JP6940549B2 - 肩装具、肩装具を用いたリハビリテーション方法 - Google Patents
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(1)自己装着が容易で、装着時における牽引力の設定も行いやすい。
(2)従来技術に係る肩装具よりもより大きな腕を引き上げる牽引力を発揮できる。
(3)腕を引き上げる牽引力を垂直上方に近い方向とすることができる。
(4)装着後も随時、牽引力の強さや方向を簡単に調整可能である。
(5)単に腕を上方向に懸垂してその重量を支持するだけでなく、水平方向、前後方向への牽引力の微調整も可能である。
(6)肘関節の屈伸が行いやすく、リハビリテーションの自由度が高い。
(7)装着時に必ずしも肩や腕の全周に密着させて緊縛する必要がないため、通気性を確保しやすく、ユーザの負担が小さい。
(8)マッキベン型人工筋肉を採用したことにより、軽量かつシンプルな構造で強力な牽引力を発揮可能であり、低コストである。
10 肩カフ
11 上腕カフ
M1 主アクチュエータ
M2 前側副アクチュエータ
M3 後側副アクチュエータ
B ベルト
S ストラップ
G ガスボンベ
V1〜V3 圧力調整バルブ
c1〜c3 コネクタ
t ターミナル
f1 取付部材(固定)
f2 取付部材(保持)
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- 少なくともユーザの肩を覆うように装着可能な肩カフと、ユーザの肘関節を覆うように装着可能な上腕カフと、前記肩カフをユーザの肩に固定可能なベルトと、外部からの入出力により全長を任意に伸縮可能なマッキベン型人工筋肉からなるアクチュエータであって、前記肩カフの側面と前記上腕カフの側面とを肩関節を跨いで連結する主アクチュエータと、前記肩カフの前面と前記上腕カフの前面とを肩関節を跨いで連結する前側副アクチュエータと、前記肩カフの背面と前記上腕カフの背面とを肩関節を跨いで連結する後側副アクチュエータとからなり、前記主アクチュエータは、その上端が前記肩カフの上面の、肩関節よりも内側の位置に固定されてなることを特徴とする、肩装具。
- 前記上腕カフは、肘関節を背面側から固定可能であり、かつ、装着時にユーザの肘関節の屈伸を許容する形状を有することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の肩装具。
- 請求項1または2のいずれか一項に記載の肩装具に電気刺激装置を接続してなり、前記肩装具を装着したユーザの肩周囲筋に機能的電気刺激(FES)を加えることを可能としたことを特徴とする、肩関節下方亜脱臼のリハビリテーション支援装置。
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