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TW504383B
TW504383B TW090123910A TW90123910A TW504383B TW 504383 B TW504383 B TW 504383B TW 090123910 A TW090123910 A TW 090123910A TW 90123910 A TW90123910 A TW 90123910A TW 504383 B TW504383 B TW 504383B
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A61M2025/1043—Balloon catheters with special features or adapted for special applications
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
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    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
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    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
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發明領域 本發明有關一種具充分撓性，以有助於非侵入性之安置 ’特別是俯臥定位之頭部支撐件。 吾人已知具有由海棉或膠體製成以支撐頭部之特定形狀 之奴墊/枕頭，此軟墊主要用於復健及物理治療領域。在大 邵分類型之支撐表面上可使頭部轉至一側而達成俯臥定位 操作 €知可充氣系統包括一頭部放氣功能，其藉著將直 接在病人下面之小隔間放氣以改良環繞該頭部之進出，而 人居系統之其餘邵分無關。頭部陷·入所建立之孔洞及然後 使用標準之枕頭支撐。 心、"卩I理系統包含將病人之頭部置於二襯以軟整之側邊 $ 口件之間’該緊合件類似於目前用於施行net、神經外 科方面、口腔及眼科方面程序之物理治療及手術室環境之 頭邵支擇配件。 本發明試圖作各種改良。 發明概要 本务明之一目標是藉著充分運用臨床介入所需之視覺及 物理進出使頭部及臉部之有效護理管理變得容易，以提供 I用之凋正供支撐大邶分病人之骨骼，及對頭部及臉部揭 供一有效之減壓/釋壓接觸表面。 據此t發明提供一種當把人們定位I一俯臥位置時之 頭部支撐裝置，其包括—具有直立支柱之緑，該支柱支 撐：頭部支撐機構，該頭部支撐:機構包括一用於支撐人則 4〜減壓接觸表面。有利的是，本發明結合人們位於俯每 -4- 504383 A7 B7
五、發明説明（2 位置時之頭部支撐件之解剖學定位需求與用於頭部及臉部 之減壓/釋壓接觸表面。 該頭部支撐機構較佳地是具有一可在支撐表面下滑動之自 動平衡基座。該支柱更好係可調整，以允許多軸調整及爲 易於使用及緊急情況可附帶、快速鬆開。該頭部支撐機構 較佳地係可橫向調整，以允許撓性定位。較佳地是藉著— 可充氣囊袋提供該減壓接觸表面，爲釋放壓力，可經過預 定週期充氣及放氣該囊袋。該囊袋較佳地係呈環狀I更佳 地係由亮麗之材料製成，以允許護·士及看護者看到該頭部 停靠於該囊袋上。 本發明大致上於俯臥期間提供用於頭部支撐件之詳細解 剖學定位需求，以最佳化至該頭部/臉部區域之視覺及物^ 進出，同時使讓病人受傷害之壓力危險性減至最低。 圖面簡述 在下文僅只經由貫例並參考所附圖面敘述本發明之—具 體實施例，其中： ~ _圖1係安裝在一支撐表面上之頭部支撐件之概要圖； 圖2係該頭部支撐件系統之概要圖； 圖3係圖2之一側視圖，·其顯示該頭部支撐在該基座上之 安裝配置： 圖4係圖3之一後視圖，其顯示該頭部支撐件托架機構； 及 — 圖5係頭部支撐盤之一平面圖？ 詳細敘述 -5-
刈4383 A7 B7 五 發明説明（ 參考圖1，該頭部支撐件10係與該基座u —起使用，该基 座11在用於俯臥之支撐表面丨下方滑動。如圖2所示，ϋ 座11具有一合併有滑塊13、齒條14及托架制動器15之中心 支撐支柱12。如圖4所示，頭部支撐架16係藉著—頭部支撐 件托架21安裝至該支柱上，該托架㈣合該滑塊13之側面 及藉著該托架制動器15鎖入適當位置。該托架機構21允許 多軸調整該支撐架16及萬一發生緊急狀況時給予一快速鬆 開之安全方法。該滑塊13給予一種作垂直調整之平順方法。 頭部支撐盤18在該頭部支撐架16之二管件丨？上滑動及藉著 鎖定機構19鎖入適當位置（看圖3)。一安全檔2〇防止該頭部 支撐盤拉離該管件17之末端。一可充氣之減壓環23係藉著 附有鉤子及扣環緊固機構之皮帶24安裝在該頭部支撐盤18 上，以對使用者之頭部提供一靜態或交替支撐表面。藉著 叹计用於改良使用者之舒適程度之配合軟墊2 5保護沿著該 減壓環23表面之接觸點。該減壓環23係亮麗及可包含多通 道氣囊，以允許經過該個別囊室之特定週期輪流充氣及放 氣以在假如想要時提供壓力之釋放。 可調整該支撐盤1 8及該減壓環23以容納不同寬度及深度 之頭部尺寸（看圖5)。 · 該頭邵支撐件可與任何支撐表面一起使用，在此該.頭部需 要一些人工支撐件之形式。該結構係模組化及易於拆卸供 維修及清洗需求。 — 隨時維持該視覺及物理進出至使用者頭部及臉部區域， 以允許可能與該使用者之臨床狀況有關之線路及管材之安 -6-
裝 本纸張尺度適财s @家標準(CNS) Α4規格(21G χ 297公爱) 504383 A7 B7 五、發明説明（4 ) ， 全管理。 該重量輕之結構允許獨立地使用該頭部支撐件，而用於 專家及非專家領域範圍中之頭部定位需求。該結構係自動 平衡及將作用在大部分具有該專用支撐系統之床架，但亦 可移去供獨立地使用。 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐） 裝 玎

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  1. 申請專利範圍 .一種當把人們定位於一俯臥位置時之頭部t撐裝置，其 包括一具有直立支柱之基座，該支柱支撐一頭部支撐機 構，該頭部支撐機構包括一用於支撐人們頭部及臉部之 減壓接觸表面。 一.如申請專利範圍第1項之頭部支撐裝置，其中該頭部支撐 ^衣置具有一可在支撐表面下滑動之自動平衡基座。 如申請專利範圍第2項之頭部支撐裝置，其中該支柱係可 凋整，以允許多軸調整及爲易於使用可附帶、快速鬆開。 4.如申請專利範圍第3項之頭部支撐裝置，其中該頭部支撐 機構係可橫向調整，以允許撓性定位。 如申請專利範圍第1項之頭部支撐裝置，其中藉著可充氣 囊袋提供該減壓接觸表面。 6，如申請專利範圍第5項之頭部支撑裝置，其中該可充氣囊 袋係呈環狀。 '如申請專利範圍第一5或6項之頭部支撐裝置，其中該囊袋 係由：¾麗之材料製成。 8.如申請專利範園第7項之頭部支撐裝置，其中該可充氣囊 -袋包括可經過預足週期輪流充氣及放氣之囊室。 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS) A4規格(210 X 297公釐)
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