JPH069591B2 - Standing auxiliary device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an orthostatic assist device for persons with lower limb disorders such as those with spinal cord injury or cervical spinal cord injury.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Spinal cord injured persons undergo post-injury rehabilitation training in order to prevent orthostatic hypotension, osteoporosis, pressure ulcers, and foot prostheses by using a tilt table and a standing table. In many cases, there is a desire to stand even after being discharged from the hospital. However, in the case of a person with a cervical spinal cord injury, two to three caregivers are required to stand on the existing stand, and even if a stand is purchased, it is very difficult to stand up at home.

[0003] Conventionally, the method of standing up a person with spinal cord injury is a method of standing it up by human assistance and supporting the standing up position by a caregiver, standing up by the power of the handicapped person's own arm using a tool, and fixing it with a belt etc. Supporting method, supine position on the table and fixing knees and chest with a belt, then raising the table with power and standing up, pushing up from a wheelchair sitting position with a few helpers, fixing the buttocks with a belt and standing up. There is a method of holding it, and a method of holding the seat and the backrest stretched and erected by power to maintain the standing position.

The caregiver requires a great deal of labor and skill, and there is a high risk of falling when performing at home. Is difficult to balance with his arms and is impossible for people with tetraplegia. Is expensive, the equipment is large, and it is difficult to use at home. Needs several helpers to stand up and needs family members to use it at home, so he cannot easily stand up at any time. Or, it cannot be used by people with quadriplegia who have no grip or push-up strength. Similarly, when standing up, rubbing easily occurs between the movement of the joints of the body and the movement of the seat links. Moreover, the standing posture is not upright and the knee is bent and the knee is overloaded. Several caregivers were required to stand up the quadriplegic.

[0005]

The present invention enables not only a person with spinal cord injury but also a person with quadriplegics such as a person with cervical spinal cord injury who cannot stand up by his / her own power, and even an elderly female caregiver can assist with standing up. The purpose is to obtain a stand-up aid.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a horizontal underframe in which right and left upright rods are provided upright, and the upper end of the upright rod is formed so as to be vertically movable. The connecting rods are connected to each other to form a machine frame, vertical groove mats for knee fitting are provided on the left and right at the front part of the connecting rod, and at the tip of the vertically movable arm pivotally supported by the machine frame. A horizontal rod is provided, and both ends of the horizontal rod are pivotally attached to the ends of the telescopic arms pivotally supported on the upper portions of the left and right upright rods, and the tip end of the vertically rotatable arm is connected to a rear traction device, The lateral rod is capable of suspending the buttocks, and the upper parts of the left and right upright rods are connected by a horizontal connecting rod, and a cylindrical mat for arm leaning is provided between the upper parts, and a horizontal arm facing forward is provided on the upper part. The back support can be detachably supported on the upper part of the upright assisting device upright rods provided on the left and right, and the cylindrical mat can freely rotate. It constituted by standing aids.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the buttock receiver 11 is laid on the seat of the wheelchair to allow the patient 18 to sit on the buttock receiver 11, and both ends of the buttocks 11 of the buttock receiver 11 are connected to both ends of the lateral rod 7. In this state, the knees 16 and 16 of the patient 18 are fitted into the flute mats 5 and 5, and the arms 19 and 19 are leaned against the cylindrical mat 13 (the state is shown in FIG. 1).

In this state, the rear traction device 10 is operated to move the pivoting portion 9 of the vertically rotatable arm 6 and the telescopic arm 8 from the position shown in FIG. 1 to the position shown in FIG. When retracted to the rear, first the retractable arm 8 contracts,
The buttocks 17 are lifted around the knees 16, 16 (the state is shown in FIG. 2). Then, when the pivoting portion 9 is pulled backward by the pulling device 10 continuously (continuously), the upper ends 2 ′ and 2 ′ of the upright rods 2 and 2 are pushed upward by the retractable arms 8 and 8 and are shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper ends 2 ′, 2 ′ rise upward, and finally the pivotally attached parts 9, 9 move to the rear part of the upright rods 2, 2 so that they cannot be bent forward (see FIG. 4). As shown in FIG. 4, when the operation of the traction device 10 is stopped, the patient 18 can hold the patient 18 in an upright state with the knees 16, 16 and the buttocks 17 standing upright as shown in FIG.

In the above-mentioned standing process, the patient with cervical spinal cord injury contacts the back support 15 with his back and attaches the straps 15 ', 1 at both ends thereof.
5'can be connected to the horizontal connecting rod 12 to assist the standing of the upper body. Of course, both sides are supported by the horizontal arms 14 that face forward, and the tilting of the upper body in the left-right direction is prevented.
Then, by the operation opposite to the above operation, the patient 18
The patient 18 can be moved on the wheelchair by returning the weight from the position shown in FIG. 1 to the position shown in FIG. 1 by moving the weight forward, sitting on the original wheelchair, and removing the buttocks 11 from the lateral rod 7.

[0010]

[Embodiment] Upright rods 2, 2 are erected on both right and left sides of a horizontal underframe 1, and the middle of both upright rods 2, 2 are connected by a connecting rod 3 to form a machine frame 4. The upright rods 2 and 2 are formed by square pipes,
A vertically movable sliding rod 2 ", 2" is inserted into the upper portion, and the upper end of the sliding rod 2 ", 2" forms the upper end 2 ', 2'of the upright rod 2, 2, and the upper end 2'. 2'is connected by a horizontal connecting rod 12. A pair of vertical groove mats 5 and 5 for knee fitting are provided on the left and right sides of the connecting rods 3 of the upright rods 2 and 2 and are pivotally supported by the pins 6 ′ on the connecting rods 3 of the machine frame 4. A horizontal rod 7 in the left-right direction is provided at the tip of the arm 6 that can be raised and lowered, and the rod 6 is pivotally supported by the pins 8'on both ends of the rod 7 and the sliding rods 2 ", 2" of the upright rods 2, 2. The tip (front end) of the arm 8 is pivotally attached 9 so as to be free to move.

Then, the tip portion of the vertically movable arm 6 is attached to the rear traction device 10 by the chain block 10 '.
0 ", and the pulling device 10 can be pulled by the manual turning handle 20. The vertically swingable arm 6 is connected to the central portion of the horizontal rod 7, but is provided on the upright rods 2 and 2, respectively. , The tip may be connected by a horizontal rod 7 or a U-shaped or bent horizontal rod may be used for the horizontal rod 7. Both ends of the horizontal rod 7 are hooked on both sides of a cloth buttocks 11. 11 '
The upper and lower ends 2 ′ and 2 ′ of the horizontal connecting rod 12 are rotatably provided with a cylindrical mat 13 for arm rest, and the upper ends 2 ′ and 2 ′ have horizontal arms 14 and 14 facing forward. Can be installed on the left and right to prevent the upper body from tilting left and right. At both ends of the horizontal connecting rod 12, both ends of the back support 15 made of cloth are hooked.
5'and 15 'can be detachably provided.

Reference numeral 21 in the drawing denotes a positioning hole of the cylindrical mat 13, 22 is a suspension ring of the buttocks 11, and 23 is a guide roller of the chain 10 ".

[0013]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, a person with a spinal cord injury or a person with a cervical spinal cord injury can lift the buttocks 17 from the wheelchair with the knees 16 and 16 as fulcrums, and the upper body with the upper end 2'and 2'of the cylinder. Since it is lifted by the mat 13, it moves from the sitting position to the standing position in a natural posture, and the shifting can be easily performed by operating the towing device 10 by one person. Further, when returning to the original sitting position, it is possible to return in a natural posture depending on the weight of the patient 18 who has stood up simply by operating the pulling device 10 in the opposite direction, and there is an advantage that many caregivers are not required.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a standing up assist device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the buttocks lifted state.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the upper half of the body in a lifted state.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a standing state.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the standing up assist device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Horizontal underframe 2 Upright rod 2'Upper end 3 Continuous rod 4 Machine frame 5 Vertical grooved mat for knee fitting 6 Elevating and pivoting arm 7 Side rod 8 Telescopic arm 9 Pivoting part 10 Rearward traction device 11 Hip receiving 12 Horizontal link 13 Cylindrical mat for arm rest 14 Horizontal arm 15 Back support

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A horizontal underframe is provided with left and right upright rods standing upright, the upper end of the upright rod is formed to be vertically movable, and the machine frame is formed by connecting the middle of both upright rods with a connecting rod. Vertical grooved mats for knee fitting are provided on the left and right at the front part of the connecting rod, and horizontal rods are provided at the tips of the vertically movable arms pivotally supported on the machine frame. The tip of the telescopic arm pivotally supported at the upper part of the upright rod is pivotally connected, the tip of the vertically movable arm is connected to the rear traction device, and the buttocks can be suspended on the horizontal rod. A standing-up assisting device in which upper parts of right and left upright rods are connected by a horizontal connecting rod, a cylindrical mat for arm rest is provided between the upper parts, and horizontal arms facing forward are provided on the left and right. 2. A back support can be detachably supported on the upper part of the upright rod, and the cylindrical mat can freely rotate.
(1) The standing up device described.