JP4575611B2 - Cervical spondylosis medical aid - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cervical spondylosis medical aid for relieving symptoms when applied to a cervical spondylosis patient.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Patients with cervical spondylosis complain of numbness of the extremities due to compression of nerves due to ossification and deformation of the cervical vertebra. As a method for relieving, alleviating, or treating cervical spondylosis symptoms, a method of stretching the back side of the neck by pulling a neck or pulling a belt that has been turned under the jaw has been implemented.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the instrument used for such extension is provided with a traction tool, that is, a support for supporting the wire, it is heavy and requires the patient to take a sitting posture.
[0004]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a medical aid for cervical spondylosis that can be always worn if necessary.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a cervical spondylosis medical aid that can be used while standing or walking.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a lightweight cervical spondylosis medical aid.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a cervical spondylosis medical aid that can be manufactured at low cost.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Such a technical problem, according to one aspect of the present invention, is a cervical spondylosis medical aid for application to a cervical spondylosis patient,
(a) a chin rest that catches the patient's jaw,
(b) a post portion extending downward from the chin rest (a),
(c) a breastplate part for supporting the patient's load applied from the chin rest (a) through the support post part (b) with the breast; and
(d) A cervical spondylosis medical aid, which is connected to the breast pad portion (c) and has a shoulder portion for engaging with the patient's shoulder and fixing the cervical spondylosis medical aid to the patient's body. Is achieved by providing
[0006]
According to another aspect of the present invention, the above technical problem is:
(e) a chin rest for receiving the patient's jaw; and
(f) a pair of left and right elongated members attached to both end portions of the chin rest (e), the elongated member (f),
(g) a column portion extending downward from the chin rest (e),
(h) a breastplate portion that is inverted approximately 180 degrees at the lower end of the strut portion (g) and extends upward along the patient's chest; and
(i) It is achieved by providing a cervical spondylosis medical aid characterized by having a shoulder portion that is curved downward at the upper end of the breastplate portion (h) and extends along the back from the patient's shoulder. The
The above-mentioned object, its effect and other objects of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the following drawings.
[0007]
【Example】
1 and 2 show a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a medical aid for cervical spondylosis according to an embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof.
[0008]
The cervical spondylosis medical aid 1 of the embodiment has a chin rest 2 for receiving a patient P (see FIG. 3). The chin rest 2 is composed of a horizontally long base portion 3 and an elastic material 4 thereon, and the elastic material 4 abuts from the chin portion of the patient P to the throat with elastic deformation.
[0009]
The auxiliary tool 1 further includes an elongated member 5 made of a relatively hard material such as a pair of left and right metals extending from the left and right end surfaces of the base 3. The pair of left and right elongate members 5 are a column portion 6 extending parallel to each other downward from the left and right end faces of the chin rest 2, and inverted by about 180 degrees at the lower end of the column portion 6, and upward along the chest of the patient. It has a breast pad portion 7 that extends and a shoulder portion 8 that curves downward at the upper end of the breast pad portion 7 and extends from the shoulder of the patient P along the back. In other words, the shoulder portion 8 has a shape that extends downward to the back across the shoulder of the patient P, and has substantially the same length as the chest rest portion 7. The shoulder portion 8 is for engaging with the shoulder of the patient P to fix the assisting device 1 to the body. The shoulder portion 8 and the breast rest portion 7 cooperate to lightly clamp the patient's body. It may be.
[0010]
The elongate member 5 can be made from materials such as metal, synthetic resin, and wood. In the example of illustration, it is made from the material which cut | disconnected or shape | molded the aluminum plate in strip shape. The strip material made of aluminum has advantages that it is relatively lightweight, has an appropriate strength, and is easy to mold. The elongated member 5 made of aluminum, for example, is formed by bending an aluminum ribbon having a width of 0.5 to 3 cm, a length of 1.3 to 1.7 m, and a thickness of 2 to 3 mm. Can be made. What is necessary is just to select the width | variety, thickness, etc. of an aluminum ribbon in consideration of the magnitude | size of a required load, the intensity | strength of operation | movement of the patient P, etc.
[0011]
When the elongated belt-like member 5 is made from a metal or synthetic resin that is relatively easy to mold, a twist of about 90 degrees is applied at the middle point 9 of the vertical height of the column part 6, and the upper part of the middle point 9 is sandwiched between them. The plate surface of 6u should be directed sideways so that the plate surface of the lower portion 6d faces the patient's chest. Further, it is preferable that the column portion 6 is bent at an intermediate point 9 so that the direction F of the load applied from the patient P to the chin rest 2 and the extension direction of the upper portion 6u of the column substantially coincide (FIG. 3). reference).
[0012]
By bending at the midpoint 9 of the column portion 6, a kind of cushioning effect can be obtained with respect to the movement of the patient P due to the springiness exhibited by the bent portion, thereby improving the wearing feeling received by the patient P. Can do. This also applies to the inverted portion 10 between the support portion 6 and the breast pad portion 7, that is, the portion that is largely bent, and a spring effect thereby provides a kind of cushioning effect on the operation of the patient P. it can. It is preferable to determine the bending angle of the intermediate point 9 and the bending angle of the inversion portion 10 so that an appropriate spring property can be obtained.
[0013]
In order to use the auxiliary tool 1, as shown in FIG. 3, a pair of left and right shoulder portions 8 may be hooked on both shoulders of the patient P so that the chin portion is placed on the chin rest 2. FIG. 3 shows a state where the patient P wearing the assisting tool 1 is sitting on a chair and reading. As can be understood from this figure, according to the assisting tool 1 of the embodiment, the load applied from the patient P to the chin rest 2 is supported by the body of the patient P through the support portion 6 and the breast rest portion 7. Therefore, according to the cervical spondylosis medical auxiliary device 1 of the embodiment, the patient P can always wear the auxiliary device 1 and spend daily life, so that cervical spondylosis can be relieved constantly.
[0014]
The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the cervical spondylosis medical aid of the present invention is not limited thereto, and includes, for example, the modifications listed below.
(1) The elastic material 4 may be detachable from the base 3 of the chin rest 2. For example, a plurality of types of elastic materials 4 having different stiffness and shape may be prepared, and the elastic material 4 that matches the preference of the patient P may be selected.
(2) It is preferable to design the outer contour of the chin rest 2 so that the outer shape conforms to the contour of the jaw.
[0015]
(3) It is preferable for hygiene to prepare a cover that covers the chin rest 2 as a whole or covers the surface portion of the elastic material 4 and makes this cover detachable.
(4) The chin rest 2 can be detached from the post portion 6, and a plurality of chin rests 2 having different shapes and sizes and different post portions 6 having different length dimensions are prepared. Depending on the above, an appropriate chin rest 2 and support post portion 6 may be used in combination.
[0016]
(5) The chin rest 2 and the column part 6 can be separated, and the column part 6 can be disassembled into several parts or bendable at some parts so that the auxiliary tool 1 can be made small. This is convenient for carrying.
(6) An elastic material such as rubber or sponge may be attached to the inside of the breast pad portion 7 or the shoulder portion 8, that is, the plate surface facing the chest of the patient P to soften the contact with the patient P. Good.
[0017]
(7) A mechanism (for example, a telescopic mechanism) for changing the length dimension of the support column part 6 and the breast pad part 7 may be provided so as to cope with the extension and body shape of the patient. According to this, by producing the few types of cervical spondylosis medical auxiliary tools 1, it becomes possible to apply to patients of various elongations and body types, and mass production of the auxiliary tools 1 can be realized.
(8) The bending point may be adjusted by making the intermediate point 9 of the column part 6, that is, the bent part and / or the inverted part 10 of the column part 6 and the breast pad part 7, by using another member. You may make it provide the spring property of the bending part 9 and / or the inversion part 10 by providing a material.
(9) A part of the breast pad portion 7 may be constituted by a breast pad that comes into contact with the chest of the patient P in a relatively large area.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cervical spondylosis medical aid of an embodiment.
2 is a side view of the cervical spondylosis medical aid of FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which a patient is reading while wearing the cervical spondylosis medical aid of the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 cervical spondylosis medical aid 2 chin rest 5 elongated member (band-like member)
6 Strut portion 6u of the elongated member 6u Upper portion 6d of the strut portion Lower portion 7 of the strut portion 7 Chest rest portion 8 of the elongated member Shoulder portion 9 of the elongated member Middle point of the strut portion

Claims (3)

A cervical spondylosis medical aid for application to cervical spondylosis patients,
(e) a chin rest for receiving the patient's jaw;
(f) a pair of left and right elongated members attached to both end portions of the chin rest (e), the elongated member (f),
(g) The strut portion extending downward from the chin rest
(h) a breastplate portion that is inverted approximately 180 degrees at the lower end of the strut portion and extends upward along the patient's chest; and
(i) having a shoulder portion that curves downward from the patient's shoulder and extends along the back at the upper end of the breastplate portion;
(j) the elongate member is made of a band-shaped relatively stiff material;
(k) A cervical spondylosis medical aid characterized in that the strut portion is bent at an intermediate point thereof.   The strut portion is twisted at the midpoint, the plate surface of the upper portion of the midpoint is directed to the side, and the plate surface of the lower portion faces the patient's chest The cervical spondylosis medical aid according to claim 1.   The cervical spondylosis medical aid according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the chin rest and the elongated member are separable.

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