KR101826805B1

KR101826805B1 - Spinal Orthoses for controlling cool and heat

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Publication number: KR101826805B1
Application number: KR1020160013137A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 문성대
Original assignee: (주)힐닉스
Priority date: 2016-02-02
Filing date: 2016-02-02
Publication date: 2018-02-07
Also published as: KR20170092074A

Abstract

In order to solve the technical problem of controlling the temperature according to the condition of the patient through the cooling / heating member and increasing the efficiency of the treatment by the cooling or heating method, the present invention is installed inside the cotton material of the spinal- A cold-water absorbing member disposed adjacent to the Peltier module to store cool air or warm air generated by the Peltier module; a temperature sensor disposed inside the cold-absorbing member; A power source controller for controlling power supply to the Peltier module; a voltage sensor for sensing a voltage of the battery; Based on the temperature sensor and the sensing signal transmitted from the current voltage sensor A microcomputer control circuit for controlling the power control unit, a mode selection unit for inputting and displaying a cooling and heating mode, and a temperature control unit for inputting and displaying temperature of cool air or warm air sent from the cold / A temperature control unit including an input and display unit for providing information on the mode and the temperature and a cold / warm controller connected to the input and display unit through a wired or wireless connection so that the user can easily select the cooling and heating mode, Provide an orthosis.

Description

{Spinal Orthoses for controlling cool and heat}

[0001] The present invention relates to a cold-adapted spinal assist device, and more particularly, to a cold-adjusted spinal assist device for controlling the temperature of a patient's condition through an integral cooling / will be.

In general, the spine is the most important part of maintaining the human body, the part of the body that acts as a girder of the human body and maintains the right posture and always cares about care. For modern people who have a lot of time to sit and live,

Keeping habits is very important, especially for patients with back pain is a habit.

However, modern people often bend their backs, such as bowing their heads to look at a book or a computer. Especially, in the case of examinees, they often keep their heads forward for long periods of time in order to study. When the unskilled posture is maintained for a long time, the head is positioned in front of the shoulder, and the back is relatively positioned, so that the back is bent like an bow starting from the head. This causes the neck bone to be straight or curved forward, causing the neck bone to move forward from the shoulder line due to the weight of the head. Also, to support the weight of the head, the muscles behind the neck and the muscles of both shoulders are always kept in a rigid state and tightly packed.

As a result, the back of the neck becomes stiff, the pain of the shoulder muscle is generated along with the tension headache, and the problem of fatigue easily occurs. In addition, when the weight is increased around the neck bone, the neck disk is dislocated from the neck bone and the neck disk disease occurs, and the backwardly bent vertebrae have a problem in which the joints are displaced backward. In addition, the lumbar vertebrae are projected forward to increase the weight of the entire lumbar vertebrae. As a result, the body weight of the upper body is concentrated on the lower lumbar vertebra and the waist disc and the intervertebral cavity are narrowed. Resulting in back disk disease.

These diseases can be cured through repetitive spinal treatment, but in severe cases, they must be treated through surgery, the cure is not performed well, and there is a problem with the autonomic nerves, which continuously affects all organs .

These diseases include cold therapy and hyperthermia in the initial physical therapy. In the case of cold treatment, it is mainly applied to the joint pain caused by trauma. It is the most suitable treatment method within 48 hours after the trauma by reducing the muscle temperature through the cold pad, To reduce blood volume, to slow the motor and sensory conduction velocity, thereby reducing pain. In the case of hyperthermia treatment, the heat is used to relax the stiff muscles to rapidly relieve the pain, and the blood flow is increased by the vasodilation to smooth the blood circulation. As a result, the byproducts and edema And to accelerate the absorption of hematomas, causing swelling to settle quickly.

Such cold and warm treatment includes a conventional method in which water or glycerin is put into a pack in a bag shape to wrap it around the knee by being frozen or hot water and a rectangular type hot pad in which a high temperature is generated by using an electric surface heating element . However, in the case of the conventional method, there is a disadvantage that it is cumbersome to use, and in the case of the method using electricity, there is a high risk of a fire or an electric shock accident due to the use of electricity, And it is difficult to wear tightly at the knee where the bending of the knee is weak due to the weak oyster of the pad, and it is inconvenient to the movement of the knee.

Korea Patent No. 1066130 (entitled "Cold and Hot Pressing Knee Brace System")

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a Peltier element that can be cooled or heated by the electric control for generating heat or absorbing heat, And to be able to be treated.

In order to protect the spine, a skin member is attached to the back surface for safe contact with the skin. The skin member is divided into three vertical stages and is formed as first, second and third bodies, An insertion groove is formed in the upper end of the second body so as to have a predetermined length so as to allow the insertion of the insertion plate, A pair of fastening holes formed in one surface of the second body so as to communicate with the fastening holes, an elliptical adjusting groove formed on one surface of the second body, and an adjusting screw connected to the fastening holes through the adjusting groove, And a fixing member attached to the chest to fix the back plate member,

A cold air absorber disposed adjacent to the Peltier module to store cold air or warm air generated by the Peltier module, and a cold air absorber disposed adjacent to the Peltier module, A cold temperature generator having a temperature sensor disposed therein and a current voltage sensor detecting a current or voltage applied to the Peltier module; And

A power supply controller for controlling power supply to the Peltier module; a voltage sensor for sensing a voltage of the battery; a voltage sensor for detecting a voltage of the battery based on a sensing signal transmitted from the temperature sensor and the current voltage sensor; A mode selector for inputting and displaying a cooling and heating mode, and a temperature controller for inputting and displaying temperature of cool air or warm air sent from the cold / warm generator, And a cold / warm controller including a wired or wireless wired controller connected to the input and display unit so that the user can easily select the cooling and heating mode, Lt; / RTI >

Meanwhile, the Peltier module includes a pair of cover pads which form a receiving portion therein, and a cooling surface and a heating surface on both sides of which are independently cooled and heated by currents applied to the inside of the cover pads And a cold air receiver for inserting an airtight space in the inside of the cover pad.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the therapeutic effect by using any spinal assist device through durability and motility of the Peltier module so that the patient's lesion can be treated by selectively controlling cold or hot steam during the treatment process of the patient.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the overall structure of a cold-temperature-controlled spinal assist device, which is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
2 is a view showing an assembling structure of a cold-temperature-controlled spinal assist device, which is an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing an assembling structure of a back plate member in a cold-temperature-adjusted spinal assist device, which is an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a side view of a user wearing a cold-adjusted spine orthosis, which is an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
5 is a view showing a structure of a cold-generating unit and a cold-temperature controller in a cold-adjusted spinal aids according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the configuration and operation of the cold / warm controller and the cold / cold controller in the cold / warm spinal assist system of the embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: There will be. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise. Also, the terms "part," " module, "and the like, which are described in the specification, refer to a unit for processing at least one function or operation, and may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, in order to protect the vertebrae, a skin member 300 is attached to the back surface for safe contact with the skin. The skin member 300 is vertically divided into three sections, A fitting plate 211 is formed at a lower end of the first body 210 so as to adjust the height between the first and second bodies 210 and 220 while being formed of three bodies 210, 220 and 230, An insertion groove 221 having a predetermined length is formed downward from the upper end of the second body 220 so that the insertion plate 211 can be inserted therein, An elliptical adjustment groove 222 is formed on one surface of the second body 220 so that the fastening hole 212 is formed in the second body 220 and the fastening hole 212 is formed through the adjustment groove 222, A back plate member 200 to which an adjusting screw 240 is coupled to be coupled to the back plate member 200, A regulatable vertebral orthosis (500) comprising:

A Peltier module 610 installed inside the cotton sheet member 300 and selectively generating cold and warm air by receiving power, and a Peltier module 610 for storing cold air or warm air generated by the Peltier module 610 A temperature sensor 621 disposed inside the cold / heat absorbing member 620 and a current voltage sensor 612 detecting a current or a voltage applied to the Peltier module 610. The cold / A cold temperature generating unit 600 having a temperature sensor,

A battery 710 that supplies power to the Peltier module 610, a power control unit 720 that controls power supply to the Peltier module 610, a voltage sensor 711 that senses the voltage of the battery 710, A microcomputer control circuit 730 for controlling the power control unit 720 based on the sensing signal transmitted from the temperature sensor 621 and the current voltage sensor 612 and a mode selection unit 730 for inputting and displaying the cooling and heating mode, And a temperature control unit 742 for inputting and displaying the temperature of cool air or warm air sent from the cold / warm generator 600. The microcomputer control circuit 730 provides the mode and temperature information And a cold / warm controller 700 including a wired / wireless controller 750 connected to the input and display unit 740 in a wired or wireless manner so that the user can easily select the cooling and heating mode Cold temperature control It provides a weight brace (100, hereinafter referred to "spinal brace" hereinafter.).

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the back plate member 200 has a fitting plate 211 at the lower end of the first body 210 so as to adjust the height between the first and second bodies 210 and 220 And an insertion groove 221 formed at a predetermined length downward from the upper end of the second body 220 so as to allow the insertion plate 211 to be inserted thereinto is formed on one surface of the fitting plate 211, An elliptical adjusting groove 222 is formed on one surface of the second body 220 so as to be in communication with the fastening hole 212 and is fastened through the adjusting groove 222, And an adjusting screw 240 connected to and fastened to the sphere 212 is formed and provided.

The fitting plate 211 formed at the lower end of the first body 210 is inserted into the insertion groove 221 formed at the upper end of the second body 220 and the fastening hole 211 formed in the fitting plate 211 212 are placed in communication with the elliptical adjustment groove 222 formed on one surface of the second body 220.

In order to prevent the outer skin on the back of the backboard member 200 and the fixing member 500 constituting the spinal assist device 100 from being damaged, And a first attachment member 310 in the form of an male / female Velcro is integrally formed on both sides of the covering member 300 for the first fixing of the backing plate 200 on which the covering member 300 is formed .

The fixing member 500 has a structure in which it is brought into close contact with the chest and has a pair of connection rings 510 at both ends of the fixing member 500, And a second attaching member 520 in the form of a Velcro is formed.

The auxiliary plate member 400 is formed on both sides of the back plate member 200 and the auxiliary plate member 400 is coupled between the back plate member 200 and the cotton foam member 300 When the snap button 260 is fastened through the first fixing grooves 201 of the first and second bodies 220 and 230 between the second and third bodies 220 and 230 and the dermal material 300, The snap button 260 is fastened through the first fixing groove 201 formed in the second and third bodies 220 and 230 so that the second fixing groove 401 formed at one end of the second body 300 is connected to the auxiliary Thereby binding the plate member 400.

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6, the cold storage unit 600 and the cold storage unit 700 provide a Peltier effect inside the cloth material 300.

In addition to the structure of the above-described spinal orthosis, various kinds of spinal aids can be applied as well as a cold generator 600 and a cold controller 700 in an orthosis for calibrating the user's body.

The cold temperature generating unit 600 includes a Peltier module 610 capable of generating cold or warm air, a cold absorbing member 620 disposed adjacent to the Peltier module 610, And a temperature sensor 621 and a current-voltage sensor 612 for detecting the temperature and the like.

The cold / cold control unit 700 includes a power control unit 720, a microcomputer control circuit 730, an input and display unit 740, and a wire / wireless controller 750. The power control unit 720 controls power supplied from the battery 710 to be charged to the Peltier module 610 of the cold / warm generator 600. The microcomputer control circuit 730 controls the cold temperature generator 600 based on the sensing signal transmitted from the voltage sensor 711, the temperature sensor 621 and the current voltage sensor 612 that sense the voltage of the battery 710 And controls the power control unit 720 so as to perform the cold / warm function.

The Peltier module 610 of the cold temperature generating unit 600 may receive the current charged in the battery 710 through the control of the power control unit 720 and perform a cooling function through a heating function or an endothermic function. That is, the power control unit 720 controls the direction of the current supplied to the Peltier element 611 of the Peltier module 610 to change the cooling surface and the heating surface of the Peltier element 611, Chill or warmth can be selected. By controlling the intensity of the electric current supplied to the Peltier element 611, the temperature of the cold air or the warm air generated by the cold temperature generator 600 can be controlled.

The Peltier module 610 used in this embodiment has a substantially square block structure, but the illustrated shape of the Peltier module 610 is not limited to the scope of the present invention. That is, the shape of the Peltier module 610 can be changed as much as the kind, size, volume, design, etc. of the products applied to the cold-temperature-controllable vertebrae 100 of the present embodiment.

The Peltier element 611 of the Peltier module 610 serves to heat or cool the air inside the cold air receiver 630 described later.

The Peltier module 610 includes a pair of cover pads 601 that form a receiving portion 602 therein and a plurality of pads 602 that are provided on the inner receiving portion 602 of the cover pad 601, A Peltier element 611 having a cooling surface and a heating surface that are independently cooled and heated, and a cold air receiver 630 that forms an airtight space inside the cover pad 601 while being interposed on one surface of the cover pad 601 .

The Peltier element 611 constitutes a closed path between two points connecting a metal and a semiconductor and generates a Peltier effect which is a phenomenon in which heat is generated on one side and heat is absorbed on the other side .

That is, the Peltier element 611 can selectively generate cool air and warm air in one direction by changing the cooling surface and the heating surface according to the direction of current applied in N, P, N, or P, N,

In other words, when a current is applied to the Peltier element 611, both sides of the Peltier element 611 are independently cooled and heated by the applied current, so that one side forms a cooling surface, and the other side is a heating surface .

In the case of this embodiment, a plurality of Peltier elements 611 are used, but only one Peltier element 611 having a large area may be applied as the case may be.

A plurality of Peltier elements 611 are arranged in the cover pad 601 so as to be spaced apart from each other, and a heating surface and a cooling surface of the Peltier element 611 are arranged to be opposed to each other. In other words, one surface of one Peltier element 611 is heated And one side of the other Peltier element 611 is provided as a cooling surface so that the Peltier element 611 having one surface of the Peltier element 611 formed as a heating surface is applied to the power control part 720 of the cold / And the other of the Peltier elements 611 is applied to the power control unit 720 of the cooling control unit 700 to be divided and controlled.

The cold air receiver 630 of the Peltier module 610 receives the cool air or warm air generated by the Peltier element 611 in the cover pad 601 and is received on the one side of the cover pad 601 to receive the cold air receiver 630 To prevent the loss of the cold air or warmth of the enclosed air in the air. To this end, the surface of the cold air receiver 630 is preferably made of a thermally conductive plastic or a profiled aluminum material.

The inner air of the cold air receiver 630 in which the cold air or warm air is accumulated is transferred to the surface of the cold air receiver 630 and is guided to the cold air absorber 620 through the surface of the cold air receiver 630, Or the warmth is transferred to the cooling / heating member 620 so that the cold or warmth is accumulated in the cooling / absorbing member 620 to be contacted with the treatment area of the patient to transmit cold or warm air, So that cold air or warm air is transmitted.

In addition, a cold / hot filler (not shown) made of a phase change material (PCM) is filled in the cold / hot air receiver 630, and the cold / hot filler is a phase change material (PCM) .

Further, the cold / hot filler is filled with calcium chloride or non-vegetable vegetable oil to use a material which is kept cool or warm for a long time.

6, a voltage sensor 711 for measuring the amount of voltage of the battery to check the charged state of the battery 710 in real time for accurate control of the mechanical configuration of the cold / . The voltage sensor 711 sends a detection signal to the microcomputer control circuit 730 of the cold / warm controller 700. A current voltage sensor 612 for sensing the current or voltage applied from the battery 710 to the Peltier element 611 is provided in the cold temperature generator 600 and the sensing signal is sent to the microcomputer control circuit 730 . A temperature sensor 621 is installed inside the cold / absorptive member 620 to sense the temperature of the cold or warm stored in the cold / absorbing member 620, and transmits a detection signal to the microcomputer control circuit 730.

The cold / hot temperature controller 700 is for accurately controlling the cold / hot temperature generator 600, and uses the microcomputer control circuit 730 to configure the following control system.

The microcomputer control circuit 730 receives the sensing signal from the voltage sensor 711 that senses the voltage of the battery 710 and can check the charged amount of the battery 710 in real time. The power supply control unit 720 is controlled according to the charged state of the battery 710 to supply or cut off the power to the cold / hot generating unit 600.

The microcomputer control circuit 730 receives the detection signal from the temperature sensor 621 provided in the cold / hot generator 600 and controls the power controller 720 based on the detection signal. For example, when the temperature is out of the range set by the user, the power control unit 720 is controlled to cut off the power applied to the Peltier element 611 of the cold / warm generator 600.

The cold / warm controller 700 includes an input / display unit 740 connected to the microcomputer control circuit 730 for inputting control information by the patient or displaying status information of the cold / hot system. The cold generator 600 receives power from the power controller 720 and generates heat and an endothermic effect through the Peltier module 610 according to the patient's setting. 740 may include a mode selection unit 741 for selecting a cooling mode or a thermal mode. Accordingly, the microcomputer control circuit 730 automatically controls the power control unit 720 according to the selected mode.

The Peltier module 610 is heated or absorbed by the mode selection unit 741 to raise or lower the temperature of the Peltier module 610. In order to precisely control the temperature of the generated cold or warm air, 742 are provided. The temperature selection of the temperature regulating unit 742 may be performed by setting the upper limit and the lower limit, or by setting a specific value, the cold / hot generating unit 600 continuously operates within a range of the upper limit and the lower limit, So that it can be automatically controlled.

Meanwhile, if the user sets the temperature in the warm mode in the cold / warm controller 700, if the temperature rises to a predetermined temperature or higher based on the set temperature, the circuit connected to the Peltier element 611 is short- . When the temperature is set in the cooling mode in the cold / hot controller 700, the cold / hot controller 700 may be configured to shut off the power supply to the Peltier element 611 when the temperature falls below a predetermined temperature based on the set temperature.

The input and display unit 740 can be configured as an LCD, an LED, or a digital display, and is configured to display a set mode, temperature information, and status of the sensors.

The wired / wireless controller 750 is connected to the input and display unit through a wired or wireless connection so that the driver can easily select the cooling or heating mode.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present embodiment, and various modifications and changes may be made to those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the embodiments. Therefore, the present embodiments are to be construed as illustrative rather than restrictive, and the scope of the technical idea of the present embodiment is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present embodiment should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Spine orthosis 100 backboard member 200 cotton member 300
Auxiliary plate member 400 Fixing member 500 Cold-generating unit 600
Peltier module 610 Peltier device 611 Current voltage sensor 612
Cooling and absorbing member 620 Temperature sensor 621 Cooling air receiver 630
Cold temperature controller 700 battery 710 voltage sensor 711
Power control unit 720 Microcomputer control circuit 730 Input and display unit 740
Mode selection unit 741 Temperature control unit 742 Wired / wireless controller 750

Claims

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The sponge is attached to protect the spine. In order to securely contact the spine, a skin member is attached to the rear part. The sponge is divided into three vertical parts and is formed as first, second, and third bodies. And an insertion groove having a predetermined length is formed at a lower portion from the upper end of the second body so that the fitting plate can be inserted into the insertion body, An adjusting plate having an elliptical adjusting groove formed on one surface of the second body so as to be in communication with the fixing hole and an adjusting screw connected to the fixing hole through the adjusting groove to form an adjusting screw, And a fixing member attached to the chest so as to fix the member, a vertebra which is installed in the inside of the covering member and selectively generates cold air and warm air by receiving power, Temperature absorption member disposed adjacent to the Peltier module to store cold or warm generated by the Peltier module, a temperature sensor disposed inside the cold / heat absorbing member, and a temperature sensor disposed within the Peltier module to sense a current or voltage applied to the Peltier module A cold / hot generator having a current voltage sensor; A battery controller for controlling power supply to the Peltier module, a voltage sensor for sensing a voltage of the battery, a temperature sensor, and a current sensor A microcomputer control circuit for controlling the power control unit, a mode selection unit for inputting and displaying a cooling and heating mode, and a temperature control unit for inputting and displaying temperature of cool air or warm air sent from the cold / An input and display unit for providing information on the mode and the temperature, and a cold / warm controller having a wired / wireless controller connected to the input and display unit through a wired or wireless connection so that the user can easily select the cooling and heating mode, In spinal braces,
Wherein the Peltier module includes a pair of cover pads for forming a receiving portion therein, and a cooling surface and a heating surface, both surfaces of which are independently cooled and heated by currents applied to the inside of the cover pads, (PCM), a high-temperature heat storage medium, a high-temperature heat storage medium, a calcium chloride , And a vegetable oil of nonconductive material,
Wherein a cool air or a warm air is transferred to and accumulated in a cold absorbing member that is interposed in the treatment area of the patient while being interviewed with the surface of the cold air absorbing member and a vent hole is formed through the surface of the cold absorbing member, .