JP4269038B2 - Preventive protective equipment for falls - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a preventive protective device for a fall fracture that prevents a fracture of the femoral neck by mitigating the impact received by the greater trochanter when an elderly person falls.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Since elderly people tend to fall even during normal walking, they often cause fractures, and various measures for preventing this have been proposed.
[0003]
As an example of conventional proposals, an attempt has been made to protect the hip protector formed in a substantially dome shape by covering the neck of the femur from the outside, and this hip protector is fixed by a belt wrapped around the hip and thigh. However, it is not easy to walk with the belt on or with the belt on the thigh, which is not suitable for the elderly.
[0004]
In addition to this, it is recommended to attach the hip protector with a joining member or removable adhesive, but it is difficult to securely fix the hip protector to the position corresponding to the femoral neck, and the adhesive itself is repeated. Proposals have been made to prevent accidents of the elderly and physically debilitated persons by sewing trousers with protectors, because they cannot withstand the use of all of them. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
[0005]
However, the trouser 40 capable of protecting the femoral neck according to the present proposal has a crotch portion 43 between the abdomen 41, the buttocks 42 and the openings for both legs as illustrated in FIG. Each hip protector is covered in a pocket 44 at a position corresponding to the left and right femoral necks when the trousers 40 are worn by making each hip protector flexible while covering the part corresponding to the femoral neck. Has been. For this reason, the trousers 40 have been fixed in the position of the hip protector and difficult to walk. However, since the trousers 40 are formed in a long trouser shape as a whole and have a considerable hardness, It is not easy to put on and take off for people with physical weakness, it is aroused to feel irritated for daily use, and it is necessary to eliminate these mental problems for regular use. It was difficult.
[0006]
In particular, in order to avoid the “bedridden” state that has hindered its independence due to aging as in recent years, prevention measures for femoral neck fractures, which account for 10% of bedridden factors, are attracting attention. As a result, the incidence of falls up to about 20% of the elderly at home and the situation of the frequency of fractures at the time of fall of about 10% tend not to be ignored.
[0007]
Furthermore, femoral neck fracture is difficult to maintain walking ability after discharge, and its tendency is due to age-related changes and lack of physical activity. The impact-reducing pants to protect against falling fractures are practically used due to the following problems and cannot withstand actual use.
[0008]
(1) Since it is difficult for an elderly person to attach and remove alone, it is difficult to use stool.
(2) The hip protector is uncomfortable after wearing and uncomfortable.
(3) The target age is restricted because it cannot be worn on paper diapers or incontinence pants.
(4) Since it causes overall stuffiness, it cannot be used for a long time.
[0009]
For the reasons described above, measures to prevent fractures of the femoral neck when an elderly person falls etc. are a problem that is urgently desired to solve, but by reducing the impact on the greater trochanter during a fall, the femur There was no practical preventive protective device that could prevent fractures in the neck.
[0010]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In view of the above situation, the present invention proposes a practical fracture prevention measure that solves the above-mentioned problems, and can be easily attached and removed, while not causing discomfort in wearing and at the time of a fall, the greater trochanter part There is provided a preventive protective device for fall fractures that can satisfactorily prevent the fracture of the femoral neck while reliably mitigating the impact on the neck.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
For this purpose, the present invention integrates a back body cut into a V shape, a front body cut into a V shape and connected to the lower body and the lower body, and an upper end portion of the rear body and an upper end portion of the front body. an elastic member joining a pair of side body provided with stitched spread like on one end to the right and left sides of the back body, with and an absorbent pad you absorb the shock is mounted on each of the pair of side body The other end of each of the pair of side bodies is provided by providing one side of the surface fastener at the other end of each of the pair of side bodies and providing the other side of the surface fastener at a predetermined position on the front surface of the front body. The hook-and-loop fastener is joined to the front surface of the front body, and the absorbent pad is configured to contact the greater trochanter part of the user.
[0013]
The fall protection fracture protective device according to the present invention can be easily attached / detached according to the respective configurations, and at the same time, does not arouse a sense of incongruity in wearing, and surely reduces the impact received on the greater trochanter part even during a fall. It functions so that the fracture of the femoral neck can be prevented well.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The first protective device for fall fracture according to the present invention includes a front body that connects the back body and the front body so as to form a pants form or a diaper form, one end coupled to both sides of the back body, and the other end It is comprised from a pair of side body which can be attached or detached to the front body, and an absorption pad attached to the side body.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment relating to a first fall fracture preventive protective device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0015]
FIG. 1 is an embodiment showing a state where the first preventive protective device of the present invention is mounted. In order to prevent the fracture of the femoral neck, it is necessary to mitigate the impact applied to the greater trochanter, and therefore the preventive protective device 1 has the absorbent pad 7 stably at the position shown in the figure. It will be worn on the body to be placed.
[0016]
In the preventive protective device 1 according to the present embodiment, the back body 2 and the front body 3 form the pants 4. Therefore, even if the user is an elderly person or the like, the pants 4 are opened with the side-viewing body 5 open. The protective protector 1 can be easily attached to the greater trochanter part simply by wearing the.
[0017]
After wearing the preventive protective equipment 1, just make sure that the right and left armpits 5 and 5 are fixed to the front body 3 with the fasteners 8 while confirming that the absorbent pads 7 are in the pockets 6 of the armpits 5 The pad 7 can be accurately applied to the greater trochanter part.
[0018]
Moreover, the lower part of the back body 2 and the front body 3 is provided with a collar 9, and the front collar 9-1 is sealed in a state where it can be opened by being joined by the front body 3 and the fastener 10. Has been. And the part of the front heel 9-1 can be removed from the fastener 10 at the time of stool and attached to the fixing fastener 11 provided in the back body 2 as will be described later. This eliminates the need to remove them one after another.
[0019]
Next, FIG. 2 is a front view (a) and a plan view (b) showing an embodiment of the preventive protective device 1.
As shown in the front view (a), the preventive protective device 1 adopting the pants 4 form is integrally joined by the elastic body 13 in a state where the back body 2 and the front body 3 are overlapped with each other at the upper end portion 12. In the lower part of the back body 2 and the front body 3, a ridge 9 is provided. The front heel 9-1 of the heel 9 is joined and sealed by the fastener 10 provided on the front body 3, and is formed so that it can be opened when necessary.
[0020]
The back body 2 in the present embodiment is cut into a V shape by adopting a stretchable mesh fabric having good air permeability, while extending the upper end portion 12 to a position where it overlaps the upper end portion 12 of the front body 3. The elastic body 13 is sewn. Similarly, the front body 3 is also cut into a V shape by adopting a stretchable mesh fabric with good ventilation, and by superimposing it on the back body 2 as described above, the whole body is excellent in breathability, The pants 4 that are easy to handle are formed by securing the desired strength with the upper end portion 12 that is overlapped, thereby facilitating handling.
[0021]
The side-viewing date 5 is symmetrically arranged in a double-spread shape by sewing one end 14 on both sides of the back body 2, and is provided with a pocket 6 for accommodating the absorbent pad 7 at a predetermined position on the inner side and at the other end 15. One side 8-1 of the fastener 8 is disposed. The other side 8-2 of the fastener 8 is provided at a predetermined position on the front surface of the front body 3, so that the side pad 5 can be bonded and fixed to the front body 3 so that a stable mounting state of the absorbent pad 7 can be secured. It is configured.
[0022]
The pocket 6 is made of mesh fabric and configured as a bag 6 so that the absorbent pad 7 can be easily inserted. The cover 16 provided at the entrance portion is provided with a fastener 17 so that the absorbent pad 7 does not move easily. So that it can be blocked. In the present embodiment, the pockets 6 are arranged inside the side-viewing period 5, but in addition to this, it is functionally the same that the pockets 6 are provided outside the side-viewing period 5. It is not what is done.
[0023]
Further, as shown in the plan view of FIG. 2B, a fastener 11 is provided on the lower surface portion of the back body 2, and is always joined and sealed to the front body 3 by the fastener 10. Since it can be fixed by attaching it to the fastener 11 while removing the part of the front collar 9-1 from the fastener 10, it is configured so that it is not necessary to remove the preventive protective equipment 1 one by one even during the stool. .
[0024]
Thus, the absorption pad 7 employs a triple structure that facilitates absorption of impacts, and is filled with ABS resin as a core material under a predetermined pressure while adopting synthetic felt as an outer material. The ABS resin is formed in a dome shape to improve the feeling of contact with the body while ensuring a desired hardness, and can be elastically added by forming it in a jelly shape for night use. Therefore, when it falls, it functions so as to surely relieve the impact received by the greater trochanter part, so that it is possible to satisfactorily prevent the fracture of the femoral neck part.
[0025]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a reference example in the protective equipment for fall fractures, and adopts a diaper form instead of a pants form. As shown in FIG. 3A and a plan view (b) which are front views of the present reference example, the preventive protective equipment 20 is configured mainly with a paper diaper 21, and an upper end 22 of the paper diaper 21 is A belt 24 provided with a fastener 23 is provided so that the preventive protective device 20 can be securely held on the body.
[0026]
Also, on the back body 25 side of the disposable diaper 21, the side-viewing bodies 5 and 5 configured in the same manner as in the above embodiment are coupled symmetrically on both sides of the back body 25 side, and are arranged at the other end 15. The one side 8-1 of the fastener 8 is bonded to the other side 8-2 of the fastener 8 provided on the front side of the front body 26 of the disposable diaper 21, so that the absorbent pad 7 of the preventive protective device 20 of the present embodiment is used. Can be accurately applied to the greater trochanter.
[0027]
Therefore, even if the user is an elderly person or the like, after wearing the paper diaper 21 in a state where the side view time 5 is opened and wearing the preventive protective equipment 20 by fastening the belt 24, the pocket of the side view time 5 is used. 6 can be easily attached to the greater trochanter part by confirming that the absorbent pad 7 is contained in 6 and fixing the right and left armpits 5 and 5 to the front body 26 with the fastener 8. it can.
[0028]
Furthermore, the fall prevention fracture protective device which is another reference example includes a back body, a waist support body formed on a back pain band or a pelvic belt connected to the back body, and one end coupled to both sides of the back body. Is composed of a pair of side bodies that are detachable from each other and an absorbent pad that is attached to the side bodies. Below, the other reference example regarding the fall protection fracture protective device is demonstrated in detail based on drawing.
[0029]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another reference example in the protective equipment for fall fractures. The pre-protecting device 30 of this reference example includes a back pain band 33 connected as a waist support body to the back body 31 and the upper end 32 of the back body 31 and a pair of side bodies 34 and 35 coupled to both sides of the back body 31. The side bodies 34 and 35 are configured such that one end 36 is integrated with the back body 31 and the other ends 37 and 37 are detachably attached to each other by a fastener 38. It is configured so that can be installed.
[0030]
Therefore, even if the user is an elderly person or the like, the preventive protective device 30 can be easily attached to the greater trochanter by simply attaching the back pain band 33 to the lumbar region in a normal manner while keeping the side-viewing periods 34 and 35 open. Can be attached to. Next, after the preventive protective device 30 is mounted, the absorbent pad is simply bonded to the left and right side body parts 34 and 35 while confirming that the absorbent pad 7 is in the pockets 6 of the side parts 34 and 35. 7 can be accurately applied to the greater trochanter part.
[0031]
FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams showing another reference example of a fall protection fracture protective device, which are a front view and a plan view showing a back pain zone and a side view. FIG.
[0032]
As shown in the front view (a), the preventive protective device 30 of the present reference example is coupled to the back body 31 and the back pain band 33 connected to the upper end 32 of the back body 31 as a lumbar support and both sides of the back body 31. The back pain band 33 is composed of a pair of side bodies 34, 35, and a commercially available back pain band 33 is sufficient. Similarly, a therapeutic device adapted to the lumbar region such as a pelvic belt is also available. Even if it is used instead of 33, it can be adopted.
[0033]
On the other hand, the side bodies 34 and 35 are the same except that only the arrangement positions of the fasteners 38 are different as seen in the plan view (b). The difference is that one side 38-1 of the fastener 38 disposed at the other end 37 of the side body 34 is provided inside the side body 34 and is disposed at the other end 37 of the side body 35. The other side 38-2 of the fastener 38 is only provided on the outside of the side body 35.
[0034]
The side-viewing robes 34 and 35 are symmetrically arranged in a double-spread shape by sewing one end 39 on both sides of the back body 31, and are provided with a pocket 6 for storing the absorbent pad 7 at a predetermined position on the inner side. The one end 38-1 of the fastener 38 or the other side 38-2 of the fastener 38 can be adhered and fixed to the end 40 so that a stable mounting state of the absorbent pad 7 can be secured. .
[0035]
Accordingly, the preventive protective device 30 functions to reliably relieve the impact received by the greater trochanter during a fall while performing other treatments in the lumbar region, and can satisfactorily prevent fracture of the femoral neck. is there.
[0036]
As described above, since the preventive protective device for fall fracture according to the present invention is configured as described in detail in the embodiment, it can be easily attached and detached, and at the same time, does not arouse a sense of incongruity at the time of fall. Even if it exists, it functions so that the fracture of the femoral neck can be well prevented by reliably relieving the impact on the greater trochanter.
[0037]
As described above, the present invention has been described in detail on the basis of the embodiment. However, the preventive protective device for a fall fracture according to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and does not depart from the gist of the present invention. Of course, various changes can be made by applying what is already known at the time of filing.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
The fall protection fracture protective device according to the present invention includes a back body, a front body connected at least partially to the back body, and a pair of armpits with one end coupled to both sides of the back body and the other end being detachable from the front body. Since it is composed of an absorption pad that is worn on the body and the side body, and the back body and the front body that are cut into V-shapes are formed in a pants form, while showing the following specific advantages, It is easy to attach and detach and at the same time does not arouse a sense of incongruity.Even if it falls, it can effectively prevent the fracture of the femoral neck by reliably mitigating the impact on the greater trochanter. ing.
[0039]
(1) Since elderly people can easily attach and detach alone, their stools do not feel any trouble.
(2) The absorbent pad can be used regularly without causing discomfort after wearing while ensuring a desired hardness.
(3) There is no restriction on the target age as it can be worn as a diaper or pants.
(4) Since it does not cause stuffiness as a whole, it can be used for a long time.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a state in which the first protective device for preventing a fracture according to the present invention is attached to the body. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the first protective device for preventing a broken fracture according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a reference example in the preventive protective equipment.
FIG. 4 is a view showing another reference example in the protective equipment for fall fractures.
FIG. 5 is a view showing another reference example in the protective equipment for fall fractures.
[Fig. 6] Conventional protective device for fracture prevention [Explanation of symbols]
1, 20, 30 preventive protective equipment, 2, 25, 31
3, 26 Best time to see, 4 pants, 5, 34, 35
6 pockets, 7 absorbent pads,
8, 10, 11, 17, 23, 38 fastener,
8-1, 38-1 One side of the fastener,
8-2, 38-2 The other side of the fastener, 9 襠, 9-1 front heel,
12, 22, 32 upper end, 13 elastic body, 14, 36 one end,
15, 37 other end, 16 cover, 21 paper diaper, 24 belt,
33 back pain band, 40 pants, 41 abdomen, 42 buttocks,
43 crotch, 44 pockets,

Claims (1)

The back body cut into a V shape,
A front body that is cut into a V shape and the lower body and the lower body are connected;
An elastic body integrally joining the upper end of the back body and the upper end of the front body;
A pair of side bodies provided by stitching one end in a double-sided manner on the left and right sides of the back body;
Absorbent pad and you absorb the shock is mounted on each of the pair of side body
Each of the pair of side bodies is provided with one side of a hook-and-loop fastener at the other end of each of the pair of side bodies, and the other side of the hook-and-loop fastener at a predetermined position on the front surface of the front body. A preventive protective device for fall fractures, characterized in that the other end of the hook-and-loop fastener is joined to the front surface of the front body and the absorbent pad is applied to the greater trochanter part of the user .

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