RU185414U1 - Cube simulator with circles for classes to restore spatial perception and fine motor skills in patients with a neurological clinic - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model “A cube simulator with circles for restoration of spatial perception and fine motor skills in patients of a neurological clinic” refers to medicine in the section of neurology and neuropsychology and can be used in neurorehabilitation departments of neurological and neurosurgical clinics when conducting classes to restore spatial perception and fine motility in patients of a neurological clinic. A useful model contains a hollow body made of plastic (1), having the shape of a cube, length and the ribs of which are 60-100 mm, and one of the vertices of the housing (1) smoothly passes into the hollow handle (2), while on the surface of each face of the housing (1) grooves are made in the form of concentric circles differing in diameter (3), and there are also grooves in the form of four additional circles of equal diameter in diameter (4) located on the diagonals, at the corners of each face of the body (1), and a mark (5) is applied to the surface of one of the faces of the body (1). Thus, “simulator-cube "Due to its design features allows you to spend with sick E neurological clinics long training courses designed for simultaneous spatial perception and fine motor skills, with varying degrees of exercise slozhnosti.Zayavlyaemy "simulator cube" contributes to the process of recovery studies with patients novelty item, making them interesting and attractive for training patients.

Description

Cube simulator with circles for classes to restore spatial perception and fine motor skills in patients with a neurological clinic

This useful model relates to medicine in the section of neurology and neuropsychology and can be used in neurorehabilitation departments of neurological and neurosurgical clinics when conducting classes to restore spatial perception and fine motor skills in patients with a neurological clinic.

Spatial perception is the ability of a person to perceive the spatial characteristics of the world: the size and shape of objects, as well as their relative position (Wikipedia. Free encyclopedia. Psychology of space perception, found on October 15, 2018 on the Internet at https: //ru.wikipedia .org / wiki / Space-Perception Psychology).

Like other mental processes in humans, spatial perception is impaired in various diseases of the brain, primarily associated with damage to the tertiary parietal-temporal-occipital departments of the cerebral cortex.

At present, training simulators containing various exercises are used for restoration of disturbed spatial perception, among which one of the most common is an exercise based on the use of cube scan images.

For example, a printing simulator “Developing Puzzles” is known, which contains a scan image of a cube, each square of which is divided into geometric figures in the form of rectangles and squares of different colors, and next to it there are five images of cubes, the faces of which contain similar geometric figures. The student needs to find images of cubes that correspond to the presented scan image (Sorokina TB Developing puzzles for children from 7 to 10 years. - SPb .: BHV-Petersburg, 2017 - p. 52).

The disadvantages of this printing simulator when using it for classes to restore spatial perception and fine motor skills in patients with a neurological clinic are:

a) the tasks of this simulator are designed to work with spatial perception, but do not provide the ability to work with fine motor skills;

b) insufficient amount of working materials contained in this printing simulator for conducting long courses of rehabilitation education;

c) the lack of the ability to change the degree of difficulty of tasks;

d) the images contained in this printing simulator are intended for use with children from 7 to 10 years old and therefore can cause a negative reaction in adult patients;

e) low interest in classes with materials of printing simulators in a number of patients due to the monotony of working with them.

Also, from the existing level of technology, the device “Magnetic cube simulator for training to restore spatial perception and spatial memory in patients of a neurological clinic” is known (Patent RU 179660 U1, published May 21, 2018).

Structurally, this device consists of a plastic square case, on the faces of which are made recesses of a square shape with metal plates, into which magnetic cards are installed, containing images of any symbols, figures or objects with different spatial orientations.

When conducting classes with this device, work cards are used that contain images of the cube scans, in the squares of which are located images similar to images on magnetic cards, according to which the patient needs to install magnetic cards in the recesses of the device.

  The disadvantages of this device when it is used for classes to restore spatial perception and fine motor skills in patients with a neurological clinic are:

a) this device is intended for classes to restore spatial perception, but is not intended for classes to restore fine motor skills;

b) the need to use during classes with this device additional elements in the form of magnetic cards.

Along with impaired spatial perception, patients with a neurological clinic may also have impaired motor sphere, one of which is a violation of fine motor skills.

Fine motor skills is a set of coordinated human actions aimed at performing precise small movements with hands and fingers (Wikipedia. The Free Encyclopedia. Fine motor skills, found on 10/15/2018 on the Internet at https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki / Fine_motorics).

Various exercises are also used for classes to restore impaired fine motor skills.

So, from the existing level of technology, the device “Simulator for the development of fine motor skills” is known (Novation online store, the Simulator for the development of fine motor skills, was found on 10/15/2018 on the Internet at https://novacia72.ru/katalog/ product / trenazher-dlya-razvitiya-melkoy-motoriki).

Structurally, this device is a wooden panel with dimensions of 580x110x580 mm, in which several cutouts are made with movable elements installed in them, which the practitioner must move by hand along these cutouts.

The disadvantages of this device when it is used for classes to restore spatial perception and fine motor skills in patients with a neurological clinic are:

a) this device is intended for classes to restore fine motor skills, and is not intended for classes to restore spatial perception;

b) the significant dimensions of this device limit the possibilities of its use by patients;

c) movements performed by means of this device are mechanical, therefore they can lead to increased fatigue of patients and a decrease in interest in occupations.

In order to overcome the above drawbacks, a “Cube simulator with circles for classes to restore spatial perception and fine motor skills in patients with a neurological clinic” (hereinafter referred to as the “cube simulator”) was developed.

The tasks to be solved by the claimed technical solution are:

a) providing the possibility of conducting classes on the simultaneous restoration of spatial perception and fine motor skills;

b) the inclusion of movements aimed at restoring fine motor skills in activities interesting to the patient;

c) the use during exercises of exercises of varying degrees of difficulty;

d) providing the ability to conduct long-term rehabilitation classes;

e) the simplicity of the design of the "simulator-cube", contributing to its widespread adoption in clinical practice.

The technical result of the claimed utility model is the expansion of the functionality of the “Magnetic cube simulator for classes to restore spatial perception and spatial memory in patients of a neurological clinic,” provided by the structural elements of the inventive “simulator cube” that allows for long-term training courses with patients in a neurological clinic aimed at the simultaneous restoration of spatial perception and fine motor skills, using exercises different degrees of complexity.

This technical result is achieved due to the fact that the “simulator-cube” contains a hollow body made of plastic, having the shape of a cube, the length of which is 60-100 mm, and one of the vertices of the body smoothly passes into the hollow handle, while on the surface of each groove faces are made grooves in the form of concentric circles differing in diameter, as well as grooves in the form of four additional circles of identical diameter, located on the diagonals, at the corners of each housing face, and one on the surface faces out of the housing is marked.

In a preferred embodiment of the “cube simulator”, the wall thickness of the housing is 3-4 mm.

In a preferred embodiment of the “cube simulator”, the handle is conical in shape with a length of 80-120 mm, the diameter at its end is 25-30 mm, and the wall thickness is 2-3 mm.

In the preferred embodiment of the “cube simulator”, the number of concentric circles on each face of the casing is the same and amounts to 6-8 pieces.

In a preferred embodiment of the “cube simulator”, all the grooves have the same width of 2-3 mm and the same depth of 1-2 mm.

In a preferred embodiment of the “cube simulator”, the outer diameter of the outer concentric circle is 10-15 mm less than the length of the body rib.

In a preferred embodiment of the “cube simulator”, the size of the jumpers between the grooves forming the same concentric circles is 2-3 mm.

In a preferred embodiment of the “cube simulator”, the mark can be made in the form of a triangle or arrow.

In a preferred embodiment of the “cube simulator”, the grooves forming concentric and additional circles are highlighted in a color different from the color of the body.

The essence of the utility model "Trainer-cube with circles for classes to restore spatial perception and fine motor skills in patients with a neurological clinic" is illustrated by the drawings, which depict:

In FIG. 1 - general view of the "simulator-cube";

In FIG. 2 - view of the "simulator-cube" from the side of the handle;

In FIG. 3, 4 - examples of work cards for classes with a "cube simulator".

The inventive "simulator-cube" is a hollow body made of plastic (1), having the shape of a cube, the length of which is 60-100 mm, and the wall thickness is 3-4 mm (see Fig. 1, 2).

One of the vertices of the housing (1) smoothly passes into a hollow handle (2) of a conical shape with a length of 80-120 mm, the diameter of which at its end is 25-30 mm, and the wall thickness is 2-3 mm.

On the surface of each face of the body (1) of the “cube simulator”, grooves are made in the form of 6-8 concentric circles (3) of different diameters, as well as grooves in the form of four additional circles of identical diameter (4), which are designed to fit into them lines using an easily erasable water marker in order to highlight certain circles (3, 4) during classes with a “cube simulator”.

All grooves have the same width equal to 2-3 mm and the same depth equal to 1-2 mm.

In this case, concentric circles (3) are located on the faces of the body (1) of the “cube simulator” as follows:

a) the outer diameter of the maximum external concentric circle (3) in size is 10-15 mm less than the length of the rib of the body (1);

b) the size of the jumpers between the grooves forming a concentric circle (3) is the same and is 2-3 mm;

c) the number of concentric circles (3) on each face of the body (1) is the same.

Four additional circles (4) are located on the diagonals, at the corners of each face of the body (1) of the “cube simulator”.

In this case, the size of the jumpers between the grooves forming additional circles (4) and the groove forming the outer concentric circle (3) should be at least 2-3 mm.

To ensure the spatial orientation of the “cube simulator” during the classes, a mark (5) is applied (for example, using dark paint) to the surface of the central part of one of the faces of the body (1), which can be made in the form of a triangle or arrow.

 For better perception of concentric and additional circles (3, 4) by patients of a neurological clinic, the grooves forming them are highlighted in a color (for example, using paint) that is different from the body color (1) of the “cube simulator”.

Thus, the design features of the grooves, which are made below the main surface of each face of the housing (1), facilitate the process of inscribing lines into them, due to the fact that inscribing occurs strictly within the boundaries of the grooves.

Moreover, the depth of the grooves does not prevent the removal of the lines inscribed in them by the water marker by means of a sponge designed to erase the water markers.

In the course of training with the “cube simulator”, a set of work cards (6) is used, each of which contains on both sides a flat scan image (7) of the cube in the form of six squares, in each of which there are images of concentric and additional circles, the number and location which are similar to the number and arrangement of concentric and additional circles (3, 4) on the faces of the body (1) of the “cube simulator” (see Fig. 3, 4).

At the same time, part of the images of concentric and additional circles of each scan square (7) is highlighted in dark color, and one of the scan squares (7) contains a mark image similar to the mark (5), made on one of the faces of the body (1) of the “cube simulator” ".

To ensure a variety of tasks, scan images (7) are presented on work cards (6) in various versions (Cube scan, found October 15, 2018 on the Internet at http://uslide.ru/images/12/18852/960 /img15.jpg).

For storage and transportation of the “simulator-cube” with a set of 30-40 working cards (6), a cover made of plastic or fabric material (not shown in the figures) is used.

The "Cube simulator with circles for classes to restore spatial perception and fine motor skills in patients with a neurological clinic" works as follows:

Before the start of the lesson using the “simulator-cube”, the specialist selects a work card (6) of a certain degree of complexity and places it in front of the patient.

The degree of complexity of working cards (6) is determined by the number of selected concentric and additional circles located in the squares of the image of the scan (7) of the cube.

Then the patient, holding the “simulator-cube” with one hand by the handle (2), selects with a marker on each face of the body (1) grooves forming concentric and additional circles (3, 4) corresponding to the selected circles in the scan image (7) of the cube used work card (6).

After completing the task for patients, the specialist checks the correctness of its implementation, after which all lines inscribed in the grooves are removed with a sponge to erase the water markers.

Further, the above sequence of actions is repeated with another work card (6).

Along with the use of a "cube simulator" for classes to restore spatial perception and fine motor skills in patients with a neurological clinic, it can be widely used in the following cases:

a) when conducting correctional and developmental classes with children with impaired formation of spatial perception and fine motor skills;

b) when conducting neurocognitive trainings with people of advanced and senile age;

c) as a developing game simulator intended for the development and training of spatial perception and fine motor skills in healthy children.

Thus, the “simulator-cube” due to its design features allows long-term training courses aimed at simultaneous spatial perception and fine motor skills, using exercises of varying degrees of difficulty, to be carried out with patients at the neurological clinic.

The inventive "simulator-cube" introduces an element of novelty into the process of rehabilitation classes with patients, turning them into an interesting and attractive training for patients.

Claims (9)

1. A cube simulator with circles for training to restore spatial perception and fine motor skills in patients with a neurological clinic, characterized in that it contains a hollow body made of plastic, having a cube shape, the length of which is 60-100 mm, and one of the vertices of the body smoothly passes into the hollow handle, while on the surface of each face of the body grooves are made in the form of concentric circles differing in diameter, as well as grooves in the form of four additional diameter o identical in diameter of circles disposed on the diagonals of the corners of each face of the housing, and on one surface of the body faces is marked. 2. The cube simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the wall thickness of the housing is 3-4 mm. 3. The cube simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the handle is conical in shape with a length of 80-120 mm, the diameter at its end is 25-30 mm, and the wall thickness is 2-3 mm. 4. The cube simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the number of concentric circles on each face of the casing is the same and amounts to 6-8 pieces. 5. The cube simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that all the grooves have the same width equal to 2-3 mm and the same depth equal to 1-2 mm. 6. The cube simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the outer diameter of the outer concentric circle is 10-15 mm less than the length of the body rib. 7. The cube simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the size of the jumpers between the grooves forming the concentric circles is the same and is 2-3 mm. 8. The cube simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the mark can be made in the form of a triangle or arrow. 9. The cube simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the grooves forming concentric and additional circles are highlighted in a color different from the body color.

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