RU169068U1 - Capsule for isolated rehabilitation of the foot and lower leg - Google Patents

Abstract

The device relates to medical and hygienic products, can be used in surgery, traumatology and rheumatology, cosmetology, dermatology and gerontology for the purpose of hygienic services for the elderly. The device improves the quality of rehabilitation, including drug solutions, of isolated anatomical areas of the human body, namely the lower limbs.

Description

The device relates to medical and hygienic products, can be used in surgery, traumatology and rheumatology, cosmetology, dermatology and gerontology for the purpose of hygienic care for the elderly.

In medical practice, methods of physiotherapy in the form of sanitation are widespread.

Such physiological procedures are known as taking therapeutic baths when the whole body is immersed in a container with appropriate solutions [Bogolyubov V.M., Ponomarenko G.N. General physiotherapy, M.-S-Pb., 1998, pp. 326-327]. This method of treatment is used for lesions of the distal extremities, such as feet with diabetes.

For the rehabilitation of such anatomical areas of the body as the proximal limbs, the trunk, neck, head, perform wiping, applying a wet compress, dressings soaked in various sorbents, tampons. These means of therapeutic and hygienic effects suggest the absence of a forced vertical position of the treated anatomical region of the body. In the process of using the above funds, it was found that the therapeutic effect during this type of procedure is reduced due to the increased adhesive properties of the used material on which the solution is applied. Therefore, this type of procedure is not rational to apply for sanitation, for example, purulent wounds, since a high degree of bacterial colonization of the material used to make dressings, tampons, and other dressings quickly occurs.

The procedures described above have found their application in surgical practice using antiseptic solutions such as ultrasound cavitation, dressing wetting. They are used in traumatology and rheumatology in the form of baths with warming and anti-inflammatory compounds for damage to the joints, in the places of fractures; in cosmetology and dermatology in the form of steaming, the use of softening and tanning agents.

The fact that the cost of the procedure increases as a result of replacing the full volume of the used solution when taking baths is a significant drawback, this is confirmed by the search for possible options for reusable use of the necessary solution for the procedure without completely replacing it [Pat. RU No. 2003126507. The method of multiple therapeutic baths]. The essence of the method is that they prepare a therapeutic solution in a certain proportion, a given concentration and the required temperature for holding a therapeutic bath, carry out the procedure. After the procedure, the treatment solution is disinfected, followed by the necessary correlation of its temperature, and the treatment bath procedure is repeated.

A disinfecting solution obtained from an aqueous solution of alkali or alkaline earth metal chloride with a salt content of 1.5-2.0 g / l is used as a result of treatment in the cathode and anode chambers of the diaphragm electrochemical reactor until the oxidant level reaches 100-300 mg / l . The following is a complex technological procedure for processing the solution. Nevertheless, the absence of pathogenic flora, undesirable biological and chemical components cannot be guaranteed even after disinfection of the spent treatment solution, which is a disadvantage of this method.

A device for conducting general contrast bath procedures [Pat. RU No. 2161945]. The components of the device are: a medical bath, inlet and outlet pipelines with shut-off and control equipment. The bath is equipped with a bracket with a hinge located on the longitudinal end of the bath, which allows rotation in the horizontal plane. The bracket has an elastic waterproof screen that transversely delimits the bathtub into the foot and head sections. A separate pipeline with hot and cold water is connected to each of the departments. The technical result is achieved by providing a difference in water temperature in the head, lower temperature, and in the foot, higher temperature, bath section. The necessary thermal contrast during the treatment procedure is achieved by separately supplying pipelines with hot and cold water to the indicated sections of the bath.

The disadvantage of this device is the lack of the possibility of isolated sanitation of individual anatomical areas of the body. Forced and necessary immersion of the patient completely in the bathroom is also a drawback, since this requirement may not always be feasible by the patient due to the presence of fractures, paralysis, the presence of other contraindications to moving the body, as well as the adoption of a forced horizontal position.

The search for the development of a device that ensures the economical use of medicinal solutions for therapeutic baths has been crowned with the invention of a device for the adoption of hydrotherapy procedures [Pat. RU No. 93018111. Device for the adoption of hydrotherapy procedures]. The device allows for hydrotherapy by immersing the patient in a bath with a medicinal solution, for example with mineral water, solutions of mineral salts, herbal decoctions, etc. The technical result of the device is the presence of a waterproof shell, filled with a medical solution and in which the patient is placed. The patient, who is in a waterproof shell filled with a medical solution, in turn is immersed in a bath with plain water. The temperature of the treatment solution in the shell is controlled by the temperature of the water in the bath. A feature of the device is the ability to carry out hydrotherapy procedures at home. The previously noted requirement for complete immersion of the patient’s body in the treatment solution is a drawback of this device, as well as the lack of isolated and flow-through rehabilitation of the anatomical areas of the patient’s body.

The principles and positive aspects of flow reorganization are used in a device for processing internal, closed cavities of the human body [US Pat. RU No. 2262353. Device for minimally invasive rehabilitation of purulent cavities]. The device consists of a perforated hollow curved tube having two channels. One channel of the tube, equipped with a valve, serves to supply an antiseptic solution under pressure. Another channel with evacuation openings is designed to drain fluid from a sanitized purulent cavity. The distal section of the tube has measuring notches on its surface. The proximal end of the tube ends with olive. To ensure the required position, bend, angle of inclination of the device in the sanitized purulent cavity, a ligature is fixed to the proximal end of the tube.

The disadvantage of this device is the impossibility of conducting an isolated rehabilitation of individual anatomical areas of the body.

The technical result is an increase in the quality of rehabilitation, including drug solutions, of isolated anatomical areas of the human body, namely the lower extremities.

The capsule design includes: a one-piece reservoir (1), cannula tubes (2), a locking cuff (3), an air supply device, such as a compressor (4), a connecting tube (5), an internal tube cross-section regulator (6), sealed apertures (7) open (8) apertures.

The device operates as follows. The reservoir (1) is put on the lower limb. Using locking cuffs (3), the device is sealed to the surface of the skin of the lower limb. Using a Janet syringe or in any other way, a drug solution is injected through one of the cannula tubes (2) located on the capsule reservoir (1) itself, and air is expelled through the other (2) at this time. After filling the capsule to the desired level, the cannula tube (1, 2) is closed. An isolated sanitation of the lower limb is performed.

The locking cuff (3) provides a tight fixation of the capsule to the surface of the human skin. The locking cuff (3) can be made in the form of an integral part of the capsule or in the form of a tape made of elastic material capable of providing the device with hermetic closure and fit to the surface of human skin. A regulator of the internal section of the tube (6) is integrated in the connecting tube (5) for dosed air passage through it. At least one sealed aperture (7) in the form of a cone protruding above the surface of the capsule is located over the entire surface area of the capsule.

The cannula tubes (2) located on the capsule reservoir (1) end in the capsule cavity and are equipped with shut-off valves that prevent fluid from flowing out during the procedure. This design feature allows you to place through the tube-cannula (2), inside the cavity between the material forming the capsule, and the surface of the human skin, a physiotherapeutic apparatus, for example a heating element, ultrasonic cavitator or other device.

One of the cannula tubes (2) is left open to remove gas from the device during the procedure. Then the cone-shaped tip of the sealed aperture (7) is cut off, thereby obtaining an open aperture (8), which is connected to the air supply device (4) by means of a connecting tube (5). The number of simultaneously connected connecting tubes (5) to the capsule apertures (8) is unlimited. The device is connected to the network and the air supply is regulated by changing the internal section of the connecting tube (5) with the built-in regulator (6). Perform the procedure of rehabilitation of an isolated anatomical region of the body. At the end of the procedure, the air supply device (4) is turned off, with the help of the internal section of the tube (6), its lumen is completely closed and the connecting tube (5) is disconnected from the air supply device (4). A container is placed to collect the spent drug solution and, having directed the connecting tube (5) into it, the internal section regulator (6) opens its lumen to the maximum to pour the drug solution from the capsule. Then open the cannula tube (2), which is equipped with a locking cuff (3), expel the air and remove the capsule. The cuff, capsule and devices are sanitized.

The capsule can be made of materials for single use, as well as a reusable device made of more durable materials. In the latter case, the capsule after the procedure should be sterilized.

The device can be used not only for therapeutic physiotherapeutic procedures, but also for any cases of hygienic care. The capsule can also be used to protect the affected areas of the body from exposure to liquids when performing general hygiene procedures for the entire body. In this case, the capsule is put on the lower limb. Using the locking cuff (3), the capsule is fixed to the surface of the body. The cannula tubes (2) located on the capsule reservoir (1) are opened and air is expelled from it, then they are closed. This application of the capsule can be used in the presence of fractures of the extremities with casts, trophic ulcers, erysipelas.

When conducting physiotherapeutic and hygienic procedures using the proposed device, the amount of solution used is significantly reduced, which expands the possibilities of using expensive antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, hygienic solutions.

It is possible to use capsules for cosmetic procedures: irrigation, steam, etc.

The capsule can be used in gerontology for hygienic care of elderly people with reduced mobility or in traumatology for bedridden patients.

Description to the figures.

Figure 1 Capsule device diagram

1 - tank

2 - cannula tubes

3 - locking cuff

4 - gas supply device

5 - connecting tubes

6 - regulator of the internal section of the tube

7 - sealed apertures

8 - open apertures.

FIG. 2 Apertures

7 - sealed aperture

8 - open aperture.

Claims (1)

A capsule for isolated sanitation of the foot and lower leg area, including a reservoir and a locking cuff, characterized in that it is made in the form of a boot, equipped with sealed apertures with the possibility of opening and connecting them through connecting tubes equipped with an internal section regulator, with a gas supply device, while the capsule is equipped with cannula tubes containing a shut-off valve, made with the possibility of connection with physiotherapeutic devices.

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