KR20150057717A - Device for fulling backbone vertically - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus which automatically and manually lifts a backbone to erect a backbone. The apparatus includes: a frame unit which is extended in the direction perpendicular to the ground and can be detachably joined with a chair; a motor which is arranged on the frame and provides tensile strength to a pulling rope; the pulling rope having one end, connected to the motor, and the other end, connected to a wearable part; and the wearable part which is joined with one end of the pulling rope and is worn on an upper body of a patient in order to pull the upper body of the patient in the direction perpendicular to the ground. The apparatus lifts the upper body of the patient in the direction perpendicular to the ground with tensile strength, provided by the motor to the pulling rope in order to erect the backbone. According to the present invention, an action area, acting as a lifting point, is located on the weight center of a triangle having angular points of a first thoracic vertebrae and both shoulder blades. Therefore, when the apparatus lifts the action area, the backbone of the patient is erected and lifted vertically. Moreover, the apparatus provides a lifting degree efficient for disc treatment as the motor provides tensile strength based on the measured weight of the patient. In addition, the apparatus can be attached to and detached from a chair and is portable. The apparatus can conveniently lift a backbone in daily life because the height adjustment of the chair is not needed. Furthermore, a user can adjust a lifting degree by using a controller according to a condition of a body of the user.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an active vertebral-

The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically and manually pulling up a spine.

Generally, modern people are sitting on chairs for most of the day, such as during office, school, and driving. However, when sitting in a chair for a long time, the posture becomes easily disturbed, and there is a troublesome problem to pay attention to correct the disrupted posture continuously. When the user sit in the chair for a long time in a disheveled posture, In addition, there is a problem that the work efficiency is lowered and the students who have to concentrate on study can not concentrate on the study. Also, the driver who has to drive for a long time is also easily distracted from the posture, There has been a problem of giving up luck.

As described above, when sitting on a chair for a long period of time, a disc is a typical example of a spinal disease, and a disc is an intervertebral disk between the vertebrae. If the disk is pulled by the nerve roots, arms, hands, hips, legs, feet, or the like, the nerve roots may develop and become worse, it can lead to sensory abnormalities.

Thus, traction therapy, as part of disc therapy, reduces the load on the vertebrae, thereby relieving pressure on the disc and returning the disc back to its original position, maintaining the disc spine gap to a certain degree. After the traction treatment, the disk that is going to protrude again should not be irritated again with the correct position as above.

In the case of conventional traction therapy, the user's body weight traction system is not provided with a separate motor, and the user's upper body is fixed to the traction wire, and then the spine is manually traced by adjusting the height of the chair. In such a case, since the height of the chair is changed, there is an inconvenience in performing work in a seated state. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to grasp the degree of traction with the effect of treating the disc due to manual operation. In addition, since passive traction is performed using the weight of the user, there is a limit to the tensile force at which the traction is performed in a patient having a low body weight. In addition, the conventional traction method has a problem in that the pulling force acts on both sides of the patient's side or the chest area at the traction point, so that the pulling force does not act efficiently on the spine.

An object of the present invention is to actively pull the spine of a patient so as to stand upright. Another object of the present invention is to provide an effective degree of traction in the treatment of the disc in the degree of traction of the spine.

Further, the object of the present invention is to enable the traction of the spine without attaching to the chair and causing discomfort to the daily life.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a vertebral standing traction device in which a vertebral body is pulled up in a direction perpendicular to a ground surface of a patient. The vertebral standing traction device includes: a frame portion extending in a direction perpendicular to a ground surface and detachably coupled to a chair; A pull string connected at one end to the motor and at the other end to a wearer; A motor provided in the frame portion and providing a tensile force to the pull string; A wearer worn on the upper body of the patient to pull the upper body of the patient in a direction perpendicular to the ground; A weight measuring unit capable of measuring the weight of the patient; And a control unit for controlling a tensile force provided from the motor based on the weight parameter of the patient measured by the weight measuring unit. The present invention preferably further comprises: a controller capable of remotely controlling the control unit; And moving means attached to the lower end of the frame portion to move and stop the frame portion.

At this time, the motor may be positioned at the upper end of the frame part or at the lower end of the frame part. When the motor is positioned at the lower end of the frame part, the motor may be positioned forward or rearward of the lower end of the frame part. The pulley may further include a pulley located at an upper end of the frame and switching the tension direction provided by the motor to a direction perpendicular to the ground when the motor is positioned at the lower end of the frame. The upper body of the patient is pulled in a direction perpendicular to the ground through a tensile force provided on the pull string by the motor. In the case of including a pulley, the tow line may extend parallel to the frame portion so that the pulley is wound on the outside of the pulley so that the pulley can rotate, and the other end of the tow line can be connected to the wearer. In other words, the pulley is wound around the pulley and serves to change the tension direction of the pulley to the vertical direction of the ground.

 The weight measuring part of the present invention can be positioned at the lower end of the frame part, and when the frame part is attached to the chair, it can be attached to the seat of the chair to measure the body weight of the patient.

The control unit of the present invention controls the motor so as to provide tensile force of 10% to 20% of the measured patient's weight parameter.

It is preferable that a part or all of the pull string according to the present invention is made of an elastic member. Therefore, the tensile force applied to the upper body from the pull string increases linearly, thereby reducing the patient's waist load due to sudden pulling force.

At this time, the other end of the pull string is connected to a point of action of the wearer so that the point of action can be pulled in a direction perpendicular to the ground, so that the patient's spine can stand up.

In another aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a vertebral standing traction chair integrally coupled to a chair. Wherein the vertebral standing traction chair comprises: a chair including a backrest and a backrest; A motor positioned below the securing portion and providing a tensile force to the pull string; One or more pulleys for converting the tensile force direction provided by the motor into a vertical direction to the ground; A tow line extending at one end to the motor and the other end connected to the wearer, the at least one pulley being wound around the at least one pulley so that the at least one pulley is rotatable; A weight measuring unit capable of measuring the weight of the patient; A controller for controlling a tensile force provided from the motor based on a body weight parameter measured by the body weight measuring unit; A controller capable of remotely controlling the controller; A wearer worn on the upper body of the patient to pull the upper body of the patient in a direction perpendicular to the ground; And moving means attached to a lower end of the frame portion to move and stop the frame portion.

More specifically, the at least one pulley includes a first sheave located behind the seat bottom of the chair and a second shear located at the top of the seat back of the chair. The lower portion of the safety seat is the opposite side portion of the saddle portion where the patient is seated and the butt is tightly attached. Here, the rear side of the seat portion is a corner portion of the '┛' shape in which the seat portion and the backrest portion are engaged. In a preferred embodiment, the upper end of the backrest is a portion positioned higher than the head portion of the patient when the patient is seated.

 Therefore, the first sheave located at the lower rear side of the seat of the chair switches the tensile force provided from the motor located at the lower portion of the seat to a direction (descending direction) perpendicular to the ground. Further, the second sheave located at the upper end of the backrest unit switches the tensile force provided from the first sheave to 180 degrees, so that the tensile force is switched in the direction perpendicular to the ground (upward direction).

Wherein the pulley is wound around the pulley so that the pulley is rotatable in a direction perpendicular to the ground surface in the up and down direction, ).

The weight measuring part of the present invention can be attached to the seat of the chair to measure the body weight of the patient.

Further, the control unit of the present invention can automatically control the motor so as to provide tensile force of 10% to 20% of the measured patient's weight parameter.

Further, it is preferable that a part or all of the pull string of the present invention is made of an elastic member. Therefore, the tensile force applied from the pull string to the upper body linearly increases.

According to the present invention, the point of action acting as the pulling point is located at the center of gravity of the triangle connecting the first thoracic and the semicircular projections of the scapular bone of the patient, so that the pulling force of the patient's vertebrae .

In addition, in terms of the degree of traction of the spine, the motor provides a tensile force based on the measured body weight of the patient, thus providing a degree of traction optimized for weight.

In addition, the lumbar standing traction device according to the present invention is capable of being attached to and detached from a chair, capable of moving, and capable of traction of the spine conveniently in daily life since there is no need to adjust the height of the chair in towing.

In addition, the user can use the controller to manually adjust the degree of traction to suit the patient's body condition.

FIG. 1 shows a vertebral standing traction device capable of being attached to and detached from a chair according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 shows a state in which a plurality of pulleys and a pulley are connected to a wearer.
Figure 3 shows the point of action of the wearer to which the wearer and the towline are connected in accordance with the invention.
Fig. 4 shows a state in which the point of action of the wearer according to the present invention is pulled in a direction perpendicular to the ground.
Figure 5 shows a vertebral standing traction device attached to a chair in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 shows another embodiment of a vertebral standing traction device having an anchor and a back portion according to the present invention.
Figure 7 shows an embodiment in which a vertebral traction device according to the present invention is attached to a common chair.

Hereinafter, exemplary 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. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Also, in order to clearly illustrate the present invention in the drawings, portions not related to the present invention are omitted, and the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar components.

The objects and effects of the present invention can be understood or clarified naturally by the following description, and the purpose and effect of the present invention are not limited by the following description.

The objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

In the present invention, the lower end means the direction of the paper surface side, and the upper end means the direction perpendicular to the paper surface. In addition, the front means a direction of sight when sitting on a chair, and the rear means the direction opposite to the front. The lower end, the upper end, the front end, and the rear end will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 shows the configuration of a spinal standing traction device capable of being attached to and detached from a chair.

Referring to Figure 1 (a), the vertebral standing traction device includes a frame portion 10. The frame portion 10 has a shape elongated in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface and includes a coupling portion 101 that can be detachably coupled with a chair. At the top of the frame part, a motor 50 is provided which provides a tensile force against the pull string 70. One end of the pull string 70 is connected to the motor 50 and the other end is connected to a wear mouth 30 to be described later. The wearer 30 is worn on the patient's upper body to pull the patient's upper body in a direction perpendicular to the ground. The lower portion of the frame portion 10 or the body weight measuring portion 90, which can be positioned independently, measures the body weight parameter of the patient when the patient climbs over the body weight. The vertebral standing traction device according to the present invention may include a control unit 80 for controlling the tensile force provided from the motor 50 based on the weight parameter of the patient measured by the weight measuring unit 90. The vertebral standing traction device includes a controller 801 that can remotely control the control unit 80 and a moving unit 103 attached to the lower end of the frame unit 10 to enable movement and stopping of the frame unit, . ≪ / RTI >

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention according to FIG. 1 (b), the motor 50 'may be located behind the lower end of the frame portion 10. When the motor 50 'is positioned at the lower end of the frame portion 10, the tension force provided from the motor 50' located at the lower end of the motor 50 ' ). More specifically, the tensile force provided by the motor acts in a direction perpendicular (downward) to the ground, and the tension is switched 180 degrees by the pulley 60 to act in a direction perpendicular to the ground. Therefore, the direction of the tensile force provided from the motor 50 'is switched by the pulley 60 in the upward direction perpendicular to the ground. At this time, the pull string 70 may extend parallel to the frame portion and be wound on the outer side of the pulley so that the pulley 60 can rotate, so that the pull string 70 can be connected to the wear mouth 30. Except for the position of the motor 50 'and the structure of the pulley 60 described above, the vertebral standing traction apparatus according to the present embodiment is the same as the above-described FIG. 1 (a).

1, the body weight measuring unit 90 and the motors 50 and 50 'are electrically connected to the control unit 80. [ The controller 801 is provided with a controller 801 for remotely controlling the controller 80. The controller 80 includes a display unit for displaying a weight parameter of the patient measured by the weight measuring unit 90 and a degree of tensile force provided from the motor 8011). In addition, the controller includes an operation portion 8013 that can adjust the degree of the tensile force provided from the motors 50 and 50 '.

The moving means 103 attached to the lower end of the frame portion 10 includes a rotatable wheel and a pressing means (not shown) which can stop the movement by pressing the wheel. The user presses the wheel through the pressing means in accordance with the operation so that the frame portion 10 can be stopped and fixed at a desired position.

2 shows another embodiment of a pulley 60 for switching the tensile force direction provided from the motor 50 in the direction perpendicular to the ground and a pull string 70 connected to the wearer by being wound around the pulley so as to be rotatable. Referring to FIG. 2, when the motor 50 'is positioned below the frame unit 10 as shown in FIG. 1 (b), the pulley 60 and the tow line 70 may be plural.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2A, when the pulley 60 and the tow line 70 are plurally formed, it is preferable that the pulley 60 and the tow line 70 are formed in the same number. One end of each of the tow lines 70 is connected to a motor 50 '. Each of the pulleys 60 may be positioned at an upper end of the frame portion 10. In this case, the tow lines 70 may extend in parallel with the frame portion in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface, and each pulley 50 may be wound around the pulley 50 so as to be rotatable and connected to the wearer 30. According to a preferred embodiment, the plurality of tow lines 70 are combined 701 in a single direction before being connected to the wearer 30. Accordingly, the other end of the plurality of tow lines 70 can be connected to the wearer's mouth 30 so that a tensile force acts in an upward direction perpendicular to the paper surface.

In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2B, the pulley 60 and the pull string 70 may be formed as one piece. In this case, it is preferable that the pulley 60 is located at the center of the upper end of the frame portion 10. The pull string 70 extends in parallel with the frame portion in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface and may be wound around the pulley 60 so that the pulley 60 is rotatable.

Fig. 3 shows the point of action of the wearer in which the traction takes place. 3, it is preferable that the center of gravity of the triangle connecting the first thoracic vertebrae 301 of the human body and the spherical projections 303 (a) and (b) of both scapular bones is the action point 305 at which traction is performed. One end of the pulling string 70 is connected to the motor and the other end is connected to the action point 305 of the wearer's mouth 30. The pulling line (70) is connected to the action point (305) and the pulling in the vertical direction with respect to the ground surface is performed, so that the vertebrae stand vertically. In addition, the tensile force is concentrated on the action point 305 without being dispersed to other parts of the body, thereby enabling effective standing of the spine.

4 shows a state in which the wearer pulls in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface by the control unit 80 and the motor 50. Fig. Referring to FIG. 4, the pull string 40 is provided with a tensile force from the motor 50, and the pull string 70 pulls the action point 305 of the wear mouth 30 in the vertical direction (upward direction) with the ground. The motor may be located at the upper end 50 or the lower end 50 'of the frame 10 as described above and may be located at the lower end of the pulley 60 (FIG. 1 (b)) located at the upper end of the frame The pulling cord 70 can pull the wearer 30 in the vertical direction (up direction) to the ground. The control unit 80 is connected to the motor 50 and the body weight measuring unit 90 to provide 10% to 20% of the measured body weight parameter of the patient as a tensile force of the motor. Also, the controller 80 can manually control the tensile force remotely through the controller 801 using the short-distance communication.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the body weight measuring unit 90 measures the body weight of the patient or measures the body weight of the patient. The tensile force (degree of traction) according to the measured body weight or upper body weight parameter of the patient is as follows.

Weight (Kg) Body weight (Kg) Towing degree (Kg) The degree of traction (N)

man


50 30 6 58.8 60 36 7.2 70.56 70 42 8.4 82.32 80 48 9.6 94.08 90 54 10.8 105.84 100 60 12 117.6

Woman


50 25 5 49 60 30 6 58.8 70 35 7 68.6 80 40 8 78.4 90 45 9 88.2 100 50 10 98

The body weight of the table is the body weight of the whole body, the body weight measured in a state where the patient is standing, and the upper body weight is the body weight of the upper body part when sitting on a chair. As another method of measuring upper body weight, about 60% of the body weight of a man and about 50% of a body weight of a woman can be the upper body weight. The body weight or the upper body weight of the patient can be measured by the body weight measuring unit 30 or manually inputted through the operation unit 8013 of the controller 801. [ When the pulling force for traction is manually controlled through the operation unit 8013, the range of the operable tensile force is preferably 0 to 20% of the body weight.

Fig. 5 shows a lumbar standing traction device according to Fig. 1 attached to a chair.

1 (a) is an embodiment corresponding to Fig. 1 (a), in which the spinal standing traction device in which the motor 50 is located at the upper end of the frame portion 10 is attached to a chair . 5 (b) shows another embodiment corresponding to Fig. 1 (b), in which a spinal standing traction device with a motor 50 'at the lower end of the frame portion 10 is attached to a chair . 5 may have various shapes so as to be attached to the frame part so that the backrest and the frame part 10 of the chair can be fixed (see FIG. 7). When the frame is fixed to the chair, it is preferable that the weight measuring unit 90 is positioned in the seat of the chair so as to accurately measure the body weight of the patient.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the use of the spinal standing-up apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 1 to 5. Fig. The patient is able to traverse the vertebrae in the standing position according to Fig. In this case, the patient wears the wearer's mouth 30 and stands on the weight measuring section 90. At this time, the body weight of the patient is measured from the body weight measuring unit 90. The control unit 80 calculates an overall body weight parameter based on the measured body weight of the patient, and calculates an initial body weight based on the calculated total body weight parameter (refer to FIG. 4). Alternatively, the initial body weight parameter can be manually input through the operation unit 8013 of the controller 801. [ Thereafter, the control unit 80 provides 10% to 20% of the initial weight parameter of the patient as the tensile force of the motor. The applied tensile force acts on the point of action 305 in the vertical direction (up direction) to the ground by the pull string 70. Thus, the spine of the patient is standing and towed. At this time, the patient can confirm the entire body weight parameter, the body weight parameter of the upper body and the tensile force through the display portion 8011 of the controller 801, and the degree of the tensile force is controlled through the operation portion 8013 by 0% to 20% You can manually adjust within range. Further, traction of the vertebra can be stopped or started through the operation unit 8013, and when the interruption is made, the initial measured patient's upper body weight parameter is initialized.

Further, the patient can traverse the spine in a state of being seated in the chair according to Fig. In this case, the frame portion 10 is moved by the moving means 103 so as to be detachably attached to the chair, and fixed to the chair by the engaging portion 101 of the frame portion. The patient then seats with the wearer (30) on his / her upper body to the chair to which the vertebral standing traction device is attached. At this time, the initial upper body weight of the patient is measured from the weight measuring unit 90 located in the seat of the chair. When the initial body weight value of the patient is measured or inputted from the operation unit 8013, the following procedure is as described above. In this case, since the spinal standing device according to the present invention actively pulls the spine without adjusting the height of the patient's chair, it is possible to minimize the hindrance to daily life.

Fig. 6 shows another embodiment of the present invention for solving the problem, which is a lumbar standing traction device integrated with a chair having an insole and a backrest.

Referring to Fig. 6, the lumbar standing traction device includes a chair having a backrest and a backrest. A motor 50 " is located below the seat of the chair and provides a pulling force on the pull string. In addition, the first pulley 601 is positioned at the lower rear side of the securing portion in order to switch the tensile force direction provided from the motor 50 " to the vertical direction (downward direction) to the ground. Further, the second pulley 603 is positioned at the top of the backrest of the chair so as to switch the tensile force direction provided from the first pulley 601 to the vertical direction (upward direction) with respect to the ground. The pull string 70 has one end connected to the motor 50 and the other end connected to the wearer so that the wearer pulls the wearer in a direction perpendicular to the ground so that the first and second sheaves can be rotated. The wearer 30 is connected to one end of the pull string and is worn on the upper body of the patient to pull the patient's upper body in a direction perpendicular to the ground. According to the present embodiment, the body weight measuring unit 90 is attached to the seat back of the chair to measure the upper body weight of the patient, and calculates the body weight parameter of the motor 50 '' based on the upper body weight parameter of the patient measured by the body weight measuring unit. And a control unit 80 for controlling the tensile force provided from the driving unit 80. [ Further, the control unit may include a controller 801 capable of remotely controlling the control unit, and a moving unit 103 attached to the chair leg to enable movement and stopping of the chair.

Fig. 7 shows a state of the coupling portion 101. Fig. Referring to FIG. 7, the engaging portion 101 may have various shapes so that the frame portion 10 can be fixed to the backrest of the chair. Referring to FIG. 7 (a), the joining portion 101 may be formed as a fastener that can be wound around the outside of the bar when it is fixed to a bar-shaped chair back. 7 (b), the coupling portion 101 includes a nut 101 (a) that can be attached to a chair back, and is rotatably attached to the frame portion 10 Bolt 101 (b). By rotating the bolt, the frame part can be fixed to the nut fixed to the seat back.

10: frame part 101:
101 (a): Nut 101 (b): Bolt
103: means of movement 30:
301: First thoracic 302 (a, b): Scapular bulb
50: motor 60: pulley
601: 1st pulley 603: 2nd pulley
70: pull line 80:
801: Controller 8011:
8013: Operation part 90: Weight measuring part

Claims (13)

A frame portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface and detachable from the chair;
A motor (50; 50 ') provided in the frame portion and providing tension to the tow line;
A pull string connected at one end to the motor and at the other end to a wearer; And
A spinal standing traction device comprising a wearable worn on a body of a patient,
Wherein the vertebral body is pulled in a direction perpendicular to the ground through a tensile force provided on the pull string by the motor to thereby stand the vertebra.
A chair including a backrest and a backrest;
A motor (50 ") located at the bottom of the underside and providing a tensile force on the traction line;
One or more pulleys for converting the tensile force direction provided by the motor into a vertical direction to the ground;
A pulling line connected to the motor at one end and connected to a wearer at the other end, the pulling line pulling the wearer in a direction perpendicular to the ground, the pulling line being wound on the outer side of the at least one pulley; And
A spinal standing traction device comprising a wearable worn on a body of a patient,
Wherein the vertebral body is pulled in a direction perpendicular to the ground through a tensile force provided on the pull string by the motor to thereby stand the vertebra.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the at least one pulley comprises:
A first pulley positioned at a lower back of the seat back of the chair; And
And a second pulley positioned at the top of the backrest of the chair.
The method according to claim 1,
Characterized in that the motor (50) is located at the top of the frame part.
The method according to claim 1,
The motor 50 'is located at the lower end of the frame portion,
Further comprising: a pulley positioned at an upper end of the frame portion and converting the tension direction provided by the motor into a vertical direction with respect to the ground.
6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
And a weight measuring unit capable of measuring the weight of the patient.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the body weight measuring unit is attached to the seat back of the chair when the frame is attached to the chair to measure the body weight of the patient.
The method according to claim 6,
Further comprising a control unit for controlling a tensile force provided from the motor based on a weight parameter of the patient measured by the weight measuring unit.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the control unit provides tensile force of 10% to 20% of the measured patient ' s weight parameter.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Characterized in that part or all of the pull string is an elastic member.
3. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The other end of the pulling string is connected to a point of action of the wearer,
Wherein the point of action of the wearer is a center of gravity of a triangle connecting the first thoracic vertebrae of the patient and the spherical protrusions of both scapulae.
12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the pull string pulls the point of action perpendicular to the ground so that the vertebrae of the patient are standing upright.
9. The method of claim 8,
Further comprising a controller capable of remotely controlling the control unit.

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