KR101553577B1 - Tapping apparatus for manufacturing substitute of human tissue - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tapping apparatus for manufacturing a tissue substitute capable of automatically tapping a substitute for replacing a tissue of a human body such as a synthetic bone, A first movable base movably installed on the frame and having a first finger for pressing one surface of the object; A second movable base movably installed at another portion of the frame and having a second finger for pressing the other surface of the object; And a tapping actuator installed in the frame and moving the first movable table and the second movable table so that the first finger and the second finger can tap the object by tapping.

Description

[0001] Tapping apparatus for manufacturing substitute of human tissue [

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tapping apparatus for manufacturing a tissue replacement, and more particularly, to a tapping apparatus for replacing a tissue of a human body such as artificial bone.

In order to solve the side effects of autologous grafts, allografts and xenotransplantation, synthetic bone has been widely used. As a next-generation treatment method, synthetic bone preparation techniques using tissue engineering techniques have been actively studied and clinically tried .

As a porous material for such conventional synthetic bone and tissue engineering, a material such as a polymer material or a calcium phosphate ceramic is widely used, and a polymer material can be easily manufactured in a desired form compared to a ceramic material, And commercialization is proceeding a lot.

In addition, calcium phosphate-based ceramic materials have superior cell affinity than polymeric materials and have excellent mechanical properties, and methods for manufacturing porous materials similar to cancellous bone have been developed.

However, the conventional techniques described above are such that the entire process of applying a workpiece to an object and infiltrating the workpiece into an object is produced only by a small amount of handicraft production process in which an operator manually performs the work in the laboratory. The quality and the performance of the produced product are uneven, and the incidence of defective products is very high due to a slight mistake of the operator. As a result, the price of the product becomes very high, and it is difficult to satisfy the condition of clean operation by hand, It has been difficult to easily contaminate or secure the performance after the human body operation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for automatic tapping that can maximize productivity, The product can be produced automatically under clean conditions to prevent contamination of the product, and the product can be manufactured with high efficiency by preventing the product from being contaminated. And a method for controlling the same. However, these problems are illustrative, and thus the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a tapping apparatus for manufacturing a replacement tissue for a human body, comprising: a frame; A first movable base movably installed on the frame and having a first finger for pressing one surface of the object; A second movable base movably installed at another portion of the frame and having a second finger for pressing the other surface of the object; And a tapping actuator installed in the frame and moving the first movable table and the second movable table so that the first finger and the second finger can tap the object by tapping.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the object may be a hexahedron-shaped porous body having a porous structure of artificial bone, to which a human-friendly thermosetting liquid constituting the artificial bone is applied.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the frame includes a first vertical rail formed in a vertical direction on one side thereof, and a second vertical rail formed in the same direction as the first vertical rail below the one side, .

According to an aspect of the present invention, the first movable base further includes a finger-side movable part that is moved along the first vertical rail and on which the first finger is installed; And an extended moving part connected to the finger moving part and extending in a direction of the other surface of the frame, wherein the second movable part is moved along the second vertical rail, and the finger Side movable part; And an extended movable part connected to the finger-side movable part and extending in the other direction of the frame.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the first movable plate is provided with a first finger position adjusting member for adjusting the position of the first finger, and the second movable plate includes a first movable plate for adjusting the position of the second finger The finger position adjusting member may be provided.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the first finger position adjustment member is provided on one side of the first movable base, and a first finger movable along the guide groove of the first movable base is screwed, Position adjusting screw; And a fixing screw capable of fixing the first finger whose position is adjusted to the first movable base.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the tapping actuator further comprises: a front cam having a track formed such that the rods provided respectively to the first movable table and the second movable table can pass; And a cam driving motor installed in the frame and rotating the front cam.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the track may be an elliptical groove as a whole.

Further, according to an aspect of the present invention, the rod may be provided with a roller which is frictionally friction-engaged with the track.

Further, the tapping apparatus for manufacturing a replacement tissue according to the present invention may further include a movable stage capable of moving the frame in the X-axis or Y-axis direction.

According to some embodiments of the present invention as described above, the productivity can be maximized by automating the tapping process, the production cost and the unit cost of the product can be greatly reduced, and the uniformity and uniformity of the product The product can be prevented from being defective and a high-performance product can be produced, contamination of the product can be prevented, and a successful human body operation can be ensured. Of course, the scope of the present invention is not limited by these effects.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a plan view showing a tapping device for producing a tissue replacement in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a front view showing a tapping apparatus for producing a tissue replacement in Fig. 1. Fig.
3 is a side view showing a tapping apparatus for producing a tissue replacement in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a tapping apparatus for producing a tissue replacement in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a part showing a tapping device for producing a tissue replacement in FIG.
FIG. 6 is a view showing a finger opening state of the front cam of the tapping device for producing a tissue replacement in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which the front cam of the tapping device for manufacturing a tissue replacement of FIG. 6 has a finger narrowed state.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiments of the present invention are described in order to more fully explain the present invention to those skilled in the art, and the following embodiments may be modified in various other forms, The present invention is not limited to the embodiment. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be more thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the drawings, the thickness and size of each layer are exaggerated for convenience and clarity of explanation.

It is to be understood that throughout the specification, when an element such as a film, region or substrate is referred to as being "on", "connected to", "laminated" or "coupled to" another element, It will be appreciated that elements may be directly "on", "connected", "laminated" or "coupled" to another element, or there may be other elements intervening therebetween. On the other hand, when one element is referred to as being "directly on", "directly connected", or "directly coupled" to another element, it is interpreted that there are no other components intervening therebetween do. Like numbers refer to like elements. As used herein, the term "and / or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the listed items.

Although the terms first, second, etc. are used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and / or portions, these members, components, regions, layers and / It is obvious that no. These terms are only used to distinguish one member, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Thus, a first member, component, region, layer or section described below may refer to a second member, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the present invention.

Also, relative terms such as "top" or "above" and "under" or "below" can be used herein to describe the relationship of certain elements to other elements as illustrated in the Figures. Relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in addition to those depicted in the Figures. For example, in the figures the elements are turned over so that the elements depicted as being on the top surface of the other elements are oriented on the bottom surface of the other elements. Thus, the example "top" may include both "under" and "top" directions depending on the particular orientation of the figure. If the elements are oriented in different directions (rotated 90 degrees with respect to the other direction), the relative descriptions used herein can be interpreted accordingly.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include singular forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, " comprise "and / or" comprising "when used herein should be interpreted as specifying the presence of stated shapes, numbers, steps, operations, elements, elements, and / And does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, operations, elements, elements, and / or groups.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings schematically showing ideal embodiments of the present invention. In the figures, for example, variations in the shape shown may be expected, depending on manufacturing techniques and / or tolerances. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention should not be construed as limited to the particular shapes of the regions shown herein, but should include, for example, changes in shape resulting from manufacturing.

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing a tapping apparatus 100 for producing a tissue replacement in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view showing a tapping apparatus 100 for producing a tissue replacement in Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a tapping apparatus 100 for producing a tissue replacement in Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a body tissue substitute fabricating apparatus 100 of Fig. 4, Fig. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the dragging and pressing apparatus 100;

1 to 5, a tapping apparatus 100 for manufacturing a tissue replacement according to some embodiments of the present invention includes a frame 10, a first movable table 20-1, A second movable base 20-2, and a tapping actuator 30. [

Here, the frame 10 includes a metal having a suitable strength and durability capable of supporting the first movable base 20-1, the second movable base 20-2, and the tapping actuator 30, Or a composite structure.

For example, the frame 10 is formed with a first vertical rail R1 in a vertical direction above one side, and a second vertical rail R1 in the same direction as the first vertical rail R1, (R2) may be formed.

The first movable base 20-1 is provided movably to a part of the frame 10 and includes a first finger F-1 for pressing one surface of the object 1 It may be a structure to be installed.

More specifically, the first movable base 20-1 is moved along the first vertical rail R1 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, and the first movable base 20-1 is moved along the first vertical rail R1, Side moving part 20-1a on which the finger side moving part 20-1a is installed and an extended moving part 20-1b connected to the finger side moving part 20-1a and extending in the other direction of the frame 10 .

Here, the object 1 has a porous structure of artificial bone coated with a body-friendly thermosetting liquid constituting artificial bone, and may be a porous body in the shape of a hexahedron for convenience of production. The shape and the type of the object 1 may vary greatly depending on the shape, the form and the standard of the required product, and are not limited to the drawings.

1 to 5, the second movable base 20-2 is provided movably to the other portion of the frame 10, and the other surface of the object 1 is pressurized The second finger F-2 may be provided.

More specifically, the second movable base 20-2 is moved along the second vertical rail R2, and the finger-side movable portion 20-2a on which the second finger F-2 is mounted, And an extended movable part 20-2b connected to the finger side movable part 20-2a and extending in the other direction of the frame 10.

Accordingly, the first movable base 20-1 can be tapped by tapping the upper surface of the object 1 while the first finger F-1 is moved along the first vertical rail R1 , While the second movable base 20-2 is moved along the second vertical rail R2 so that the second finger F-2 can tap the lower surface of the object 1 by tapping lightly. have.

The first movable base 20-1 is provided with a first movable base 20-1 for adjusting the degree to which the object 1 is pressed or for appropriately tapping the object 1 having various sizes, The second finger 20-2 is provided with a first finger position adjustment member 40 for adjusting the position of the second finger F-2, The position adjusting member 50 may be provided.

The first finger position adjustment member 40 is provided on one side of the first movable base 20-1 and is movable along the guide groove G of the first movable base 20-1 The position adjusting screw 41 and the first finger F-1 whose position is adjusted can be moved from the first movable base 20-1 to the first movable base 20-1 by screwing the first finger F- As shown in FIG. Also, the second finger position adjustment member 50 may be the same as the first finger position adjustment member 40.

Therefore, by adjusting the positions of the first finger F-1 and the second finger F-2 using the first finger position adjusting member 40 and the second finger position adjusting member 50, It is possible to adjust the tapping force applied to the object 1 or make tapping appropriate to the object 1 of various standards.

1 to 5, the tapping actuator 30 is installed on the frame 10 and includes the first finger F-1 and the second finger F-2, May be an actuator that moves the first movable base 20-1 and the second movable base 20-2 so that the object 1 can be tapped by tapping the object 1. [

Such a tapping actuator 30 may include a front cam 32 and a cam driving motor 33, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, more specifically.

Here, the front cam 32 is formed with a track T on its front surface so that the rods 31 provided on the first movable base 20-1 and the second movable base 20-2 can pass through the front cam 32 It can be a kind of cam that can be.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a finger opening state of the front cam 32 of the tapping apparatus 100 for producing a human tissue substitute of FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 is a front view of the front cam of the tapping apparatus 100 for producing a human tissue substitute, (32). Fig.

The track T may be formed in a wide variety of shapes, but as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the fingers and fingers may be repeated while the front cam 32 is rotating Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > oval < / RTI >

The rod 31 may be provided with a roller 34 that is in rolling contact with the track T so as to reduce frictional force with the front cam 32.

The cam driving motor 33 is installed in the frame 10 and can generate a driving force for rotating the front cam 32. Various types of power generation devices such as a cylinder, an internal combustion engine, an external combustion engine, and an engine may be applied instead of a motor.

5, the tapping apparatus 100 for producing a tissue replacement according to some embodiments of the present invention may be configured such that the frame 10 is pneumatically or hydraulically operated by a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder 60, The movable stage 70 may further include a movable stage 70 that can move along the horizontal rail R3 in the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction using a motor, a gear combination, a screw rod, a chain,

Therefore, the operation of the tapping apparatus 100 for manufacturing a tissue replacement according to some embodiments of the present invention will be described. The whole of the frame 10 is moved by the movable stage 70 to the first finger F -1 and the second finger F-2 to advance the object 1 between the first finger F-1 and the second finger F-2, When the motor 33 rotates the front cam 32, as shown in Fig. 6, the interval between the rollers 34 is distanced by the track T on which the rollers 34 are rotated, As can be seen, if the rotation is further rotated by 90 degrees, the interval therebetween can be narrowed.

The first movable frame 20-1 connected to the roller 34 installed above is moved along the first vertical rail R1 so that the first finger F- And the second movable base 20-2 connected to the lower roller 34 is moved along the second vertical rail R2 so that the second movable rail 20-2 can be tilted by tilting the upper surface of the second vertical rail R2, The finger F-2 can tap the lower surface of the object 1 by tapping lightly.

2, when the sensor S installed on the rotary shaft of the front cam 32 measures the rotational speed of the front cam 32 and applies a speed signal to the control unit 80, The control unit 80 can precisely control the speed of the front cam 32 by applying a speed control signal to the cam driving motor 33 that drives the front cam 32 according to the measured speed signal .

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

1: object
10: frame
F-1: First finger
F-2: Second finger
20-1: First movable base
20-2: 2nd movable base
30: Tapping actuator
40: first finger positioning member
50: second finger positioning member
100: Tapping device for producing tissue replacement
R1: 1st vertical rail
R2: Second vertical rail
20-1a: Finger side moving part
20-1b:
20-2a: Finger side moving part
20-2b:
G: Information home
41: Position adjusting screw
42: Set screw
31: Load
T: Track
32: Front cam
33: Cam drive motor
34: Roller
60: cylinder
70: movable stage
S: Sensor
80:
R3: Horizontal rail

Claims (10)

frame;
A first movable base movably installed on the frame and having a first finger for pressing one surface of the object;
A second movable base movably installed at another portion of the frame and having a second finger for pressing the other surface of the object; And
And a tapping actuator installed on the frame and moving the first movable table and the second movable table so that the first finger and the second finger can tap the object by tapping,
The object is a hexahedron-like porous body having a porous structure of artificial bone, to which a human-friendly thermosetting liquid constituting an artificial bone is applied,
Wherein the tapping actuator comprises:
A face cam on which a track is formed so that the rods provided respectively to the first movable base and the second movable base can be passed; And;
And a cam drive motor installed in the frame and rotating the front cam,
Wherein the track is an elliptical groove as a whole. delete The method according to claim 1,
The frame includes:
A first vertical rail is formed in a vertical direction above the one surface,
And a second vertical rail is formed below the one surface in the same direction as the first vertical rail. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the first movable base comprises:
A finger side movable part which is moved along the first vertical rail and on which the first finger is installed; And
And an extending movable part connected to the finger-side movable part and extending in the other direction of the frame,
The second movable base,
A finger side movable part which is moved along the second vertical rail and on which the second finger is installed; And
And an extension movable part connected to the finger side movable part and extending in a direction of the other surface of the frame. The method according to claim 1,
The first movable plate may include a first finger position adjusting member for adjusting a position of the first finger,
Wherein the second movable base is provided with a second finger position adjusting member for adjusting the position of the second finger. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the first finger position adjustment member comprises:
A position adjusting screw provided at one side of the first movable base and capable of screwing a first finger movable along a guide groove of the first movable base through a screw so as to advance and retract the screw; And
A fixing screw capable of fixing the first finger whose position is adjusted to the first movable base;
And a tacking device for producing a tissue replacement. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the rod is provided with a roller that is in rolling contact with the track. The method according to claim 1,
A movable stage capable of moving the frame in the X-axis or Y-axis direction;
Further comprising the step of:

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