RU46930U1 - DEVICE FOR CORRECTION AND TREATMENT OF THE SPINE - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to devices for physiotherapy, and more particularly to devices for stretching and lengthening the spine in order to unload the nerve endings, restore intervertebral discs and correct the relative position of the vertebrae. A device for correction and treatment of the spine, contains an installation frame from the sidewalls, the central cross member and the end cross members, a system of elastically mounted transverse ribs forming a supporting and stretching surface for the patient’s torso, under which the heater is located, as well as a headrest and footrest mounted on the frame, respectively , from the side of the patient’s head and legs, with the possibility of adjusting their longitudinal position relative to the frame and with the possibility of spring-loaded movement to the sides of the central lists. The heater is made in the form of a flexible panel, including heating elements and means for fixing the panel relative to the frame under the supporting surface, while the ends of the panel are attached, respectively, to the headrest and to the footboard with the formation of sagging of the end sections of the panel. The length of the end sections of the panel is selected taking into account the regulation of the longitudinal position and the spring-loaded deflection of the headrest and footrest relative to the frame. A panel heater allows you to create a uniform thermal field. By obtaining uniform heating from the bottom from the neck to the knees, an optimal thermal effect is achieved. Thus, the use of a flexible heater significantly improves the comfort of the procedure and increases the effectiveness of the treatment and prophylactic effect of the autogravity traction device of the spine. Such a heater does not interfere when adjusting the elements of the device to the user's anthropometry and when folding the device into the transport position.

Description

The utility model relates to devices for physiotherapy, and more particularly to devices for stretching and lengthening the spine in order to unload the nerve endings, restore intervertebral discs and correct the relative position of the vertebrae.

Known closest to the claimed design and purpose of the device for correction and treatment of the spine (RF Patent No. 2147426, IPC A 61 H 1/02, 04/20/2000), in which the mounting frame of the sidewalls, the central cross member and the end cross members is equipped with an elastically mounted system transverse ribs forming a supporting and stretching surface for the patient’s torso. The device also has a headrest and footrest mounted on the frame, respectively, from the side of the head and legs of the patient, with the possibility of regulating their longitudinal position relative to the frame and with the possibility of spring-loaded movement to the sides of the central cross member.

To increase the efficiency of a session of autogravitational traction of the spine by creating the optimal thermal regime in the device, a heater is located under the supporting surface in the form of a fan heater, the heat flux from which enters the patient’s body between the transverse ribs. However, the use of a household fan heater, suspended from below under the central cross member of the frame, does not allow creating a uniform thermal field: the lumbar region is overheated, and the upper thoracic, cervical and sacral spine do not receive the required amount of heat. To increase comfort, it is also necessary to warm up the relatively large muscle mass of the hips.

Another disadvantage of using a fan heater is that warm air at its outlet has a high speed: such a blower is not very comfortable,

In addition, the fan heater is very energy-intensive (power 1.0-2.0 kW.), It creates noise and can degrade the composition of the air due to burning out of oxygen.

As the experiments showed, for optimal thermal effect, uniform heating is required from the bottom from the neck to the knees. The temperature created by the heater should be adjustable depending on the characteristics of the perception of heat by a particular person, the temperature of the air in the room,

the use of bedspreads from above, taking into account its heat-shielding properties. The optimum temperature in the surface layer of air below the body below should be 33-35 °.

The problem solved by this proposal is to significantly increase the efficiency and comfort of the device by observing the optimal thermal regime for a particular patient by providing a uniform, controlled thermal field from below.

The problem is solved due to the fact that in the device for correction and treatment of the spine, containing the installation frame of the sidewalls, the central cross member and the end cross members, a system of elastically mounted transverse ribs forming a supporting and stretching surface for the patient’s body, under which the heater is located, as well as the head restraint and a footboard mounted on the frame, respectively, from the head and legs of the patient, with the possibility of adjusting their longitudinal position relative to the frame and with the possibility of nennogo move them apart from the central cross member, - a heater formed as a flexible material web, comprising heating elements and a panel fixing means relative to the frame under the bearing surface, the ends of the cloth are fastened, respectively, to the headrest and a footrest to form slack end portions of the material web.

The length of the end sections of the panel is selected taking into account the regulation of the longitudinal position and the spring-loaded deflection of the headrest and footrest relative to the frame.

The heater in the form of a panel, fixed by the ends on the headrest and footboard with the formation of sagging, allows you to create a uniform thermal field. A comparative diagram of the thermal fields of the heater in the proposed device and in the analog device is shown in figure 4. Due to the uniform heating from the bottom from the neck to the knees, an optimal thermal effect on the user is achieved.

Fixing the end sections of the panel with the formation of sags retains the ability to adjust the longitudinal position and the spring-loaded deflection of the panels in the device in accordance with the anthropometry of the user.

The flexible panel of the heater in the proposed device design can be performed using electric heating fabric, including non-conductive threads and conductive resistive threads, or using specially designed heating elements that are evenly spaced between layers of textile materials. For quick and easy fixing of the panel on the frame, it

can be provided, for example, with several paired tapes located against the end and central cross-beams.

The tests showed that the use of a flexible heater significantly improves the comfort of the procedure and increases the effectiveness of the treatment and prophylactic effect of the autogravity traction device of the spine. Such a heater installed in the device does not interfere with adjustments to the user's anthropometry. The heater does not interfere with folding the device into transport position. The heater is quick-detachable, with the possibility of washing by hand and in washing machines. The required power of such a flexible heater was 0.1 kW., Which is 10-20 times less than in the case of a fan heater.

A device for correction and treatment of the spine is presented in the drawings, which show:

Figure 1 is a side view at an intermediate position of the headrest and footrest;

Figure 2 is a side view at the extreme position of the headrest and footrest;

Figure 3 is a top view;

Figure 4 is a comparative diagram of the thermal fields of the fan heater and the proposed heater.

The device comprises an installation frame 1 of the sidewalls 2, the central cross member 3 and the end cross members 4. The system of elastically mounted transverse ribs 5 forms a supporting and stretching surface for the patient's body. The structural implementation of the transverse ribs 5 and their fastening on flexible tapes are known from the patent of the Russian Federation No. 22000097 (IPC - A 61 N 1 / 02,18.06.2004). On the frame 1 from the lower side are installed with the possibility of adjusting the longitudinal position relative to the frame - the base 6 and 7 (figure 1, 2), on which from the side of the patient’s head and legs, respectively, are installed a headrest 8 and a footrest 9, mounted with the possibility of spring-loaded movement them away from the central cross member 3. The implementation of the bases 6 and 7, their installation on the frame 1, as well as the installation of the head restraint 8 and the footrest 9 on their bases are known from RF patent No. 2250097.

On the frame under the supporting surface there is a heater in the form of a flexible panel 10 with heating elements 11 evenly integrated into it (Fig. 3). The main area of the panel 10, located under the supporting surface of the transverse ribs 5, is fixed relative to the frame, for example, using tapes (not shown in the drawing). The end sections 12 of the panel 10 (1, 2) using tapes of the "burdock" type are fixed by their ends, respectively, to the headrest 8 and to the footboard

9 with the formation of sagging of the end sections 12 (Fig. 1), the length of which is selected taking into account the regulation of the longitudinal position of the headrest 8 and the footboard 9 on the bases 6 and 7 relative to the frame 1 and their possible elastic deviation under the weight of the head and legs of the user (Fig. 2) .

The heater in the form of a panel 10 can be made, for example, of mesh-type fabric using the ThermoSoft heating system, in which thin insulated filaments made on the basis of a conductive polymer are used as a heating element. It is possible to use electric heating fabrics protected by RF patents No. 2074524, No. 2187907 or No. 2212120 according to IPC - Н 05 В 3/34.

The heater plate 10 on the side of the step 9 has a connector for connecting a connecting cord with a plug connected to the network and with a switch that smoothly controls the temperature of the heater (not shown in the drawings).

When the heater is connected to the network, the heating power and, accordingly, the most comfortable temperature are selected with the switch in accordance with the user's sensations. A panel heater creates a uniform thermal field. Thanks to the uniform heating obtained, an optimal thermal effect is exerted on the user from the bottom from the neck to the knees.

Thus, the use of a flexible heater significantly improves the comfort of the procedure and increases the effectiveness of the treatment and prophylactic effect of the autogravity traction device of the spine. Such a heater does not interfere when adjusting the elements of the device to the user's anthropometry and when folding the device into the transport position.

Claims (2)

1. A device for correction and treatment of the spine, comprising an installation frame of sidewalls, a central cross member and end cross members, a system of elastically mounted transverse ribs forming a supporting and stretching surface for the patient’s body, under which the heater is located, as well as a headrest and footrest mounted on the frame , respectively, from the side of the head and legs of the patient, with the possibility of regulating their longitudinal position relative to the frame and with the possibility of spring-loaded movement to the sides from the central cross member, characterized in that the heater is made in the form of a flexible panel, including heating elements and means for fixing the panel relative to the frame under the supporting surface, while the ends of the panel are attached, respectively, to the headrest and to the footboard with the formation of sagging of the end sections of the panel. 2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the length of the end sections of the panel is selected taking into account the regulation of the longitudinal position and the spring-loaded deflection of the headrest and footrest relative to the frame.