KR102223850B1 - Medical Device Helping Movement for Assisting Caregiver - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobility-assisted medical device for support of caregivers, and more particularly, with a simple structure that does not use external power, a bedridden patient can easily stand up on a bed or wheelchair, board, and move to a desired position. This is a technology related to a device that can efficiently care for the elderly and bedridden patients by preventing musculoskeletal diseases of the caregiver and reducing the risk of falls of the subject with a standing and transport assist device.

Description

{Medical Device Helping Movement for Assisting Caregiver}

The present invention relates to a mobility-assisted medical device for support of caregivers, and more particularly, with a simple structure that does not use external power, a bedridden patient can easily stand up on a bed or wheelchair, board, and move to a desired position. This is a technology related to a device that can efficiently care for the elderly and bedridden patients by preventing musculoskeletal diseases of the caregiver and reducing the risk of falls of the subject with a standing and transport assist device.

Mobility aids are used not only for daily life but also for social activities for patients or disabled people who are unable to walk or are in difficult situations. Wheelchair is the most representative of mobility aids, and besides, Power wheelchair, Power Scooter, Ambulation Assist Device, Infant/Child Mobility Base) and other auxiliary devices are used. The mobility aid is an assistive technology device for the disabled and the elderly who have problems of ambulation and transfer, and these mobility aids are basically composed of a moving component and a seating system. The movable component provides the structure (frame, etc.) and mobility of the wheelchair and mobility aids, and the seating system provides posture support for the correct posture of the sitting or standing posture, which is the basic posture of the mobility aid.

As described above, there are cases in which a patient can move or stand by itself through a medical device, but there are many cases in which the patient cannot move or stand on its own without the help of an actual caregiver or nurse. In particular, as the growing shortage of human resources in the medical service field is becoming more serious, nurses often have to take care of overweight patients without the aid of assistive devices. This can lead to musculoskeletal disorders and, above all, frequent back injuries. According to the actual survey, every year 12% of nurses give up their jobs due to back injuries, and 52% suffer from chronic back pain. The injury rate will be even higher if the patient has to be moved directly without any device or if only partially automated assistive devices have to be used to move the patient. Accordingly, there is an urgent need to develop a patient mobility aid medical device that can support caregivers.

The present invention has been conceived to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and provides a mobility aid medical device for support of a caregiver that enables a bedridden patient to easily stand on a bed or wheelchair and move to a desired position. It has its purpose to do.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile assistive medical device for supporting a caregiver that can be securely fixed to a medical device when transporting a patient and that a patient can easily board the medical device.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems to be solved by the present invention not mentioned here are to those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the following description. It can be clearly understood.

A mobile assistive medical device for supporting a caregiver according to the present invention comprises: a mainframe; A body support portion installed on the uppermost side of the main frame to support the body of a caregiver; A handle provided below the body support portion and formed so that a caregiver and a caregiver can grip it at the same time; A seating surface installed under the handle and formed so that a caregiver can sit; A knee support unit installed below the seating surface to support the knee of the caregiver; Including; a footrest portion that is orthogonal to the main frame and installed parallel to the ground, the foot of the caregiver touchable; and the footrest portion, the first main wheel and the second main wheel are formed at the bottom, the caregiver is the seating surface It is characterized in that it is possible to more easily assist the standing and movement of the caregiver seated facing the part.

In addition, in the mobility aid medical device for supporting a caregiver according to the present invention, the body support unit is formed by being combined with a sling to fix the caregiver to the body support unit when moving.

In addition, in the mobility aid medical device for supporting a caregiver according to the present invention, the seating surface is formed of a first seat cushion and a second seat cushion, and the first and second seat cushions are in contact with each other so that the caregiver can sit. A, characterized in that the first and second seat cushions can be separated from each other and spaced apart for easy boarding of the caregiver.

In addition, in the mobility aid medical device for supporting a caregiver according to the present invention, an auxiliary caster capable of preventing slip between the first main wheel and the second main wheel; is further provided.

In addition, in the mobility aid medical device for support of a caregiver according to the present invention, a flange for coupling the first main wheel to the footrest portion; further comprising, wherein the flange is formed to be slid to the left and right of the footrest portion. As a result, it is characterized in that it is formed to adjust the distance between the first main wheel and the second main wheel.

By means of solving the above problems, the mobility-assisted medical device for supporting a caregiver of the present invention has the effect that the caregiver can more easily assist the standing and moving of the caregiver.

1 is a view showing a mobile assistive medical device for supporting a caregiver according to the present invention.
2 is a view showing a state in which the seating surface of the mobile assistive medical device for supporting a caregiver according to the present invention is spaced apart for easy boarding of a patient.
3 is a view showing a state in which a caregiver moves a patient aboard a mobility aid medical device for support of a caregiver according to the present invention.

Specific matters, including the problems to be solved, means for solving the problems, and effects of the invention as described above, are included in the following examples and drawings. Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the mobility aid medical device according to the present invention is installed on the top of the main frame 10 and the main frame 10 to support the torso of the caregiver. The body support part 20, the handle part 30 which is installed under the body support part 20 and is formed so that the caregiver and the caregiver can grip at the same time, and is installed under the handle part 30, The seating surface portion 40 formed to be seated, the knee support portion 50 installed under the seating surface portion 40 to support the knee of the caregiver, and perpendicular to the main frame 10 and parallel to the ground It is installed, and includes a footrest portion 60 that can be reached by the foot of the caregiver, and a wheel portion 70 connected to the footrest portion 60 to move the mobility aid medical device.

First, the body support part 20 includes a body cushion 21 that directly supports the body of the caregiver, and a body frame 22 that connects the main frame 10 and the body cushion 21.

The body frame 22 is formed in two, and by connecting both sides of the body cushion 21 from the main frame 10, durability can be further increased.

In addition, the body support part 20 may be formed by coupling a sling 23 to fix the caregiver to the body cushion 21 when moving.

Specifically, the sling 23 is divided into two parts and is provided in a structure that is coupled at the abdomen side of the caregiver, so that the caregiver can easily fix the caregiver to the trunk cushion 21 without moving the caregiver. .

Next, the handle part 30 includes a first handle 31 that can be gripped by a caregiver and a second handle 32 that can be gripped by a caregiver are integrally formed in a rectangular shape, so that the main frame ( 31).

At this time, the first handle part 31 is provided in an inclined shape to be lower than the second handle part 32, thereby making the position of the hands of the caregiver and the caregiver facing each other more comfortable and improving the aesthetics. I can.

Next, the seating surface portion 40 includes a first seat cushion 41a and a second seat cushion, and the first seat cushion 41a and the second seat cushion on the main frame 10 on which the caregiver rides. It includes a first seat frame (42a) and a second seat frame (42b) to be coupled, respectively.

The first and second seat cushions 41a and 41b can be rotated to open to the left and right in a hinged structure, so that it is easy for a caregiver to sit. Specifically, the first and second seat cushions 41a and 41b are in contact with each other so that a caregiver can sit, and then can be separated and spaced apart for easy boarding of the caregiver.

Next, the knee support 50 includes a knee cushion 51 that directly supports the knee of the caregiver, and a knee frame 52 that connects the main frame 10 and the knee cushion 51.

The knee frame 52 is formed of two, by connecting both sides of the knee cushion 51 from the main frame 10, it is possible to further increase the durability.

Next, the scaffolding portion 60 is vertically coupled to the lowermost portion of the main frame 1 and is formed to extend in a direction parallel to the ground to support the feet of the caregiver.

In addition, the scaffolding part 60 includes a scaffold 61 formed in a flat plate so that the feet of the caregiver can directly touch, and a non-slip surface 62 formed on the upper part of the scaffold 61 to prevent the foot from slipping. Can include. This is to prevent accidents that may fall while boarding because most caregivers often live without socks. The anti-slip surface 62 may be provided with two so that both feet of the caregiver can be placed on it.

Next, the wheel part 70 includes two first main wheels 71a and 71b on the side where the caregiver is located in the footrest part 60, and two second main wheels 72a on the side where the caregiver is located. , 72b) is formed, so that the caregiver can more easily assist the standing and moving of the caregiver seated facing the seating surface.

In this case, the first main wheels 71a and 71b may be formed to be larger than the second main wheels 72a and 72b in order to minimize the force of the caregiver moving the movement assistive medical device.

The first main wheels 71a and 71b may be positioned outside the footrest part 60 in order for a caregiver to directly stop the wheels and use a locking function, while the second main wheels 72a and 72b are In order to prevent safety accidents, it is formed so as not to protrude to the outside of the footrest part 60.

In addition, the wheel part 70 may further include an auxiliary caster 73 capable of preventing slip between the first main wheels 71a and 71b and the second main wheels 72a and 72b.

As described above, the mobility aid medical device for supporting a caregiver according to the present invention includes the body support part 20 supporting the body on one main frame 10, and the handle part 30 capable of holding a hand. , In a form in which the seating surface portion 40 that can be boarded with the hip, the knee support portion 50 that can support the knee, and the footrest portion 60 are combined, the torso, hands, hips, knees of the caregiver, It is more stable by supporting both feet. Although this configuration is sometimes presented in other patent documents, a patent document including all configurations has not been presented. However, in the case of patients who cannot stand or walk and need assistance from a caregiver, it will be much safer to support all possible body parts to prevent accidents that may occur during transport.

The mobility aid medical device for supporting a caregiver according to the present invention may further include a flange 80 for coupling the wheel part 70 with the footrest part 60.

On the other hand, the footrest portion 60 is provided with a rail (not shown) formed at the lower end to which the flange 80 is coupled, so that the flange 80 can slide to the left and right of the footrest portion 60. have. This is to enable the distance between the first main wheels (71a, 71b) and the second main wheels (72a, 72b) to be adjusted.

It will be appreciated that the above-described technical configuration of the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims to be described later rather than the detailed description, and the meaning and scope of the claims and the All changes or modifications derived from the equivalent concept should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: mainframe
20: body support
21: body cushion
22: body frame
23: sling
30: handle
31: first handle
32: second handle
40: seating surface
41a: first seat cushion
41b: second seat cushion
42a: first seat frame
42b: second seat frame
50: knee support
51: knee cushion
52: knee frame
60: footrest
61: footrest
62: non-slip surface
70: wheel part
71a,71b: 1st main wheel
72a,72b: 2nd main wheel
73a,73b: auxiliary caster
80a,80b: flange

Claims (5)

Mainframe;
A body support portion installed on the uppermost side of the main frame to support the body of a caregiver;
A handle portion installed under the body support portion and formed so that a caregiver and a caregiver can grip it at the same time;
A seating surface installed under the handle and formed so that a caregiver can sit;
A knee support unit installed below the seating surface to support the knee of the caregiver;
Including; is orthogonal to the main frame and installed in parallel with the ground, the foot of the caregiver can reach the foot;
The scaffolding part,
It is formed in a flat plate, the foot of the caregiver can reach the foot; And
Including; a non-slip surface formed on the upper portion of the foot plate, which can prevent the slip of the foot,
The footrest unit may include a first main wheel formed outside the footrest unit so that a caregiver can directly stop the wheel or use a locking function at a lower portion thereof; And a second main wheel formed so as not to protrude to the outside of the footrest so that the feet of the caregiver do not touch. A mobile auxiliary medical device for supporting a caregiver, characterized in that the is formed. The method of claim 1,
The body support portion,
A mobile assistive medical device for supporting a caregiver, characterized in that the sling is formed by being combined with a sling to fix the caregiver to the trunk support during movement. The method of claim 1,
The seating surface portion is formed of a first seat cushion and a second seat cushion,
The first and second seat cushions are in contact so that the caregiver can sit,
A mobility aid medical device for supporting a caregiver, characterized in that the first and second seat cushions can be separated and spaced apart from each other for easy boarding of the caregiver. The method of claim 1,
An auxiliary caster capable of preventing slip between the first main wheel and the second main wheel; a mobility aid medical device for supporting a caregiver, further comprising. The method of claim 1,
Further comprising a; a flange for coupling the first main wheel to the footrest portion,
The flange is formed to slide to the left and right of the footrest portion
A mobility aid medical device for supporting a caregiver, characterized in that it is formed to adjust the distance between the first main wheel and the second main wheel.

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