the back pad 21. The reinforcing plate 211 only needs to have an appropriate complementary shape in order to support the shape of the back pad 21, and the material and shape can be arbitrarily changed according to specifications such as an iron plate or a resin plate.

  In this embodiment, the back pad 21 is made of a cloth material having an appropriate cushioning property. However, for example, a cushion material such as a sponge may be covered with a cloth or the like.

  In addition, in consideration of hygroscopicity and quick-drying, some mesh fabrics may be used, some of which may be processed to suppress allergic reactions to the skin, etc. It is included in the present invention.

  The shoulder pad 22 is made of a cloth material having an appropriate cushioning property and air permeability like the back pad 21. In this example, the shoulder pad 22 is made of two pieces of cloth material bonded together and integrally sewn at the periphery. The back pad 21 is integrally attached to the center of the back surface of the shoulder pad 22 (the front side in FIG. 2).

  The shoulder pad 22 has pad bodies 221 and 221 whose upper ends extend toward both shoulders, and the lower end is formed in a substantially T shape extending toward the lower end of the back pad 21. The shoulder pad 22 may also be partially meshed in consideration of hygroscopicity and quick drying, and may be processed to suppress allergic reactions to the skin and the like. Good.

  In this embodiment, the back pad 21 and the shoulder pad 22 are provided with appropriate cushioning properties themselves, but are further provided with a detachable cushion pad in order to further improve the cushioning properties according to the specifications. Also good.

  Buckles 23 and 23 for supporting adjusting belts 41 and 42 as adjusting means to be described later are provided on both side surfaces on the lower end side of the back pad 21. The buckles 23, 23 include locking rings 231, 231 through which the adjustment belts 41, 42 are inserted, and holding portions 232, 232 for holding the locking rings 231, 231 on the back pad side 21.

  The adjustment belts 41 and 42 are belt bodies that are inserted into the locking rings 231 and 231. In this embodiment, the loop surface 43 is half the center and the other half is the hook surface 44. It consists of a hook-and-loop fastener.

  In this embodiment, the adjustment belts 41 and 42 are formed of hook-and-loop fasteners. However, any other belts that can adjust the positions of the fixing belts 31 and 32 can be appropriately selected and used. In the present invention, the adjusting means of the adjusting belts 41 and 42 is an optional matter.

  The fixing belts 31 and 32 have upper ends fixed to the tip ends of the pad bodies 221 and 221 of the back pad 21 and other ends fixed to the adjustment belts 41 and 42, whereby a loop through which both arms can be inserted is fixed. Is formed. Here, each of the fixed belts 31 and 32 has the same shape that is bilaterally symmetric, and in the following, one of the fixed belts 31 will be described as an example.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the fixing belt 31 is a tube-shaped (cylindrical pipe-shaped) cushion portion 33 having an insertion hole therein, and is inserted into the cushion portion 33, and substantially includes the pad main body 221 and the adjustment belt 41. And a core member 34 fixed to the head.

  The cushion portion 33 is made of a material having cushioning properties such as foamed polyurethane, and in this embodiment, a material having a diameter of 30 to 40 mm × length of 50 to 60 mm is used. The surface of the cushion portion 33 is covered with a cover 331 made of cloth or the like. In this embodiment, a material that is gentle to human skin is used. In addition, the diameter and length of the cushion part 33 can be arbitrarily changed according to a specification.

  According to this, since the cushion part 33 is formed in a cylindrical tube shape, the cushion part 33 is pulled out to the back side through the shortest route of the axilla part, and the cushion part 33 does not give unnecessary pressure pain to the axilla part. The portion 33 is appropriately deformed, so that there is an effect of relieving pain.

  The core member 34 is formed of a string body having a predetermined length. In this embodiment, the core member 34 is formed by bringing together general cotton yarns. Both ends of the core material 34 are fixed to the pad main body 221 of the shoulder pad 21 and the adjustment belt 41, respectively.

  In this embodiment, the core member 34 is formed of a string in which cotton yarns are brought together. However, for example, rubber yarn or the like may be wound together so as to have elasticity. In addition, a resin yarn having cushioning properties may be further knitted so that the core material 34 itself is made of cushion.

  Next, an example of a procedure for using the clavicle fixing device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. The method of use is very simple. First, the adjustment belts 41 and 42 are removed from the locking rings 231 and 231.

  Next, the back pad 2 is applied so as to be parallel along the spine on the back of the patient H. While the back pad 2 is pressed against the back, one fixing belt 31 is passed from the shoulder 50 over the clavicle 51 and the axilla 52, and the adjustment belt 41 at the tip is locked to the buckle 23.

  Similarly, the other fixing belt 42 is passed from the shoulder 50 over the clavicle portion 51 to the axillary portion 52, and the adjustment belt 42 at the tip thereof is locked to the buckle 23. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the fixing belts 41 and 42 are stuck on the upper body of the patient H.

  In this state, the attachment operator completes the attachment of the clavicle fixing device 1 by adjusting the adjustment belts 41 and 42 to the position where the upper body of the patient H is in the normal position.

  According to this, the fixing belts 31 and 32 are pulled out from the shoulder 40 over the collarbone 51 through the axilla 52 to the back pad 2 by the shortest route, so that unnecessary compression pain is given to the human body. There is no. Moreover, the load can be buffered when the cylindrical cushion part 33 deform | transforms moderately.

The front view of the clavicle fixing tool which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The rear view of the clavicle instrument of the said embodiment. Sectional drawing which showed the internal structure of the fixed belt typically. Explanatory drawing explaining the use condition of a clavicle fixing tool. Explanatory drawing explaining the use condition of a clavicle fixing tool.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Clavicle fixing tool 2 Back pad 31, 32 Fixing belt 33 Cushion part 34 Core material 41, 42 Adjustment belt

Claims (4)

In the clavicle fixing device comprising a fixing belt that is pulled out from the shoulder over the clavicle and through the axilla to the back side,
The fixing belt is characterized in that the fixing belt is made of a rod-like body having a cushioning inside and having a hollow inside.   The clavicle fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing belt includes a cushion portion having a cylindrical pipe shape and a core member inserted into the cushion portion.   A back support portion that extends downward along the spine from the vicinity of the base of the head and neck, and the fixing belt has one end connected to the upper end of the back support and the other end connected to the back support. The clavicle fixing device according to claim 1 or 2, connected to the lower end side.   The clavicle fixing device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein an adjusting means for adjusting a length of the fixing belt is provided between the backrest portion and the fixing belt.

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