JPH05146515A - Fastener for director - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a director fastener having the capability of easily and properly fixing and mounting at least a pair of directors on a human body, and a plurality of pairs of the directors when necessary. CONSTITUTION:This fastener is so constituted that the holding sections of seat bodies 12a and 12b fitted to both ends of an elastic circular arc body 1 is made to hold a seat body carrying directors 11a and 11b via ball joint means 2a and 2b.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a conductor fixing device for an electric and / or magnetic therapeutic device for applying electric and / or magnetic stimulation or energy to a human body. The conductor is composed of electrodes and / or magnetic poles. The present invention relates to a conductor fixing device for fixing a plurality of conductors to a predetermined portion of the trunk or limbs such as the chest and the back of the abdomen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When applying electrical and / or magnetic therapy to the chest and abdomen and the like, a conductor is attached to a patient by suction, adhesion, or a fixture. The suction conductor remains uncomfortable after the treatment and is uncomfortable, and if the suction pressure is large, it may be painful during treatment. On the other hand, the adhesive conductor had the side that itchy on the skin in some cases, and it became dirty and unsanitary after several uses. Regarding the fixture, the chest back, abdomen and back and limbs are affected by the patient's physique and deformation due to orthopedic treatment.
There was a problem that Michiko could not be installed sufficiently, and there was a demand for improvement.

Incidentally, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-160537 discloses that
A conductor fixing device suitable for a shoulder type using an elastic arcuate body has been proposed.

[0004]

It is an object of the present invention to more easily fix and attach to the trunk or limbs of the human body such as the chest and back of the abdomen, and to attach a plurality of members, as compared with such a prior art guide fixture. It is an object of the present invention to provide an adjustable guide fixture that can surely fix a conductor to a predetermined site and, in some cases, can further fix the conductor to a predetermined site according to the size of a patient.

[0005]

The present inventor has conducted extensive studies to achieve the above object, and as a result, attached the seat of the conductor to the seat holding portions provided at both ends of the elastic arc-shaped body through the ball joint means. The present invention has been accomplished by finding that a conductor fixing tool or the like is very effective because it is easy to adapt the conductor surface to a predetermined body surface by a simple operation.

That is, the present invention has an elastic arcuate body having seat receiving limbs at both ends and a seat body holding portion for holding a seat carrying a conductor in each of the seat receiving limbs. In the guide fixture, the guide fixture is characterized in that the seat body of at least one of the seat receiving limbs is held by the seat body holding portion via a ball joint means. .. With this configuration, the surface of the conductor can be easily attached to the body.

According to the present invention, the seat body holding portion of the at least one seat receiving limb has a shaft member for supporting the ball joint means at its end, and at least a part of the surface of the shaft member is screwed. A structure is provided, and a nut member adapted to the screw is provided. By rotating the shaft member and moving the shaft member, the seat body and the seat receiving limb held by the ball joint means are provided. Included is a conductor fixture characterized in that the distance between the parts is adjustable. By adopting this configuration, it is possible to adjust to a proper close contact state without feeling of pressure on the chest or the like to which the conductor fixing device is applied.

Further, the guide fixture has a long hole extending along the longitudinal direction of the seat receiving limb for inserting the shaft member constituting the seat body holding portion into the seat receiving limb. A plurality of receiving groove portions to which projections provided on the nut member can be fitted are provided on the peripheral portion of the elongated hole, and the other end of the shaft member protruding from the elongated hole to the opposite side of the nut member. The portion is provided with a knob means, and a spring member is inserted between the knob means and the seat receiving limb portion, and the nut member is pressed against the seat receiving limb surface in a state in which the protrusion is fitted into the receiving groove portion. A guide fixture adapted to be installed. By adopting this configuration, it is possible to adjust the fixing portion of the conductor according to the size of the applied body.

In order to facilitate the integrated handling, the present invention also provides an elastic arcuate body having seat receiving limbs at both ends, and a seat carrying a conductor in each of the seat receiving limbs. A pair of conductor fixtures having two seat fixtures for holding the seat holder, each of the two conductor fixtures having a part of elastic arc-shaped body Alternatively, the present invention provides a conductor fixture set characterized by being held by a string-shaped member.

In the conductor fixing device set according to the present invention, an intermediate member which is easily attached and detached in the middle of the cords connected to the respective conductors held by the seat holders of the two conductor fixing devices. Those in which each connector member is provided are included. By adopting such a configuration, it becomes possible to eliminate the entanglement of the cord and facilitate the handling.

The present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of the conductor fixing device of the present invention. An elastic arcuate body (1) having two seat receiving limbs (3a, 3b) and one conductor (each). 11a, 11b) and two seats (12a, 12b), and the seat limb (3a) has a shaft member (1
5).

The ball receiving portion (19a) of the ball joint means (2a) is attached to one end of the shaft member (15), and the main body of the ball joint means (2a) is attached to the seat body (12a). The surface of the conductor 11a can be easily changed by the ball joint means (2a) so that it can be easily fitted to the surface of the body against which it is hit.

Further, a male member is threaded on the surface of the shaft member, and a nut member (14) having a female screw adapted to the male screw is provided. Such nut member (1
4) is described in more detail in FIG. 3A shows a front view of the main body of the nut member (the lower half shows a sectional view), and FIG. 3B shows a right side view of the main body.
(21) is a female screw part, (20) is a nut member main body, and (22) is a recess provided in the main body.
(C) and (d) of FIG. 3 are members used by being housed in the recess (22) of the nut member main body, and (c) is a front view (the lower half shows a sectional view), (d) ) Shows the right side view. In these figures, (24) is the storage member body, (23) is the protrusion, and (2)
5) indicates the hole. The nut member (14) is housed in the recess (22) of the nut member body shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 3 so that the protrusion (23) is exposed to the outside. Is formed.

The nut member (14) has a female screw (2
1) is fixed on the shaft member by the engagement of the male screw of the shaft member (15) and is provided on the other end of the shaft member (15) in FIG. 1 and the knob member (18a) and the ring receiver (16). The spring member (17) inserted between the nut members (1
4) is pressed against the seat limb (3a).

FIG. 4 shows the pressed nut member (1
4) A long hole (32) provided with a plurality of receiving groove portions (31) to which the protrusions (23) can fit and through which the shaft member (15) extending along the longitudinal direction of the seat limb portion (30) can pass. ) Is shown. The position for fixing the conductor is changed according to the size of the human body to which the conductor fixing device of the present invention is applied, so that the conductor can be more easily adapted to the body. When changing the fixed position, push the knob member (18a) and
3) Disengage the receiving groove portion (31) from the shaft member (15).
After moving up and down, the protrusion (23) and the receiving groove (31) may be engaged again at an appropriate position.

In the seat receiving limb portion (3b) shown in FIG.
The seat holding portion including the knob member (8b) and the ball receiving portion (19b) of the ball joint (2b) is in a fixed state. However, if necessary, in the same manner as in the seat limb (3a), the guide (11
b) may be movable.

FIG. 2 shows one embodiment of the conductor fixing device set according to the present invention.
(3a, 103b, 103c, 103d), a pair of elastic arcuate bodies (101a, 101b) having a seat (112a) carrying a conductor (not shown) on the seat holder as shown in FIG. , 112b) are retained. Further, similarly to FIG. 1, seats (112c, 112d) carrying conductors (111c, 111d) are held, and knob members (118a, 118b) are also provided.

The conductor fixture set of FIG. 2 includes cords (122d, 122b, 122c,) connected to the conductors.
In the middle of 122d), an intermediate connector which can be easily attached and detached is provided. In addition, this conductor fixing device set,
A part of both elastic arcuate bodies (101a, 101b) is in a state of being held by both ends of the belt-shaped member (123). In addition, each connector has a different marking,
The size of the connecting holes may be different so that a certain connected state can be easily ensured.

With such a structure, the pair of conductor fixing devices can be integrally handled, and each conductor fixing device can be mounted on both shoulders by the help of others without the help of others. It will be easy to set. Before setting, remove each intermediate connector, fix each conductor fixing tool in place, and then connect the intermediate connectors to prevent long cords from becoming entangled. It will be possible. The conductor used in the present invention may be any one as long as it electrically and / or magnetically stimulates a living body, particularly a human body, and is not particularly limited. As the electrotherapy conductor, a sponge conductor, a conductor with a non-woven fabric, or the like can be used by containing water. In the low-frequency treatment device, the interference low-frequency treatment device, and the potential treatment device which are electric treatment devices, the treatment current has a current amount according to need, and a plurality of conductors are connected to the chest trunk, the trunk of the abdomen, etc. It is fixed to a predetermined part of the limbs and loaded on the human body. Again, the conductor fixing device of the present invention is effective for supplying the required current to the predetermined portion safely and stably from the conductor.

The elastic arcuate member of the conductor fixing device of the present invention can be processed and molded from a metal material, a resin material or the like. Synthetic resin from the viewpoint of processability / moldability, operability and hygiene.
Polycarbonate, ABS resin, polypropylene and the like are preferable. The shape and material of the arcuate portion of the elastic arcuate body (1) exert the conductor pushing force, but the selection, design and processing thereof are not limited. The seat body (2) is similarly processed and molded. As the spring member, for example, a synthetic spring, a coil, and a leaf spring can be used as the spring, but the shape and material are not limited.

[0022]

[Effects of the Invention] The conductor fixing device and the conductor fixing device set of the present invention can be applied to arbitrary or predetermined regions regardless of the physique of the trunk, chest back, abdominal back, limbs, etc. The conductor can be fixed easily and stably. In percutaneous electrical stimulation treatment, low frequency treatment, interference low frequency treatment, high frequency treatment, electric potential treatment, magnetic treatment and the like, a plurality of electric or magnetic conductors can be freely and stably fixed, and effective and safe treatment can be performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an illustration of one embodiment of a conductor fixing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of one embodiment of a conductor fixing device set according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a detailed view of an example of one aspect of a nut member in the conductor fixture of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of an aspect of a seat receiving limb portion in the conductor fixing device of the present invention.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A conductor having elastic arcuate bodies having seat receiving limbs at both ends, and a seat body holding portion for holding a seat carrying a conductor on each of the seat receiving limbs. In the fixture, the seat fixture of at least one of the seat receiving limbs is held by the seat body holder via ball joint means. 2. A seat body holding portion of at least one of the seat receiving limbs has a shaft member for supporting a ball joint means at an end thereof, and a screw structure is provided on at least a part of a surface of the shaft member. A nut member adapted to the screw is provided, and by rotating the shaft member to move the shaft member, between the seat body held by the ball joint means and the seat limb portion. The guide fixture according to claim 1, wherein the distance between the two is adjustable. 3. A long hole extending along the longitudinal direction of the seat receiving limb for inserting a shaft member constituting the seat body holding portion into the seat receiving limb, and a peripheral portion of the long hole. The nut member is provided with a plurality of receiving groove portions to which the protrusions can be fitted, and the other end portion of the shaft member having the elongated hole projecting to the opposite side of the nut member is provided with knob means. 3. A spring member is inserted between the knob means and the seat receiving limb so that the nut member can be pressed against the seat receiving limb surface in a state where the protrusion is fitted in the receiving groove. Mite fixing tool. 4. A conductor having elastic arcuate bodies having seat receiving limbs at both ends and a seat holding portion for holding a seat carrying a conductor on each seat receiving limb. 1 consisting of 2 fixtures
A pair of conductor fixture sets, characterized in that a part of each elastic arcuate body of the two conductor fixtures is held by a strip-shaped or string-shaped member. .. 5. An easily attachable / detachable intermediate connector member is provided in the middle of a cord connected to each conductor held by each seat holding portion of the two conductor fixing members. 4 guide fixture.