KR101569284B1 - Body part fixing apparatus for medical imaging examination - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a body part fixing device for checking a medical image, capable of raising the precision and accuracy of medical image examination by allowing a patient to have a right posture for a long time by only fixing a specific body part of the patient when the patient goes through medical image examination such as MRI or CT. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the body part fixing device includes a cushion pad including a first combination part in an upper surface, and including a first fixing belt in the center; a length measurer having an end inserted into an end of the cushion pad; a height control pad combined with the other side of the length measurer to be movable, and including a second combination part in the upper surface; and a fixing block combined with the second combination part, forming a fixing groove to place a wrist or heel, and including a second fixing belt in an upper part.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a body part fixation device for medical image inspection,

The present invention relates to a body part fixing apparatus for medical image examination, and more particularly, to a body part fixing apparatus for medical image examination, and more particularly, The present invention relates to an apparatus for fixing a body part for medical image inspection, in which the accuracy and precision of a medical image inspection can be increased by fixing only a specific body part of a body part of the body part to allow a patient to maintain a correct posture comfortably for a long time.

Recent advances in medical technology have made it possible to perform angiographic examinations of patients' upper and lower limbs in CT scans. Computed tomography (CT) angiography is a noninvasive method compared to traditional angiography, and has many advantages. The number of examinations is continuously increasing and its proportion is increasing.

In CT scans, artifacts caused by patient motion are the main causes of poor image quality. Because of the high accuracy and precision required for computed tomography (CT), it is recommended that there should be no movement during the long examination time, especially in the case of superficial diseases such as lower limb varices. Therefore, absolute cooperation of the patient is required.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the movement of the patient during the CT examination and to fix the test site so that it can be positioned within the testable area, thereby enabling accurate diagnosis of superficial diseases such as lower limb varices Body part fixation is essential.

Such a body part fixing device for medical image inspection is a device for immobilizing a human body into a large magnetic barrel generating a magnetic field and generating a high frequency to resonate the hydrogen nuclei in the body part to measure the difference of signals from each tissue, It is also necessary to perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for reconstruction and imaging.

An example of such a body part fixing device for medical image inspection is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0341282 (Jun. 22, 2002), wherein a base is provided with a rail on an upper surface of a table; A first bed, a second bed, and a third bed arranged on the upper surface of the table so as to be movable along the rails of the table and transferred to the inside of the photographing apparatus, A needle bed which can be spaced apart from each other; A first pull belt detachably coupled to the second needle bed and worn on a chest of a patient located on an upper surface of the second needle bed; A second pull belt detachably coupled to the third needle bed and worn on the pelvis of the patient located on the upper surface of the third needle bed; First connecting means made of a plurality of flexible tubes capable of shrinking and expanding so as to separate or bring the first needle bed and the second needle bed apart from each other and having a closed compartment and communicating with each other; Second connecting means made of a plurality of flexible tubes capable of shrinking and expanding so as to separate or bring the second needle bed and the third needle bed close to each other and having a closed compartment and communicating with each other; And a hydraulic pressure supply means for supplying hydraulic pressure to the first connection means and the second connection means.

In addition, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2011-0043603 (published on Apr. 27, 2011) discloses a system for positioning a patient on a medical treatment table for repeated types of treatment, wherein at least a part of the patient's body to be treated A system for positioning the patient includes a patient support panel and at least one positional configuration configured to be releasably mounted at the desired location to secure at least a portion of the patient & Wherein the patient support panel includes a generally planar member having a pair of longitudinally extending side rails, each side rail having a series of longitudinally spaced indexed apertures And at least one pin projecting upwardly for receiving into the first component Wherein the openings are arranged in pairs to releasably mount the first component between any pair of the openings at a desired longitudinal position along the patient support panel through the bar component, And at least one clamp releasably securing the component to each one of the side rails at any longitudinal position along the side rails.

In addition, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2011-0093180 (published on Aug. 18, 2011) discloses a spinal motion part that changes the lateral state of a vertebra and a vertebra part that irradiates the human body with radiation to transmit the radiation, And an imaging unit for providing information captured by the imaging unit as an image. The spine motion unit includes a fixed frame formed on both sides with a predetermined width so as to have a predetermined width, A body fixture mounted on one side of the fixed frame and fixing a part of the human body, and a plurality of rollers arranged in a width direction of the fixed frame, the roller group reciprocating in the longitudinal direction of the fixed frame , And the body fastener is moved to the left and right so as to apply a deformation to the left-right motion with the vertebra. It can control.

 However, in the conventional body part fixing device for medical image inspection as described above, since it is relatively large and most of the body of the patient is fixed at the medical image examination, there is a problem that the patient may be discomforted in maintaining a specific posture for a long time .

Therefore, the present invention is useful for fixing a specific body part of a patient such as upper and lower parts during a medical image examination such as a CT examination or a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination, for example, So that the accuracy and precision of the medical image inspection can be increased.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cushion pad comprising: a cushion pad having a first fastening part at one side of an upper surface thereof and a first fastening belt at a center thereof; a length measuring device having one end thereof inserted into and fixed to the other end of the cushion pad; A height adjusting pad penetratingly connected to the other side of the length measuring instrument and having a second fastening part on an upper surface thereof and a fastening pad fastened to a second fastening part of the height adjusting pad and having a heel or a wrist, And a fixing block having a second fixing belt at an upper end thereof.

In the present invention, a hip support cushion detachably coupled to the first fastening portion at the time of medical image examination for the lower limb is further included.

In the present invention, a head supporting cushion detachably coupled to the first fastening portion at the medical image examination of the upper extremity is further included.

In the present invention, the first fixing belt fixes both knees of the patient when performing a medical image examination for the lower limb, and fixes both elbows of the patient while surrounding the upper limb during medical image examination.

In the present invention, a through-slit through which the first fixing belt is inserted is formed on both sides of the center of the cushion pad, and the through-slit extends longer than the width of the first fixing belt so that the first fixing belt can be moved .

In the present invention, the length measurer is provided between the cushion pad and the height adjusting pad so as to be spaced apart from each other.

In the present invention, a scale indicator line formed of a fluorescent material is provided on the upper surface of the length measuring instrument.

In the present invention, the first fastening portion of the cushion pad and the second fastening portion of the height adjusting pad are formed as a fastening groove having a Velcro tape on the bottom surface thereof, and the lower surface of the fastening block is inserted into the second fastening portion And a first fastening protrusion provided with a Velcro tape is protruded from the bottom surface.

In the present invention, the fixing grooves of the fixing block are formed to be inclined inwardly upward so that the heel of the patient when the second fixing belt is engaged is gathered at an angle of 10 to 20 degrees with respect to each other.

The body part fixing apparatus for medical image examination according to the present invention is capable of performing a medical image examination such as a CT examination or a magnetic resonance imaging So that the patient can comfortably maintain the correct posture for a long time, thereby improving the accuracy and precision of the medical image inspection.

In addition, the body part fixing device for medical image inspection according to the present invention is formed as a compact device having a relatively simple structure for fixing only a specific body part of a patient such as upper and lower parts, and is applicable without the burden on patients.

1 is a perspective view of a body part fixing device for medical image inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exploded perspective view of a body part fixing device for medical image inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a state of use of a body part fixing apparatus for a medical image inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a state of use of a body part fixing apparatus for medical image inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the upper part is fixed. FIG.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a body part fixing device for a medical image inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a body part fixing device for a medical image inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, 3 is a state view of a body part fixing apparatus for medical image inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention when it is fixed to the body. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a body part fixing apparatus for medical image inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. , Which is a state of use at the time of fixing the upper limb.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation, the scope of the present invention being limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

The body part fixing device 1 for medical image inspection according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is provided with a first fastening part 11 on one side of the upper surface and a cushion pad A length measuring device 20 having one end fixedly inserted into the other end of the cushion pad 10 and a second fastening part 20 connected to the other end of the length measuring device 20, A height adjusting pad 30 provided with a height adjusting pad 33 and a fixing groove 43 fitted to a second fixing portion 33 of the height adjusting pad 30 and having a wrist or a heel mounted therein, And a fixing block 40 provided with a second fixing belt 45.

Hereinafter, the constituent members of the body part fixing apparatus 1 for medical image inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention and the connection relation thereof will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG.

Here, the cushion pad 10 is a member that comfortably supports the patient's hips or head so as to minimize the inconvenience of the patient during long-time medical image examination.

A first fastening part 11 is provided on one side of the upper surface of the cushion pad 10. The first fastening part 11 is formed by combining the buttress supporting cushion 50 at the time of medical image examination of the lower part, So that the patient's head can be comfortably supported by the head supporting cushion 60 when the medical image is inspected for the upper body. .

A first fixing belt 13 is provided at the center of the cushion pad 10. The first fixing belt 13 fixes both knees of the patient at the time of medical image examination for the lower limb and fixes the medical image It is preferable that a long velcro tape corresponding to both ends of the patient is provided so as to be able to surround and fix both knees or both elbows of the patient irrespective of the physical characteristics of the patient by fixing the patient's both elbows at the time of examination.

A through slit 15 through which the first fixing belt 13 is inserted is formed on both sides of the center of the cushion pad 10 in order to engage the first fixing belt 13 with respect to the cushion pad 10. The width of the first fixing belt 13 is set such that the through-slit 15 can move the position of the first fixing belt 13 in the through-slit 15 so as to correspond to the knee position of the patient or the elbow position of the patient. It is preferable to extend longer.

The other end of the cushion pad 10 is formed with a coupling groove 17 into which a length measuring instrument 20 to be described later is inserted.

The upper surface of the cushion pad 10 is combined with the scale indication line 21 of the length measuring instrument 20 to be described later so as to form a scale portion 19 ) Are preferably displayed separately.

One end of the length measuring instrument 20 is inserted and fixed in the coupling groove 17 at the other end of the cushion pad 10. The length measuring instrument 20 measures the scan range Two spacers may be provided between the cushion pad 10 and the height adjusting pad 30 for stable connection between the cushion pad 10 and the height adjusting pad 30. [

The length measurer 20 is applied in order to determine the scan range in advance during the medical image inspection especially for the upper and lower limbs. For example, the length of the body range can be measured by moving the height adjusting pad 30 with respect to the cushion pad 10 according to the top and bottom of the patient to be photographed, It is used to guide only the necessary range of scanning. In this case, only the necessary range of the body can be photographed, so that the radiation dose that the patient can be exposed to is minimized.

Generally, the CT device is defaulted to 1300 mm, and since the key is different according to the person during the actual shooting, the length is added or subtracted to the approximate eye size. If the scan area of a specific patient is 1200 mm and the scout length input to the computed tomography (CT) device is 1300 mm, then the eye is judged. Therefore, once 1300 mm is scanned, The dose is to be irradiated. On the contrary, when a specific patient's examination area is 1450 mm, when the eye is judged to be a scout length of 1350 mm, the image is not scanned by 100 mm. At this time, the scout may be scanned again for accurate inspection. In this case, the radiation dose for scanning may be doubled.

In the present invention, since the scout length is determined by quantitatively grasping the examination region of the patient by using the combination of the scale indication line 21 of the length measurer 20 and the scale portion 19 of the cushion pad 10, the unnecessary radiation dose .

It is preferable that the scale indication line 21 is formed by inserting a fluorescent material into the slit formed on the upper surface of the length measuring instrument 20 so that the measurement of the body size of the patient before the photographing can be visually accurately confirmed The length of the varicose vein and the position of the varicose vein can be displayed on the images taken after the photographing to enable accurate diagnosis.

A height adjusting pad 30 is provided on the other side of the length measuring instrument 20 to prevent the leg from coming into contact with the table when photographing the patient's lower limb. And a through hole 31 penetratingly coupled to the other side of the length measurer 20 so as to be positionally movable in a sliding manner.

The second fastening portion 33 is provided on the upper surface of the height adjusting pad 30 so as to prevent the scan range from being set in advance at the time of medical image inspection for upper and lower portions. It is preferable that the fixing block 40 is coupled to the cuff or the heel when the medical image inspection is performed, and it is preferably formed as a coupling groove having a Velcro tape on the bottom surface thereof. At this time, it is preferable that a first fastening protrusion 41, which is insertable into the second fastening part 33 and has a Velcro tape corresponding to the bottom surface, is protruded from the lower surface of the fixed block 40.

The fixing block 40 is coupled to the second fastening portion 33 of the height adjusting pad 30 so that the heel of the patient is seated and fixed at the time of medical image examination of the lower leg It is preferable that the cushion is made of an elastic cushion material so that the patient's both heels or both cuffs can be comfortably supported when the second fixing belt 45 is engaged, Do.

A first fastening protrusion 41 inserted and fixed into the second fastening portion 33 of the height adjusting pad 30 is protruded from the bottom of the fastening block 40.

In addition, the fixing block 40 has a fixing groove 43 in which an upper end thereof is opened, in which a wrist or a heel of a patient is seated. Particularly, as shown in FIG. 3, the fixing grooves 43 of the fixed block 40 are formed such that when the second fixing belt 45 is engaged, the heel of the patient is gathered at an angle of 10 to 20 degrees inwardly with respect to each other It is preferable that it is formed to be inclined upward toward the inside. When the heel of the patient is inclined 10 to 20 degrees inward according to the shape of the fixing groove 43, the thumb toes on both sides are brought into contact with each other while being in a triangle shape. In this case, In this case, it is possible to acquire more accurate upper and lower images.

A second fastening belt 45 is provided on the upper end of the fixed block 40. The second fastening belt 45 fixes the upper portion of the patient's heel at the time of medical image examination for the lower back, A long velcro tape corresponding to each other at both ends so as to be able to be fixed around the heel of the patient or the upper part of both cuffs regardless of the body characteristics of the patient by fixing the upper part of both cuffs of the patient during the medical image examination .

The buttress supporting cushion 50 is detachably coupled to the first fastening portion 11 of the cushion pad 10 so that the buttress supporting cushion 50 can comfortably It is preferable that the cushioning pad is made of an elastic cushioning material so that the patient's hip can be comfortably supported over a long period of time during medical image examination.

At this time, a second fastening protrusion 51, which is insertable into the first fastening portion 11 and has a Velcro tape corresponding to the bottom surface, is protruded from the lower surface of the hip cushion 50.

A head supporting cushion 60 is detachably coupled to the first connecting portion 11 of the cushion pad 10 in place of the above described buttress supporting cushion 50, The cushioning material is made of an elastic cushioning material so that the head of the patient can be comfortably supported at the time of medical image examination while the patient's upper surface is kept apart from the table so that the patient's head can be comfortably supported for a long period of time desirable.

At this time, on the lower surface of the head supporting cushion 60, a third fastening protrusion 61, which is insertable into the first fastening part 11 and has a Velcro tape corresponding to the bottom surface, is protruded.

Hereinafter, a method of using the body part fixing device 1 for medical image inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.

3, the hip cushion 50 is engaged with the first fastening portion 11 of the cushion pad 10 so that the hip of the patient is placed thereon, and at the same time, The fixing block 40 is slid on the length measuring instrument 20 with respect to the cushion pad 10 so that the patient's heel is placed in the fixing groove 43 of the block 40. [ And then the second fixing belt 45 provided at the upper portion of the fixing groove 43 of the fixing block 40 is engaged so that the heel of the patient is gathered at an angle of 10 to 20 degrees The position of the first fixing belt 13 is moved in the through-slit 15 to be positioned at both knees of the patient, and then fixed so as to surround both knees of the patient. At this time, the patient's legs are kept spaced apart from the table, and in particular, they are fixed by the second fixing belt 45 and the first fixing belt 13 so as to be held in the eleven rows, and at the same time, .

If a medical image test such as a CT examination or a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination is performed in this state, the body part fixing apparatus 1 for medical image examination according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention The accuracy and precision of the medical imaging examination can be increased by forcing the patient to maintain the correct posture comfortably for a long period of time.

4, a head supporting cushion 60 is coupled to the first fastening portion 11 of the cushion pad 10 so that the head of the patient is placed, and at the same time, The fixing block 40 is slid on the length measuring instrument 20 with respect to the cushion pad 10 such that both cuffs of the patient are placed in the fixing grooves 43 of the cushion pad 40. And then the second fixing belt 45 provided on the upper portion of the fixing groove 43 of the fixing block 40 is engaged so that the crotch of the first fixing belt 13 The position is moved within the penetrating slit 15 to position both elbows of the patient and then secured to surround both elbows of the patient. At this time, the patient's upper limb is kept spaced apart from the table. In particular, the upper limb is fixed by the second fastening belt 45 and the first fastening belt 13, do.

In this state, when a medical image test such as a CT examination or a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination is performed on the upper extremity, a body part fixing apparatus 1 for medical image examination according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention The accuracy and precision of the medical imaging examination can be increased by forcing the patient to maintain the correct posture comfortably for a long period of time.

It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in many other forms without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, the embodiments being exemplarily described above. It is therefore intended that the above-described embodiments be considered as illustrative rather than restrictive, and that all implementations within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

1: Body part fixing device for medical image inspection
10: cushion pad 11: first fastening part
13: first fixing belt 15: through slit
17: coupling groove 19: graduation
20: length measurer 21: scale mark
30: height adjusting pad 31: penetrating groove
33: second fastening portion
40: fixed block 41: first fastening projection
43: fixing groove 45: second fixing belt
50: hip support cushion 51: second fastening projection
60: head supporting cushion 61: third fastening projection

Claims (9)

A cushion pad (10) having a first fastening part (11) at one side of the upper surface and a first fixing belt (13) at the center;
A length measuring instrument 20 having one end inserted into the other end of the cushion pad 10;
A height adjusting pad 30 penetratingly connected to the other side of the length measuring instrument 20 so as to be movable and having a second fastening part 33 on an upper surface thereof; And
The fixing block 43 is coupled to the second fastening portion 33 of the height adjusting pad 30 and has a fixing groove 43 in which a wrist or a heel is seated and a second fixing belt 45 40). ≪ / RTI > The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a buttress supporting cushion (50) detachably coupled to the first fastening part (11) at the time of medical image examination for the lower part of the body part. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a head supporting cushion (60) detachably coupled to the first fastening part (11) at the time of medical image examination for the upper limb. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The first fixing belt 13 of the cushion pad 10 fixes both knees of the patient at the time of medical image examination for the lower limb and fixes both elbows of the patient while surrounding the upper limb during the medical image examination of the upper limb A body part fixing device for medical image inspection. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A through-hole slit 15 through which the first fixing belt 13 is inserted is formed on both sides of the center of the cushion pad 10, and the through-hole slit 15 can move the first fixing belt 13 Wherein the first fixing belt (13) is formed to be longer than the width of the first fixing belt (13). The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Wherein the length measuring instrument 20 is spaced apart from the cushion pad 10 and the height adjusting pad 30 by two spacers. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
And a scale indicator line (21) formed of a fluorescent material is provided on an upper surface of the length measuring instrument (20). The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The second fastening portion 33 of the height adjusting pad 30 is formed as a fastening groove having a Velcro tape on the bottom surface thereof and inserted into the second fastening portion 33 on the lower surface of the fastening block 40. [ And a first fastening protrusion (41) provided with a Velcro tape on the bottom surface is protruded from the first fastening protrusion (41). The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The fixing grooves 43 of the fixing block 40 are formed to be inclined inwardly upward so that the heel of the patient is gathered at an angle of 10 to 20 degrees with respect to each other when the second fixing belt 45 is engaged And the body part fixing device for medical image inspection.

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