CN217014518U - Bedsore-prevention seat cushion - Google Patents

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CN217014518U
CN217014518U CN202123055843.6U CN202123055843U CN217014518U CN 217014518 U CN217014518 U CN 217014518U CN 202123055843 U CN202123055843 U CN 202123055843U CN 217014518 U CN217014518 U CN 217014518U
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The utility model relates to the field of cushions, in particular to a bedsore-proof cushion, which comprises a cushion body, wherein the heights of the front side and the rear side of the cushion body are different, so that the cushion body is in an inclined shape, and communication holes are formed in the cushion body, the heights of the front side and the rear side of the cushion body are different, so that the heights of the front side and the rear side of the cushion body are different, the upper surface of the cushion body is in an inclined surface shape, an overhigh gap between a lumbar vertebra bed surface and a lumbar vertebra bed surface of a patient when the patient lies on the back is avoided, the patient does not have pain and lumbar vertebra strain even after the cushion is used for a long time, and diseases such as protrusion of intervertebral disc and the like are avoided, in addition, the arrangement of the communication holes can also avoid the cushion body from pressing muscles for a long time to generate bedsore, and even if the bedsore is generated, the communication holes can also keep ventilation at the bedsore position of the patient, the bedsore can be recovered as soon as possible.

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Mattress capable of preventing bedsore
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the field of cushions, in particular to a bedsore-proof cushion.
Background
At present, the cushion has obtained extensive application, and especially some long-term bed or suffer from paralysis or the postoperative and treat the recovered crowd, the cushion is the indispensable article of this kind of crowd more, through the cushion, can let this kind of crowd when lying in bed or sitting on the wheelchair, the health can be more comfortable, the quick recovery of the health of being convenient for.
However, with the continuous deepening of use, people discover, present cushion, both ends around the cushion all are same height, make the patient when the bed like this, lumbar vertebrae and bed surface produce too high clearance, can lead to lumbar vertebrae pain and the lumbar vertebrae strain to appear after using for a long time, can lead to the intervertebral disc to protrude even, furthermore, the general structure of present cushion is fairly simple, when long-time use, because the cushion is airtight, make pressurized position air not smooth, lead to bacterial growing easily, when serious, can lead to skin ulcerate or grow out the bedsore even.
Therefore, it is necessary to provide a bedsore-proof cushion which solves the above problems.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model provides a bedsore-proof cushion for overcoming at least one defect (deficiency) of the prior art.
In order to solve the technical problems, the technical scheme of the utility model is as follows: the utility model provides a prevent bedsore cushion, including the cushion body, the high difference in height that exists of both sides around the cushion body, make the cushion body be the slope form, be equipped with the intercommunicating pore on the cushion body, through setting different height to the front and back both sides of cushion body respectively, the high difference in height that exists of both sides around making the cushion body, therefore, the upper surface of cushion body is the inclined plane form, avoid the patient lumbar vertebrae and the bed surface to produce too high clearance when lying on the back in the bed, even the cushion is after permanent use, patient's lumbar vertebrae also can not appear pain and strain, also avoid producing diseases such as intervertebral disc protrusion, furthermore, the setting up of intercommunicating pore also can avoid the cushion body to oppress the muscle for a long time and produce bedsore, even the cushion has produced, the intercommunicating pore also can make patient bedsore department can keep ventilation, make bedsore obtain recovering as early as possible.
Furthermore, the inclination angle of the cushion body is 5-30 degrees, and in practical application, the inclination angle of the cushion body can be adjusted according to the use requirement, and the inclination angle is within the protection range of the utility model.
Furthermore, the communication holes are T-shaped, when a patient lies in bed for a long time in clinic, the ischials and the caudal vertebrae of the patient are the most prone to bedsore, most of common cushions in the market at present adopt the circular communication holes, and the circular communication holes can not isolate the ischials and the caudal vertebrae of the patient at the same time, so that the T-shaped communication holes can isolate the ischials and the caudal vertebrae of the patient at the same time and can effectively prevent and isolate the bedsore, in practical application, when the buttocks of the patient are seated on the cushion body, the T-shaped communication holes can isolate the ischials and the caudal vertebrae of the patient at the same time, so that the pressure of the patient on the cushion body can be effectively reduced, the bedsore can be prevented, and in addition, the communication holes can also play a role in ventilating and relieving the pressure on the bedsore, and when the patient when lying in bed, the intercommunicating pore end of "T" type can cooperate the pressfitting of patient ischium and caudal vertebra department, also can alleviate the patient and lie on the cushion body to the pressure of sitting bone and two departments production of caudal vertebra department, prevents decubital ulcer's production, simultaneously, the intercommunicating pore of T "type also can avoid the long-time lying of patient and lead to the lumbar vertebrae to appear painful, strain or even the phenomenon that the intervertebral disc is prominent, plays the effect of protection to the patient.
Furthermore, the cushion body is respectively provided with a crotch decompression heat dissipation device and a crotch downward concave position;
the crotch decompression heat dissipation device is communicated with the communication hole;
crotch portion undercut position sets up the both sides at crotch portion decompression heat abstractor, through the setting of crotch portion decompression heat abstractor and the lower concave position of crotch portion, avoided the buttock to squat for a long time and sit back and produce great oppression sense to crotch portion, crotch portion decompression heat abstractor and the lower concave position's of crotch portion combination, when can alleviate the pressure of crotch portion, promote the mobility of air, play and alleviate sultry and keep the dry and comfortable effect of skin, in practical application, can set the lower concave position of crotch portion into the arcuation, its height is than crotch portion decompression heat abstractor highly a little less, can also prevent like this that patient's shank from slipping open and the condition emergence of patient roll-off cushion body appears toward both sides, play the effect of protection to the patient.
Furthermore, the crotch pressure-reducing heat-dissipating device is a crotch pressure-reducing heat-dissipating groove, and the arrangement of the crotch pressure-reducing heat-dissipating groove can perform the functions of reducing pressure and promoting air flow on the crotch.
Further, cushion body, crotch portion decompression radiating groove and intercommunicating pore formula structure as an organic whole, the cushion body of integral type, crotch portion decompression radiating groove and intercommunicating pore have simplified the structure, make things convenient for people to wash.
Furthermore, the cushion body comprises a breathable mesh cloth layer, an inner core layer and an anti-skid particle cloth layer;
the breathable mesh cloth layer, the inner core layer and the anti-skid particle cloth layer are sequentially arranged from top to bottom;
the edge on ventilative eyelet fabric layer and anti-skidding granule cloth layer is equipped with three-dimensional border, the edge on ventilative eyelet fabric layer and anti-skidding granule cloth layer is through three-dimensional border interconnect, through the setting on ventilative eyelet fabric layer, can play the ventilative effect of moisture absorption, keeps the dry and comfortable on cushion body surface, and the inner core layer can play the effect of support, in addition, anti-skidding granule cloth layer can increase and sheet or the seat between the frictional force, play skid-proof effect, avoid cushion body roll-off in the use and lead to the patient injured.
Further, the inner core layer is the cotton layer of memory, through the setting on the cotton layer of memory for cushion body and buttock laminate more, and the soft or hard on the cotton layer of memory is moderate, can effectually alleviate the oppression that people's buttock received when sitting for a long time and feel.
Furthermore, the zipper is arranged on the three-dimensional binding, and the three-dimensional binding can be quickly opened through the zipper, so that the memory cotton layer can be quickly replaced, and the cleaning is convenient.
Further, be equipped with the gel layer on the ventilative mesh cloth layer, through the setting on gel layer for cushion body surface is cool promptly, is convenient for dispel the heat fast, makes the people feel cool and comfortable, even can not experience sultry after sitting for a long time yet.
Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme of the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
the utility model discloses a bedsore-proof cushion, wherein the front side and the rear side of the cushion body are respectively set to different heights, so that the heights of the front side and the rear side of the cushion body are different, therefore, the upper surface of the cushion body is in an inclined plane shape, the phenomenon that the lumbar vertebra of a patient is too high to generate a gap with a bed surface when the patient lies on the back of a bed is avoided, even if the cushion is used for a long time, the lumbar vertebra of the patient does not have pain and lumbar vertebra strain, and the diseases such as intervertebral disc protrusion and the like are also avoided.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of the bedsore-proof cushion according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of another angle of the anti-bedsore cushion in the utility model.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the bedsore-proof cushion of the present invention without the gel layer.
Fig. 4 is a schematic sectional view of the seat pad body according to the present invention.
In the figure, 1 is a cushion body, 2 is a communication hole, 3 is a crotch decompression heat dissipation device, 4 is a crotch depression, 5 is a breathable mesh fabric layer, 6 is an inner core layer, 7 is an anti-skid particle fabric layer, 8 is a three-dimensional border, and 9 is a gel layer.
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The drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not to be construed as limiting the patent; for the purpose of better illustrating the embodiments, certain features of the drawings may be omitted, enlarged or reduced, and do not represent the size of an actual product; it will be understood by those skilled in the art that certain well-known structures in the drawings and descriptions thereof may be omitted.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted" and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as being fixed or detachable or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through an intermediary, so to speak, communicating between the two elements. The technical solutions of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples, which are understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.
As shown in figure 1, the bedsore-proof cushion comprises a cushion body 1, wherein the height difference exists between the front side and the rear side of the cushion body 1, the cushion body 1 is in an inclined shape, communication holes 2 are arranged on the cushion body 1, and the height difference exists between the front side and the rear side of the cushion body 1 by respectively setting the front side and the rear side of the cushion body 1 to different heights, so that the upper surface of the cushion body 1 is in an inclined plane shape, the phenomenon that the lumbar vertebra of a patient is excessively high when lying on the back of the bed is avoided, the lumbar vertebra of the patient does not have pain or lumbar vertebra strain even after the cushion is used for a long time, the diseases such as intervertebral disc protrusion and the like are also avoided, in addition, the communication holes 2 can prevent the cushion body 1 from pressing muscles for a long time to generate bedsore, and even if the bedsore is generated, the communication holes 2 can keep ventilation at the bedsore position of the patient, so that the bedsore can be recovered as soon as possible, in the utility model, the inclination angle of the cushion body 1 is 5-30 degrees, in practical application, the inclination angle of the cushion body 1 can be adjusted according to the use requirement, and the inclination angle is within the protection range of the utility model, wherein the communication holes 2 are T-shaped, in clinic, when a patient lies in bed for a long time, the ischium and the caudal vertebra of the patient are the most easily-generated bedsore, most common cushions in the market at present adopt circular communication holes, and the circular communication holes can not simultaneously isolate the ischium and the caudal vertebra of the patient, the bedsore-proof cushion disclosed by the utility model can simultaneously isolate the ischium and the caudal vertebra of the patient by adopting the T-shaped communication holes 2, and can effectively prevent and isolate the bedsore, in practical application, when the hip of the patient is seated on the cushion body 1, the T-shaped communication holes 2 simultaneously isolate the ischium and the caudal vertebra of the patient, can effectually alleviate the patient and sit the pressure that produces to two places on cushion body 1, prevent decubital production, furthermore, intercommunicating pore 2 also can play ventilative and alleviate the effect to bedsore oppression, and when the patient is lying in the bed, the 2 terminal pressfitting that can cooperate patient ischium and caudal vertebra department of intercommunicating pore of T "type, also can alleviate the patient and lie in the pressure of two departments production of sit bone and caudal vertebra department on cushion body 1, prevent decubital production, and simultaneously, the intercommunicating pore 2 of T" type also can avoid the long-time lying of patient and lead to the lumbar vertebrae to appear painfully, strain or even the outstanding phenomenon of intervertebral disc, play the effect of protection to the patient.
As shown in fig. 2, a crotch pressure-reducing heat-dissipating device 3 and a crotch depressed part 4 are provided in the seat cushion body 1; the crotch decompression heat dissipation device 3 is communicated with the communication hole 2; the crotch part lower concave position 4 is arranged at two sides of the crotch part pressure reducing and heat radiating device 3, the arrangement of the crotch part pressure reducing and heat radiating device 3 and the crotch part lower concave position 4 avoids the great oppressive feeling to the crotch part after the buttocks are squatted for a long time, the combination of the crotch part pressure reducing and heat radiating device 3 and the crotch part lower concave position 4 can lighten the pressure of the crotch part and promote the fluidity of air at the same time, thereby playing the role of reducing sultry and keeping the skin dry and comfortable, in the practical application, the crotch part lower concave position 4 can be arranged into an arc shape, the height of which is lower than the height of the crotch part pressure reducing and heat radiating device 3, thereby preventing the legs of a patient from sliding to the two sides and the situation that the patient slides out of the cushion body 1, and playing the role of protecting the patient, in the utility model, the crotch part pressure reducing and heat radiating device 3 is a pressure reducing and heat radiating groove arranged at the crotch part, thereby playing the roles of reducing pressure and promoting the air flow to the crotch part, in practical application, other structures can be adopted for replacement, and the structure is within the protection scope of the utility model, in the utility model, the cushion body 1, the crotch pressure-reducing heat-radiating grooves and the communicating holes 2 are of an integrated structure, and the integrated cushion body 1, the crotch pressure-reducing heat-radiating grooves and the communicating holes 2 simplify the structure and facilitate cleaning by people.
As shown in fig. 3 to 4, the cushion body 1 comprises a breathable mesh fabric layer 5, an inner core layer 6 and an anti-skid particle fabric layer 7; the breathable mesh cloth layer 5, the inner core layer 6 and the anti-skid particle cloth layer 7 are sequentially arranged from top to bottom; the edges of the breathable mesh cloth layer 5 and the anti-skid particle cloth layer 7 are provided with the three-dimensional borders 8, the edges of the breathable mesh cloth layer 5 and the anti-skid particle cloth layer 7 are connected with each other through the three-dimensional borders 8, the breathable moisture absorption effect can be achieved through the arrangement of the breathable mesh cloth layer 5, the surface of the cushion body 1 is kept dry, the inner core layer 6 can play a supporting role, in addition, the anti-skid particle cloth layer 7 can increase the friction force between the anti-skid particle cloth layer and a bed sheet or a seat, the anti-skid effect is achieved, the phenomenon that a patient is injured due to the fact that the cushion body 1 slides out in the using process is avoided, in the utility model, the inner core layer 6 is a memory cotton layer, the cushion body 1 is enabled to be more attached to the buttocks through the arrangement of the memory cotton layer, the hardness of the memory cotton layer is moderate, the oppression feeling on the buttocks of people in the long-time sitting can be effectively reduced, in addition, the zipper is arranged on the three-dimensional borders 8, through the setting of zip fastener, can open three-dimensional border 8 fast, the cotton layer of quick replacement memory of being convenient for, convenient washing in addition, can also be equipped with gel layer 9 on ventilative mesh cloth layer 5, through the setting of gel layer 9 for cushion body 1 surface is cool promptly with using, and the quick heat dissipation of being convenient for makes the people feel cool and comfortable, even can not experience stifle after sitting for a long time.
Example one
In the embodiment, when bedsore is grown on the buttocks of people and people need to sit on the seat or the wheelchair, the cushion body can be placed on the seat or the wheelchair, because the arrangement of the T-shaped communication holes can simultaneously isolate the ischials and the caudal vertebrae of the patients, the pressure of the crotch of the people on the cushion body to the ischials and the caudal vertebrae can be effectively reduced, and the bedsore can be prevented, therefore, when people sit on the seat or the wheelchair, the bedsore can not be pressed, the communication holes can facilitate the circulation of air, in addition, the combination of the crotch pressure-reducing and heat-dissipating grooves and the crotch undercut positions can reduce the pressure of the crotch of the people, promote the fluidity of the air, play the roles of reducing the concave sultriness and keeping the skin dry, and being convenient for the rapid recovery of the bedsore, in practical application, the crotch position can be set into an arc shape, and the height of the arc-shaped cushion body is lower than that of the crotch pressure-reducing and heat-dissipating device, can also prevent like this that patient's shank from sliding to both sides and the condition of patient's roll-off cushion body takes place, plays the effect of protection to the patient.
Example two
In this embodiment, when the buttocks of a person have bedsores and need to rest in bed, the cushion body can be placed on the bed, and the front side and the rear side of the cushion body have a height difference, as shown in fig. 1. Consequently, place the cushion body when in bed, the upper surface of cushion body is the slope form, when lying on the back in bed, avoid lumbar vertebrae and the too high clearance of bed surface production, when playing the effect of protection to the lumbar vertebrae, also promote the mobility of air, be convenient for decubital ulcer is quick to be recovered, furthermore, when the patient is lying on the bed, the pressfitting of patient ischium and caudal vertebra department can be cooperated to the intercommunicating pore end of "T" type, keep apart ischium and caudal vertebra of patient, also can alleviate the pressure of patient's lying two departments production of sitting bone and caudal vertebra department on the cushion body, prevent that new bedsore from producing.
EXAMPLE III
In this embodiment, when people's shank or foot have a bedsore or have just done the operation and need lie in bed to rest, can place the cushion body in bed, bedsore or just done the position of operation and place on the intercommunicating pore of cushion body, consequently, can not make bedsore or just done the position of operation and receive the oppression because of lying in bed, and can effectually keep bedsore or just done the position ventilation of operation, be convenient for bedsore or just done the position quick recovery of operation.
Example four
In this embodiment, when people's shoulder has long had bedsore or has just done the operation and need lie in bed rest, can place the cushion body in bed, the shoulder pressure of people one side is on the cushion body, consequently, can ventilate the place that has bedsore or has just done the operation to the length, and avoid the bed to have bedsore or just done the place of operation and cause the oppression, the shoulder of being convenient for is grown has bedsore or has just done the position of operation and recovered fast.
EXAMPLE five
In this embodiment, when people's hand has bedsore or the hand has just done the operation and need lie in bed rest, can place the cushion body in bed, people's arm is put on the cushion body, because the cushion body is the slope form, consequently, people's arm can more comfortable place on the cushion body, wherein, bedsore or just done the place on hand and can place on the intercommunicating pore, can avoid just doing the local formation oppression of operation to bedsore or just, be convenient for quick recovery of hand.
EXAMPLE six
In this embodiment, people can use the cushion body as the pillow, because the cushion body is the slope form, consequently, people when using, the pressfitting that the head can be more comfortable is on the cushion body, and wherein, the intercommunicating pore can play the effect of location to the head, and crotch portion decompression radiating groove can dispel the heat and decompress the human neck, makes people head and neck pressfitting more comfortable when the cushion body.
EXAMPLE seven
In this embodiment, people can use the cushion body as the waist pillow, because the cushion body is the slope form, consequently, when people backed on the seat, pressfitting that people's waist can be better is on the cushion body, can play the effect of protection to people's waist.
In the drawings, the positional relationships are depicted for illustrative purposes only and are not to be construed as limiting the present patent; it should be understood that the above-described embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. Other variations and modifications will be apparent to persons skilled in the art in light of the above description. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a prevent bedsore cushion, includes the cushion body, its characterized in that: the height difference exists between the front side and the rear side of the cushion body, so that the cushion body is in an inclined shape, the cushion body is provided with a communicating hole which is in a T shape, and the cushion body comprises a breathable mesh cloth layer, an inner core layer and an anti-skidding particle cloth layer;
the breathable mesh cloth layer, the inner core layer and the anti-skid particle cloth layer are sequentially arranged from top to bottom;
the edges of the breathable mesh cloth layer and the anti-skid particle cloth layer are provided with three-dimensional borders, and the edges of the breathable mesh cloth layer and the anti-skid particle cloth layer are connected with each other through the three-dimensional borders.
2. The anti-decubitus cushion according to claim 1, wherein: the inclination angle of the cushion body is 5-30 degrees.
3. The anti-decubitus cushion according to claim 1, wherein: the cushion body is respectively provided with a crotch pressure-reducing heat-radiating device and a crotch concave position;
the crotch decompression heat dissipation device is communicated with the communication hole;
the crotch part concave positions are arranged at two sides of the crotch part decompression heat dissipation device.
4. The anti-decubitus cushion according to claim 3, wherein: the crotch decompression heat abstractor is crotch decompression radiating groove.
5. The anti-decubitus cushion according to claim 4, wherein: cushion body, crotch portion decompression radiating groove and intercommunicating pore formula structure as an organic whole.
6. The anti-decubitus cushion according to claim 1, wherein: the inner core layer is a memory cotton layer.
7. The anti-decubitus cushion according to claim 1, wherein: and a zipper is arranged on the three-dimensional border.
8. The anti-decubitus cushion according to claim 1, wherein: the breathable mesh fabric layer is provided with a gel layer.
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