WO2013162307A1

WO2013162307A1 - Spine corrector

Info

Publication number: WO2013162307A1
Application number: PCT/KR2013/003574
Authority: WO
Inventors: 양재락
Original assignee: 주식회사 한메드
Priority date: 2012-04-26
Filing date: 2013-04-25
Publication date: 2013-10-31
Also published as: KR20120060799A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a spine corrector in which a buttock- and leg-mounting unit, the central shaft of which is arranged separately from a bed in the vicinity of the spine, angularly moves so as to prevent the sprain or the like of the spine and surrounding muscles during a spine-twisting motion and maximize the effects of treating spondyloarthritis. Specifically, the spine corrector (1) of the present invention comprises: a slidable bed (2) arranged on an upper portion of a base frame (4) constituting the spine corrector device (1) so as to allow the head and back of a patient to lie thereon; angular movement means (6) installed in a frame (6a) on the upper portion of the base frame (4); and a buttock- and leg-mounting unit (5) capable of angularly moving at a central shaft (8) positioned at the center of the spine by means of the angular movement means (6), and capable of supporting the buttocks and legs of the patient. The above-described spine corrector of the present invention is configured such that the buttock- and leg-mounting unit arranged separately from the bed performs a twisting motion, the center of the spine and the shaft being coaxially arranged when the buttock- and leg-mounting unit performs the twisting motion in the forward and backward directions by means of the angular motion means, thereby preventing, in advance, a sprain of the spine or the surrounding muscles. The spine corrector of the present invention is advantageous in that the height of the buttock- and leg-mounting unit can be adjusted to fit the body type of the patient by means of a height-adjusting means such that the center of the spine and the center of the shaft may correspond to one another, thereby achieving superior compatibility among various patients and contributing to the strengthening and treatment of the spine, the surrounding muscles, and the like.

Description

Chiropractor

The present invention relates to a spinal brace, and more particularly, when the twisted movement of the spinal region, the central axis is separated from the bed with the central axis separated from the bed by the angular movement so as to angular movement, such as sprains of the spine and the surrounding muscles. The aim is to provide a brace that can prevent and maximize the strengthening and healing effect of the spinal joint.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0868384, one of the known spinal orthodontic treatment device, head, upper and lower body supporting the head, upper body and lower body of the user sequentially mounted on the upper side in order to prevent or treat spinal diseases Lifting means for connecting the both ends of the connecting shaft rotatably mounted on the upper side of the lower frame with the seat and the upper and lower body support seats, respectively, the rotational motion of the drive motor, the left and right sides of the upper and lower support seats are mutually It is converted into a cross-elevation motion, and the reciprocating rotation of the upper support seat in parallel with the ground by a rotation driving means around the rotation axis coupled to the lower center of the upper support seat is an unreasonable stimulus to each part of the body. No stimulation caused by torsional movement at a constant intensity without fear of injury A spinal orthodontic treatment device is disclosed that can be given to correct the spine as well as to relax or strengthen the muscles and ligaments around the spine.

And the Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0275193 includes a head seat consisting of a pair of left and right seats, an upper body sheet of the back of the head sheet, a lower body sheet disposed behind the head sheet and a driving device including a drive motor In the physiotherapy device for chiropractic configured to relax or tow the human body by rotating the lower body sheet in the vertical direction by the support means for reciprocating in the vertical direction by the drive device, the lower body sheet is hinged to the support, respectively And a pair of left and right lower body seats which are supported by the left and right support members respectively connected to the driving device in a state so as to be moved up and down by the driving device. Physiotherapy device uses a differential on the left and right relaxation degrees of the human body to relax or joint There is one physical therapy device is disclosed for chiropractic to also be the same.

However, the existing spinal braces have a function of rotating the vertebral joints, but since the bed is angularly moved around the central axis of the bed, the splints of the spine and the surrounding muscles are caused to move when the joints rotate. The development of spinal braces that can solve this problem is so urgently needed.

[Preceding technical literature]

[Patent Documents]

Republic of Korea Patent Registration 10-0868384

Republic of Korea Utility Model 20-0275193

The chiropractic device provided in the present invention is to solve the problems of the known chiropractic machine,

The present invention is a spinal column to prevent the injuries, such as sprains of the spine and surrounding muscles by angular movement of the buttocks and leg rests are placed on the same central axis as the center of the spine of the patient lying in bed To provide a calibrator.

In another aspect, the present invention is to provide a spinal braces that can be used interchangeably regardless of the patient's body shape so that the hip leg rest can be adjusted.

The spinal braces provided in the present invention are installed on the base frame and can lay the patient's head and back, and are installed to be slidable, the angular movement means installed on the frame on the upper side of the base frame, and the angular motion. By means, the angular movement is possible in the same central axis as the center of the spine, characterized in that consisting of the buttocks and legs that can be placed in the buttocks and legs of the patient.

In addition, the angular movement means is connected to the end of the expansion and contraction of the piston by the drive member to one side of the cam fixed to the shaft so that the buttock leg rest fixed to one side of the shaft by the expansion and contraction of the piston to angular movement in the forward and reverse directions In addition, the stationary motor is directly connected to the shaft, characterized in that the buttock leg rest fixed to one side of the shaft allows angular movement in the forward and reverse directions.

And the frame is installed on the upper side of the base frame is height adjustment by the height adjustment means characterized in that the angular movement can be made in the same center of the spine and axis of the patient.

Spinal braces provided in the present invention to the torsional movement is performed in the state that the center and axis of the spine is located on the same center line when the buttock leg rest installed in the frame and the frame separate from the bed by the angular motion means Sprains of the spine and surrounding muscles can be prevented in advance, and the height adjustment means can be used to adjust the height of the buttocks and leg to match the patient's body shape so that the center of the spine and the axis center can be matched. It can be very helpful in strengthening and treating the spine and surrounding muscles.

Figure 1 is a front configuration view showing a preferred embodiment of the braces provided in the present invention

Figure 2 is a front configuration view showing another embodiment of the angular movement means in the vertebrae corrector provided in the present invention

Figure 3 is a front configuration showing the case of applying the height adjustment means in the braces provided in the present invention

Figure 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of applying the angular movement means and height adjustment means in the spinal braces provided by the present invention at the same time

5 is a front view showing a case in which the left and right movement frame is installed on the base frame in the spinal braces provided by the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic front view illustrating an operation state of each component in a state in which a patient lies down in a spinal brace provided in the present invention. FIG.

* Description of the sign *

1: chiropractor 2: bed

3: left and right movement frame 4: base frame

5: Buttocks Leg Rest 6: Angle Exercise

6a: frame 7: height adjusting means

8: shaft 9: waist Binding member

10: drive member 11: piston

12: cam 13: cylinder

14: lifting casing 15: height adjustment bolt

The spinal braces provided in the present invention allow the hind limb rest to be angular motion by means of angular movement means installed in a frame separate from the bed with the buttocks and legs of the patient rested from the center of the spine. By allowing the muscles to relax and strengthen, accurate correction and treatment effect can be obtained, and spinal traction and rotational movements can be safely and precisely performed to prevent sprains of the spine and surrounding muscles from occurring.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that it is selectively provided with a height adjusting means for adjusting the height of the buttocks and leg rests installed on the frame according to the body shape of the patient.

Hereinafter, described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a front configuration diagram showing a preferred embodiment of the braces 1 provided in the present invention.

As shown in the spinal braces 1 of the present invention to allow the patient to undergo orthodontic treatment, lying on the upper side of the base frame (4) for the traction of the bed (2) is possible to slide operation by the traction means, etc. Is installed.

And the other side of the upper base frame (4) is provided with a frame (6a), the angular movement means (6) is installed on the frame (6a).

The shaft 8 of the angular movement means 6 is provided with a buttocks and leg rests 5 which can rest the buttocks and legs of the patient lying on the bed 2, the buttocks and leg rests 5 The angular movement means 6 allows the angular movement in the forward and reverse directions.

In addition, the buttocks and leg rests (5) to hold the abdomen and lower back when the patient lying down various twists such as velcro tape to keep the spine area in close contact with the bed (2) when twisting the buttocks and legs And a detachable waist binding member 9 is installed.

The angular movement means (6) is an angular movement of the hip leg support 5 by angular movement of the shaft (8), one side fixed to the butt leg support 5 in the forward and reverse direction, which is a pneumatic motor or electric The end of the piston 11, which is extended and contracted by various driving members 10 such as an actuator operated by one end, is connected to one side of the cam 12 fixed to the shaft 8 with an shaft pin or the like to extend and contract the piston 11. The shaft (8) is to allow the angular movement in the forward and reverse directions.

The angular movement means 6 may be provided with a height adjusting means 7 so that the center of the spine may not coincide with the center of the shaft 8 according to the body shape of the patient. have.

That is, as shown in detail in the side view of FIG. 4, the elevating casing 14 is inserted into the elevating casing 14 up and down in the height adjusting cylinder 13 fixed to the left and right movement frame 3, and the elevating casing 14 is provided. The upper part is fixed to the frame (6a), the height adjustment bolt so that the lower portion of the elevating casing (14) is connected to the upper end of the height adjustment bolt (15) screwed vertically to the lower part of the height adjustment cylinder (13). According to the screw adjustment of (15), the elevating casing 14 can be controlled by elevating.

The angular movement means 6 is installed inside the elevating casing 14 having the above-described configuration so that the center of the shaft 8 fixed to one side of the buttock limb 5 matches the center of the spine of the patient.

Of course, the above-described height adjustment means 7 may be replaced by various known height adjustment means. Of course, the illustrated embodiment is only one preferred embodiment.

Figure 2 shows a front view to which another embodiment of the angular movement means 6 is applied in the braces 1 of the present invention.

That is, it is directly connected to the forward and reverse motor 16 capable of forward and backward operation of the buttock leg support 5 and the fixed shaft 8 on one side thereof, and thus the shaft 8 may angularly move in the forward and reverse directions. Make sure

Even when using the angular movement means 6, it is possible to install the height adjustment means (7), in which case the height adjustment means (7) as shown in Figure 3 the lifting casing (14) the upper angular movement means (6) If fixed to the bottom of the frame (6a) to be installed is the height can be adjusted so that the height of the axis (8) of the buttocks and leg support (5) to match the height of the center of the spine.

5 is a case in which the present invention is applied to the spinal braces 1 of the present invention by installing a left and right angular movement frame 3 capable of angular movement from side to side on the base frame 4.

That is, the vertebrae corrector (1) allows the patient to receive the orthodontic treatment while lying, the left and right angular movement frame (3) to angularly inclined from side to side to slide the bed (2) for traction of the base frame (4) It is installed at the top.

The driving means of the left and right motion frame (3) is generally to angularly move obliquely using a pneumatic cylinder or an electrically operated actuator, which is generally known in the art of spinal braces, and thus illustration and description are omitted.

The upper side of the left and right movement frame (3) is slidably installed a bed (2) that can lie down the head and the back of the patient, it is possible to place the buttocks and legs of the patient lying on the bed (2) The buttock leg rest 5 and the angular movement means 6 capable of angular movement of the buttock leg rest 5 are installed on a frame 6a separately installed on one side of the upper and lower angular motion frame 3. do.

Unlike the bed 2, the buttocks and legs angular movement means 6, the frame 6a is left and right angles so that the height can be selectively adjusted to angular movement in the center of the spine in accordance with the body shape of the patient It can be installed by the same height adjusting means 7 applied to the movement frame 3 and the embodiment described above.

On the other hand, in describing the preferred embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings, the degree of inclination of the left and right movement frame 3, the degree of traction due to the sliding of the bed 2, the hip leg support 5 is an angular movement means ( 6) the angle angular movement is provided with a sensing means for detecting this and a display (not shown) that can monitor the signal detected by the sensing means, such as a patient or a physiotherapist, and controls such a component The control unit for the purpose of using the conventional known devices and control techniques, so it is omitted in the drawings and description.

Spinal braces 1 of the present invention that can be configured as described above is performed by a patient suffering from diseases such as the spine and peripheral muscles, such as a disk, the spine and torsional movement of the spine in the state lying on the bed (2) upper spine And as can be combined with the strengthening and therapeutic exercise of the surrounding muscle,

According to the present invention, after the user binds to the abdomen and the waist region by using the waist binding member 9 in a state of lying on the bed 2 so as not to flow randomly, the buttocks and legs as shown in FIG. 5) and the calf and the foot are placed in the upper part of the frame (6a) in which the angular movement means (6) is installed to operate the angular movement means (6) to perform the twist movement of the spine in the forward and reverse directions. Pull the bed 2 by the traction means, or tilt the left and right movement frame 3 to be inclined to slide the bed 2 away from the hip limb rest (5) (that is, the spine is In the towed state) by operating the angular movement means 6 to twist the spine to strengthen the ligaments and muscles, joints around the spine.

In particular, in the present invention, the torsional movement of the vertebrae is performed in the state where the center of the spine and the shaft 8 are located on the same center line when the buttock limb 5 performs the torsional movement in the forward and reverse directions. This can prevent sprains in the spine and surrounding muscles in advance.

And the height adjustment means (7) is used to adjust the height of the buttocks and legs (5) in accordance with the patient's body shape so that the center of the spine and the center of the axis (8) can be used to adjust the characteristics of excellent compatibility between patients have.

Although described and described in connection with a preferred embodiment for illustrating the principle of the braces provided in the present invention as described above, the present invention is not limited to the configuration and operation as shown and described. That is, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will appreciate that many changes and modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, all such suitable changes and modifications and equivalents should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A spinal brace 1, which allows torsional movement of a vertebral region;

The bed (2) is installed on the base frame (4) and can lie down the patient's head and back, and is installed to be slidable,

Angular movement means (6) installed on the base frame (4) upper one side frame (6a),

The vertebral braces, characterized in that the angular movement is possible by the angular movement means (6) in the same central axis (8) and the buttocks and leg rests (5) can be placed in the buttocks and legs of the patient .
The method of claim 1;

The angular movement means (6) is connected to one end of the cam (12) fixed to the shaft (8) by stretching the end of the piston (11) by the drive member 10 by the expansion and contraction of the piston (11) (8) The vertebrae braces, characterized in that the buttocks and legs fixed to one side (5) to angular movement in the forward and reverse directions.
The method of claim 1;

The angular movement means (6) is characterized in that the buttock motor 16 is directly connected to the shaft (8) so that the buttock leg support (5) fixed to one side of the shaft (8) can angularly move in the forward and reverse directions. Chiropractor.
The method of claim 1;

The frame 6a installed at the upper side of the left and right lateral movement frame 3 may be height-adjusted by the height adjusting means 7 so that the angular movement may be performed at the same center of the spine center and the axis 8 of the patient. Chiropractors characterized in that.
The method of claim 4;

The height adjusting means (7) and the lifting casing (14) which is installed to be able to lift inside the height adjustment cylinder (13) fixed to the left and right movement frame (3),

The lifting casing 14 is connected to the upper end of the height adjustment bolt 15 screwed in the vertical direction to the lower portion of the cylinder 13, so that it can be supported by the lifting casing 14 in accordance with the screw adjustment of the height adjustment bolt 15 Spinal braces, characterized in that the lift control.
A spine brace (1) for performing traction and torsional movement of the spine;

Right and left angular movement frame (3), which is installed to be angularly inclined from side to side from the base frame (4),

The bed (2) is installed on the upper left and right movement frame (3) and can lie down the head and the back of the patient and is installed to be slidable,

Angular movement means (6) which is installed on the frame (6a) of the upper one side of the left and right movement frame (3),

The vertebral braces, characterized in that the angular movement is possible by the angular movement means (6) in the same central axis (8) and the buttocks and leg rests (5) can be placed in the buttocks and legs of the patient .