KR101640154B1 - Apparatus for preventing aspiration of patient with dysphagia - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for preventing aspiration of a patient having dysphagia by maintaining a proper posture for patients having dysphagia due to various injuries, wherein the backrest is worn on the back of the patient to fix the patient's body; A headrest formed on the back of the backrest and worn on the head of the patient to fix the head of the patient; The height adjusting portion is provided between the backrest and the headrest portion to adjust the height of the headrest portion to match the head height of the patient; The angle adjuster is rotatably provided between the backrest and the headrest to adjust the angle of the headrest to fit the patient's swollen neck angle.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a device for preventing aspiration of a patient suffering from dysphagia,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for preventing aspiration of a dysphagic patient, and more particularly, to a device for preventing aspiration of a dysphagic patient,

Swallowing refers to a series of functions of delivering food in the oral cavity to the gastrointestinal tract, which involves the complexity of many head and neck muscles, skeletal and other soft tissues, including sphincter muscles dominated by various nerves of the central and peripheral nervous system. Dysphagia, dysphagia, or dysphagia are the most common causes of dysphagia. Dysphagia, dysphagia, dysphagia, dysphagia, dysphagia, swallowing difficulty, Diseases or drugs can also cause dysphagia. In particular, 100,000 stroke patients are diagnosed every year in the Republic of Korea, and 51 to 73 (%) of them suffer from dysphagia, which is difficult to ingest.

Swallowing disorders have various symptoms such as delayed swallowing reflexes, retention of pharyngeal food, and food intake into the larynx, as well as weakening of the lips and tongue. In addition, there are frequent swallowing disorders in patients with central nervous system injuries such as head and neck injuries caused by traffic accidents as well as stroke patients. In recent years, among the head and neck cancers, It is becoming a big problem.

Most patients with dysphagia have aspiration. In the case of normal subjects, foreign substances can be released from the airway through a cough. In the case of patients with dysphagia, however, these functions are much lowered, Which can lead to terrible complications that can lead to death. In addition, as the ability to drain obstructed food in the airway is compromised, it can lead to dire consequences of asphyxia (Instantaneous Death). In other words, the fulfillment of human basic needs is a threat to life.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0870912 (registered on November 21, 2008) discloses an electric stimulation device for swallowing assist, which includes a food swallowing time detecting portion for detecting a swallowing time of food by attaching to a throat of a thigh of a human body; An electrode attachment unit attached to both digastric muscles of the human body and applying electrical stimulation to both digastric muscles of the human body; A microcomputer for controlling the function of the electric stimulation device so as to control the electric stimulation of the human body to which the electrode attachment device detects the food swallowing time of the human body detected by the food swallowing time detection unit; An electrode signal generating circuit unit for generating an electrode pulse signal according to a high-voltage pulse control signal of the microcomputer and applying the pulse signal to the electrode attaching unit; The body is connected to the rear portion of the electrode attachment device so as to be rotatable upward, downward, leftward and rightward. The entire body of the body is formed to hang on the ears of the human body. An electric signal applied from the electrode- And a fixing hook portion provided with an electric wire for transmitting to the attaching device. According to the disclosed technique, by detecting the patient's swallowing time through the motion of the strain gauge and using the detection signal, electrical stimulation is applied through the electrode attachment structure attached to the digastric muscle on both sides of the human face, In patients with difficulty, the swallowing process is assisted through an electric stimulation device to normalize the elevation and elevation pattern of the hyoid bone, thereby maximizing the treatment efficiency of the human swallowing process, and accurately measuring the swallowing time of the patient Since the electric stimulation is applied in a timely manner, the swallowing action of the human body can be performed precisely, and accordingly, the precision of the parenteral assist device can be considerably improved.

Korean Registered Utility Model No. 20-0472562 (Registered on Apr. 29, 2014) is capable of bringing swollen muscles of the swallowing patient in close contact with the chest and neck of a patient suffering swallowing disorder, and accordingly, a highly skilled occupational therapist It is possible to easily carry out swallowing muscle motion of a patient with dysphagia without any help, and also it is possible to manufacture by a cheap polycarbonate material or a metal material and easy to use, so that it can be advantageous in terms of cost, . According to the disclosed technique, the handle portion; A tight fitting portion formed to extend upward in one end portion of the knob portion and brought into close contact with the chest of the dysphagic patient; An extension extending from an upper end of the tight contact portion; A support portion extending upward in an upper end portion of the extension portion; And a motion part extending from an upper end of the support part and having an upper end disposed at a portion between a jaw and a neck of a patient having a dysphagia disorder. In order to strengthen the swallowing muscle of a patient suffering from dysphagia, the motion assistant grasps the grip part, And the upper part of the moving part is disposed between the jaw and the heel of the patient so that the swallowing disorder patient tilts at least one of his or her head and the jaw and presses the upper end of the moving part with a force equal to or higher than a predetermined pressure, And the motion is repeatedly performed a predetermined number of times.

In the conventional art as described above, there is no apparatus or mechanism for adjusting the posture for preventing aspiration of a patient suffering from swallowing difficulty. Particularly, in patients with central nervous system injuries, it is difficult to maintain proper body posture or to maintain proper head posture in the early stage, which makes it difficult to maintain the body posture, In such a posture, when eating, it may interfere with causing swallowing reflexes, inducing aspiration, and inducing pneumonia by such aspiration, resulting in death due to pneumonia. In addition, in the worst case, May result in death. Therefore, eating in the right posture to prevent aspiration of patients with dysphagia is important, but there is no development of devices and devices for this. Therefore, it would be necessary to make comfortable and safe meals available to patients with dysphagia by developing devices and devices that allow them to take appropriate correct eating habits.

Korean Patent No. 10-0870912 Korean Registered Utility Model No. 20-0472562

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a device for preventing aspiration of a patient having dysphagia, do.

In order to solve such a problem, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a backrest for fixing a body of a patient to be worn on a back of a patient; A headrest formed on an upper portion of the backrest for fixing the head of the patient by being worn on the head of the patient; A height adjuster installed between the backrest and the headrest to adjust a height of the headrest to match the head height of the patient; And an angle adjuster installed to be rotatable between the backrest and the headrest to adjust the angle of the headrest to fit the swallowing neck angle of the patient.

In one embodiment, the backrest is characterized by a concave portion in which the back of the patient is adhered.

In one embodiment, the backrest includes a body fastening means for fastening the patient's body using fastening means so that one side is connected to both sides and the other side is fastening means, ; A backrest fixing means for connecting one side to both sides and the other side having a fastening means for fixing the fastening means to the fastening object; And connecting means formed on both sides for connecting the body fastening means and the backrest fastening means, respectively.

In one embodiment, the connecting means is provided by fixing one side of the body fixing means or one side of the backrest fixing means.

In one embodiment, the connecting means forms a passage for allowing the body fixing means and the backrest fixing means to move back and forth in a state where the body fixing means and the backrest fixing means are integrally connected.

In one embodiment, the connecting means includes a winding device for winding the body fixing means or the backrest fixing means and winding the one side of the body fixing means or the backrest fixing means to adjust the length of the body fixing means or the backrest fixing means; And a fixing / releasing device for holding the adjusted length by fixing the rotation of the winding device or releasing the rotation fixing of the winding device.

In one embodiment, the headrest portion is characterized by a concave portion in which the back of the patient is closely contacted.

In one embodiment, the headrest is characterized in that it includes head support means formed on both sides for supporting the head of the patient so that the patient's head is held at the correct line.

In one embodiment, the head support means is provided with a pivoting device on both sides to adjust the angle of head rotation of the patient by adjusting the side angle in the left or right direction.

In one embodiment, the headrest includes bending means formed on both sides for bending the head of the patient so as to provide a bearing force to the head of the patient.

In one embodiment, the height adjusting portion includes: a slide groove member formed on an upper portion of the backrest portion and guiding the slide guide therein; A slide member connected to a lower portion of the headrest portion and sliding along the slide guide of the slide groove member to adjust a height of the headrest portion according to a head height of a patient; And a slide fixing member for fixing the height between the slide groove member and the slide member by keeping the height of the head support unit constant.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the angle adjusting unit is provided with a pivoting device between the backrest part and the headrest part to adjust the angle of the pedestal in the upward or downward direction to adjust the neck angle of the patient.

In one embodiment, the apparatus for preventing aspiration of the dysphagia patient includes an input unit for inputting a height adjustment button, a head support rotation angle adjustment button, and a sagittal angle adjustment button, which are input through input means; And a control unit for controlling the operation of the height adjusting unit by receiving a height adjustment control signal from the receiving unit from the input unit, receiving a head support rotation angle adjustment control signal from the input unit, And a control unit for controlling the driving of the headrest by receiving the control signal from the input unit and controlling the driving of the angle control unit by generating a control signal for controlling the rotation of the headrest.

In one embodiment, the input unit inputs the posture setting button and the posture start button, which are input through the input unit, to the control unit, and inputs the patient characteristic rating selected through the input unit to the control unit.

In one embodiment, the control unit receives the posture setting button from the input unit and confirms the current patient head rotation angle of the headrest unit, the current patient head height of the height adjustment unit, and the current patient neck angle of the angle adjustment unit, The patient's head rotation angle, the patient's head height, and the patient's neck angle set in the memory unit by receiving the posture start button from the input unit are read, and the read head rotation angle, the patient's head height, A height adjustment control signal for the support part, and a control signal for the support angle adjustment, and outputs the generated head support rotation angle control signal, the height adjustment part, and the angle adjustment part to the head support part, the height adjustment part and the angle adjustment part.

In one embodiment, the control unit reads a standard patient's head rotation angle and a standard patient's neck angle corresponding to a patient characteristic rating input from the input unit, and determines a current patient's head rotation angle of the headrest, The head height, the current patient neck angle of the angle adjuster, and after calculating the difference between the read standard patient head rotation angle, the standard patient neck angle, the current patient head rotation angle, and the current patient neck angle, The compensated patient head rotation angle and compensated patient neck angle corresponding to the value are read, and the read compensated patient head rotation angle, the head support rotation angle adjustment control signal corresponding to the compensation patient neck angle, To the headrest portion, and to the angle adjusting portion.

In one embodiment, the memory unit receives and registers information on a patient's head rotation angle, a patient's head height, and a patient's neck angle from the control unit.

In one embodiment, the memory unit classifies and stores the patient characteristics classified into classes, stores the database, stores the standard patient's head rotation angle and the standard patient's neck angle corresponding to each patient's characteristic rating in advance, registers the patient's head rotation angle The information about the compensated patient's head rotation angle and the compensated patient neck angle corresponding to the difference between the patient neck angle, the predetermined standard patient's head rotation angle and the standard patient neck angle, is preset and registered.

In one embodiment, the headrest unit may be configured to position the head of the patient on the level line by adjusting the head rotation angle of the patient by rotating the head support means in the left and right direction according to the head support rotation angle adjustment control signal output from the controller .

In one embodiment, the height adjuster is configured to adjust the height of the headrest portion to match the head height of the patient by moving the headrest portion up and down according to a height adjustment control signal output from the controller .

In one embodiment, the angle adjusting unit adjusts the angle of the headrest unit to be adjusted to the swallowing neck angle of the patient by rotating the headrest unit up and down in accordance with a receiving angle control signal outputted from the controller .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a height of a pedestal, comprising: generating a pedestal height control signal when receiving a pedestal height control button through an input unit; Outputting the height adjustment control signal to the height adjuster to adjust the height of the headrest to match the head height of the patient by moving the headrest vertically; Receiving a head supporting rotation angle adjusting button through the input unit to generate a head supporting rotation angle adjusting control signal; A step of outputting the head support rotation angle control signal to the head support unit to rotate the head support unit to the left and right to adjust the head rotation angle of the patient to position the head of the patient on the canonical line; Generating a control signal for controlling the angle of elevation of the pedestrian through the input unit; And adjusting the angle of the headrest portion to match the angle of the swallowing neck of the patient by rotating the headrest portion up and down by outputting the control signal to the angle adjusting portion Thereby providing a method of operating the patient's suction preventing device.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a device for preventing aspiration of a patient having difficulty in swallowing in which sucking is prevented by maintaining a proper posture for patients having dysphagia due to various injuries, thereby providing an optimal posture (Or nurses, nurses, etc.) in various environments can easily provide a safe dietary supplement for patients having difficulty swallowing.

According to the present invention, by providing an apparatus for preventing aspiration of a dysphagic patient, which is formed on an existing wheelchair (or a chair, etc.) for adjusting the posture for preventing sucking of a dysphagic patient, Even if an independent meal can be made, it has the effect of making a comfortable and safe meal very efficiently without the great economic burden on patients who suffer from aspiration or are at high risk of aspiration-induced pneumonia.

1 is a view for explaining an apparatus for preventing aspiration of a dysphagia patient according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a view for explaining the backrest fixing means of the backrest portion shown in Fig. 1. Fig.
Fig. 3 is a view for explaining the head supporting means of the headrest portion shown in Fig. 1. Fig.
Fig. 4 is a view for explaining a bending unit of the headrest unit shown in Fig. 1. Fig.
Fig. 5 is a view for explaining an example of mounting the backrest portion in Fig. 1. Fig.
6 is a view for explaining a suction preventing device for a dysphagate patient according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart for explaining a method of operating a suction preventing device for a dysphagia patient according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. However, the description of the present invention is merely an example for structural or functional explanation, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, the embodiments are to be construed as being variously embodied and having various forms, so that the scope of the present invention should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing technical ideas. Also, the purpose or effect of the present invention should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention, since it does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all or only such effect.

The meaning of the terms described in the present invention should be understood as follows.

The terms "first "," second ", and the like are intended to distinguish one element from another, and the scope of the right should not be limited by these terms. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element, but there may be other elements in between. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. On the other hand, other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

It should be understood that the singular " include "or" have "are to be construed as including a stated feature, number, step, operation, component, It is to be understood that the combination is intended to specify that it does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used predefined terms should be interpreted to be consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and can not be interpreted as having ideal or overly formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

Hereinafter, a device for preventing aspiration of a dysphagia patient and a method for operating the device for sucking dysphoria according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a view for explaining an apparatus for preventing aspiration of a dysphagusic patient according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a view for explaining a backrest fixing means of the backrest in Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a view for explaining the bending means of the headrest portion shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a view for explaining an example of mounting the backrest portion shown in Fig. 1. Fig.

1 to 5, the suction preventing apparatus 100 of the dysphagic patient includes a backrest part 110, a headrest part 120, a height adjusting part 130, and an angle adjusting part 140 .

The backrest part 110 is formed with a height adjusting part 130 at the upper part thereof, and is fixed to the back of the patient to fix the patient's body.

In one embodiment, the backrest portion 110 may provide a concave portion of the back of the patient so that the patient's torso can comfortably tease to enable a safe eating posture of the patient.

In one embodiment, the backrest 110 may include body fastening means 111, backrest fastening means 112, and connecting means 113.

The body fastening means 111 is connected at one side to both sides of the backrest 110 via the connecting means 113 and at the other side with fastening means such as a belt, And fixes the patient's body to the concave portion using the fastening means so as to be in close contact with the concave portion.

2, one side of the backrest fixing means 112 is connected to both side portions of the backrest portion 110 through the connecting means 113, and the other side of the backrest fixing means 112 is connected to the other side of the backrest fixing means 112 by fastening means such as a belt, And fixes it to a fixed object such as a wheel chair (or a chair or the like) by using fastening means.

The connecting means 113 is formed on both sides of the backrest 110 to connect the body fastening means 111 and the backrest fastening means 112 respectively.

In one embodiment, the connecting means 113 can be installed by fixing one side of the body fastening means 111, or by fixedly connecting one side of the backrest fastening means 112.

The connecting means 113 is configured such that the body fixing means 111 and the backrest fixing means 112 are moved back and forth when the body fixing means 111 and the backrest fixing means 112 are integrally connected to each other Or the like.

In one embodiment, the connecting means 113 is configured to wind one side of the body fastening means 111 (or the backrest fastening means 112) to the body fastening means 111 (or the backrest fastening means 112) (Or the backrest fixing means 112) through the winding device and adjusting the length of the body fixing means 111 (or the backrest fixing means 112) A fixing / releasing device (not shown in the drawing for convenience of explanation) for holding the rotation of the device in a fixed and lengthwise direction or releasing rotation of the winding device may be provided.

The headrest portion 120 is formed on the upper portion of the backrest portion 110 and is worn on the head of the patient to fix the head of the patient.

In one embodiment, the headrest portion 120 may provide a recessed portion in which the back of the patient is closely contacted so that the patient's head can be comfortably laughed, in order to enable a safe eating posture of the patient.

In one embodiment, the headrest portion 120 may include a head support means 121.

The head support means 121 is formed on both sides to provide various degrees of head rotation of the patient, as shown in Fig. 3, to support the head of the patient so that the patient's head is kept at the normal line.

In one embodiment, the head support means 121 may be provided with pivotal devices on both sides to adjust the angle of head rotation of the patient by adjusting the side angle in the left or right direction.

In one embodiment, the head support means 121 can be configured to support the patient ' s head on both sides when the patient can self-deflect itself.

In one embodiment, the headrest portion 120 may further include a bending means 122, such as an aircraft headrest or the like, as shown in Fig.

The banding means 122 is formed on both sides (or one side of the head supporting means 121) to prevent the head of the patient from falling off when the patient himself can not hold his or her head. Banding to cover the head (especially the forehead) provides support for the patient's head.

The height adjuster 130 is installed between the backrest 110 and the headrest 120 to adjust the height of the headrest 120 to correspond to the head height of the patient.

In one embodiment, the height adjuster 130 may include a slide groove member, a slide member, and a slide fixing member (not shown in the drawings for convenience of explanation). The slide groove member is formed on an upper portion of the backrest portion 110 to guide the slide member in the slide. The slide member is connected to a lower portion of the headrest portion 120 and slides along the slide guide of the slide groove member to adjust the height of the headrest portion 120 according to the head height of the patient. The slide fixing member fixes the space between the slide groove member and the slide member to keep the height of the head support portion 120 constant.

The angle adjusting unit 140 is installed to be rotatable between the backrest 110 and the headrest 120 to correspond to the neck angle of the patient The angle of the head rest 120 is adjusted.

The angle adjusting unit 140 may be provided between the backrest part 110 and the headrest part 120 (or between the backrest part 110 and the height adjusting part 120) so that the head of the patient can be raised in the upward direction or bowed in the downward direction, (I.e., the upper side of the patient's neck) by adjusting the angle of the pedestal in the upward direction or the downward direction.

5, for example, the backrest 110 may be mounted on an actual wheelchair (or a chair or the like). In this case, May be mounted on an actual wheelchair (or a chair, etc.). First, the backrest fixing means 112 of the backrest 110 fixes the backrest 110 to the wheelchair (or the chair or the like) using the fastening means, and then the backrest fixing means 112 of the backrest 110 fixes the backrest 110, The backrest fixing means 112 of the backrest 110 fixes the patient's body to the concave portion so that the back of the patient's back is closely contacted with the concave portion using the fastening means, Next, the height adjuster 130 adjusts the height of the headrest 120 so as to correspond to the head height of the patient, and the angle adjuster 140 adjusts the neck angle of the patient The angle of the headrest 120 is adjusted so as to correspond to the neck angle of the patient, and the headrest 120 is worn on the head of the patient to fix the head of the patient, To maintain an optimal swallowing posture .

In one embodiment, the device 100 for preventing aspiration difficulty in a dysphagia patient having the above-described configuration can be formed directly on a chair, a wheelchair, or the like so that a posture for assuring a safe swallowing of a dysphagic patient can be made, Therefore, a safer swallowing can be made from suction and a safer meal can be made.

In one embodiment, the anti-suction device 100 of the dysphagia patient having the above-described configuration performs a postural change of the patient in a compensatory strategy for ensuring safe swallowing of the dysphagic patient At this time, the patient's postural changes include neck-flexion, head-tilt to the paraplegia, and head-rotation to the paraplegia. Particularly, since the change in the posture of bowing has the greatest effect, it is preferable to perform the bow posture change by the angle adjusting unit 140. The change of the posture of swinging by the angle adjuster 140 is useful for patients having delayed swallowing reflexes, weakening of the contractile force of the tongue base, and reduction of laryngeal closure, It also expands the space of the Valleculae, allowing food to pass through the pharynx at a slower rate, allowing food in the laryngeal vestibule to escape, reducing the risk of aspiration, By narrowing it can reduce the degree of invasion of food.

In one embodiment, the anti-suction device 100 of the dysphagia patient having the above-described configuration takes a posture for assuring a safe swallowing of a patient having difficulty in swallowing. At this time, With the body sitting comfortably, the angle adjuster 140 allows the patient's head to bow at a predetermined angle. The angle adjusting unit 140 may be disposed at an angle of about 50 to about 30 degrees to about 50 degrees. Considering various characteristics such as physical and cognitive characteristics, it adjusts the angle of the head to prevent sucking so as to set and provide the optimum angle according to the characteristics of each individual dysphagia patient.

In one embodiment, the anti-aspiration device 100 of the dysphagia patient having the above-described configuration can prevent sucking by maintaining a proper posture in patients having dysphagia caused by various injuries, (Or nurses, nurses, etc.) in various environments can be easily assisted in safely eating the patients having difficulty swallowing by maintaining an optimal posture for preventing aspiration of the patient. can do. In addition, the apparatus 100 for preventing aspiration difficulty in a dysphagia patient having the above-described configuration is formed in an existing wheelchair (or a chair) for adjusting the posture for preventing aspiration of a patient having difficulty in swallowing, It is possible to make comfortable and safe meals in a highly efficient manner even without significant economic burden for patients suffering from aspiration or at high risk of aspiration-induced pneumonia, even if the patient is able to eat independently.

6 is a view for explaining a suction preventing device for a dysphagate patient according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

6, the suction preventing device 200 of the dysphagia patient includes an input unit 210, a control unit 220, a memory unit 230, a headrest unit 240, a height adjustment unit 250, (260), and a display unit (270).

The input unit 210 may be configured such that when an operator (or a guardian, a nurse, a nursing staff, etc.) inputs a height adjustment button for a pedestal portion for adjusting the height of the headrest portion 240 through input means such as a keypad, The control unit 220 inputs the identified height adjustment button to the control unit 220 and controls the head support rotation angle to adjust the rotation angle of the head support unit for supporting the head of the patient through the input unit When the user inputs a button, the user confirms the input and inputs the identified head support rotation angle adjustment button to the control unit 220. When the operator inputs a control signal for controlling the angle of the head support unit 240 When the user inputs a button, the user confirms the input of the button, inputs the confirmed control signal to the control unit 220, When the attitude setting button for setting is inputted, it is confirmed that the attitude setting button is set and the corresponding attitude setting button is input to the control unit 220. In addition, the operator automatically provides the suction prevention posture The control unit 220 confirms the input of the posture start button for inputting the confirmed posture start button.

In one embodiment, the input unit 210 may confirm the case of selecting the patient characteristic level through the input means, and may input the confirmed patient characteristic level to the control unit 220.

The control unit 220 checks the height adjust button of the pedestal portion input from the input unit 210 and generates a pedestal height adjusting control signal corresponding to the detected pedestal height adjusting button, And controls the driving of the height adjusting unit 250 to check the head supporting rotation angle adjusting button inputted from the input unit 210 and to control the head supporting rotation angle adjusting control corresponding to the identified head supporting rotation adjusting angle button Generates a signal and outputs it to the headrest receiving unit 240 to control the driving of the headrest receiving unit 240 and confirm the receiving attitude angle adjusting button inputted from the input unit 210, And controls the driving of the angle adjusting unit 260. The control unit 260 checks the attitude setting button input from the input unit 210 and outputs the detected attitude setting control signal Information on the current patient head rotation angle of the headrest part 240, the current patient head height of the height adjustment part 250, and the current patient neck angle of the angle adjustment part 260 according to the three setting buttons, Information on the current patient's head rotation angle, current patient's head height, and current patient neck angle is set in the memory unit 230, and then the posture start button input from the input unit 210 is checked, Information about the patient's head rotation angle, the patient's head height, and the patient's neck angle set in the memory unit 230 according to the button is read, and the information about the read patient's head rotation angle, the patient's head height, The headrest rotation angle control signal, the pedestal height adjustment control signal, and the support incidence angle adjustment control signal corresponding to the signals are generated and output to the headrest unit 240, the height adjustment unit 250, and the angle adjustment unit 260 Give.

In one embodiment, the control unit 220 confirms the patient characteristic class inputted from the input unit 210, and reads information on the standard patient's head rotation angle and the standard patient's neck angle corresponding thereto according to the identified patient characteristic class And after calculating the difference between the read standard patient head rotation angle, the standard patient neck angle, the identified current patient head rotation angle, and the current patient neck angle, the compensated patient head rotation angle corresponding to the calculated difference value , The information on the compensating patient neck angle is read and the corresponding head supporting rotation angle adjusting control signal and the supporting angle adjusting control signal are generated according to the read information of the compensating patient head rotation angle and the compensating patient neck angle The headrest unit 240, and the angle adjusting unit 260, respectively.

The memory unit 230 stores programs and data necessary for the control operation of the controller 220. The controller 230 receives information about the patient's head rotation angle, the patient's head height, and the patient's neck angle from the controller 220 and registers them.

In one embodiment, the memory unit 230 classifies the patient characteristics, such as the physical characteristics or cognitive characteristics of the patient, into classes and stores the data in a database. The memory unit 230 stores the patient characteristics, The standard patient head rotation angle and the standard patient neck angle can be set and registered by testing and testing in advance. The memory unit 230 receives the input from the controller 220 corresponding to the patient's head rotation angle, the patient's neck angle, the predetermined standard patient's head rotation angle, and the standard patient neck angle input from the control unit 220 The patient's head rotation angle, the compensated patient's head rotation angle to compensate the patient's neck angle, and the compensated patient's neck angle can be preset and registered.

The headrest portion 240 is formed on the upper portion of the backrest (i.e., the upper portion of the angle adjusting portion 260) for fixing the patient's body by being worn on the back of the patient and is worn on the head of the patient, And controls the head rotation angle of the patient by rotating the head supporting means to the left and right according to the head support rotation angle adjustment control signal outputted from the controller 220 to position the head of the patient on the canonical line.

The height adjusting unit 250 is provided between the upper portion of the backrest and the headrest unit 240 and adjusts the height of the headrest unit 240 in accordance with the height adjustment control signal Thereby adjusting the height of the headrest portion 240 to match the head height of the patient.

The angle adjusting unit 260 is rotatably installed between the backrest and the headrest unit 240 (i.e., the upper portion of the height adjusting unit 250) Accordingly, the headrest portion 240 is rotated up and down to adjust the angle of the headrest portion 240 to match the neck angle of the patient (that is, the neck angle).

The display unit 270 displays a control operation state of the control unit 220, an operation state of the headrest unit 240, the height adjustment unit 250, the angle adjustment unit 260, .

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a device for preventing aspiration of a dysphagia patient according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7, an operator (or a guardian, a nurse, a nursing staff, etc.) may be attached to the headrest 240 (e.g., a nurse, a nursing staff, etc.) through input means such as a keypad, a touch screen, The input unit 210 checks the height adjustment button of the support unit input through the input unit and controls the height adjustment button of the support unit to the control unit 220, .

The control unit 220 checks the height adjust button of the pedestal portion input from the input unit 210 in step S701 and generates a pedestal height control signal corresponding to the pedestal height control button in step S701 (S702).

The receiver height adjustment control signal generated in step S702 is output to the height adjuster 250 provided between the top of the back and the head receiver 240. [ The height adjuster 250 adjusts the height of the headrest 240 by vertically moving the headrest 240 in accordance with the height adjustment control signal output from the controller 220, (S703).

When the operator adjusts the head height of the patient in step S703 and then inputs a head support rotation angle adjustment button for adjusting the rotation angle of the head support means for supporting the head of the patient through the input means The input unit 210 checks the head support rotation angle adjustment button input through the input means and inputs the identified head support rotation angle adjustment button to the controller 220. [

The control unit 220 checks the head support rotation angle adjustment button input from the input unit 210 in step S704 and controls the head support rotation angle adjustment control signal corresponding to the head support rotation angle adjustment button identified in step S704 (S705).

The head support rotation angle adjustment control signal generated in step S705 is output to the head support unit 240 formed on the upper portion of the backrest (i.e., the upper portion of the angle adjustment unit 260). At this time, in a state where the headrest portion 240 is worn on the head of the patient and the head of the patient is fixed, the headrest portion 240 responds to the headrest rotation angle adjustment control signal output from the controller 220 The head supporting means is rotated left and right to adjust the head rotation angle of the patient so that the head of the patient is positioned on the normal line (S706).

When the operator inputs the anchor angle control button for adjusting the angle of the head receiver 240 through the input means after the angle of the head rotation of the patient is adjusted in the step S706, The control unit 220 confirms the received image intensities of the images received through the input unit and inputs the images of the received images into the controller 220. [

The control unit 220 checks the sagittal angle control button input from the input unit 210 in step S707 and generates a sagittal angle control signal corresponding to the sagittal angle control button in step S707 (S708).

The airstream degree adjustment control signal generated in step S708 is transmitted to the angle adjuster 260 which is rotatably installed between the backrest and the headrest unit 240 (i.e., the top of the height adjuster 250) . At this time, the angle adjusting unit 260 rotates the head receiving unit 240 up and down correspondingly to the receiving angle control signal outputted from the controller 220 so as to prevent the angle of the head receiving unit 240 from being sucked (I.e., the neck angle of the swallowing neck) for the patient (step S709).

In the case where the operator inputs the posture setting button for setting the suction preventing posture of the patient through the input means after adjusting the swallowing neck angle of the patient in the step S709, The control unit 220 confirms the input posture setting button and inputs the confirmed posture setting button.

The control unit 220 checks the posture setting button input from the input unit 210 in step S710 and adjusts the current patient's head rotation angle of the headrest unit 240 according to the posture setting button confirmed in step S710, 250, and information on the identified current patient's head rotation angle, current patient's head height, and current patient's neck angle, (Step S711).

After setting information on the current patient's head rotation angle, the current patient's head height, and the current patient's neck angle in the above-described step S711, an operator can input an attitude start button The input unit 210 checks the posture start button input through the input means and inputs the confirmed posture start button to the control unit 220. [

The control unit 220 checks the posture start button input from the input unit 210 in step S712 and displays the patient head height set in the memory unit 230 according to the posture start button confirmed in step S712, , The information about the patient neck angle is read and information corresponding to the read height of the patient head, the patient's head rotation angle, and the neck angle of the patient is read, and the corresponding head height adjustment control signal, head support rotation angle adjustment control signal, And generates a brightness control signal (S713).

The headrest height adjustment control signal, the head support rotation angle adjustment control signal, and the support incidence angle adjustment control signal generated in step S713 are respectively transmitted to the height adjustment unit 250, the head support unit 240, the angle adjustment unit 260 . At this time, the height adjusting unit 250 moves the head receiving unit 240 up and down correspondingly to the receiving unit height adjusting control signal outputted from the controller 220 to adjust the height of the head receiving unit 240 to the head The head supporting unit 240 rotates the head supporting means in the left and right direction corresponding to the head supporting rotation angle adjusting control signal outputted from the control unit 220, And the angle adjusting unit 260 adjusts the angle of the headrest 240 in accordance with the control signal for controlling the angle of the elevation output from the control unit 220, So that the angle of the head restraint 240 is automatically adjusted to match the neck angle of the patient to prevent the suction (i.e., the swollen neck angle) (S714).

When the operator selects the patient characteristic level through the input means after automatically adjusting the patient's head height, the patient's head rotation angle, and the patient's neck angle in the above-described step S714, the input unit 210 inputs And inputs the identified patient characteristic class to the control unit 220. [0050] FIG.

The control unit 220 checks the patient characteristic grades inputted from the input unit 210 and reads information on the standard patient's head rotation angle and the standard patient's neck angle corresponding thereto according to the identified patient characteristic grades, After calculating the difference between the standard patient head rotation angle, the standard patient neck angle, the identified current patient head rotation angle, and the current patient neck angle, the compensated patient head rotation angle corresponding to the calculated difference value, And generates a head support rotation angle control signal and a support rotation angle control signal corresponding to the read information of the compensated patient head rotation angle and the compensated patient neck angle, ), And output it to the angle adjusting unit 260.

The head supporting part 240 can compensate the rotation angle of the head of the patient by rotating the head supporting means in the left and right direction corresponding to the head supporting rotation angle adjusting control signal outputted from the controller 220, The controller 260 controls the angle of the headrest 240 by rotating the headrest 240 in the vertical direction corresponding to the control signal for controlling the angle of the airstream outputted from the controller 220, (Ie, swollen neck angle), thereby allowing the patient to maintain an optimal swallowing attitude, more safe swallowing from the aspiration, and safer eating.

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described apparatus and / or method, but may be implemented by a program for realizing a function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention and a recording medium on which the program is recorded And the present invention can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the embodiments described above. While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It belongs to the scope of right.

100, 200: Anti-suction device for patients with difficulty swallowing
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111: Body fixing means
112: backrest fixing means
113: Connection means
120, 240: headrest portion
121: Head supporting means
122: Banding means
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A backrest for fixing the body of the patient by being worn on the back of the patient;
A headrest formed on an upper portion of the backrest for fixing the head of the patient by being worn on the head of the patient;
A height adjuster installed between the backrest and the headrest to adjust a height of the headrest to match the head height of the patient; And
And an angle adjusting unit installed to be rotatable between the backrest and the headrest to adjust the angle of the headrest to match the neck angle of the patient,
Wherein the backrest comprises:
Body fixing means for fixing the patient's body using fastening means such that one side is connected to both side portions of the back portion and the other side is provided with fastening means and the patient's back is closely contacted;
Backrest fixing means for fixing one side of the backrest to the stationary object using the fastening means and the other side of the backrest being connected to both sides of the backrest; And
And a connecting means formed on both sides of the backrest for connecting the body fastening means and the backrest fastening means,
The connecting means forms a passage for allowing the body fixing means and the backrest fixing means to move back and forth in a state where they are integrally connected to each other,
The headrest (100)
And head supporting means formed on both sides of the headrest portion for supporting the head of the patient so that the head of the patient is held at the normal line,
Wherein the head supporting means is provided with a pivoting device on both sides so as to adjust the angle of the head of the patient by adjusting the side angle in the left or right direction.
delete 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the connecting means comprises: a winding device for winding one side of the body fixing means or the backrest fixing means and adjusting the length of the body fixing means or the backrest fixing means; And a fixing / releasing device for holding the adjusted length by fixing the rotation of the winding device or releasing the rotation fixing of the winding device.
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And banding means formed on both side portions of the headrest portion for bending the head of the patient so as to provide a bearing force to the head of the patient.
[2] The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the height adjuster comprises: a slide groove member formed on the backrest and guiding the slide guide therein;
A slide member connected to a lower portion of the headrest portion and sliding along the slide guide of the slide groove member to adjust a height of the headrest portion according to a head height of a patient; And
And a slide fixing member for fixing the height between the slide groove member and the slide member to keep the height of the head support unit constant.
The method according to claim 1,
An input unit for inputting a height adjustment button, a head support rotation angle adjustment button, and a support incidence angle adjustment button, which are input through input means; And
And a control unit for controlling the operation of the height adjusting unit by receiving a height adjustment control signal of the receiving unit from the input unit and receiving a head supporting rotation angle adjusting button from the input unit to generate a head supporting rotation angle adjusting control signal Further comprising a control unit for controlling the driving of the headrest unit and receiving a control signal from the input unit to generate a control signal for controlling the angle of the control unit to control the driving of the angle control unit, .
8. The apparatus of claim 7,
A current patient's head rotation angle of the headrest, a current patient's head height of the height adjustment unit, and a current patient's neck angle of the angle adjustment unit are set in a memory unit by receiving a posture setting button from the input unit, The patient's head rotation angle, the patient's head height, and the patient's neck angle set in the memory unit upon receipt of the button are read, and the read head rotation angle, the patient's head height, Wherein the control unit generates the signal, the pedestal height adjustment control signal, the pedestal height adjustment control signal, and outputs the signal to the headrest, the height adjuster, and the angle adjuster.
8. The apparatus of claim 7,
A standard patient's head rotation angle and a standard patient's neck angle corresponding to a patient characteristic grade input from the input unit, and the current patient's head rotation angle of the headrest, the current patient's head height of the height adjustment unit, After calculating the difference between the read standard patient head rotation angle, the standard patient neck angle, the current patient head rotation angle, and the current patient neck angle, the compensated patient head rotation angle corresponding to the calculated difference value A head support rotation angle adjustment control signal corresponding to the compensated patient head rotation angle, a compensated patient neck angle, and a head support angle control signal, To the suction port of the patient.
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