PT103831B - SYSTEM FOR USE IN HYDROCINESIOTHERAPY PATIENTS - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for use in patients with hydrotherapy, particularly a monitoring, aids, and diagnostic system for aortic rehabilitation and hydropathy. INTEGRA, IN DIFFERENT POINTS AND DURING ITS CONFECTION A CIRCUIT OF FLOATERS THAT POSSIBLE THE ACCESS TO SWIMMING POOLS AND TANKS TO A LARGE NUMBER OF USERS WITH REDUCED MOBILITY AND INCORPORATING DEVICES FOR MEASURING, READING AND ISSUING DIFFERENT PHYSICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOMECHANICAL PARAMETERS, AUDIO AND VISUAL ALARM DEVICES IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES. PARALLELY UNDERSTANDS AN EXTERNAL SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING, PROCESSING AND STORING DATA COLLECTED AND ISSUED REMOTE.

Description

DESCRIPTION

SYSTEM FOR USE IN HYDROKINESIOTHERAPY PATIENTS

Scope of the invention

The present invention is within the scope of sanitary technical and control aids for rehabilitation, more specifically within the scope of aquatic rehabilitation and hydrotherapy of diseases and injuries affecting the locomotor system and mobility.

Hydrotherapy is a form of treatment based on the application of cold water or water, administered in different ways. Its mechanism boils down to stimulus - reaction - adaptation management and is applicable to a great deal of illness and injury. Substantially reduces drug consumption and directly improves the performance of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, as well as other systems such as strengthening muscle mass, joint mobility, increasing blood flow and improving neuromotor coordination.

To carry out all hydrotherapy-related operations, equipment is required, from suits to tango and swimming pools to specialized hardware and software.

Prior art

The prior art known to the applicant relates only to bath or tank type devices and apparatus for performing underwater exercises as referred to in patents ES 1 050 532 U, which refer to a medium and not to usable technical assistance. inside these. The drawbacks of the foregoing such as Patent No. ES 1 050 532 U are the need for the permanent presence of a person who can help correct the flexibility and in case of emergency, the incontinence that many patients have and which precludes water exercises and hydrotherapy due to consideration of other facility users.

Among other documents related to

equipment for US patents 4815473 monitor patients and US 6047203. refer to at The patent US4815473 concerns to a method and the a device to monitor the volumes in

breathing continuously measuring, at the same time as the patient breathes, variations in the cross-sectional area of the patient's ribcage or, preferably, variations in both the thorax and abdomen areas.

US 6047203 relates to a noninvasive physiological signal monitoring device including a garment with electrocardiogram electrodes and various inductive pleated sewn sensors, embroidered, embedded or otherwise attached to the garment with an adhesive substance . The garment is in the form of a suit. When the garment is applied over the patient's torso to be monitored, the electrodes and sensors will generate signals in response to the patient's physiological signals, which signals are transmitted to a recording / alarm device where they are monitored for conditions. adverse and reported.

Applicants are therefore not aware of complete systems for use in patients undergoing hydrokinesiotherapy.

These drawbacks and problems of the prior art are alleviated by the present invention, as well as enhancing the ability to monitor body temperature and water levels, heart rate, blood flow, blood and hydrostatic pressure and kinetic, goniometric and developmental values. as well as the ability to easily transport the system from one facility to another, thus not limited to one place for performing therapies and exercises.

Brief Description of Drawings

The description The following is based on the attached drawings which, without any limiting character,

represent:

In figure 1, a front view of the fact that makes

part of the system object of the invention;

At figure 2, a view po r behind the fact represented in figure 1; At figure 3 , a view schematic of Floaters; and At figure 4 7 views detailed in Floaters, showing the figures 6 and 7 the capsules

posture sensor containers.

Detailed Description of the Invention

It is a fundamental element of the system object of the invention that, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, it is a diving suit, preferably composed of a single piece with overlapping back opening. In this fact several sensors are applied, an emission station and a remote unit of reception and treatment of data, and also comprises:

an inflatable flotation system;

a monitoring system; and an interchangeable element impervious to the external aqueous medium for retention and total isolation of urine or defecation;

It must obey certain characteristics in order to fulfill its functions well. Therefore, it must respond not only to all static and form requests, but also to the following requirements:

- chlorine resistance;

- elasticity and good recovery;

- good wash fastness;

- water permeability;

- consistency consistency;

- rapid evaporation of water.

To meet these requirements a prototype was developed using as a raw material a mesh that has in its composition a high percentage of polypropylene and also some elastane. Other solutions are also possible to meet those requirements.

Another fundamental requirement is the ease with which the patient can wear and undress, targeting patients who, despite being in a situation of possibility of all movements, have a certain degree of difficulty (including the highest percentage spondylitics). In one of the possibilities studied, and considered preferred, the suit consists of a single piece with back opening with overlap. Other solutions will also be possible such as a garment with more than one piece, with the upper opening with or without overlap, etc.

Either solution will however have to meet the requirements mentioned above and at the same time be within the standards for dimensional stability, burst strength, abrasion and water penetration, stretch and elasticity recovery, snagging resistance, thermal resistance, solidity. from ink to washing, to water and chlorinated water and to friction.

Part of the fact is an interchangeable element and impermeable to the external aqueous environment of retention and total isolation of urine or defecation, basically a shorts. This shorts is preferably comprised of multilayer material, for example an impermeable outer layer, an impermeable membrane, an absorbent layer and a quick-extracting body layer. Here, too, there will be various possibilities for both structure and materials, which will be apparent to the skilled artisan.

Another fundamental component of the fact is the float module that can be seen in figures 3 and following. It is a key component in establishing patients' fluctuation and balance, helping them to keep their bodies in different positions and to perform different exercises. It is an inflatable system that is divided into two major zones, neck-spine-shoulders and legs-arms. Figure 3 shows the location (schematically) of the floats, while the following figures show possible configurations thereof.

Essentially, the first zone, i.e. neck-spine-hip, is provided with floats that are inserted into the suit. The second zone, i.e. leg-arms, is provided with floats separate from the suit and use on the forearms and legs.

float system comprises an inflatable float circuit which allows, by means of compressed air or gas containers and opening and closing valves, to fill or empty the assembly or part thereof according to the type of exercise to be performed or the effort thereof. Each of the various sectors of the flotation system has an autonomous control and inflation process.

As can be seen from Figures 4 to 7, the float geometry can have various configurations. At the same time, the materials used may also vary, which can be either mesh laminated PVC, flexible membrane laminated mesh, or a three-dimensional mesh where a circuit of elastomer tubes will be inserted, which, depending on the amount of air, expands and increases. thus their diameter.

The system as a whole has three major sets of features: read / capture, editing of patient database records, and configuration and processing of recorded and viewed data.

To ensure those features the system

8 further comprises hardware used in conjunction with said suit, hardware external to the suit and specific software for the management of all data.

The hardware used with this suit for prevention and control consists of a base station, a monitoring system that is incorporated in the suit and that will allow to record all the physical, physiological and biomechanical variables of the user, which are transmitted to a receiver equipment for analysis. Transmission of the collected data is ensured by a wireless communication device.

Monitoring system comprises encapsulated, environmentally impervious sensors that record the different physical, physiological and biomechanical parameters of the wearer. Parameters such as body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, movement capacity and goniometric development of the shoulder, hip, spine, elbow and knee and muscle development can be monitored.

The data acquired by said sensors are managed by the broadcasting station consisting of a microcontroller, data acquisition module, a power system and a transmitter / receiver, which is the unit responsible for the data acquisition of the various sensors, for communication. with the base station and on-site data processing for possible alarm triggering, incorporating interchangeable fixed-to-suit, water-impermeable transmitters. Alarms, visual or audible are interchangeable, encapsulated and fixed to the fact. They can trigger alarms depending on the data collected by the sensors mentioned above.

An energy-exchangeable, encapsulated, water-impermeable power supply or storage device attached to said suit feeds said data capture sensors as well as said visual or audible alarm device and the state of which can be verified in a device of data visualization. The electrical connections of all these elements are made by electrical wires that are tightly inserted in the suit.

The data display device is interchangeable, encapsulated, waterproof, fixed to said fact and allows viewing of various parameters such as the above state of energy storage and heart rate.

The existence of hardware external to the fact basically consisting of a base station comprising a microcontroller, a sender / receiver and a computer allows to analyze the data in real time as received or afterwards. The data treatments are based on the calculation of the arithmetic mean, standard deviations, linear regression, maximum and minimum values. The data to be processed can also be grouped according to a variable number in order to create subsets of data within them to facilitate their analysis. Depending on the results obtained, various visualizations are created and can be saved to files in appropriate format with the numerical values obtained from the data processing performed.

This whole set of data received from the patient runs in a software that manages it and sends control data to it.

Inserted in the floats are the electrical circuits necessary for the operation of the user's physical, physiological and biomechanical data monitoring system. During the manufacturing process the hermetic connection caps, the filling and emptying mechanisms by means of soldering, which makes the air circuitry and power cables watertight, are also applied in suitable places. This type of suit therefore allows the attachment of various sensors, emitters, displays, power supplies, small compressed air supply devices and the air inlet and outlet control valves, all of which are also encapsulated and hermetically sealed. aquatic.

Claims (13)

1. System for use in patients with hydrokinesiotherapy comprising a diving suit in which several sensors are applied, an emission station and a remote data receiving and processing unit, characterized by: - a fact comprising: - an inflatable flotation system; - a monitoring system; and - an interchangeable element impervious to the external aqueous medium for retention and total isolation of urine or defecation; said fact further comprising: - a wireless communications device; - a visual and audible alarm device; - hardware used, incorporated in said suit, for prevention and control, consisting respectively of heart rate and posture sensors, and an emission station consisting of a microcontroller, data acquisition module, a power system and a sender / receiver; hardware external to the fact comprising a base station consisting of a microcontroller, a sender / receiver and a computer; and - software for managing patient data received and sending control data to the fact. System for use in hydrokinesiotherapy patients according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said suit itself consists of a single piece with overlapping back opening. System for use in hydrokinesiotherapy patients according to claim 1, characterized in that the inflatable buoyancy system, which helps to keep the body in different positions and to perform different exercises, is divided into two zones, neck-hip-shoulders and legs-arms. System for use in hydrokinesiotherapy patients according to claims 1 and 3, characterized in that the flotation system comprises an inflatable flotation circuit which allows, by means of compressed air or gas containers and opening and closing valves, fill or empty the whole or part of it according to the type of exercise to be performed or the degree of effort it performs. System for use in hydrokinesiotherapy patients according to claims 1, 3, 4 and 5, characterized in that each of the various sectors of the flotation system has an autonomous control and insufflation process. System for use in hydrokinesiotherapy patients according to claim 1, characterized in that the monitoring system, incorporated in said fact, records different physical, physiological and biomechanical variables of the user, which are transmitted to a receiver equipment where are analyzed. System for use in hydrokinesiotherapy patients according to Claims 1 and 6, characterized in that the monitoring system comprises said encapsulated, environmentally impervious, fixed-to-suit sensors which record the different physical, physiological and biomechanical parameters. from the wearer. Hydrokinesiotherapy patient monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that the microcontroller, data acquisition module and the sender / receiver constitute the unit responsible for the data acquisition of the various sensors, for communication with the base station and on-site data processing for possible alarm triggering by incorporating interchangeable fixed-to-suit, water-impermeable transmitters. System for use in hydrokinesiotherapy patients according to claim 1, characterized in that the visual or audible alarm device is encapsulated, fixed to the fact, which allows alarms to be triggered depending on the data collected by said sensors. System for use in hydrokinesiotherapy patients according to claim 1, characterized by an energy storage device which is encapsulated, impermeable to the aqueous medium, attached to said suit, which device feeds said data capture sensors as well as said visual or audible alarm device. System for use in hydrokinesiotherapy patients according to Claim 1, characterized in that the material is made from a mesh with a high percentage of polypropylene and elastane which gives it properties of chlorine resistance, elasticity and recovery, solidity. washing, water permeability, consistency and rapid evaporation of water, Hydrokinesiotherapy patient monitoring system according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the application and attachment of said suit to the body of the wearer is achieved by overlapping in the back, forcing the elasticity of the material to be adjusted. to the position of use. Hydrokinesiotherapy patient monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrical circuits required for the system to function are inserted into the floats during the manufacture of the suit.