JP2015228938A - Sternum deformation prevention equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide sternum deformation prevention equipment which not only can be fitted to a trunk and can buffer impact and stress applied from outside with a cushioning material, and can safely and reliably perform shape retention, but also can exert favorably wearing feeling, can put a correction pad onto and intensively press an incised sternum injury part, and can prevent the sternum deformation and effectively protect the sternum injury part.SOLUTION: Sternum deformation prevention equipment 1 is integrally formed by a sternum support body 2, both side support bodies 9, and back part support body 10, in accordance with an outline of a trunk 16 and can be opened in a back side. In the sternum deformation prevention equipment 1, a sheet-like cushioning material 14 is internally arranged along an inner peripheral face, an opening part 3 with a required width is formed in the sternum support body 2, and a correction pad 4 is attachably/detachably attached in the opening 3 with an attachment band 5 so as to correspond to the sternum injury part.

Description

The present invention relates to a sternal deformation prevention device, and more particularly, to a sternum deformation prevention device that is mounted after pediatric cardiac surgery to prevent sternum deformation and effectively protect a wound.

When a child such as a newborn, an infant, or an infant undergoes surgery such as the heart by incising the sternum vertically, the sternum wound at the incision site may bulge after suturing. . For this reason, conservative therapy has been proposed in which a sternum deformation prevention device is attached after surgery to prevent such sternum deformation, and the wound is protected while preventing sternum deformation.

By the way, as such a sternum deformation prevention device, JP-A-2002-345868 (Patent Document 1).
), The chest support and the back support can be freely attached to the trunk through an attachment band, and a correction pad substantially the same shape as the chest support is attached to the inner surface of the chest support. Have been disclosed.
And this sternum deformation prevention device is to apply the correction pad not only to the sternum wound part of the incision site but also to the entire chest part, and always wear it with a wearing band to protect the wound part while preventing deformation of the sternum. is there.

JP 2012-61027 A (Patent Document 2) discloses that a chest support and a back support of a strip-shaped piece can be mounted via a mounting band, and the inner surface of the chest support is attached to the sternum wound part. Applicable size correction pad attached, and utility model registration No. 31658
No. 17 (Patent Document 3) discloses that a small piece of chest support is attachable via an attachment band, and a correction pad having a size corresponding to the sternum wound is provided on the inner surface of the chest support. Each attached is disclosed.
And the chest deformation prevention device constructed as described above protects the wound while keeping the orthopedic pad attached to the sternum wound at the incision site and pressing it with the wearing band at all times in a pressing manner. It is what you want to do.

JP 2002-345868 A JP 2012-61027 A Utility Model Registration No. 3165817

By the way, the sternum deformation prevention device described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 is capable of firmly holding a chest support and a back support with an attachment band in accordance with the trunk, while maintaining the shape, while the correction pad is a chest support. Because it is formed in almost the same shape as the sternum wound at the incision site,
As a result, the entire sternum is pressed, and as a result, the pressing force is dispersed to prevent intensive correction of the sternum wound, and the correction efficiency is extremely poor.
Further, apart from the chest support, since the back support and the mounting band are directly applied to the trunk, it is easy to cause an unpleasant wearing feeling as a whole.

In addition, in the sternal deformation prevention devices described in Patent Documents 2 and 3, since a correction pad having a size corresponding to the sternum wound is attached to the chest support, the correction pad is applied to the sternum wound at the incision site. It can be pressed and can always effectively perform intensive correction of the sternum wound, but the chest support and back support are formed in strips, so they can be applied to the trunk. The area is small, and as a result, when it is worn on the trunk with a wearing band, the wearing becomes insufficient, and in some cases it may cause rattling, etc., and there is a problem not only in shape retention but also in correction effect is there.

The present invention solves the conventional problems, and always shocks and stresses can be buffered while being fitted to the trunk with a cushioning material, so that the shape can be maintained safely and reliably, and a good wearing feeling can be obtained. It is intended to provide a sternum deformity prevention device that can effectively protect the sternum wound part while presenting and pressing the correction pad intensively while applying the correction pad to the sternum wound part of the incision site, while preventing deformation of the sternum. is there.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a rear-openable sternum in which a chest support body, both side support bodies and a back support body are integrally formed in accordance with the contour of the trunk. An anti-deformation device, wherein the anti-sternal device is provided with a sheet-like cushioning material along its inner peripheral surface, and an opening having a required width is formed in the chest support. The gist of the present invention is a sternal deformation prevention device, characterized in that a correction pad is detachably attached to the sternum wound portion via an attachment band.

The invention described in claim 2 of the present invention is summarized in the sternum deformation prevention device according to claim 1, wherein a pressure sensitive sensor is attached to the correction pad.

The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that the cushioning material is formed into a sheet shape by α-gel, and the sternum deformation prevention device according to claim 1 or 2 is characterized. is there.

Since the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is configured as described above, the chest support body, the both side support bodies, and the back support body are always fitted from the outside while being fitted to the trunk with the cushioning material. In addition to being able to buffer the impact and stress, the shape can be maintained safely and reliably, and a good wearing feeling is exhibited. Moreover, since the correction pad corresponding to the sternum wound is attached to the opening of the chest support, it is possible to press the correction pad intensively while properly applying the correction pad to the sternum wound, Not only can the deformation of the sternum always be effectively prevented, but also the sternum wound can be effectively protected.

Since the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is configured as described above, the pressing force by the correction pad is measured with the pressure sensor, and the sternum wound is constantly pressed with the appropriate pressing force. Deformation can be effectively prevented.

Since the invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is configured as described above, it is highly shock-absorbing and is fitted to the trunk with an α-gel cushioning material excellent in the performance of mitigating the impact. The shock and stress from the outside can be buffered safely and reliably.

It is a front view which shows one Example of this invention. It is a rear view which shows one Example of this invention. It is a top view which shows one Example of this invention. It is sectional drawing which follows the AA line of FIG. It is a front view which shows the use condition of one Example of this invention.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated based on one Example shown on drawing.

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a rear-opening sternal deformation prevention device formed in accordance with the contour of the trunk, and the sternum deformation prevention device 1 is It is molded integrally with a thermoplastic resin such as subortholene or soft polyethylene. 2 is the sternum deformation prevention device 1
A substantially inverted U-shaped chest support body 3 is formed with a wide opening formed in the central portion of the chest support body 2, and 4 is provided in the opening 3 so as to correspond to the sternum wound part at the incision site. An orthodontic pad detachably attached via an attaching band 5 is a pressure sensor 6 incorporated in the orthodontic pad 4 to measure the pressing force on the sternum wound. Examples of the pressure sensor 6 include: A commercially available “ultra-thin pressure-sensitive rubber sensor” manufactured by Asahi Rubber Co., Ltd. can be suitably used. The measurement of the pressing force by the pressure-sensitive sensor 6 is set to be displayed on the attachment band 5 by a known circuit. The attachment band 5 is a chest support 2 with male and female surface fasteners 7 and 8. (See FIGS. 1, 3, and 4).

9 is a bilateral support integrally connected to both sides of the chest support 2, 10 is an openable and closable dorsal back support integrally connected to the both side supports 9, 11 The back support 1
A mounting band provided to open and close 0, and the mounting band 11 has male and female surface fasteners 12 and 13 to fasten and tighten the back support 10 so as to be openable and closable (FIGS. 2 to 2). 4). Reference numeral 14 denotes a sheet-like cushioning material installed on the inner peripheral surface of the sternum deformation prevention device 1 so as to fit the trunk and cushion external shocks and stresses.
The cushioning material 14 is formed in a sheet shape by α-gel, and “α-gel (trade name)” manufactured by Business Creation Laboratory, Inc. can be suitably used as the α-gel. In addition, 15 is a pair of shoulder straps attached on both sides of the chest support 2 toward the back support 10 and 16 is a trunk of the human body.

As shown in FIG. 5, the embodiment configured as described above is attached to the trunk 16 especially after a pediatric heart surgery to prevent the sternum from being deformed and to effectively protect the wound. That is, first, the back support 10 constituting the sternal deformation prevention device 1 is operated to expand, and the opening 3 is made to correspond to the sternum wound at the incision site while the cushioning material 14 is brought into contact with the outer periphery of the trunk 16. The chest support 2 is applied to the chest, and the side support 9 and the back support 10 are respectively applied to the corresponding trunk 16 parts, and then the back support 10 is closed with the wearing band 11. Then, the sternum deformation prevention device 1 is attached to the trunk 16. At this time, the cushioning material 14 formed of α-gel has high shock absorption and excellent performance for mitigating the impact. Therefore, the cushioning material 14 not only fits the trunk 16 and has a good wearing feeling, but also supports the chest. 2. Together with both side support 9 and back support 10, it is possible to safely and reliably buffer external impacts and stresses.

When the attachment of the sternum deformation prevention device 1 to the trunk 16 is completed, the correction pad 4 is applied to the sternum wound part and attached to the thoracic support 2 with a required pressing force by the attachment band 5 to prevent the sternum from being deformed. At this time, since the correction pad 4 is applied to the sternum wound part, the sternum wound part can be pressed intensively and always protected while effectively preventing the deformation of the sternum. I can do it. In addition, since the pressing force of the correction pad 4 by the attachment band 5 is detected and displayed by the pressure-sensitive sensor-6, the pressing force of the correction pad 4 by the attachment band 5 can always be appropriately adjusted while being measured. It is possible to effectively prevent the sternum from being deformed with an appropriate pressing force at all times.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sternum deformation prevention equipment 2 Chest support body 3 Opening part 4 Correction pad 5 Mounting band 6 Pressure sensor
9 Side support 10 Back support 14 Cushioning material 16 Trunk

Claims (3)

A sternal deformity prevention device which can be opened rearward by integrally forming a chest support, both side supports and a back support in accordance with the contour of the trunk, and the sternal deformation prevention device is arranged along its inner peripheral surface. In addition, a sheet-like cushioning material is provided, and an opening of the required width is formed in the chest support, and a correction pad is detachable through the attachment band to correspond to the sternum wound in the opening. A sternal deformity prevention device, characterized by being attached to the sternum. 2. The sternum deformation prevention device according to claim 1, wherein a pressure sensitive sensor is attached to the correction pad. The sternum deformation preventing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cushioning material is formed into a sheet shape by α-gel.

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