KR102231337B1 - A Chest compression guard - Google Patents

Abstract

A chest compression guard according to the present invention comprises: a guard main body which is wrapped around the chest for elastic support; a fixing band which generates tensile force on both sides of the guard main body to maintain a closed loop shape; a shoulder strap which has an end fixed to a plurality of places of the guard main body and is wrapped around the shoulder; a reinforcing member which is positioned between the guard main body and the human body and is configured to have greater rigidity than the guard main body to suppress changes in the external appearance of the human body; and a fixing member which is positioned between the reinforcing member and the guard main body to maintain an attached state to each other.

Description

A chest compression guard

The present invention relates to a chest compression pad, and is worn on the chest to prevent chest tremors in situations such as when a surgical patient rises or lies down, when rehabilitation exercises, when an impact is applied to the chest, when coughing to spit phlegm, etc. It relates to a chest compression pad that can be minimized.

The present invention relates to a chest compression protector in which the protector body is formed by stacking a material having elasticity and a velcro tape to improve chest compression performance and facilitate wearing.

The present invention relates to a chest compression protector provided with a reinforcing member made to include a metal plate so that it can be supported more stably by being placed between the protector body and the body.

The present invention relates to a chest compression protector in which a metal plate is embedded in a reinforcing member so as to have rigidity and to be transformed into a shape corresponding to a user's body part.

The present invention is provided with a fixing member on the outer surface of the reinforcing member so that it can be attached to the protective base body, so that the reinforcing member can be easily fixed and its separation is prevented.

In general, patients suffering from a chest disease complain of pain in the chest when coughing. At this time, in order to relieve the pain in the chest, press the chest by hand to maintain a stable state.

However, when a patient suffering from a chest disease coughs, there is a limit to relieving the pain if the pain is simply pressed by hand rather than a separate means for reducing the pain transmitted to the chest.

Accordingly, Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 20-0170284 discloses a body (2) located in the chest by a shoulder strap (6, 6') as shown in FIG. 1, and a pair of waves in front of the body (2). Since the earth (4, 4') is provided, when patients suffering from a disease on the chest wear it on the chest and cough, etc., the gripper (4, 4') is grasped and held by the body (2). A chest protector configured to relieve pain as) compresses the chest.

However, the above technology has a problem in that the effect varies depending on the magnitude of the force held by the user, and the usability is deteriorated.

In addition, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2004-0025513 discloses a chest protector for correcting the thoracic vertebrae that is provided with a protective cap 200 having a hemispherical cross-sectional shape as shown in FIG. 2 to relieve a woman's chest compression. have.

However, the prior art of FIG. 2 is a technology that has the main purpose of alleviating the compression of a woman's chest, and has a problem in that the effect is insufficient in reducing the shaking of the chest.

In addition, Japanese Patent No. 05127717 discloses a sternum support device having a tension element for pressing in a plurality of directions as shown in FIG. 3.

However, the conventional technology of FIG. 3 has a problem in that the structure is complicated, so that the convenience of use is reduced, and the activity is decreased due to the weight.

In addition, there is a problem in that it is impossible to wear customized for different body types for each patient.

Meanwhile, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-2055145 includes an expansion member 210, a blocking member 220, and a pressure part 200 including a ventilation member 230 as shown in FIG. 4, so that the body can be brought into close contact with the body as much as possible. A thoracolumbar orthosis is disclosed.

However, it has to be adjusted according to the change in the size of the user's body shape or chest circumference, and it has a structure that covers the entire body, so there is a problem that the usability is deteriorated.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and the present invention relates to a chest compression pad, which is worn on the chest to pressurize when a surgical patient rises, lies down, rehabilitation exercises, and shock to the chest. It is to provide a chest compression pad to minimize chest tremors in situations such as when it is applied, when coughing to spit phlegm.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a chest compression protector in which the protector body is formed by stacking a material having elasticity and a Velcro tape to improve chest compression performance and facilitate wearing.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a chest compression protector that is provided with a reinforcing member made to include a metal plate so that it can be supported more stably by being placed between the protector body and the body.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a chest compression protector in which a metal plate is embedded in a reinforcing member so as to have rigidity and can be transformed into a shape corresponding to a user's body part.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a chest compression protector having a fixing member on the outer surface of the reinforcing member so that it can be easily fixed to the reinforcing member and prevent separation.

The chest compression protector according to the present invention includes a protector body wrapped around the chest and elastically supported, a fixing band that generates tension on both sides of the protector body to maintain a closed loop shape, and ends are fixed at a plurality of places of the protector body. A shoulder strap wrapped around the shoulder, a reinforcing member that is located between the protective base and the body and has a greater rigidity than the protective base to suppress changes in the appearance of the body, and a state that is located between the reinforcing member and the protective base and is attached to each other. It characterized in that it comprises a fixing member for holding.

The reinforcing member is deformable to have a shape corresponding to a part of the body, a rigid portion made of metal, and a buffer portion provided outside the rigid portion to block exposure of the rigid portion, and having an elastic restoring force between the rigid portion and the body, and the It is characterized in that it is configured to include a buffer portion and a rigid portion therein, and the fixing member and an attachment portion selectively attachable.

The protective body is characterized in that it comprises a shell attachable to the fixing member and forming an exterior, and an elastic member that is formed of a material positioned inside the shell and has an elastic restoring force to apply pressure to the chest.

The rigid part is made of a material including aluminum and has a plate shape.

The attachment portion and the outer shell are made of the same material.

The chest compression protector according to the present invention is conveniently worn on the chest and compressed to prevent chest tremors in situations such as when a surgical patient rises or lies down, during rehabilitation exercises, when an impact is applied to the chest, when coughing to spit phlegm, etc. Can be minimized.

In addition, the protective body is made of a layered form of elastic material and velcro tape, so that the chest compression performance is improved and it is easy to wear.

In addition, it is possible to support the chest more stably by providing a reinforcing member made of a metal plate so that it is placed between the body and the body.

In addition, since a metal plate is embedded in the reinforcing member, while having rigidity, it can be deformed and used in a shape corresponding to the user's body part, so that the usability can be improved.

In addition, by providing a fixing member on the outer surface of the reinforcing member so that it can be attached to the protective base body, the reinforcing member can be easily fixed and separation can be prevented.

1 is a state diagram of the use of the chest protector disclosed in the Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 20-0170284.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of the chest protector for thoracic spine correction disclosed in Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2004-0025513.
3 is a perspective view showing the structure of the sternum support device disclosed in Japanese Patent Registration No. 05127717.
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the structure of the thoracolumbar orthosis brace disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-2055145.
Figure 5 is a real photograph showing the structure of the chest compression guard according to the present invention.
Figure 6 is an exploded photograph showing a detailed configuration of the chest compression guard according to the present invention.
7 is a photograph showing a state in which a reinforcing member, which is a component of the chest compression protector according to the present invention, is attached to the protector body.
Figure 8 is a photograph showing the internal structure of the reinforcing member as a component in the chest compression protector according to the present invention.
Figure 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of the A-A' part of Figure 7 showing the internal structure of the chest compression protector according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the chest compression protector 100 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a real photograph showing the structure of the chest compression protector 100 according to the present invention.

Prior to this, terms or words used in the present specification and claims are not to be interpreted in a conventional and dictionary meaning, and the inventor can appropriately define the concept of terms in order to describe his own invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as a meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that there is.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not represent all the technical spirit of the present invention, and thus various equivalents that can replace them at the time of application It should be understood that there may be water and variations.

As shown in the accompanying drawings, the chest compression protector 100 according to the present invention is configured to prevent deformation (expansion) of the chest due to shaking or coughing of the chest by compressing it around the user's chest.

To this end, the chest compression protector 100 includes a protector body 120 that is elastically supported by being wrapped around the chest, and a fixing band 140 that generates tension on both sides of the protector body 120 to maintain a closed loop shape, The external shape of the body consists of a shoulder strap 160 connected and attached from the rear side of the protection base 120 to the front through the upper side, and is located between the protection base 120 and the body and has a greater rigidity than the protection base 120 Consisting of a reinforcing member 180 for suppressing change, and a fixing member positioned between the reinforcing member 180 and the protective base 120 to maintain an attached state (see reference numeral 190 in FIG. 6) do.

The protection base body 120 is configured to have elasticity, and the fixing band 140 also has elasticity, and both ends are attached to the outer surface of the protection base body 120. Therefore, when the fixing band 140 is stretched and wrapped around the chest and the ends are attached to the outer surface of the protection base 120, the fixing band 140 is reduced in a stretched state. It puts pressure on you.

The shoulder strap 160 is configured to maintain a height position so that the chest compression protector 100 does not flow downward, is configured to be adjustable in length, and is fixedly attached to the compression protector 100, It is configured to be able to adjust the position by attaching it to various positions according to the patient's body type or gender.

The reinforcing member 180 is a configuration to compensate for this problem because it may be difficult to suppress the expansion of the chest by only the force pressed by the protective base 120.

That is, the reinforcing member 180 is configured to have a greater rigidity than the protective base 120 and is positioned between the protective base 120 and the body, and thus serves to firmly support the protective base 120 in a fixed position. Carry out.

Hereinafter, a detailed configuration of the chest compression protector 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 8.

6 is an exploded photograph showing a detailed configuration of the chest compression protector 100 according to the present invention, and in Figure 7 a reinforcing member 180, which is one configuration in the chest compression protector 100 according to the present invention, is a protective body A photograph showing a state attached to the 120 is shown, and FIG. 8 is a photograph showing the internal structure of the reinforcing member 180, which is a component of the chest compression protector 100 according to the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, the protective base 120 has a long strip shape, and the area surrounding the patient's side is expanded.

In addition, a fixing band 140 is attached to the left side of the protection base body 120. The fixing band 140 is made of a material having elasticity, and male Velcro tapes are provided at both ends of one surface.

Therefore, the fixing band 140 is attached to the outer surface of the opposite protection body 120 when the protection body 120 is wrapped around the chest and can be pressed.

A plurality of strip-shaped fixing members 190 are provided in the protection base body 120. The fixing member 190 is made of a male Velcro, and can be selectively removed from the protective base body 120 and moved to another place to be attached.

In addition, the fixing member 190 is attached to the reinforcing member 180 and performs a function of firmly supporting it.

That is, the outer surface of the reinforcing member 180 is configured to be attached to the outer surface of the fixing member 190 in a ring coupling manner. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 7, the fixing member 190 and the attached reinforcing member 180 do not flow downward even in an upright state by wearing the chest compression protector 100, and movement is restricted.

The reinforcing member 180 is composed of a plurality. That is, the reinforcing member 180 is configured to firmly support the patient's chest by being bent and deformed to correspond to the external shape as shown in FIG. 8 when necessary as the shape of the chest of the patient is different from each other.

Meanwhile, the reinforcing member 180 is configured to include a plurality of layers as shown in FIG. 8.

That is, the reinforcing member 180 is provided with an attachment portion 182 on the upper and lower surfaces to form an exterior, and can be used without distinction between the front and the rear surfaces. In addition, the attachment portion 182 is configured to be coupled to the fixing member 190 in a ring coupling manner.

Accordingly, the reinforcing member 180 can be easily attached to the fixing member 190 by the attachment portion 182, and can be moved and attached to any place where the fixing member 190 is located.

A buffer part 184 is provided inside the attachment part 182. The buffer unit 184 is configured to absorb an impact applied from the inside/outside of the reinforcing member 180, and is made of a material having an elastic restoring force. In the embodiment of the present invention, the buffer part 184 is a non-woven fabric.

A rigid part (refer to 186 in FIG. 9) is provided inside the buffer part 184. Hereinafter, a detailed structure of the reinforcing member 180 and the protective base 120 will be described with reference to FIG. 9.

9 is a longitudinal sectional view of the A-A' part of FIG. 7 showing the internal structure of the chest compression protector 100 according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the chest compression protector 100 has a form in which a plurality of layers are stacked, and the protector body 120 is located at the lower side, and the fixing member 190 is located at the upper side of the protector body 120, and the fixing A reinforcing member 180 is attached to the upper side of the member 190.

The protective base body 120 is largely configured to include a shell 122 and an elastic member 124. The outer shell 122 is attachable to the fixing member 190 and forms an exterior, and the elastic member 124 is located inside the outer shell 122 and is formed of a material having an elastic restoring force to apply pressure to the chest. It is configured to include an elastic member 124.

Therefore, the protective base body 120 has elasticity by the elastic member 124, and can be attached to the fixing member 190 by the outer shell 122. In the embodiment of the present invention, the elastic member 124 is made of neoprene, and the outer shell 122 is made of armvelcro.

The fixing member 190 is positioned between the protective base 120 and the reinforcing member 180 to maintain a state of being attached to each other, and is configured such that male Velcro is formed on both sides.

The reinforcing member 180 is an essential part of the present invention, and a rigid part 186 is disposed in the inner center thereof. The rigid part 186 is made of a metal plate, and an aluminum alloy is used in the embodiment of the present invention.

Therefore, the rigid portion 186 has the largest rigidity among the plurality of components included in the chest compression protector 100, and is bent when necessary and used in a state in which it is deformed to correspond to the appearance of the body, so that it does not deform against changes in the appearance of the chest. It can be sustained by maintaining its shape.

The buffer part 184 may feel uncomfortable when the rigid part 186 is made of metal, so that when it is close to the body, it is configured to compensate for this point.

Therefore, when the rigid part 186 is bent and worn, exhaustion is not generated by the buffer part 184, and the function of absorbing external shock can also be performed.

The attachment portion 182 is to allow the reinforcing member 180 to be attached to the fixing member 190, and since it forms the outer surface of the reinforcing member 180, the reinforcing member 180 is It becomes possible to be attached to the fixing member 190, and the attachment portion 182 is made of the same material as the outer shell 122.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments illustrated above, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible for those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

For example, in the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an aluminum alloy is used as the rigid part 186, but it is of course possible to change variously as long as it is a metal material having more rigidity than the protective base 120 while being bent when necessary.

100. Chest compression protector 120. Protector body
122. Outer skin 124. Stretch member
140. Fixing band 160. Shoulder strap
180. Reinforcing member 182. Attachment
184. Buffer part 186. Rigid part
190. Fixing member

Claims (5)

delete A protective base body wrapped around the chest and elastically supported, a fixing band that generates a tensile force on both sides of the protective base body to maintain a closed loop shape, a shoulder strap that is fixed to a plurality of places of the protective base body and wrapped around the shoulder, and the Consisting of a reinforcing member positioned between the protective base and the body and having a greater rigidity than the protective base to suppress changes in the appearance of the body, and a fixing member positioned between the reinforcing member and the protective base to maintain the attached state to each other. In the chest compression protector,
The reinforcing member,
It can be deformed to have a shape corresponding to a part of the body, and a rigid part made of metal,
A buffer portion provided outside the rigid portion to block exposure of the rigid portion and having an elastic restoring force between the rigid portion and the body;
The chest compression protector, characterized in that configured to accommodate the buffer portion and the rigid portion therein, and comprising an attachment portion selectively attachable to the fixing member.
The method of claim 2, wherein the protective base body,
A shell attachable to the fixing member and forming an exterior,
A chest compression protector, characterized in that it comprises an elastic member positioned inside the outer skin and formed of a material having an elastic restoring force to apply pressure to the chest.
The method of claim 3, wherein the rigid part,
Chest compression protector, characterized in that it is made of a material containing aluminum and has a plate shape.
The chest compression protector of claim 4, wherein the attachment portion and the outer skin are made of the same material.

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