WO2016200079A1

WO2016200079A1 - Scoliosis brace

Info

Publication number: WO2016200079A1
Application number: PCT/KR2016/005577
Authority: WO
Inventors: 강선영
Original assignee: 주식회사 스탠딩톨
Priority date: 2015-06-12
Filing date: 2016-05-26
Publication date: 2016-12-15
Also published as: KR20160146269A; KR101695276B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a scoliosis brace which is capable of restoring the curvature of a spine to normal, the scoliosis brace comprising: a first supporting part for wrapping the chest or an abdominal region of a body to be compressively supported; a second supporting part, which is spaced apart from the bottom of the first supporting part, for wrapping a pelvic region of the body to be compressively supported; and a third supporting part, one end of which is coupled to one side of the first supporting part and the other end of which is coupled to one side of the second supporting part, for supporting a lumbar region of the body.

Description

Scoliosis Orthosis

The present invention relates to scoliosis braces that can restore normal curvature of the spine.

In general, scoliosis refers to a state in which the spine is bent to the side and rotational deformation occurs as shown in FIG. 1, and when the side is bent at about 20 ° to 40 °, the arrow is shown as an arrow rather than surgery. Treatment with braces, which are worn with pressure on the side, is preferred.

By the way, the existing scoliosis brace (eg Milwaukee type, Boston type, tiso type) all use a rigid hard plastic material as a skeleton.

Most of these braces are made of tubular construction, which wraps the entire chest so rigid that it is difficult for the user to sit and pick up items on the floor when worn. In this case, breathing is also faster, breathing at mealtimes, such as feeling a bloated, there is not one or two difficulties encountered when wearing.

Due to the nature of spinal braces, the brace should be worn for almost 24 hours, so even if you wear this type of brace all day long in winter, it is very painful and sweaty. Especially if adolescents have to wear these braces 24 hours a day, despair for the future can lead to severe depression.

Even when wearing a brace for a long time to overcome these difficulties, it is bound to correct the position of the spine by the force of rigid plastic has no limit. Pressing the curved part of the spine without any difference in strength, even if there is a noticeable effect in the early years will only serve as a support when worn for a long time.

In the case of band-type braces, which are intended to compensate for these obvious shortcomings, it is effective to reduce the degree of curvature than the existing ones because the vertebrae are continuously pressed with a rigid band. However, the structure surrounding the shoulders to the thighs is causing great inconvenience to daily life. For example, two buttons on the hips and two buttons on the part between the navel and the genitals are used to fix the band across the back four times at the shoulder. There is an inconvenience in having to repeat the process. Moreover, because the band must be fixed to the thighs, not only the pants but also the top and the bottom can not wear clothes that are in close contact with the body, and there is an uncomfortable feeling when walking.

As such, due to the tremendous time and effort it takes to wear, and the cumbersome feeling of wearing, it is reluctant to wear the band-type brace for 24 hours.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a scoliosis brace easy to wear.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a scoliosis brace that can adjust the degree of compression in accordance with the degree of curvature of the spine.

An object of the present invention described above, the first support for wrapping and supporting the chest or abdomen of the body; A second support part which is spaced apart from the lower part of the first support part and wraps and supports the pelvic part of the body; And one side of the first support is coupled to one end and one side of the second support is coupled to the other end, it can be achieved by providing a scoliosis brace including a third support for supporting the lumbar region of the body.

According to a preferred feature of the present invention, it is further formed extending from one side of the third support portion, it may further include a compression band for wrapping and supporting the waist of the body.

According to another preferred feature of the invention, it may further include a pressing member coupled to both ends of the first support portion and the second support portion to press the waist of the body by air injection.

According to another preferred feature of the invention, the first support may be made of a soft plastic material.

According to another preferred feature of the invention, the first support portion includes an extension which is bent downward at one end, the compression band is both ends of the elastic support of the extension portion and the third support portion respectively to the curved portion of the lumbar spine Can support pressure.

According to another preferred feature of the invention, the pressing member may include a base portion of the plate shape, and an expansion portion formed on one surface of the base portion and expanded by air injection to press the curved portion of the lumbar spine.

According to another preferred feature of the invention, the third support may be made of a lumbar-shaped metal plate.

According to another preferred feature of the invention, it may further include a pair of elastic pads coupled to the second support portion spaced apart from each other, so as to be supported on both sides of the pelvic portion of the body, respectively.

According to another preferred feature of the invention, it may further include a pair of auxiliary bands coupled to one side of the elastic pad to prevent the flow of the elastic pad to surround the thigh portion of the body.

According to the scoliosis brace according to the present invention, scoliosis can be improved by compressing the lumbar curved portion with a band fixed at one end to the soft plastic.

In addition, according to the scoliosis brace according to the present invention, by using a removable band is easy to wear, free to wear and there is no feeling cumbersome.

In addition, according to the scoliosis brace according to the present invention, the most common C-shaped lumbar curvature in scoliosis, when the angle progression is within 20 ° to prevent, in the case of 30 ° ~ 50 ° significant pain reduction effect There is. In the case of the actual inventors, as a result of using the present invention, the lumbar spine curvature was confirmed to be reduced to about 20 °.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the spine is bent by scoliosis.

2 is an exploded view of the scoliosis brace according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing a front view of the body wearing a scoliosis brace according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing the back of the body wearing a scoliosis brace according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing a side view of the body wearing a scoliosis brace according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a perspective view of the pressing member according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram showing the back of the body wearing a scoliosis brace according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a schematic diagram showing the side of the body wearing a scoliosis brace according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the embodiments described below are merely to describe in detail enough to be able to easily carry out the invention by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, thereby limiting the protection scope of the present invention It does not mean. In describing various embodiments of the present invention, the same reference numerals will be used to refer to elements having the same technical features.

실시예Example

2 is an exploded view of the scoliosis brace according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figures 3 to 5 is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of wearing a scoliosis brace according to an embodiment of the present invention, each of the front of the body ( Fig. 3), a back view (Fig. 4) and a side view (Fig. 5) are shown.

As shown in Figure 2 to 5, the scoliosis brace 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention wraps around the first support portion 200 and surrounding the pelvic region of the body surrounding the chest or abdomen of the body The second support part 300 includes a third support part 400 disposed vertically between the first support part 200 and the second support part 300 and supporting the lumbar region of the body.

Here, the first support portion 200 is a soft plastic material such as PP (polypropylene), PVC (Polyvinyl chlorid), made of a strip shape longer than the width, and wraps around the chest or abdomen of the body. Fasteners such as Velcro tape 10 or snap button 20 are provided at both ends of the first support part 200 to adjust the length to fit the user's body size, and tighten the chest or abdomen so as not to flow down when worn. Pressure support.

The second support part 300 is worn parallel to the first support part 200 while being spaced apart from the lower part of the first support part 200, and is formed in the form of a strip of cotton fabric having elasticity. The second support 300 is wrapped around the pelvis of the body, and serves to prevent the flow of the third support 400 to be described later.

Both ends of the second support portion 300 is provided with fasteners such as Velcro tape 10 or snap button 20 to adjust the length according to the user's body size, and to tighten and support the pelvic part when worn. desirable.

The third support part 400 is vertically coupled between the first support part 200 and the second support part 300 and serves to support the lumbar region of the body when worn.

As an example, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the first support part 200 extends through an upper end of the third support part 400, and the first coupling part 310 is formed at one side of the second support part 300. ) Is extended upwardly and may be coupled to the lower end of the third support part 400 by a fastener such as a rivet 30. As another example, the upper and lower ends of the third support part 400 are coupled to the first support part 200 and the second support part 300 by fasteners such as rivets 30, or the Velcro tape 10 or the snaps, respectively. It may be detachably coupled by a fastener such as a button 20.

At this time, the third support portion 400 is preferably made of a lumbar-shaped plate so as to comfortably support the lumbar region of the body, for example, may be made of a metal material such as aluminum.

At one end of the first support part 200, the extension part 210 is bent downwardly and extended, and the second coupling part 320 extending upwardly from the second support part 300 toward the extension part 210 is riveted ( 30) is coupled to the lower end of the extension portion 210 by a fastener. In addition, at least one compression band 500 is connected between the extension part 210 and the third support part 400 of the first support part 200.

That is, when the user wears the scoliosis brace 100, the extension 210 of the first support portion 200 is located in the front belly portion of the body, the third support portion 400 is the lumbar region behind the body At this time, the pressing band 500 coupled to the third support portion 400 from the extension portion 210 through the side of the side by pressing the side portion in the lumbar direction, thereby pressing the convexly curved lumbar region. .

The pressing band 500 may be spaced apart from each other along the height direction of the extension portion 210 and the third support portion 400, and the number and width and length of the pressing band 500, as necessary May be appropriately selected. The pressing band 500 is preferably made of an elastic material such as rubber or synthetic fibers.

One end of the pressing band 500 is coupled to one side of the extension 210, the other end is coupled to one side of the third support 400. At this time, by adjusting the length of the compression band 500 in accordance with the body size and the degree of curvature of the lumbar spine, it is possible to control the pressure applied to the curved portion of the lumbar spine.

As an example, as shown in FIG. 2, a coupling groove 410 is formed through one side of the third support part 400, and a band ring 211 may be provided at one side of the extension part 210. In this case, one end of the pressing band 500 is coupled to the band ring 211, the other end is inserted into the coupling groove 410 and adjusted to an appropriate length, such as Velcro tape 10 or snap button 20, Secure with removable fasteners. When worn, by pulling one end of the compression band 500 inserted into the coupling groove 410 toward the extension portion 210, and then fixed with a fastener, the side of the body is continuously pressed by the compression band 500. Turn it off.

On the other hand, in order to prevent the flow of the second support 300, a pair of elastic pads 600 may be coupled to the second support 300 spaced apart from each other. The elastic pad 600 is made of an elastic material such as silicone, for example, and is closely attached to both pelvic parts of the body when worn.

In this embodiment, the second support portion 300 is shown to extend through each of the elastic pad 600, in contrast, each of the elastic pad 600 is Velcro tape 10 or snap button 20 Of course, it may be coupled to the second support portion 300 by a fastener such as).

According to one embodiment of the present invention, in order to prevent the flow of the elastic pad 600 may further include a pair of auxiliary bands 700 which are respectively coupled to one side of the elastic pad 600. In this case, the auxiliary band 700 may be made of an elastic material such as rubber or synthetic fiber, and wraps around the thigh of the body.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the second support part 300 is coupled to the upper end of the elastic pad 600, and the Velcro tape 10 or the snap button is attached to the lower end of the elastic pad 600. An auxiliary band 700 may be detachably coupled by a fastener such as 20. As another example, the auxiliary band 700 may be penetrated through the lower end of the elastic pad 600.

When wearing the scoliosis brace 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, after each of the auxiliary bands 700 to the thigh, the elastic pad 600 is wrapped around the pelvis so that the two sides of the pelvis close to the second Combine both ends of the support (300). Subsequently, the third support part 400 is coupled to both ends of the first support part 200 around the chest or abdomen so that the third support part 400 is in close contact with the lumbar region, and the compression band 500 is fixed by tightening one side flank of the body. However, the above-described wearing method is only an embodiment of the present invention, and of course, the wearing order may be changed as necessary.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the pressing member according to another embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 and Figure 8 is a schematic diagram showing a state wearing a scoliosis brace according to another embodiment of the present invention, each of the back of the body (Fig. 7 and side view (FIG. 8) are shown.

Scoliosis brace 100 'according to another embodiment of the present invention, there is a difference in that the pressing member 800 is used in place of the compression band 500, the first to third support parts (200 to 400), The configuration of the elastic pad 600 and the auxiliary band 700 is the same as the configuration of the above-described embodiment. Therefore, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components having the same functions as the above-described embodiments, and redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.

The pressing member 800 according to the embodiment of the present invention is mounted on the side of the user, and presses the curved portion of the lumbar spine by compressing the body while expanding by air injection.

To this end, the pressing member 800 according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 6, the upper and lower ends are detachably coupled to the first support portion 200 and the second support portion 300, respectively; 810 and an expansion part 820 provided on one surface of the base part 810 to expand by air injection.

The base part 810 may be made of a metal such as aluminum, or a synthetic resin material, and may be formed of a plate, for example, a rectangular shape, to cover the flanks between the first support part 200 and the second support part 300.

An expansion part 820 is formed on one surface of the base part 810 to expand by air injection, and when worn, the expansion part 820 faces the side of the body. Expansion portion 820 according to an embodiment of the present invention is formed with a space for the air injection therein, made of a rubber or synthetic resin material to prevent leakage of air filled in the space. If necessary, fabrics woven with natural or synthetic fibers may be coated on one surface directly in contact with the body to improve sweat absorption and feel or to prevent skin damage.

The expansion portion 820 is preferably formed to have a curved surface corresponding to the side of the body. For example, as illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, the center portion may protrude convexly from both ends, such that the inclined surface may be curved from the center portion to both ends.

Fasteners such as Velcro tape 10 or snap button 20 are provided at both ends of the inner surface of the base portion 810, and both ends of the base portion 810 are formed by the first support portion 200 and the first support portion 200. 2 is detachably coupled to the support 300, respectively. To this end, a corresponding fastener such as a Velcro tape 10 or a snap button 20 is also provided at one side of the first support part 200 and the second support part 300 passing through the side.

On the other hand, when the elastic pad 600 is provided on the second support part 300, the lower end of the base portion 810 of the pressing member 800 is provided on the elastic pad 600, as shown in Figs. It can be coupled to fasteners such as the snap button 20.

One side of the expansion portion 820 is formed in the air inlet pipe 821 is made of a flexible material in communication with the inner space portion, the end of the air injection pipe 821 is rubber or synthetic resin for supplying air by the stretching action Eyedropper 822 is provided. In addition, one side of the dropper 822 coupled to the air injection pipe 821 is provided with an on-off valve 823 for discharging the air. However, this is only an embodiment of the present invention, and a separate air injection device capable of injecting and discharging air may be used in place of the dropper 822 and the opening / closing valve 823.

In use, the pressing member 800 is coupled to the first support portion 200 and the second support portion 300, respectively, both ends of the base portion 810 is mounted vertically to the side of the body, pumping the eyedropper 822 Air is injected into the expansion portion 820. At this time, the expansion part 820 is expanded by the air injection and presses the side of the lumbar spine by pressing the flanks, the user adjusts the air injection amount supplied to the expansion part 820, the degree of pressure applied to the curved part of the lumbar spine Can be adjusted.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Scoliosis brace according to the present invention can improve scoliosis by compressing the lumbar curve.

In addition, the scoliosis brace according to the present invention is simple to wear, free to wear and does not feel cumbersome.

In addition, the scoliosis brace according to the present invention has a prophylactic effect and a significant pain reduction effect in C-shaped lumbar curve.

Claims

A first support part which wraps and supports the chest or abdomen of the body;

A second support part which is spaced apart from the lower part of the first support part and wraps and supports the pelvic part of the body; And

One side of the first support is coupled to one end and one side of the second support is coupled to the other end, scoliosis aid comprising a third support for supporting the lumbar region of the body.
The method according to claim 1,

Scoliosis aids are formed extending from one side of the third support portion, and further comprises a compression band to support the compression wrapped around the waist of the body.
The method according to claim 1,

Scoliosis assistive device further comprises a pressing member coupled to both ends of the first support portion and the second support portion to compress the waist of the body by air injection.
The method according to claim 1,

The scoliosis brace, characterized in that the first support is made of a soft plastic material.
The method according to claim 2,

The first support portion includes an extension that is bent downwardly at one end, the compression band is scoliosis assistive device, characterized in that both ends are elastically supported by the extension and the third support portion to support the curved portion of the lumbar spine .
The method according to claim 3,

The pressing member is a scoliosis assistive device characterized in that it comprises a base portion of the plate-like, the expansion portion is formed on one surface of the base portion is expanded by air injection to press the curved portion of the lumbar vertebrae.
The method according to claim 1,

The scoliosis brace, characterized in that the third support is made of a lumbar-shaped metal plate.
The method according to claim 1,

Scoliosis aids further comprises a pair of elastic pads coupled to be spaced apart from each other so as to be supported on both sides of the pelvic portion of the body, respectively.
The method according to claim 8,

Scoliosis brace, characterized in that it further comprises a pair of auxiliary bands coupled to one side of the elastic pad to prevent the flow of the elastic pad to surround the thigh portion of the body.