RU170824U1 - STABILIZER STABILIZABLE FOR VIBRATION USING SOUND WAVES - Google Patents

Abstract

A static position stabilizer comprising a footboard and a vertical frame on which the patient’s body rests and holds, characterized in that said footboard comprises an electrical transducer capable of generating vibrations on said footboard and on said vertical frame when it receives an audio signal coming from an external source.

Description

This patent application for a utility model relates to a stabilizer of a static position, capable of vibration using sound waves.

As you know, individuals who are unable to maintain an upright position usually use a tool known as a stabilizer, which is designed to support and has a dual function:

- training and development of an autonomous vertical position;

- supporting a vertical position with a load of two feet as an alternative to an independent position, which otherwise would have been impossible.

The stabilizer allows patients with disabilities to maintain a vertical position while ensuring complete safety (using supports that support patients) by stabilizing the three reference points of the body:

- legs that rest on an adjustable footboard to provide the best leg support;

- knees, based on adjustable supports, which can be adjusted according to various requirements and characteristics of the patient, preventing the loss of joint stability;

- a pelvic torso supported by appropriate supports, which, in general, can be adjusted for height, width, depth and rotation, allowing patients to maintain a safe position and a more correct position.

By ensuring the stability of these three points of the body, the patient can independently and reliably maintain a vertical position without assistance.

As is known, conventional stabilizers have a serious drawback consisting in the immunity to the stabilizer of the patient, who often refuses to use the stabilizer.

In particular, this is due to the fact that a conventional stabilizer is equipped with systems used to mount the patient's body, which restrict freedom of movement and, thus, become unacceptable for use. This is especially true for young children who cannot tolerate such restrictions, since they tend to “study” the surrounding space and have less ability to adapt to forced positions of the body.

A conventional stabilizer contains a footboard over which a vertical frame is mounted for attaching a patient to it after it has stepped on the footboard. Such a frame consists of struts, between which cross-members are located at different heights with the possibility of height adjustment, equipped with means used to fix the patient’s body by the height of his legs, knees, pelvic area and chest area. Thus, one can easily understand the sense of restriction experienced by the user of such a device, and, in particular, the irritability of children in the event of such a serious restriction of their physical activity.

A thorough study of the current level of technology and its specific drawback made it possible to propose a stabilizer according to a utility model that eliminates the above problem, making the children in a stable position in the above conditions of movement restriction on the stabilizer more acceptable.

The idea of this useful model is that it offers a stabilizer with a running board, which is able to vibrate to the rhythm of the music, transmitting vibrations also to the vertical frame, near which there is a patient leaning on the frame. In particular, such vibrations are transmitted to the foot frame by a device that is capable of generating vibrations when it receives an audio signal from an external source.

Vibrations transmitted to the vertical frame of the stabilizer are also transmitted to the limbs of the patient, who is attached to the frame, creating a pleasant stimulation reflex, especially useful for distracting the attention of children from conditions of restriction of freedom of movement, which ensures better tolerance to their stable position on the stabilizer.

Additional characteristics of the utility model will become more clear with reference to the attached drawings, intended only for explanation without limitation.

In FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a stabilizer according to the present utility model;

in FIG. 2 and 3 are respectively a side view and a rear view of the stabilizer of FIG. 1. With reference to the above figures, the stabilizer (S) according to a utility model is formed from the following parts:

- essentially square footboard (1) mounted on four self-orientating wheels (11) for convenient movement of the stabilizer (S);

- a frame (2), which protrudes vertically from the footboard (1) and supports the means on which the patient's body is supported and attached.

The frame (2) can be made of metal. The frame (2) contains two racks (3) attached near the side edges (1a) of the footboard (1). Each drain (3) contains three cylindrical pipes (3a, 3b, 3c) aligned in a substantially parallel position with respect to the lateral edge (1a) of the footboard.

Three cylindrical pipes contain:

- the first cylindrical pipe (3A), which is located closer to the front edge (1b) of the footboard (1),

- a second cylindrical pipe (3b) having the same height as the first cylindrical pipe and located in the rear position relative to the first cylindrical pipe (3a),

- a third cylindrical pipe (3c) having a greater height than the second cylindrical pipe (3b), and located in the rear position relative to the second cylindrical pipe.

The first two cylindrical pipes (3a) are used to install on them with the possibility of sliding with the sliding of vertical rods of the first U-shaped structure (4) containing intermediate cross members designed to hold the first soft support (5), which is designed to hold the patient’s lumbar region on stabilizer (S).

The ability of the first U-shaped structure (4) to move vertically with sliding relative to the first two cylindrical pipes (3a) serves to control the height of the first soft support (5) according to the height of the patient using the stabilizer (S) from case to case.

Two second pipes (3b) and two third pipes (3c) of the uprights (3) are used for installation on them with the possibility of moving with sliding vertical sections of the second U-shaped structure (6). Each vertical section of the second U-shaped structure (6) is formed of a pair of parallel rods (6 ', 6ʺ), which are interconnected and designed to be inserted into the second cylindrical pipe (3b) and into the third cylindrical pipe (3c). A pair of rods comprises a first rod (6 ') intended to be inserted into the corresponding second cylindrical pipe (3b), and a second rod (6ʺ) intended to be inserted into the third cylindrical pipe (3c).

The first two rods (6 ') are connected from above by a cross-member (6b), which supports a second soft support (7) designed to hold the scapular region of the patient.

On top of the second two rods (6 ") two horizontal telescopic rods (8a) are fastened, protruding to the rear edge (1c) of the footboard (1). The horizontal telescopic rods (8a) support a shelf (8) that can be used to accommodate patient things, as well as support for the patient’s hands.

Alternating movement with sliding of two vertical sections of the second U-shaped design (6) allows you to adjust the working height of the second soft support (7) according to the height of the patient using the stabilizer (S) from case to case.

Two soft supports (5, 7) are equipped with appropriate straps (not shown in the attached figures) designed to tightly grasp the patient’s torso and hold it in the required vertical position.

Between the struts (3) of the stabilizer frame (2) (S), a third cross member (9) is mounted with the possibility of sliding movement. The third cross member (9) is located on the rear side of the two uprights (3), in other words, in the direction of the rear edge (1c) of the footboard (1).

Two soft supports (12) are installed on the third cross member (9), designed to accommodate the patient's knees. The exact insertion of the patient’s knees into the supports (12) is only possible if the above cross-member (9) is fixed at an appropriate height depending on the patient’s height.

On the opposite side of the two uprights (3), in other words, in the direction of the front edge (1b) of the footboard (1), a fourth cross member (10) is installed. The fourth cross member (10) is located above the surface of the footboard (1). The fourth cross-member (10) is designed for horizontal support of two conformable brackets (13), which are installed with the concave side to the rear edge (1c) of the footboard (1). The above brackets (13) are designed to accurately fit into them and tightly cover the back of the patient’s shoes on the stabilizer (S). Supports (12) for the patient’s knees and staples (13) for the patient’s shoes are additional stabilizer limit points (S) with respect to the patient’s body, which is held upright.

The footboard (1) is connected to a device (14) used to transmit sounds or, in any case, sound waves and designed to transmit vibrations to the footboard (1), as well as to the frame (2) located above the footboard.

According to a preferred embodiment of the utility model shown in the attached figures, device (14) comprises at least one sound transducer or one speaker for transmitting vibrations according to an electric sound signal sent to the transducer. In this case, if the sound signal is a piece of music, the sound transducer generates different vibrations depending on the different volume and features of the musical instruments used in the performed piece of music. The sound transducer is installed below the footboard (1) and is connected to a sound source located outside the stabilizer. An amplifier may be located between the sound source and the sound transducer.

The end result is the transmission of vibrations generated by the sound waves of the sound transducer also to the frame (2) mounted on the footboard (1), and, accordingly, also to the patient’s body attached to the metal frame, which creates a significant therapeutic effect.

Through the use of an amplifier connected to a sound source consisting of a sound system capable of reproducing an audio file, a sound transducer is driven, and sound waves are emitted and vibrations are generated that are transmitted by the sound transducer to the footboard (1) and to the frame (2). The patient’s body, which is affected by the vibration of the stabilizer (S), becomes a kind of sound reflector, so the means that are used to hold the patient in a position in which he is firmly attached to the frame (2), and should be perceived as undesirable means of physical restriction, become a means of stimulation pleasant for the body, which are generated by the propagation of sound waves and vibrations.

It has been proven that music and the vibrations generated by music always attract the attention of children, unlike other sensory stimulations, such as visual stimulations. In addition, music enhances the effectiveness of mental work and stimulates areas of the rhythm of the brain, motor reactions and reflexes.

Thus, it can be argued that through sensory stimulation transmitted through its structure to the patient and through the stimulating energy of music, the stabilizer (S) according to a utility model can significantly improve:

- Active participation of children in medical gymnastics with a therapist;

- the participation of children in outdoor activities with family members or peers (for example, while watching a movie, using a video game, listening to a story or music);

- The mental state of children, as well as their parents, allowing them to share positive experiences with children with disabilities.

The stabilizer (S) provides:

A. Practical help also for children with less activity and less inclined to communicate;

B. an increase in the number of all therapeutic aspects that are standard for a conventional stabilizer;

C. increase in the number of stimuli perceived by the user: stimulation of the autonomic nervous system, sensory system and emotional system of the child;

D. stimulation of the patient’s neuromotor and sensorineural response (for example, in children with reduced or increased tone or in blind children or in children with sensory deficiency, etc.).

According to a utility model, the stabilizer (S) significantly changes the relationship between supporting a static position and the patient’s position relative to the well-known stabilizer concept:

- the transformation of support from a completely passive form to active;

- use of a stabilizer in a game situation;

- Improving the relationship of children with parents and peers;

- increasing the possibilities of psychocognitive development and the development of the desire for independence;

- a significant limitation of outbreaks of secondary complications (ulcers, humps and deformities of the spine) that can occur over time when the stabilizer is not used at an early stage.

Claims (15)

1. The stabilizer static position, containing: - a footboard (1) for stability, equipped with self-orientating wheels (11), and - a frame (2) intended for use as a support for the patient in an upright position and equipped with height-adjustable means (5, 7, 12, 13), on which the patient's body should rest and which are intended for its reliable fastening, wherein said footboard (1) comprises a device (14) designed to generate vibrations from the sound signal coming from the sound source, so that the footboard (1) and the stabilizer frame (2) vibrate. 2. The static position stabilizer according to claim 1, wherein said device (14) for generating vibrations consists of at least one sound transducer. 3. The stabilizer of a static position according to claim 1, in which the specified device (14), designed to generate vibrations, consists of a speaker. 4. The stabilizer static position according to any one of paragraphs. 1-3, in which: - the frame (2) contains two opposite racks (3) located next to the side edges (1a) of the footboard (1), - the indicated height-adjustable means (5, 7, 12, 13), on which the patient's body should rest and which are intended for its reliable fastening, are installed with the possibility of sliding movement between the two stands (3) with the possibility of stopping at the required height in depending on the growth of the patient. 5. The stabilizer static position according to any one of paragraphs. 1-4, in which these height-adjustable means, on which the patient's body should be supported and which are intended for its reliable fastening, contain: - the first soft support (5), equipped with a belt and attached in the center of the cross member of the first U-shaped structure (4), made with the possibility of vertical movement with sliding relative to two pipes (3a) of the uprights (3) of the specified vertical frame (2), while the specified first support (5) is designed to hold the lumbar region of the patient, - the second soft support (7), equipped with a belt and attached in the center of the cross-member of the second U-shaped structure (6), made with the possibility of vertical movement with sliding relative to the pair of pipes (3b) of the said struts (3) of the specified vertical frame (2), when this specified second support (7) is designed to hold the scapular region of the patient, - a pair of soft supports (12) attached to the third cross member (9), made with the possibility of vertical movement with sliding along the specified racks (3) of the specified vertical frame (2), while these soft supports (12) are designed for accurate placement in them the patient’s knees, and - a pair of C-shaped horizontal brackets (13) attached to the fourth cross member (10) located between the said uprights (3) of the specified vertical frame (2), while these brackets (13) are installed so that the concave sides are facing the specified pair soft supports (12), and are designed to accurately place the back of the patient’s shoes in them. 6. The stabilizer static position according to any one of paragraphs. 1-5, in which the specified U-shaped structure (6) is connected to a pair of telescopic horizontal rods (8a), designed to support the shelf (8), located opposite the specified second soft support (7).

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