KR20000016079A - Compressive support orthosis stocking or tights - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: The compressive support orthosis stocking or tights are provided to compress one or both lower limbs. CONSTITUTION: The compressive orthosis comprises a compressive knitted leg part(14), essentially doesn't have foot and heel, and in that the leg end region comprises a resilient supporting strip (16) on the malleoli (18) provided on the skin side surface with an antiskid coating.

Description

Tight support for stockings or tights

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to pressure tools for one or both lower limbs and is generally known as "elastic stockings" or "elastic tights."

Although the terms "stocking" and "tights" are used, the present invention is not limited to a particular article, and may be in the form of tights (ie, one garment that wraps both legs and the abdomen to the waist), or one leg tights (one side). It can be easily applied to all compression devices, whether in the form of tights with only one leg, tights (covering the calf and thigh), or socks (covering the calf but covering) to provide compression support to the legs only.

In order to exert strong pressure on one or both lower extremities, these articles are generally made of a resilient material consisting of a very fine mesh knit, thus causing some problems.

The first problem that is evident in all types of elastic tights or tights is that they are inconvenient to wear, especially on the legs and ankles, more particularly because of the risk of misalignment around the ankle joint and the heel position.

Another difficulty is the areas where the bends of the joints (knees, ankles) can be wrinkled and shrunk, such weaknesses especially in materials where compressive support is most intense (i.e. in high-pressure netting). Especially serious. If such wrinkles and contractions occur locally in the joint, they act like a tourniquet by applying high pressure to sensitive areas, counteracting the desired result, and applying venous reflux when pressure is applied to the gait that is felt from the ankle to the thigh. This situation can only be adequately achieved in standing posture (without bending the joint) while standing still.

Especially in the ankles, when the part is bent in a sitting position, the blood vessels of the ankle are located on the side (unlike the blood vessels of the knee passing through the posterior part of the joint in the hamstring), which causes the blood vessels to be compressed to reduce discomfort. In addition, inadequate and highly uncomfortable local pressure can cause swelling in particularly sensitive areas.

It is an object of the present invention to ameliorate these various problems by eliminating the local shrinkage of the fabric material and providing a new type of compression tool with a complete effect that aids in the desired treatment.

For this purpose the tool of the present invention comprising a leg of compression knit is essentially free of foot or heel and includes an elastic end that applies pressure towards the astragalus at the lower end of the leg and covers a non-slip covering on the surface facing the skin. It is characterized by providing).

As detailed below, this article offers several advantages.

Medical aspect: Removes excess pressure from wrinkles caused by the natural movement of the ankle (the pressure gradually decreases from the ankle to the leg).

Practical Aspects: The present invention is easy to wear since there is no foot or heel.

Industrial aspect: There is no need to add fabric to the heel or foot, which greatly simplifies and speeds up the manufacturing process, significantly reducing manufacturing costs.

Finally, there are no wrinkles on the ankles, which greatly improves the fit.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic diagram showing leg portions in two different types of sitting positions;

2 is an overall view of the tool of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a partially enlarged view of the lower end of the tool of the present invention.

4A-4D illustrate various embodiments of a non-slip end;

In Fig. 1, part a represents the lower limb in the sitting position where the heel is supported, and b represents the lower limb in the posture in which the heel is not supported. Reference numeral 2 denotes the thigh, reference numeral 4 denotes a leg (consensus), reference numeral 6 denotes a foot, reference numeral 8 denotes a knee joint, and reference numeral 10 denotes an ankle.

In the position of FIG. 1A, in standing position the legs and feet are generally vertical, and the elastic tights and tights match the shape designed in such a shape.

On the other hand, in a sitting posture (FIG. 1B) where the heel is not supported, the conventional stockings or tights are not only inconvenient for the bent portion 12, but also because of wrinkles. Excessive pressure caused by edema, swelling and discomfort, so that the portion to allow wrinkles and contractions were provided.

2 shows an article of the invention. Although FIG. 2 has a leg portion 14 made of a conventional compression net type, it does not provide a foot or heel, and the lower end is formed of an anti-slip end that presses the ankle 18 of the ankle, ie, the protrusion of the bone.

Anatomically, the blood vessels and neural bundles pass back through the recessed portion of the astragalus, thus avoiding the risk of pressure or contraction at the ankle joint, thus detrimental vascular compression in the region where the tip 16 is pressurized. Does not happen.

The non-slip end 14 prevents the bottom of the foot from raising (arrow 20), allowing the tights or tights to stay in place during the daily activities. The patient may wear conventional socks up to the feet or ankles, or may wear stockings or tights as leggings.

The desired therapeutic effect (pressure gradually decreasing from the ankle) is sufficiently maintained, and the therapeutic effect of the elastic tights or tights of the present invention is the same as the therapeutic effect of the conventional elastic tights or tights in all the degree of compression support.

For manufacturing purposes, the leg portion 14 was made using the same knit as the knit used in conventional resilient tights, such as the product of Innothera Topic, registered under the trademark Varisma. The material used may be elastin coated with cotton and polyimide, elastin coated with polyimide without cotton, or a mixture of elastin and elasto-diene (rubber emulsion).

The knit is general and any knit structure or loop structure known to those skilled in the art of knitting (weft knit, plain knit, ribbed, nippled-in or float stitch micromesh) ribbed, nipped-in or float stitch micromesh).

As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 3, the non-slip end 16 is a stage with some elasticity, ie radial elasticity, whose elasticity is less than that of the leg portion. The idea is not to squeeze the lower extremities in the vicinity of the astragalus, but only to prevent the stockings from lifting up, and in detail, the stage can be obtained by an anti-slip material that does not apply excessive pressure.

The material is generally used as a material that adheres well to the skin, it does not cause allergies and has a long life. Other materials with similar characteristics to silicones may also be used, such as latex, although generally weaker than silicone.

Non-slip ends can be made in a variety of shapes, as shown in FIGS. 4A-4D, which include a uniform sheath 22 made of silicon, vertical stripes 24, zig-zag patterns 26, and dot patterns 28. ) May be included. Strip materials of this type are well known and can be obtained, for example, by the number No. Z327 (16 mm), Z342 (16 mm), or 0.5005 (15 mm) from Cheynet & Fils.

Industrially, it can be seen that the manufacture of the stockings or tights of the present invention is considerably simplified by eliminating the need to add knitted fabrics to the heel and feet.

The stockings are somewhat conical tubular, and therefore can be woven very quickly, which can save considerable time and manufacturing costs.

Naturally, various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention in practicing the principle of "distal adhesion" which does not force the knit to pull up without excessively pressing around the ankle as described above. have.

Thus, the non-slip end 16 may be a strip that can be precisely adjusted around the ankle of the patient, for example as a buckle or flap that is held in the desired position by the pits.

Similarly, the non-slip end 16 does not necessarily have to be made of a strip material that fits the leg 14, but can be made by squeezing directly into the end in such a way as to impart a non-slip feature to the surface facing the skin. have. For example, it knits into this area a coarse thread made of a material such as uncoated (uncoated) elastin that gives the tights a rough, non-slip fit to the skin at the end. Can be obtained.

Claims (1)

An elastic stockings or tights type compression tool, comprising a leg portion 14 made of compression knit, essentially free of a foot or ankle portion, and having a lower end portion of the leg portion for applying pressure to the astragalus 18. And an outer shell (22; 24; 26; 28) for preventing slip on a surface facing the skin at an end thereof.