CN116098754A - Scoliosis orthopedic device and method of use - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a scoliosis orthopedic device and a use method, wherein the device comprises a reference wearing ring, an upper orthopedic device and a lower orthopedic device; the reference wearing circular ring comprises an upper circular ring, a lower circular ring, an inflatable air bag and two groups of vertical adjusting mechanisms; the upper orthosis and the lower orthosis respectively comprise an arc ejector rod, an arc back support and a correction head, wherein the arc ejector rod is fixed at the end part of the arc back support, the arc ejector rod is driven by a vertical adjusting mechanism to lift, adjusting air bags are distributed on the inner side surface of the arc back support, the correction heads are oppositely arranged left and right, and the correction heads can vertically move and horizontally stretch; the upper and lower aligners may be twisted off-set from each other based on a reference donning ring. The scoliosis orthopedic device is suitable for household use, is suitable for life scenes, particularly auxiliary orthopedic in sitting and standing states, reduces the use cost and improves the use frequency.

Description

Scoliosis orthopedic device and method of use

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of medical equipment, in particular to a scoliosis orthopedic device and a using method thereof.

Background

Scoliosis correction is a conventional treatment method in scoliosis diseases and is the best treatment method for workers at present, the core treatment means are that the spine is gradually restored to a healthy state through stretching and pushing of the spine, and the orthopedic devices designed for scoliosis correction at present are roughly divided into two types:

the first is a large-size corrective bed product which has full functions such as spine state detection, spine stretching training, spine lateral bending correction orthopedic training and the like, but the products are mainly used in hospitals or rehabilitation centers, have high cost, are not cured in a short time, have great relevance to the frequency of visiting the hospitals or rehabilitation centers, and are only suitable for patients with the equipment in peripheral hospitals or rehabilitation centers.

The application number is as follows: 202010770001.X, the name of which is: the invention patent of a three-dimensional scoliosis auxiliary treatment instrument is a corrective bed product developed by the applicant, and belongs to the above situation.

The second type is a wearing product, which often has a simpler function, for example, the upper limb of a patient is limited to a certain specific shape in a binding way, and when the upper limb is adjusted, the patient needs to go to a hospital for medical examination periodically, and after a state is cured according to an examination result, the patient is adhered to for a period of time and then is checked and adjusted.

The benefit of such products is better portability, but due to the wearing properties, the cured state is easily destroyed and shifted, and is not easily maintained for a long time, and various innovations of such products are also aimed at solving this problem.

The invention is as follows, the application number is 202011028656. X, the invention is as follows: an artificial intelligence-based scoliosis orthosis and a control method thereof belong to the invention patent.

Based on the current situation, the applicant develops a new orthopedic device from the characteristics of portability, multiple functions, control volume and cost and household use, so that the orthopedic device is suitable for the household environment and the daily living environment, the use cost and the use difficulty of a patient are reduced, the use frequency of the patient is improved, and the treatment effect is further improved.

In order to solve the above problems, an ideal technical solution is always sought.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims at overcoming the defects of the prior art, and provides a scoliosis correcting device and a using method which are suitable for household use, suitable for life scenes, particularly suitable for auxiliary correction in sitting postures and standing postures, low in using cost and high in using frequency.

The basic design concept of the invention is as follows: in the results of research statistics, the scoliosis condition of the spine presents certain characteristics, and the scoliosis of the spine often occurs from an area with the middle part being upwards or from a certain point in the middle part to two sides, and is particularly obvious due to the stress of the spine in a standing or sitting state;

the biggest problem of home correction is that a correction benchmark is difficult to find, and each operation is not guided by a professional doctor, so that whether correction is in place cannot be determined.

The invention is developed mainly based on the household environment and combines the characteristics of sitting posture and standing posture, firstly, a basic reference wearing circular ring is designed, the reference wearing circular ring is fixed to a lateral bending deformation middle area according to personal conditions, then an upper orthosis and a lower orthosis which can move are respectively added at the upper end and the lower end of the reference wearing circular ring, and the upper orthosis and the lower orthosis are respectively supported upwards to armpits and downwards to crotch joints; a plurality of correction heads which are transversely and oppositely designed are arranged in the area around the spine and are used for performing lateral correction and correction on the spine, and a sensing system with pressure feedback is attached to the correction heads, so that pressure value forming data can be obtained, and the pressure regulation of the movable correction push plate is reversely assisted; the circular arc back support surrounding the back support is arranged and used for assisting in providing support and preventing the back muscles from bearing too much.

For the problem of correcting in place, the form of combining pressure feedback with displacement data is utilized to form contrast, the displacement data of each time is corrected according to the pressure feedback as a reference, and along with the gradual recovery of the spinal morphology, the displacement data correspondingly changes in real time, so that the adjustment can be realized automatically without depending on doctors.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows: a scoliosis orthopedic device comprising a reference donning ring, an upper orthosis and a lower orthosis;

the reference wearing circular ring comprises an upper circular ring, a lower circular ring, an inflatable airbag arranged in the lower circular ring and two groups of vertical adjusting mechanisms respectively arranged at the upper part of the upper circular ring and the lower part of the lower circular ring, and the upper circular ring and the lower circular ring can be relatively twisted and installed together;

the upper orthosis comprises a top arc ejector rod, an upper arc back support and an upper correction head, wherein the top arc ejector rod is fixed at the top end of the upper arc back support, the top arc ejector rod is driven to lift by a vertical adjusting mechanism at the upper part, adjusting air bags are distributed on the inner side surface of the upper arc back support, the upper correction head is arranged oppositely left and right, and the upper correction head can move vertically and stretch horizontally;

the lower orthosis comprises a bottom arc ejector rod, a lower arc back support and a lower correction head, wherein the bottom arc ejector rod is fixed at the bottom end of the lower arc back support, the bottom arc ejector rod is driven to lift by a vertical adjusting mechanism of the lower part, adjusting air bags are distributed on the inner side surface of the lower arc back support, the lower correction head is arranged oppositely left and right, and the lower correction head can move vertically and stretch horizontally;

the upper and lower aligners may be twisted off-set from each other based on a reference donning ring.

Basically, vertical adjustment mechanism includes elevator motor, lead screw and guide bar, the guide bar symmetry sets up in the both sides of lead screw, and the guide bar that is arranged in the vertical adjustment mechanism on upper portion wears to locate on the top circular arc ejector pin, and the guide bar that is arranged in the vertical adjustment mechanism on lower part wears to locate on the bottom circular arc ejector pin, upper portion corrects first and lower part and corrects first and install on corresponding guide bar.

The upper correcting head and the lower correcting head are matched with the grating ruler to obtain respective height data; the horizontal telescopic components of the upper correcting head and the lower correcting head are linear motors and are used for obtaining horizontal telescopic quantities; the pressure sensor is installed at the stress end of the adjusting air bag, the upper correcting head and the lower correcting head and is used for acquiring real-time pressure, and the grating ruler, the linear motor and the pressure sensor are all connected with the controller.

Based on the above, the inflation state of each of the regulating airbags can be controlled separately.

And the upper circular ring and the lower circular ring are in sliding fit and are provided with a torsion electric push rod and a return spring.

A method for using a scoliosis orthopedic device, comprising the scoliosis orthopedic device, which is controlled by the following method:

when the correction is performed for the first time, correcting is performed according to the set correction requirement, the height data, the telescopic length data and the feedback pressure data of each upper correction head and each lower correction head in the correction state are recorded, and the feedback pressure data of the regulating air bag are recorded;

when secondary correction is carried out, firstly, a controller gives an adjustment strategy according to data reserved in the first correction, and the controller manually combines digital display prompt to adjust the upper correction head and the lower correction head to corresponding heights, and adjusts the telescopic length data of the upper correction head and the lower correction head through the controller;

after the adjustment is finished, reading each pressure data of the upper correcting head and the lower correcting head, comparing the last feedback pressure data, and adjusting the telescopic length data of the upper correcting head and the lower correcting head according to the difference value of the pressure data until the pressure data is equal to the last feedback pressure data;

and then adjusting the inflation state of each adjusting air bag so that the pressure of the adjusting air bag reaches the feedback pressure data of the last correction.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has outstanding substantive characteristics and remarkable progress, and in particular, the invention has the following advantages:

1. the device is arranged in a structural form of a reference wearing ring, an upper orthosis and a lower orthosis, is supported upwards in armpits and downwards in crotch joints, and is the most commonly used posture in a home environment in sitting and standing postures.

2. The reference wearing ring can twist relatively, when the scoliosis is corrected, the twisting structure mainly assists in correcting the scoliosis, and the main scene of the device is that most of the scoliosis directions of the scoliosis are not standard directions, and the directions of the scoliosis correction of the upper part and the lower part are different, so that the twisting mechanism can avoid the interference of correction heads of the upper part and the lower part caused by the difference of scoliosis forms, and the device cannot be used.

3. For solving the back support problem under position of sitting and standing posture, set up upper portion convex back and lower part convex back to cover and adjust the gasbag, adjust the gasbag and adopt array distribution's form design, and can adjust alone, through the back support of the support force of independent regulation gasbag, adapt to different side bend forms, solve the defect that traditional wearing equipment can only customize.

4. Each movable and adjustable mechanism is endowed with a data acquisition function, each action is dataized, after a corrected data model is formed according to the guidance of a doctor for the first time, the current corrected state can be adjusted by taking the data stored in the previous correction as a reference, and in the gradual recovery process of the spine, the self-calibration and correction can be completed without frequent dependence on the guidance of a professional doctor, so that the frequency of going to a hospital is reduced, the frequency of home treatment is improved, and the dependence on large-scale professional equipment is weakened.

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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a scoliosis orthopedic device according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top view of the upper orthosis of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is an expanded view of the upper circular arc shaped back support of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a top view of a reference donning ring according to the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the relative positions of the twisted states of the upper orthosis and the lower orthosis in the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a method of using the scoliosis orthopedic device of the present invention.

In the figure: 1. a reference wearing ring; 2. a superior orthosis; 3. a lower orthosis; 4. a vertical adjustment mechanism;

11. an upper layer ring; 12. a lower layer ring; 13. an inflatable airbag; 14. a return spring; 15. twisting the electric push rod;

21. a top arc ejector rod; 22. an upper arc-shaped back support; 23. an upper orthotic head; 24. adjusting the air bag; 31. a bottom arc ejector rod; 32. a lower arc back support; 33. a lower orthopedic head; 41. a lifting motor; 42. a screw rod; 43. a guide rod.

Detailed Description

The technical scheme of the invention is further described in detail through the following specific embodiments.

As shown in fig. 1-5, a scoliosis orthopedic device includes a reference donning ring 1, an upper orthosis 2, and a lower orthosis 3.

The reference wearing circular ring 1 comprises an upper circular ring 11, a lower circular ring 12, an inflatable airbag 13 arranged in the lower circular ring 12 and two groups of vertical adjusting mechanisms 4 respectively arranged on the upper part of the upper circular ring 11 and the lower part of the lower circular ring 12, wherein the upper circular ring 11 and the lower circular ring 12 can be relatively twisted and installed together, and the upper corrector 2 and the lower corrector 3 can be twisted in a staggered manner based on the reference wearing circular ring 1.

Specifically, the upper ring 11 and the lower ring 12 are in sliding fit with each other, and a reset spring 14 and a torsion electric push rod 15 are installed in a sliding fit space, and the main functions of the reference wearing ring are two, the first function is to fix the reference wearing ring at a proper position of a human body through an inflatable air bag 13, the position is usually determined based on the shape of a scoliosis, and the positioning is mainly arranged in the middle area of the scoliosis; the second function is to provide a torsion function, which is more pronounced in the standing and sitting positions, due to the fact that scoliosis tends to be accompanied by torsion, which results in an overall torsion of the trunk of the upper body of the person, in which case if an orthosis is intended, the direction of movement of the upper orthosis and of the lower orthosis will necessarily be different, and it is necessary to adapt them by a torsion action, so as to avoid interference of the two orthosis sets due to the different directions.

The upper orthosis 2 comprises a top arc ejector rod 21, an upper arc back support 22 and an upper correction head 23, wherein the top arc ejector rod 21 is fixed at the top end of the upper arc back support 22, the top arc ejector rod 21 is driven to lift by an upper vertical adjusting mechanism 4, adjusting air bags 24 are distributed on the inner side surface of the upper arc back support 22, the inflation state of each adjusting air bag can be controlled respectively, the upper correction head 23 is arranged oppositely left and right, and the upper correction head 23 can vertically move and horizontally stretch;

the lower orthosis 3 comprises a bottom arc ejector rod 31, a lower arc back support 32 and a lower correction head 33, the bottom arc ejector rod 31 is fixed at the bottom end of the lower arc back support 32, the bottom arc ejector rod 31 is driven to lift by a vertical adjusting mechanism at the lower part, adjusting air bags 24 are distributed on the inner side surface of the lower arc back support 32, the inflation states of the adjusting air bags can be controlled respectively, the lower correction head 33 is arranged oppositely left and right, and the lower correction head 33 can vertically move and horizontally stretch.

The vertical adjusting mechanism 4 comprises a lifting motor 41, a screw rod 42 and guide rods 43, the guide rods 43 are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the screw rod 42, the guide rods in the vertical adjusting mechanism on the upper portion are arranged on the top circular arc ejector rods in a penetrating mode, the guide rods in the vertical adjusting mechanism on the lower portion are arranged on the bottom circular arc ejector rods in a penetrating mode, and the upper correcting head 23 and the lower correcting head 33 are arranged on the corresponding guide rods.

In order to realize precise control, a grating ruler is arranged on the guide rod 43, and the upper correcting head 23 and the lower correcting head 33 are matched with the grating ruler to acquire respective height data; the horizontal telescopic components of the upper correcting head 23 and the lower correcting head 33 are linear motors for obtaining the horizontal telescopic quantity; the pressure sensors are arranged at the stress ends of the adjusting air bag 24, the upper correcting head 23 and the lower correcting head 33 and are used for acquiring real-time pressure, the grating ruler, the linear motor and the pressure sensors are all connected with the controller, collected data are fed back to the controller, and the controller can be conveniently and reasonably adjusted in the adjusting process.

As shown in fig. 6, the method of using the scoliosis orthopedic device is controlled by:

when correcting for the first time, correcting according to the set correction requirement, wherein the set correction requirement comes from customized setting of doctors according to the state of patients, namely, in an initial state, a spine is maintained in a better correction state model, the height data, the telescopic length data and the feedback pressure data of each upper correction head and each lower correction head in the correction state are recorded, and the feedback pressure data of an adjusting air bag is recorded.

When the correction is carried out for the second time, the controller firstly gives an adjustment strategy according to the data reserved in the first correction, the digital display prompt is combined manually, the upper correction head and the lower correction head are adjusted to the corresponding heights, the upper correction head and the lower correction head are unpowered to control, the power is increased, the complexity of the equipment is increased, the equipment is not suitable for household use, the manpower adjustment mode is most reasonable, and then the controller is used for adjusting the telescopic length data of the upper correction head and the lower correction head, and the length is controlled by the linear motor, so that higher precision can be achieved.

In general, the data corrected on the second day is not significantly different from the data corrected on the first day, but as the correction work is carried out and executed, the data gradually and significantly changes over a week or a month, and at this time, the correction is disabled or not in place due to the initial model.

Therefore, after the adjustment is finished, each pressure data of the upper correcting head and the lower correcting head is read, the last feedback pressure data is compared, and the telescopic length data of the upper correcting head and the lower correcting head are adjusted according to the difference value of the pressure data and the last feedback pressure data until the pressure data are equal.

The feedback pressure generated by the original horizontal displacement distance is larger along with the recovery of the spine correction, the newly generated feedback pressure is gradually reduced under the displacement of the same distance, the spine is recovered, the horizontal displacement distance is adjusted at the moment, the feedback pressure is returned to the last numerical value, the spine is sufficiently and effectively supported, the spine can be further recovered on the basis of new deformation, and the problem that the spine frequently goes to hospital adjustment equipment is avoided.

Finally, the inflation state of each adjusting air bag 24 is adjusted, so that the pressure of the adjusting air bag 24 reaches the feedback pressure data of the last correction, namely, the back support under the new change form is adapted.

Finally, it should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments are only for illustrating the technical scheme of the present invention and are not limiting; while the invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will appreciate that: modifications may be made to the specific embodiments of the present invention or equivalents may be substituted for part of the technical features thereof; without departing from the spirit of the invention, it is intended to cover the scope of the invention as claimed.

Claims (6)

1. A scoliosis orthopedic device, characterized in that: comprises a reference wearing circular ring, an upper orthosis and a lower orthosis;

the reference wearing circular ring comprises an upper circular ring, a lower circular ring, an inflatable airbag arranged in the lower circular ring and two groups of vertical adjusting mechanisms respectively arranged at the upper part of the upper circular ring and the lower part of the lower circular ring, and the upper circular ring and the lower circular ring can be relatively twisted and installed together;

the upper orthosis comprises a top arc ejector rod, an upper arc back support and an upper correction head, wherein the top arc ejector rod is fixed at the top end of the upper arc back support, the top arc ejector rod is driven to lift by a vertical adjusting mechanism at the upper part, adjusting air bags are distributed on the inner side surface of the upper arc back support, the upper correction head is arranged oppositely left and right, and the upper correction head can move vertically and stretch horizontally;

the lower orthosis comprises a bottom arc ejector rod, a lower arc back support and a lower correction head, wherein the bottom arc ejector rod is fixed at the bottom end of the lower arc back support, the bottom arc ejector rod is driven to lift by a vertical adjusting mechanism of the lower part, adjusting air bags are distributed on the inner side surface of the lower arc back support, the lower correction head is arranged oppositely left and right, and the lower correction head can move vertically and stretch horizontally;

the upper and lower aligners may be twisted off-set from each other based on a reference donning ring.

2. The scoliosis orthopedic device of claim 1, wherein: the vertical adjustment mechanism comprises a lifting motor, a screw rod and guide rods, the guide rods are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the screw rod, the guide rods in the vertical adjustment mechanism on the upper portion are arranged on the top circular arc ejector rods in a penetrating mode, the guide rods in the vertical adjustment mechanism on the lower portion are arranged on the bottom circular arc ejector rods in a penetrating mode, and the upper correction head and the lower correction head are arranged on the corresponding guide rods.

3. The scoliosis orthopedic device of claim 2, wherein: the upper correcting head and the lower correcting head are matched with the grating ruler and are used for acquiring respective height data; the horizontal telescopic components of the upper correcting head and the lower correcting head are linear motors and are used for obtaining horizontal telescopic quantities; the pressure sensor is installed at the stress end of the adjusting air bag, the upper correcting head and the lower correcting head and is used for acquiring real-time pressure, and the grating ruler, the linear motor and the pressure sensor are all connected with the controller.

4. The scoliosis orthopedic device of claim 3 wherein: the inflation state of each adjusting air bag can be controlled respectively.

5. The scoliosis orthopedic device of claim 4 wherein: the upper circular ring and the lower circular ring are in sliding fit and are provided with a torsion electric push rod and a reset spring.

6. A method of using a scoliosis orthopedic device, characterized by: a scoliosis orthopedic device comprising any one of claims 3-5, controlled by:

when the correction is performed for the first time, correcting is performed according to the set correction requirement, the height data, the telescopic length data and the feedback pressure data of each upper correction head and each lower correction head in the correction state are recorded, and the feedback pressure data of the regulating air bag are recorded;

when secondary correction is carried out, firstly, a controller gives an adjustment strategy according to data reserved in the first correction, and the controller manually combines digital display prompt to adjust the upper correction head and the lower correction head to corresponding heights, and adjusts the telescopic length data of the upper correction head and the lower correction head through the controller;

after the adjustment is finished, reading each pressure data of the upper correcting head and the lower correcting head, comparing the last feedback pressure data, and adjusting the telescopic length data of the upper correcting head and the lower correcting head according to the difference value of the pressure data until the pressure data is equal to the last feedback pressure data;

and then adjusting the inflation state of each adjusting air bag so that the pressure of the adjusting air bag reaches the feedback pressure data of the last correction.

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