KR101123294B1

KR101123294B1 - Medical Positioner that have Immobilizer Function

Info

Publication number: KR101123294B1
Application number: KR20100019735A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 송일호
Original assignee: 송일호
Priority date: 2009-07-06
Filing date: 2010-03-05
Publication date: 2012-03-22
Also published as: KR20110004254A

Abstract

The present invention discloses a medical positioner having an immobilizer function. The present invention constitutes a vacuum pad that allows air to enter and exit freely through a circular port while controlling the movement of the beads, while firmly fixing the positioning rock bar on the outer surface of the vacuum pad, and thus to the medical positioner. When the patient wears the applied vacuum pad, the bead inside the vacuum pad is prevented from being biased and the bead is moved from the designated cell to the neighboring cell through the circular port despite the partition partitioning the bead by the cell. By controlling the patient's examination through the medical examination equipment, the patient's diagnosis or treatment posture can be freely and accurately corrected when the patient wears the vacuum pad, and the corrected posture can be accurately fixed to improve the accuracy of the diagnosis or treatment through the medical equipment. It is raised.

Description

Medical Positioner that has Immobilizer Function

The present invention relates to a medical positioner having an immobilizer function, and more particularly, to freely and accurately correct a patient in a certain posture at a table for examination or treatment, and to fix a corrected posture to perform a medical treatment or treatment through a medical device. A medical positioner having an immobilizer function to increase accuracy.

Medical equipment for diagnosis and treatment (e.g. MRI, CT, X-Ray, ultrasound scanner, linear accelerator for radiation therapy, etc.) is equipped with a patient examination table that allows the patient to take a stable position. Medical positioners are used to limit the patient's will and increase the accuracy of diagnosis and treatment in a stable posture.

The medical positioner uses a belt fixed to an examination table to fix a patient, or a detachable vacuum pad, and the fixing method by the belt is low in utilization because it cannot cope with various patients having different physical conditions. Has a problem.

Therefore, in the related art, a detachable vacuum pad is often used, since deformation naturally occurs along the body flexion of the patient, and thus can appropriately respond to various physical conditions of the patient.

In this case, when using the detachable vacuum pad, a positioning lock bar (Lok-Bar) having a hole is formed in the vacuum pad, and a test pin is configured to be fitted into the hole of the lock bar. The lock bar was attached to the outer surface of the vacuum pad with an adhesive or the like.

However, the conventional vacuum pad is a synthetic fiber material and the positioning rock bar is made of a material such as hard plastic, and when the lock bar is attached and fixed to the outer surface of the vacuum pad by an adhesive or the like, the attachment is not firm. Many.

Accordingly, conventionally, when the patient wears the vacuum pad and inserts a pin of the test table into the hole of the positioning lock bar attached to the vacuum pad to determine the test position of the vacuum pad, the lock bar is the vacuum pad. The problem of deviating from the device frequently occurred, and thus, errors in positioning and fixation work for diagnosing and treating vacuum pads resulted in problems that greatly reduce the accuracy of diagnosis or treatment of the patient through medical examination equipment. none.

Accordingly, the present invention is to improve the conventional problem as described above, by allowing the positioning lock bar to be firmly fixed to the outer surface of the vacuum pad, thereby freeing the patient wearing the vacuum pad in the examination table in a uniform posture. It is an object of the present invention to provide a medical positioner having an immobilizer function that can be accurately fixed to increase the accuracy of the diagnosis or treatment of the patient through the medical equipment.

In addition, the present invention is to configure the vacuum pad to allow the air to enter and exit freely through the circular port to control the bead for posture correction, thereby preventing the beads provided inside the vacuum pad applied to the medical positioner to be biased Another object of the present invention is to provide a vacuum pad that controls the movement of a bead out of a designated cell to a neighboring cell through a circular port despite a partition partitioning the bead into cells.

Medical positioner having an immobilizer function of the present invention for achieving the above object, the bead is provided inside the air nozzle and a plurality of male and female binding portions, and the air cushion is formed during the air filling while the air is removed in a vacuum state A vacuum pad to allow the beads to secure the body of the patient; A lock bar for positioning, forming a hole into which a positioning pin of the examination table that is set with the medical equipment is fitted, and fixed to an outer surface of the vacuum pad; A fixing bar fixed to an inner surface of the vacuum pad corresponding to the position of the lock bar; It includes, wherein the fixing bar is configured such that when applying the adhesive for fixing the lock bar and the fixing bar to the outer and inner surfaces of the vacuum pad, the adhesive bond with the lock bar through the adhesive absorbed by the vacuum pad .

In addition, the vacuum pad is to form an air cushion at the time of air filling, the secondary airbag for supporting a specific posture of the patient wearing the vacuum pad is configured to combine.

In addition, the vacuum pad is provided with a ring portion, and the auxiliary air bag is configured with a string of a predetermined length that is bound to the ring portion.

In addition, the vacuum pad is composed of a two-ply wrap consisting of an upper surface and a lower surface, the edge of the wrap is partitioned into a plurality of cells by a partition while being sealed by heat bonding, the air to each partition so that each partition is in communication It has an open circular port for entering and exiting.

In addition, the partition is formed by thermally bonding the upper and lower surfaces, and the circular port is configured in an area where the upper and lower surfaces are not thermally bonded.

In addition, the circular port is provided with a cylindrical filter for selectively passing the air, but blocks the bead.

In addition, the filter is a sponge that is free to shrink so that the vacuum pad is not exhausted to the body in a vacuum state.

In addition, the diameter of the sponge is at least 1.5 times or more than the diameter of the opened circular port, and is mounted on the circular port in the state in which the waist portion of the sponge is contracted.

In addition, the beads have a diameter of 2 mm or more, and the sponge mesh is configured so that the size thereof does not exceed 1.5 mm.

In addition, as the partition moves away from the nozzle, the diameter of the circular port and the sponge is gradually expanded.

The present invention comprises a vacuum pad to allow the air to enter and exit freely through the circular port to control the movement of the beads, while firmly fixing the positioning rock bar on the outer surface of the vacuum pad, accordingly medical positioner When the patient wears the vacuum pad, the bead inside the vacuum pad is prevented from being biased and the bead is moved from the designated cell to the neighboring cell through the circular port despite the partition partitioning the bead by cell. Control of the patient's medical examination equipment to freely and accurately correct the position of the diagnosis or treatment of the patient wearing the vacuum pad, and to accurately fix the corrected position to correct the diagnosis or treatment performed by the medical equipment. You can expect to increase the effect.

1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a medical positioner having an immobilizer function in an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exploded plan view showing a structure of a medical positioner having an immobilizer function in an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a partial cutaway perspective view showing the structure of a medical positioner having an immobilizer function in an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of Figure 2 as an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a state in which the patient wearing a medical positioner having an immobilizer function in an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an exploded view of a medical positioner and an examination table having an immobilizer function in an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state of determining and fixing a diagnosis or treatment position of a patient wearing a medical positioner having an immobilizer function in an examination table according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a state in which the auxiliary air bag is coupled to the vacuum pad in the embodiment of the present invention to support a specific position of the patient.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing a structure of a medical positioner having an immobilizer function in an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded plan view showing a structure of a medical positioner having an immobilizer function in an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a present invention 4 is a partial cutaway perspective view showing a structure of a medical positioner having an immobilizer function, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2 as an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a state in which a patient wears a medical positioner having an immobilizer function in an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a medical positioner and an examination table having an immobilizer function in an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. As an example of the present invention, a cross-sectional schematic view showing a state of determining and fixing a diagnosis or treatment position of a patient wearing a medical positioner having an immobilizer function in an examination table is shown.

Medical positioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 1 to Figure 7 includes a vacuum pad 10, a lock bar 20, and a fixing bar (30).

The vacuum pad 10 may be diagnosed or treated by the patient by lying on an examination table 100 that is set with medical equipment such as MRI, CT, X-ray, ultrasound scanner, and linear accelerator for radiation therapy. After the patient's posture is corrected so that the corrected posture can be fixed by the patient, the patient has an air nozzle (a) and a plurality of male and female binding portions (b1) and (b2). Form air cushion when filling through air.

At this time, the vacuum pad 10 is a soft synthetic resin material consisting of two layers of wrap 11 consisting of an upper surface and a lower surface, and wrapped around the edge of the wrap 11 by sewing or other thermal bonding to produce a tube In order to connect the upper and lower surfaces, a plurality of partitions 12 are formed in the same manner as the edges by thermal bonding.

In addition, by forming the partition 12 discontinuously, a plurality of open circular ports 13 through which air passes therebetween are formed, and a plurality of cells are formed by the partition 12. The circular port 13 is configured to form a network.

The outside of the vacuum pad 10 is necessarily provided with one air nozzle (a) for supplying or discharging air, using a compressor or suction (suction) to supply or discharge the air.

The reason for limiting the nozzle a to one is that each partition 12 communicates through the opened circular port 13.

When the air enters and exits at a high speed through the circular port 13, the beads 14 also tend to move together. Thus, there is a problem that makes the function of partition 12 virtually obscure.

In the present invention, in order to enhance the function of the partition 12 for distributing the beads 14 at an appropriate ratio, a cylindrical filter selectively passing only air through the space between the partitions, that is, the open circular port 13. Install (15). The cylindrical filter 15 is characterized by using a spongy body having a high degree of freedom in shape so that the body does not exhaust even if the patient lies on it.

That is, the cylindrical filter 15 preferably uses a sponge that freely passes air but selectively controls the entry and exit of the beads 14.

The sponge constituting the cylindrical filter 15 has a predetermined diameter, the diameter of which is at least 1.5 times greater than the diameter of the opened circular port 13 formed when the vacuum pad 10 is filled with the maximum air. It is larger, and it is more preferable to form two times or more.

Since the sponge constituting the cylindrical filter 15 is capable of shrinkage, even if larger than the diameter of the circular port 13, there is no problem to be inserted into the circular port 13, rather, the circular port 13 Since it is larger than the diameter, it cannot be separated arbitrarily.

That is, the sponge forming the cylindrical filter 15 is contracted to be forced into the circular port 13.

At this time, the sponge constituting the cylindrical filter 15 is not necessarily limited to the cylindrical shape, because the sponge constituting the filter 15 has a high degree of freedom in shape, and if it is not smaller than the size of the circular port 13, This is because it is not easily separated by the elastic force in the state attached to the port 13, because the air passes but the beads 14 are not allowed to pass through.

Therefore, it is not necessary to fix the sponge forming the cylindrical filter 15 to the circular port 13 by using a separate adhesive. Of course, the sponge constituting the cylindrical filter 15 should be at least 1.5 cm or more in spite of the air pressure, so that the sponge is not easily separated from the circular port 13 in the longitudinal direction.

Since the sponge constituting the cylindrical filter 15 is cushioned by itself even when all the air is forced out of the vacuum pad 10, it is not considered to be an obstacle at all, such as protruding to the outside, and in particular, a patient. It is convenient by not exhausting to the body.

In addition, there is no problem in forming the vacuum pad 10 into a solid mold.

In view of the fact that the diameter of the beads 14 is usually 2 mm or more, the mesh size of the sponge is preferably not more than 1.5 mm, and preferably 0.5 mm or more for free passage of air.

On the other hand, according to the embodiment of the present invention, because the vacuum pad 10 is provided with one air nozzle (a), and sequentially supplies air to each partition 12 through one air nozzle (a), As the partition 12 moves away from the air nozzle a, the supply of air may be reduced.

Therefore, the distance from the air nozzle (a) needs to be configured so that the size of the sponge forming the circular port 13 or the cylindrical filter 15 is gradually expanded.

The lock bar 20 forms a hole 21 into which the positioning pin 101 of the examination table 100 which is set with the medical equipment is fitted, through an adhesive on the outer surface of the vacuum pad 10. Adhesive fixation is made.

The fixing bar 30 is an inner surface of the vacuum pad 10 corresponding to the position of the lock bar 20, that is, the inside of the vacuum pad 10 composed of two layers of wraps 11 formed of an upper surface and a lower surface. It is configured to be adhesively fixed through the adhesive on the side.

In this case, the fixing bar 30 is absorbed by the vacuum pad 10 when adhesive is applied to fix the lock bar 20 and the fixing bar 30 to the outer and inner surfaces of the vacuum pad 10. The adhesive bond with the lock bar 20 is made through an adhesive.

That is, the vacuum pad 10 is made of a soft synthetic resin, the lock bar 20 and the fixed bar 30 is made of a hard synthetic resin, such as plastic bar, the vacuum pad 10 After the adhesive is applied to the outer and inner surfaces of the lock bar 20 to the outer surface of the vacuum pad 10, and fixing the fixing bar 30 to the inner surface of the vacuum pad 10, Pressing the lock bar 20 and the fixed bar 30.

Then, the adhesive applied to the outer and inner surfaces of the vacuum pad 10 is absorbed into the surface of the vacuum pad 10, and thus the lock bar 20 and the fixing bar 30 are mutually absorbed from the absorbing action of the adhesive. Adhesive fixation may be made, and thus, the lock bar 20 may maintain a firmly coupled state by the fixing bar 30 on the outer surface of the vacuum pad 10.

Therefore, in the state in which the lock bar 20 is firmly fixed to the outer surface of the vacuum pad 10 as described above, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 through the air nozzle (a) of the vacuum pad 10. Inject air.

Then, a partition 12 of the vacuum pad 10 is formed, a plurality of circular ports 13 are provided at one side of the partition 12, the circular port 13 is a cylindrical filter such as a sponge Since 15 is mounted, air injected into the vacuum pad 10 through the air nozzle a is supplied to all of the internal spaces partitioned by the partition 12, while the partition 12 is opened. Beads 14 filled in each cell partitioned through are not moved to other cells by the cylindrical filter 15.

At this time, since the beads 14 are distributed at an appropriate ratio around the partition 12, even if the vacuum pad 10 is placed vertically, the problem of being driven to one side by gravity does not occur, and the cylinder is provided with a mesh. By the filter 15 of the shape, the air can be freely supplied to each cell or discharged through each cell with the partition 12 as a boundary.

Therefore, in the state in which the compressor is connected to the air nozzle (a), when the air is injected into each cell partitioned by the partition 12 by driving the compressor, the vacuum pad 10 is expanded to a predetermined volume In this case, the expanded vacuum pad 10 is worn by the patient through a plurality of male and female binding portions b1 and b2.

Next, in a state in which the patient wearing the vacuum pad 10 wound up to a certain volume by the air injection is laid on the examination table 100, the lock bar 20 of the vacuum pad 10 is moved through a certain movement. The positioning pin 101 provided in the inspection table 100 is inserted into the hole 21 to be formed.

Then, the diagnosis or treatment position of the patient wearing the vacuum pad 10 in the examination table 100 is accurately corrected.

Next, in a state in which the diagnosis or treatment position is correctly corrected on the examination table 100, the compressor or suction is connected to the air nozzle a of the vacuum pad 10 worn by the patient and then driven to drive the partition ( A proper amount of air is discharged from the vacuum pad 10 partitioned into a plurality of cells by 12).

Then, while the air is discharged from the vacuum pad 10 partitioned into a plurality of cells by the partition 12, the posture of the patient is determined according to the distribution ratio of the beads 14 filled in the vacuum pad 10. When the diagnosis or treatment corresponding to the medical treatment of the patient through the medical equipment is performed, the diagnosis or treatment can be precisely progressed.

On the other hand, Figure 8 is another embodiment of the present invention, the vacuum pad 10 is coupled to the auxiliary airbag 50 that can support a specific posture.

That is, by forming a ring portion 10a on the vacuum pad 10 and forming a string 51 of a predetermined length on the auxiliary airbag 50, the auxiliary airbag 50 is vacuum pad 10. Fasten to one side of the coupling.

Then, when the patient wearing the vacuum pad 10 takes a specific posture on the examination table 100, for example, the patient needs to lift one shoulder, the auxiliary airbag 50 may adjust the specific posture. By supporting it, it is possible to increase the efficiency of diagnosis or treatment.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It is to be understood that such changes and modifications are within the scope of the claims.

10; Vacuum pad 10a; Ring
11; Wrap 12; partition
13; Circular port 14; Bead
15; Filter 20; Rock bar
21; Hole 30; Fixed bar
50; Auxiliary airbag 51; string
100; Examination table

Claims

A vacuum pad having an air nozzle and a plurality of male and female binding parts and having a bead formed therein, and forming an air cushion when filling the air, and fixing the body of the patient in a vacuum state when removing the air;
A lock bar for positioning, forming a hole into which a positioning pin of the examination table that is set with the medical equipment is fitted, and fixed to an outer surface of the vacuum pad;
A fixing bar fixed to an inner surface of the vacuum pad corresponding to the position of the lock bar; Including,
The fixing bar is configured to mutually bond with the lock bar through the adhesive absorbed by the vacuum pad when the adhesive is applied to fix the lock bar and the fixing bar to the outer and inner surfaces of the vacuum pad. Medical positioner with immobilizer function.

The medical positioner of claim 1, wherein the vacuum pad forms an air cushion from air filling, and an auxiliary air bag supporting a specific posture of a patient wearing the vacuum pad is coupled to the vacuum pad.

3. The medical positioner of claim 2, wherein the vacuum pad forms a ring portion, and the auxiliary air bag forms a string having a predetermined length to be bonded to the ring portion.

The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The vacuum pad is composed of two layers of wraps consisting of an upper surface and a lower surface, and the edges of the wraps are partitioned into a plurality of cells by partitions while being sealed by thermal bonding. Medical positioner having an immobilizer function, characterized in that it comprises a circular port.

5. The medical positioner of claim 4, wherein the partition is formed by thermally bonding the upper surface and the lower surface, and the circular port is configured in an area where the upper surface and the lower surface are not thermally bonded.

5. The medical positioner of claim 4, wherein the circular port is provided with a cylindrical filter for selectively passing the air but blocking the bead.

7. The medical positioner of claim 6, wherein a diameter of the filter forming the circular port and the cylindrical shape gradually increases as the partition moves away from the air nozzle.

7. The medical positioner of claim 6, wherein the cylindrical filter is a sponge free of shrinkage so that the vacuum pad does not escape to the body in a vacuum state.

According to claim 8, The diameter of the sponge is at least 1.5 times the diameter of the circular port, medical positioner having an immobilizer function, characterized in that attached to the circular port configured to shrink the waist portion of the sponge.

10. The medical positioner of claim 9, wherein a diameter of the beads is 2 mm or more, and the mesh of the sponge is configured not to exceed 1.5 mm in size.