JPS6085749A - Treating table - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a treatment table that can be used by therapists such as dorsal acupressure therapists and physical therapists for diagnosis, treatment, and movement of patients.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Various types of treatment tables have been known in the past, many of which are intended for specific treatments or other uses.

- By way of example, some traction platforms have a pair of coplanar support surfaces that can be slid axially toward and away from each other. A traction machine is attached to the table top at one end and traction is applied to a specific part of the patient's spine. The relative sliding surfaces ensure that the patient is correctly positioned and that parts of the patient's body move together with the plane on which the patient rests.

Other types of treatment tables have two main coplanar planes that are pivotable relative to each other in a horizontal or vertical plane. Conventions well known to those skilled in the art,
This device allows for rotation of one part of the patient's spine relative to another, changing the angular orientation of two or more vertebrae, and changing the orientation of the vertebrae for treatment and/or movement. can be adapted.

None of the treatment tables known to date have limitations in that they cannot be adapted to a wide range of uses. Therefore, when attempting to implement such a wide range of techniques, several types of treatment tables may be used if good results are to be achieved.

Other shortcomings in the diagnostic sector are also experienced by practitioners. With known techniques, it has generally been difficult to obtain correlations between patients for similar diseases for which it is desired to agree on a diagnosis.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention An object of the present invention is to provide a treatment table with a wide range of applications.

Means for Solving the Problems According to the invention, an elongated treatment table has a support surface;
The support surface has at least two support members located along its length and has a pivotable support member forming a foot end of the table, the support member having at least one pivot point. It is rotatable horizontally and vertically with a rotary lever, and the pivot center is approximately centered between the two support members and can be rotated with a rotation of the longitudinal axis.

Furthermore, according to the invention, the rotatable surface member can be locked in any horizontal or vertical position or in a combination of horizontal and vertical positions, the two surface members being close to each other and separated from each other. They are movable and lockable in their desired position relative to each other.

Also in accordance with the invention, the rotatable surface members are biased in a vertical direction oriented such that the two members are generally coplanar.

Still further in accordance with the invention, the treatment table is capable of vertically pivoting the neck support surface member by means of a pivot on the edge opposite the head end S of the table.

Furthermore, according to the invention, the treatment table is provided with means for varying the height of the support surface.

According to the invention, the treatment table has traction means, the traction means comprising a traction device applying traction to each end of the support surface.

Further, according to the present invention, the treatment table has means for detecting the position and relative position of the support member and indicating means for displaying the position.

Furthermore, according to the invention, the display means has an indicator board with indicator lamps corresponding to the respective positions.

Furthermore, according to the invention, the treatment table has means for recording the position of the support member detected by the sensing means.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

EXAMPLE In this embodiment of the invention, the treatment table 1 comprises a horizontal support surface (indicated by 2) attached to a steel support frame (indicated generally by 3).

Frame 3Vi comprises a downwardly extending rectangular frame 4 having a pair of short legs 5 at each end thereof.

A rectangular housing 6 for a table elevation control hydraulic system, which will be described later, is firmly attached to the lower frame 4. This housing 6 projects upward from the lower frame 4. An upper rectangular support frame 7 is placed above the lower frame 4 and the housing 6 and extends over approximately half the length of the support 2.

The upper frame 7 has a pair of downwardly extending leg members 8 and 9 which allow the upper frame 7 to be raised and lowered and which are connected to the lower frame member 4 by a linkage mechanism.

This linkage comprises a pair of identical "L" shaped links 10 pivotally connected to the ends of the leg members 8 at the head end of the table. ...One side 1 of Uzing 6
2Yc is pivotally connected and its second free end 13 is pivotally connected to a single connecting rod 14 which runs over a substantial length of the lower support frame 4.

At the foot end of the table, this connecting rod is connected to the free ends of a second pair of L-shaped link members 15, the crotch of which is connected to a suitable U-shaped support rigidly connected to the lower frame 4. It is rotatably attached to the body 16. The second ends 17 of these L-shaped link members 15 are pivotally connected to an extension member 18 which is rigidly attached to a pair of leg members 9 of the upper frame 7 and which is attached to the foot end of the table. It is directed towards the department.

From the point shown in FIG. 1, by moving the connecting rod towards the head end of the table, the upper 'frame 7 is raised relative to the lower frame 4 and likewise the connecting rod 14 is moved towards the foot end of the table. By moving towards the upper frame 7
It will be readily understood that the

Inside the housing 6 is an electrically operated hydraulic pump which operates a hydraulic ram (not shown) via a series of solenoid valves.

The cylinder of this ram is rigidly attached to the frame 4 and its piston is connected to a connecting rod 14. By fully extending this ram, the connecting rod 14 is connected to one head of the table.
It is moved sideways thereby raising the upper frame 7 and lowering it under its own weight by controlling the release of hydraulic fluid in the ram.

The support surface, generally designated 2, comprises three separate support members 21, 22 and 23 all arranged along the length of the table so that they are close end to end.

The support member 21 is placed at the 6'' end 24 of the table and comprises a pair of rectangular cushions 25 and 26, which are oriented along the longitudinal axis of the table so as to provide a small gap 27 between them. Slightly spaced on each side, this gap 27 serves to accommodate the patient's nose when the patient lies face down on the table.

The cushions 25, 26 of this member 21 (hereinafter referred to as the cervical support member) are attached to a suitable frame ((), which is connected along its end 28 by a hinge to the upper frame 7, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the neck support member 21 can be vertically raised and lowered.

To maintain cervical support member 21 in the desired position within angle α, a downwardly extending elongated latch member 29 is attached to leg member 8.
It engages a pawl 30 attached to a suitable support member extending therebetween.

The latch 29 automatically engages the pawl 30 by raising the neck support member 21 and can be released from the pawl by the handle 31.

Adjacent to the neck support member 21 is a horizontal member 22 which is provided with a suitable cushion extending across the width of the upper frame 7. This horizontal member 22 can be raised by a small amount with respect to the frame 7 for certain operating procedures known as "drop section" techniques. As seen in FIG. 1, the horizontal edge of the horizontal member 22
coincides with the end of

Third support member 23 (hereinafter referred to as rotation support surface member)
The cushion has a generally rectangular pad 24 which has two corners 32 adjacent to the horizontal member 22 cut out 9 as shown in FIG. It is movably mounted. Such slidable mounting is effected by means of suitable rollers 34 running on guide rails, by means of which the pivot support surface member 2
3 can move toward or away from the horizontal member 22 as shown by the arrow X in FIG.

The frame 33it of the pivot support surface member 23 includes an extended tubular bearing surface 35 forming its own axis. As shown in FIG. 3, the rotation support surface member rotates about 25 degrees above the horizontal plane on this bearing 35 when rotating the axis of the table.
, can be rotated through an angle β corresponding to about 25 cK below the horizontal plane.

The fixing device 36 is provided to lock the rotation support surface member 23 at a desired position within the angle range defined by β.

At the end closest to the upper frame 7, the frame 33 is mounted for rotation on a vertical axis by an extension pivot 37, and an extension bidet 37F'i is attached to the rear leg member 9 of the upper frame. Mounting part 38.3
It is located at 9.

This vertical pivot allows the pivot support surface member 23 to pivot horizontally through an angle r, as shown in FIG. This angle is r! ``l: an angle corresponding to approximately 20° on either side of the longitudinal axis of the table when the table is in the rectangular position as shown in FIG. It can be fixed in a desired position within the range defined by the angle γ by means of a fixing device schematically indicated at 40.

Support s43 of the traction mechanism 44 at the head end of the table
There is. This support is attached to the lower frame 4 by a member 45.

The traction mechanism 44 has a traction cable 45 with coupling means 2 in the area of the neck support surface 21 and a second traction cable passing under the support surface 2 to the foot end of the table. , using a pulley mechanism to support the cable 46 horizontally and vertically. This allows the full traction force to be applied by the traction mechanism 44 using the cable 46 when the rotation support surface member 23 is at a desired position.

As shown in Figure 4, the central display/'e panel 50
is placed on the treatment table. This panel has a simple on/off switch 51 which controls the supply of power to a number of circuits.

In the lower left hand part of the display panel 50 there are a plurality of switches 52 which control the raising of the upper frame 7 and thus of the support surface 2 as a whole. The first of these switches controls the upward movement of the frame 7, and when activated, directs the electric hydraulic pump to the hydraulic fluid. The water pressure machine connects the connecting hole 14 toward the head side end of the table.
t- move. When switched off, the hydraulic machine keeps the upper frame 7 in the desired position.

When the second switch is activated, the solenoid valve-1)
Release the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic machine in the i-core trawled condition, thereby allowing the upper frame to fall under its own weight.

Disblaino buttocks 50 central I! 1SII'cse,
Viewed from the front, there is a schematic diagram showing a treatment table, in which four sets of lamps or light indicators are arranged.

The first lamp set 53 comprises twelve runs f spaced in an arc over a range of angles α, thereby indicating a particular position within this range of angles. . When the cervical support member 21 is horizontal, the lowest lamp marked with the number 0 is lit. As the cervical support surface is raised, a plurality of lamps labeled with increasing degrees are sequentially illuminated to indicate the position of the support surface.

The second lamp set 54 includes 24 lamps arranged in a horizontal line below the table diagram. These ramps indicate the extent to which pivot surface member 23 and horizontal surface member 22 are moved from each other.

Thus, the lamp numbered 1 is illuminated when the two surfaces are in the closest position and the lamp numbered 24 is illuminated when the pivoting surface is moved on its plurality of rollers 34 to the furthest position from the horizontal support surface 22. The lamp with the number will be lit.

Lamp set 55U contains 12 lamps arranged in a vertical line at a position above the diagram of the table, indicating the height of the table in a manner similar to the previously described lamp sets.

The lamp set 56 is arranged along an arc of angle 8 +9
These ramps indicate the pivoted position of the pivoting support surface 23 in the vertical direction, comprising ten ramps indicating angles from DEG to -18 DEG.

On the right-hand side of the display panel there is a schematic top view of a support surface 2 similar to the top view shown in FIG. At the bottom of this plan is a lamp set 57 consisting of 15 lamps.
This lamp set 57 is arranged on an arc defined by an angle γ, and is numbered sequentially on the arc from 0° at the center to 21° at both ends. There are multiple lamps. The plurality of ramps indicates the degree of deviation in the horizontal movement of the rotatable surface 23.

At the top of the display panel, the end height of the pivoting surface 23 is shown, and lamp sets 58 are provided on either side of the end height indication. The two sets of lamps are arranged along an arc defined by an angle β and indicate the degree of axial rotation of the rotatable surface 23.

Each set has 11 lamps, the right lamp set has a number O in the center indicating the horizontal position of the rotatable surface, and the multiple lamps above and below the 0 lamp have 5 Numbers are assigned sequentially from ° to 25 °. The plurality of lamp sets on the display 50 thus pinpoint the position of the various component elements of the treatment table, thereby indicating to the clinician using the table the position of the patient lying on the table in the prone or back position. will be easily understood.

It is conceivable that these positions are marked by the designer on a card that is substantially identical in type to the display.

Alternatively, it is also conceivable that the data are recorded by an automatic recording device operated by a doctor.

These devices can be, for example, microcomputers that automatically mark the cards or record the information in a suitable retrieval system.

The advantages of the table of the present invention will be readily apparent to all clinicians, including acupressure therapists, physical therapists, orthopedic surgeons, etc.

In addition to these advantages mentioned above, the table of the present invention provides diagnostics, articulation and treatment in a much wider variety of positions than any table available or known to date to the applicant. will be understood.

Other embodiments are envisioned within the scope of the present invention, including other designs and other methods for construction of the treatment table. It should be noted that the table of the present invention can be combined with other devices such as suitable leather straps, heated vibrating cushions, etc. as known in the art.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of the treatment table of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the support surface of the table, Fig. 3 is an end view of the rotary support member of the table, and Fig. 4 is a display for the table. FIG. 3 is a front view of the device. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Treatment table, 2... Support surface, 3... Support frame, 4... Lower frame, 5... Legs, 7...
... Upper frame, 8, 9... Leg member, 10... Link, 14... Connecting rod, 15... Link member, 21
11.22.23...Supporting member, 35...Bearing, 36...Fixing device, 37...Extension pivot, 4
0... Fixing device, 44... Traction mechanism. Patent applicant Richard Michael Sprott (1 other person) Patent application agent Akira Aoki Patent attorney Kazuyuki Nishidate Patent attorney Kyosuke Nakayama Patent attorney Akira Yamaguchi Patent attorney Masaya Nishiyama Drawing nI permission (No change in content) FIG, I FIG, 2 FIG, 3 FIG, 4 Procedural amendment (formality) November 2, 1980 Manabu Shiga, Commissioner of the Patent Office 1, Indication of case Patent application No. 163000 of 1988 No. 2, Name of the invention Treatment table 3, Person making the amendment Relationship with the case Patent applicant name: Richard Meigel Sp L7-1~ (1 other person) 4. Agent 5, Date of amendment order Voluntary amendment 6, Amendment (II Specification (2) Drawings (3) Certificate of Nationality 7, Contents of Amendment (1) Engraving of Description (No change in content) (Engraving of 29 drawings (No change in content) J(3) As shown in Attachment 8, List of attached documents (1) Engraved specifications (1 copy) (2) Engraved drawings (1 copy) (3) Nationality certificate and translation (1 copy each)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An elongated treatment table having a support surface, the support surface being rotatable and having at least two support members arranged along the longitudinal direction of the treatment table. a support member forming a foot end of the treatment table, the pivotable support member being pivotable horizontally and vertically about at least one pivot point; The treatment table is characterized in that the rotation point is located approximately at the center of the two support members and is rotatable around the long sleeve. 2. The treatment table according to claim 1, wherein the rotatable support member is lockable in any horizontal rotation position, vertical rotation position, or a combination thereof. 3. The treatment table according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the two support members are movable toward or away from each other. 4. The treatment table according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the two support members are rotatable to arbitrary relative positions. 5. The rotatable support member is vertically biased toward a position such that the two support members are substantially coplanar. A treatment table according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising a neck support member at the head side end of the treatment table. Treatment table ◎ 7. The treatment table according to claim 6, wherein the neck support member is rotatable in the vertical direction about an edge opposite to the head side end of the treatment table. . 8. The treatment table according to any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising means for changing the height of the support surface. 9. The treatment table according to any one of claims 1 to 8, comprising a traction means having a traction device for applying a traction force to each end of the support surface. 10. The treatment table according to any one of claims 1 to 9, comprising detection means for detecting the position and relative position of the support member, and display means for displaying the position. 11. Claim 10, wherein the display means includes a display board with indicator lights corresponding to the relative positions of the supporting members.
Treatment table as described in section. 12. The treatment table according to claim 10 or 11, comprising means for recording the position of the support member detected by the detection means.