WO2020060291A1

WO2020060291A1 - Bedsore-preventing splint

Info

Publication number: WO2020060291A1
Application number: PCT/KR2019/012241
Authority: WO
Inventors: 장우영; 박상현
Original assignee: 주식회사 제이피메딕
Priority date: 2018-09-20
Filing date: 2019-09-20
Publication date: 2020-03-26

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bedsore-preventing splint, which comprises a cut portion with a closed shape inside the bedsore-preventing splint and corresponding to a joint so as to expose a predetermined area of the joint to the outside, and which is divided into a fixed region and a removable region with respect to the cut portion, wherein the removable region is in contact with a patient's joint and is removed before a fixing material is completely hardened so as to expose the patient's joint area. When a splint is used due to a patient's fracture and ligament injury, the present invention enables a splint area at a position corresponding to the patient's joint area to be completely removed easily, thereby facilitating ventilation as the joint area such as the heel is exposed to the outside.

Description

Anti-bedsore splint

The present invention relates to an anti-bedsore splint, and more specifically, to an anti-bedsore splint that can prevent pressure sores by inducing smooth ventilation in a patient's joint area when using the splint due to a patient's fracture and ligament damage .

Orthopedic splints are used to protect against movement by partially or completely tightening to support and fix injured joints and muscle tissue when the bone is broken or cracked, or when the ligament is stretched or ruptured. Materials used in conventional medical splints must be flexible to easily shape the shape of a curved damaged area, have a solidification time or a working time for molding, must be easy to handle, and can maintain its structural strength after curing. Strength is required. As a splint material having such a requirement, a widely used method is a method of wrapping a bandage coated with gypsum material on an injured area.

Conventional gypsum bandages have excellent flexibility before curing, so they can easily shape the shape of a curved damaged part, have a solidification time or a suitable working time, and have high mechanical strength after curing, and have been widely used as a splint material for a long time. However, these gypsum bandages require a considerable amount of time to bandage because the affected area must be wound with a sufficient thickness. To compensate for this, a splint is also designed to reduce the usage time by applying a moisture-curable 1-component polyurethane resin to a gypsum bandage, glass fiber, or synthetic fiber knitted fabric and stacking it in 8-10 layers.

However, conventional medical splints do not have drainage treatment when the base material is not formed with a through-hole in the outer skin, so that the base material is immersed in a hardening solution such as a moisture-curable polyurethane resin or gypsum solution and applied to the inner and outer surfaces integrally. Therefore, there was a problem in that water accumulated in the wound area of the patient, and when used as a splint, there was a problem that the patient's wound did not heal quickly because air did not penetrate.

Particularly, when a conventional medical splint wraps a curved portion of the human body, such as an elbow, since the curved portion of the human body is not exposed to the outside, ventilation does not occur, and sore occurs on the skin as shown in FIG. 1. However, in severe cases, there is a problem that a procedure needs to be performed even before shear surgery, and thus a medical lawsuit is occurring. In order to solve this problem, as shown in FIG. 2, a method of applying an anti-bedsore pad to the heel may be applied, but the anti-bedsore pad may still cause a problem of inhibiting ventilation while contacting the skin. However, even if a pad having a through hole is applied, it does not provide a fundamental solution because it provides partial ventilation rather than overall ventilation.

An object of the present invention is to provide an anti-bedsore splint that can prevent bedsores by inducing smooth ventilation to the joint area of the patient when using a splint due to fracture and ligament damage of the patient.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, the splint for preventing bedsores having a fixing material that is placed between the inner skin and the outer skin and the inner skin and the outer skin that is in contact with the skin according to an embodiment of the present invention and contains a curing solution is accommodated. In order to expose a predetermined area to the outside, an incision of a closed shape is formed inside the splint for prevention of pressure sores corresponding to the joint. Is removed before it is completely cured, exposing the patient's joint area.

Here, the removal area may have a handle on the outer skin.

In addition, the fixed region may have a plurality of holes or convex portions formed on a surface contacting the skin of the patient.

The splint for prevention of bedsores according to the present invention allows the splint area at a position corresponding to the joint area of the patient to be completely completely removed when the splint is used due to the fracture and ligament damage of the patient, thereby exhaling the joint area such as the heel. It can be induced to be smooth.

1 is a photograph showing that a pressure ulcer has occurred on the heel in a state in which a conventional splint is used for a long time.

2 is a photograph conceptually showing the application of the prevention pad to prevent bedsores when using splints.

3 is a plan view of a splint for prevention of bedsores according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 3.

5 is a perspective view showing a state of wearing a splint for prevention of bedsores according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in the accompanying drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals as possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. For the same reason, some components in the accompanying drawings are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated.

Also, in the specification, when a part “includes” a certain component, it means that the component may further include other components, not to exclude other components, unless otherwise stated. In addition, in the whole specification, "to top" means to be located above or below the target part, and does not necessarily mean to be located above the gravity direction.

3 is a plan view of an anti-bedsore splint according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along AA of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state of wearing an anti-bedsore splint according to an embodiment of the present invention. .

3 to 5, the splint 10 for prevention of bedsores according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an inner skin 110 in contact with the skin, an outer skin 120 and an inner skin 110, and an outer skin ( 120) is provided between the fixed material 130 is disposed between the curing solution is accommodated.

The endothelial 110 is a portion that is in contact with the skin or a bandage surrounding the skin, and is formed of a material that is excellent in elasticity and breathability, such as a polyester knitted fabric, a glass fiber knitted fabric or a nonwoven fabric, and has a predetermined shape that can surround the fracture site. As it can be cut and used, it has been described as an example that the overall shape is formed in a rectangular shape in the present invention, but the shape is not limited thereto.

The outer shell 120 forms the receiving space of the fixing material 130 together with the inner shell 110 and is exposed to the outside of the fracture site. Like the inner shell 110, like a polyester knitted fabric, a glass fiber knitted fabric or a non-woven fabric , It is formed of a material excellent in elasticity and breathability, and is formed to correspond to the shape of the endothelial 110.

Between the endothelium 110 and the endothelium 20, a plurality of fixing materials 130 are inserted and placed, and the fixing material 130 is easily molded into a shape corresponding to the fracture site before being hardened. Therefore, even when the fractured portion is a curved portion such as a heel, the fractured portion can be stably supported and fixed.

The fixing material 130 may be formed of a fiber-glass reinforced plastics (FRP) material using glass fiber, and in this case, the fixing material 130 is very excellent in moldability due to the properties of the fiber-reinforced plastic, so that the room temperature and It can be molded to correspond to the shape of the fracture site without a separate mold at normal pressure.

The fixing material 130 may also be formed of a thermoplastic resin material, and in this case, the fixing material 130 may be re-used to other fracture sites as it is deformable into other shapes by applying heat.

The fixing material 130 may be formed of a material that is curable to a shape corresponding to a fracture site by heat or moisture, such as a thermosetting polyurethane resin or a moisture-curable polyurethane resin. In some cases, the first liquid may be changed to a solid state by heat or moisture, and may be formed of a material that can be cured to a shape corresponding to the fracture site. In this case, the fixing material 130 has heat or moisture-curable liquid therein. It is formed of a closed tube accommodated.

The splint 10 for prevention of bedsores according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the incision 140 of the closure is formed inside the splint for the prevention of bedsores corresponding to the joint so as to expose a predetermined area of the joint to the outside. do. The entire area of the splint 10 for bedsore prevention is divided into a fixed area 150 and a removal area 160 around the incision 140. The removal area 160 is removed before the fixing material 130 is completely hardened by contacting the patient's joint to expose the skin including the patient's joint area to the outside.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the shape of the removal region 160 is formed in an approximately long shape. When formed in a long-sized shape as described above, the neck portion can be easily folded because it is narrow, and both sides of the neck portion can be widened to increase the support capacity of the elbow or elbow, so that the support force is maintained to be separated from the surface contacting the skin. Can be prevented.

At this time, the removal area 160 may include a handle 161 on the outer skin. When the handle 161 is grasped and pulled, the removal region 160 may be more easily removed from the splint 10 for bedsore prevention through the incision 140.

Meanwhile, the fixed region 150 may have a plurality of holes or a convex portion formed on a surface of the patient in contact with the skin.

The convex portion 151 is formed on the endothelium 110 of the fixed region 150, as shown in FIG. 4A. In the convex portion 151, first convex portions 151a and second convex portions 151b of different sizes are uniformly distributed. The first convex portions 151a and the second convex portions 151b of different sizes may further increase the amount of air flowing compared to the convex portions of a uniform size when contacting the skin, thereby further increasing the ventilation effect. .

In addition to this, the endothelial 110 in contact with the skin may be formed to include components of the hemp (Dioscorea batatas), and may include an active ingredient composition of hemp inside the convex portion 151.

Therefore, when the endothelial 110 comes into contact with the skin, the active ingredient of the hemp is transmitted to the skin, thereby reducing the occurrence of inflammation on the skin, thereby significantly alleviating the troubles that may occur on the skin.

In addition, the plurality of holes 152 is formed to penetrate the fixed region 150 in the vertical direction, as shown in Figure 4b. By providing the flow of air to the inside of the skin through the plurality of holes 152, the ventilation effect can be further increased. The above-described ingredients of hemp may be included in the endothelium 110.

As described above, the splint for prevention of bedsores according to the present invention is completely vented to the outside, such as the user's heel (B), as shown in FIG. And itching can be greatly improved. In the present invention, the joint region has been described as a heel, but it is obvious that it can include all joints such as an arm eblow.

On the other hand, the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the specification and drawings are merely intended to provide a specific example for the purpose of easily explaining the present invention and understanding the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is obvious to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains that other modifications based on the technical spirit of the present invention can be implemented in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

Claims

In the ulcer prevention splint having a fixing material that is placed between the inner skin and the outer skin exposed to the skin and the inner skin and the outer skin and the curing solution is accommodated,

The anti-bedsore splint,

In order to expose a predetermined area of the joint to the outside, a closed cutout is formed inside the splint for prevention of pressure sores corresponding to the joint, and is divided into a fixed area and a removal area around the incision,

The removal region,

A splint for prevention of bedsores, characterized by exposing the patient's joint area to the patient's joint and exposing the patient's joint area before the fixing material is completely cured.
According to claim 1,

The removal region,

Splint for prevention of bedsores, characterized in that it has a handle on the shell.
According to claim 1,

The fixed area,

A plurality of holes or splints for preventing bedsores, characterized in that a plurality of convex portions are formed on a surface in contact with the patient's skin.