Ankle pump movement auxiliary device

Abstract

The invention provides an ankle pump movement assisting device, and relates to the technical field of medical instruments, the device comprises a base, a movable assembly and a foot bottom positioning mechanism are arranged in the base, the back side of the foot bottom positioning mechanism is connected with the movable assembly, and the surface of the foot bottom positioning mechanism is provided with a groove for accommodating the foot bottom of a patient; the main body training mechanism comprises a back plate and a supporting main body, the back plate is connected with the foot bottom positioning mechanism, the supporting main body is connected with the base, a telescopic rotating assembly is arranged on the supporting main body, and the telescopic rotating assembly is connected with the back plate; the tiptoe training mechanism is movably connected with the main body training mechanism, and the adjustable angle of the tiptoe training mechanism is larger than that of the main body training mechanism. The ankle pump exercise training device can achieve better ankle pump exercise training and is suitable for being used by various patients.

Description

Technical Field The present invention relates to the technical field of medical appliances, and in particular to an ankle pump exercise assisting device. Background Art

[0001] The three main factors that cause thrombosis are: slow blood flow, high blood coagulation, and damaged endothelial cells. Ankle pump exercise refers to the movement of the ankle joint, which acts like a pump to increase blood flow, promote blood circulation and lymphatic return.

[0002] Generally speaking, ankle pump exercises are divided into three parts, including: 1. Ankle flexion exercise: Spread your legs apart, slowly curl your toes toward yourself to the maximum extent, and hold for 5-10 seconds; 2. Back extension exercise: slowly press your toes down to the maximum, and hold for 5-10 seconds; 3. Ankle rotation exercise: Do a 360° rotation with the ankle as the center, and try to keep the range of motion as large as possible.

[0003] 3-4 times a day, 20-30 sets each time. Patients can also adjust the frequency according to their tolerance.

[0004] Ankle pump exercises have three main functions: first, it can promote blood circulation and eliminate swelling; second, it can enhance muscle strength and avoid muscle atrophy; third, it can prevent deep vein thrombosis in the lower limbs.

[0005] The prior art generally uses an ankle joint fixator to fix the foot and exercise the ankle by pushing and pulling the sole of the foot. However, it only drives the toes to move through the sole of the foot, and cannot complete the training of toes hooking up and pressing down, resulting in the range of ankle pump movement not meeting the requirements, especially for paralyzed patients, resulting in poor practicality and poor ankle pump exercise effect.

[0006] Therefore, there is an urgent need for an ankle pump exercise assisting device to solve the above technical problems. Summary of the invention

[0007] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an ankle pump exercise assisting device to solve the problem in the prior art that the prior art generally uses an ankle joint fixator to fix the foot and exercises the ankle by pushing and pulling the sole of the foot. However, it only drives the toes to move through the sole of the foot, and cannot complete the training of hooking and pressing the toes, resulting in the amplitude of the ankle pump exercise not meeting the requirements, especially for paralyzed patients, the practicality is poor, and the ankle pump exercise effect is not good. The many technical effects that can be produced by the preferred technical scheme among the many technical schemes provided by the present invention are detailed as follows.

[0008] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: The present invention provides an ankle pump exercise assisting device, comprising: A base, wherein a movable component and a sole positioning mechanism are arranged in the base, the dorsal side of the sole positioning mechanism is connected to the movable component, and the surface of the sole positioning mechanism is provided with a groove for accommodating the sole of the patient's foot; The main training mechanism comprises a back plate and a supporting body, wherein the back plate is connected to the sole positioning mechanism, the supporting body is connected to the base, and a telescopic rotating assembly is arranged on the supporting body, and the telescopic rotating assembly is connected to the back plate; The toe training mechanism is movably connected to the main body training mechanism, and the adjustable angle of the toe training mechanism is greater than the adjustable angle of the main body training mechanism.

[0009] Preferably, the toe training mechanism comprises: A bottom plate, hingedly connected to the back plate; A guard plate is arranged on the left and right sides of the bottom plate and is located at the bottom of the bottom plate; The limiting structure is arranged on the bottom plate and is located above the guard plate.

[0010] Preferably, the ankle pump exercise assisting device further comprises a leg accommodating mechanism, and the leg accommodating mechanism comprises: A base plate, which is a retractable plate, is arranged on one side of the base and is used to accommodate the patient's legs; A plurality of stop plates are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the base plate; A plurality of binding strap structures are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the base plate and are spaced apart from the stop plate.

[0011] Preferably, the active component comprises: A spherical shaft, fixedly connected in the base; A sleeve is sleeved on the outer side of the spherical shaft, and the sleeve covers at least 2 / 3 of the surface area of ​​the sphere on the spherical shaft. The sleeve is fixedly connected to the sole positioning mechanism.

[0012] Preferably, the telescopic rotating assembly comprises: A telescopic mechanism, one end of which is connected to the supporting body; the telescopic mechanism comprises an electric cylinder; The rotating mechanism comprises a shell, a motor and a rotating body. The shell is fixedly mounted on the other end of the telescopic mechanism, the motor is arranged in the shell, one end of the rotating body is connected to the motor, and the other end of the rotating body is connected to the back plate.

[0013] Preferably, it also includes a controller and a power supply module electrically connected to the controller, wherein: The electric cylinder and the motor are both electrically connected to the controller.

[0014] Preferably, the back plate is a telescopic plate, and ventilation holes are arranged on the back plate.

[0015] Preferably, the back plate, the bottom plate and the substrate are all configured to include a surface layer, a bottom layer, and a hygroscopic layer and a supporting layer arranged between the surface layer and the bottom layer, and the hygroscopic layer is arranged close to the surface layer.

[0016] Preferably, the bottom plate adopts a wedge-shaped structure, and the thickness of the bottom plate gradually decreases from the side close to the sole of the foot to the side close to the toes.

[0017] Preferably, the limiting structure adopts a "U"-shaped groove or the limiting structure adopts a binding belt.

[0018] The present invention provides an ankle pump exercise auxiliary device, which includes a base, a main body training mechanism and a toe training mechanism. A movable component and a sole positioning mechanism are arranged in the base, and the sole positioning mechanism is connected to the movable component. When in use, the sole of the patient's foot is placed in the groove of the sole positioning mechanism, and the sole positioning mechanism rotates relative to the movable component, so that the ankle joint can be rotated. The main training mechanism includes a backboard and a supporting body, the backboard is connected to the sole positioning mechanism, and a telescopic rotating component is arranged on the supporting body, and the telescopic rotating component is connected to the backboard. When in use, the telescopic rotating component can drive the backboard to rotate or telescope. When the telescopic rotating component performs a rotational motion, it can drive the backboard and the sole positioning mechanism connected to the backboard to perform an ankle joint rotation motion; when the telescopic rotating component performs a telescopic motion, it can make the backboard move toward a side close to or away from the patient's leg, thereby driving the sole positioning mechanism to rotate relative to the movable component, so as to realize the movement of the sole of the foot toward or away from the patient's leg, and cooperate with the toe training mechanism to also move in the same direction toward a side close to or away from the patient's leg, so as to perform toe hooking and pressing downward training on the toes, which is used for ankle flexion and dorsiflexion exercises, and the adjustment range of the toes is set to be larger, so as to realize better ankle pump exercise training, which is suitable for use by various patients. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0020] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of Embodiment 1 of the ankle pump exercise assisting device of the present invention; Figure 2 The structure of the ankle pump exercise assisting device of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ; Figure 3 The structure of the ankle pump exercise assisting device of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ' Figure 4 It is a working principle diagram of the ankle pump exercise assisting device of the present invention; Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the layer structure of the back plate in the ankle pump exercise assisting device of the present invention; Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of Embodiment 2 of the ankle pump exercise assisting device of the present invention.

[0021] In the figure: 1, base; 11, movable assembly; 111, spherical shaft; 112, sleeve; 12, foot bottom positioning mechanism; 120, groove; 2. Main training mechanism; 21. Backboard; 210. Straps; 211. Surface layer; 212. Bottom layer; 213. Moisture absorption layer; 214. Support layer; 22. Support body; 23. Telescopic rotating assembly; 231. Telescopic mechanism; 232. Rotating mechanism; 2321. Shell; 2322. Motor; 2323. Rotating body; 3. Toe training mechanism; 31. Bottom plate; 32. Guard plate; 33. Limiting structure; 331. Top plate; 4. Leg accommodating mechanism; 41. Base plate; 42. Stop plate; 43. Binding strap structure; 5. Controller; 6. Power module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] To make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solution of the present invention will be described in detail below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other implementation methods obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0023] In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms “center”, “lateral”, “length”, “width”, “height”, “up”, “down”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside”, “outside”, “side”, etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0024] In the description of the present invention, it is also necessary to explain that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0025] Embodiment 1 Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of this embodiment. Figure 1 As shown, this embodiment provides an ankle pump exercise assisting device, including a base 1, a main body training mechanism 2 and a toe training mechanism 3.

[0026] The base 1 is provided with an active component 11 and a sole positioning mechanism 12, the dorsal side of the sole positioning mechanism 12 is connected to the active component 11, and the surface of the sole positioning mechanism 12 is provided with a groove 120 for accommodating the sole of the patient's foot. When in use, the sole of the patient is placed in the groove 120, and the sole positioning mechanism 12 is rotated relative to the active component 11, so that the ankle joint can be rotated.

[0027] The main training mechanism 2 in this embodiment includes a back plate 21 and a support body 22. The back plate 21 is connected to the sole positioning mechanism 12. The back plate 21 is mainly used to place the sole of the foot. The support body 22 is connected to the base 1, and a telescopic rotating component 23 is set on the support body 22. The telescopic rotating component 23 is connected to the back plate 21. The toe training mechanism 3 is movably connected to the main training mechanism 2, and the adjustable angle of the toe training mechanism 3 is greater than the adjustable angle of the main training mechanism 2.

[0028] In some embodiments, a strap 210 may be provided on the back plate 21 to effectively fix the sole of the patient's foot.

[0029] Figure 2 and Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure when this embodiment is used, such as Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, when in use, the telescopic rotating assembly 23 can drive the back plate 21 to rotate or telescope. Of course, it can also perform rotation and telescopic movements at the same time. When the telescopic rotating assembly 23 performs a rotational movement, it can drive the back plate 21 and the sole positioning mechanism 12 connected to the back plate 21 to perform ankle joint circumferential movement; when the telescopic rotating assembly 23 performs a telescopic movement, it can make the back plate 21 move toward the side close to or away from the patient's leg, thereby driving the sole positioning mechanism 12 to rotate relative to the movable assembly 11, so that the sole of the foot moves toward or away from the patient's leg, and the toe training mechanism 3 also performs a same direction and larger angle adjustment movement toward the side close to or away from the patient's leg, so as to achieve ankle joint flexion and dorsiflexion.

[0030] As an optional implementation, the toe training mechanism 3 includes a base plate 31 , a guard plate 32 and a limiting structure 33 .

[0031] The bottom plate 31 is hingedly connected to the back plate 21 , and an existing intelligent angle adjustment mechanism may be provided at the hinge between the bottom plate 31 and the back plate 21 to enable intelligent adjustment of the angle between the bottom plate 31 and the back plate 21 .

[0032] The guard plate 32 is arranged on the left and right sides of the base plate 31, and is located at the bottom of the base plate 31. Optionally, the base plate 31 can adopt a width-adjustable structure, such as a plate with a retractable width. In this way, it can be adjusted according to the toe width of different patients. When in use, the guard plate 32 can contact the two sides of the patient's foot to play a role of protection, stopping and limiting.

[0033] To further ensure stability when used by patients, the limiting structure 33 in this embodiment is arranged on the bottom plate 31 and is located above the guard plate 32.

[0034] In this embodiment, the limiting structure 33 is a strap to effectively restrain the patient's toes. Preferably, the strap can be an elastic elastic band structure, which is directly sleeved on the patient's foot when used, or a Velcro can be set on the strap structure for easy use.

[0035] As an optional embodiment, the ankle pump exercise assisting device further includes a leg accommodating mechanism 4 , and the leg accommodating mechanism 4 includes a base plate 41 and a plurality of stopper plates 42 .

[0036] The base plate 41 is disposed on one side of the base 1 for accommodating the patient's legs. The base plate 41 in this embodiment is a telescopic plate, which can be telescoped along the length direction of the patient's legs when in use, so as to be suitable for patients of different heights.

[0037] A plurality of stop plates 42 are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the base plate 41. The stop plates 42 are used to limit and restrain the patient's legs to prevent the patient's legs from falling off the base plate 41 during the ankle pump exercise, resulting in the failure of the ankle pump exercise, thereby ensuring the smooth progress of the ankle pump exercise.

[0038] In this embodiment, in order to further ensure the smooth progress of the ankle pump movement, a plurality of strap structures 43 are provided in the leg accommodating mechanism 4, and the plurality of strap structures 43 are respectively provided on the left and right sides of the base plate 41 and spaced apart from the stop plate 42.

[0039] As an optional implementation, the movable component 11 includes a spherical shaft 111 and a sleeve 112 .

[0040] The spherical shaft 111 is fixedly connected to the base 1, and the sleeve 112 is sleeved on the outside of the spherical shaft 111. The sleeve 112 covers at least 2 / 3 of the surface area of ​​the sphere on the spherical shaft 111 to ensure safety and reliability during use.

[0041] With such arrangement, through the cooperation between the spherical shaft 111 and the sleeve 112 sleeved on the outside thereof, the sole positioning mechanism 12 fixedly connected to the sleeve 112 can rotate around the spherical surface of the spherical shaft 111, thereby achieving multi-angle adjustment to ensure the smooth progress of the ankle pump movement.

[0042] As an optional implementation, the telescopic rotation assembly 23 includes a telescopic mechanism 231 and a rotation mechanism 232 .

[0043] One end of the telescopic mechanism 231 is connected to the supporting body 22 , and the telescopic mechanism 231 includes an electric cylinder, through which the telescopic movement is realized.

[0044] The rotating mechanism 232 includes a shell 2321, a motor 2322 and a rotating body 2323, wherein the shell 2321 is fixedly installed on the other end of the telescopic mechanism 231, the motor 2322 is arranged in the shell 2321, one end of the rotating body 2323 is connected to the motor 2322, and the other end of the rotating body 2323 is connected to the back plate 21.

[0045] It can be understood that the motor 2322 and the rotating body 2323 can be directly connected to the rotating body 2323 through the motor shaft of the motor 2322, or a connecting component such as a gear set can be set between the motor 2322 and the rotating body 2323 for rotational drive connection. It can be set according to the actual use environment and is not specifically limited here.

[0046] With such arrangement, the electric cylinder in the telescopic mechanism 231 can be extended and retracted to realize the push and pull movement of the back plate 21, so that the sole positioning mechanism 12 drives the sleeve 112 to rotate relative to the spherical shaft 111, and the ankle joint flexion and dorsiflexion movement can be performed. The motor 2322 drives the rotating body 2323 to rotate, so that the back plate 21 can be rotated, so that the sole positioning mechanism 12 drives the sleeve 112 to rotate relative to the spherical shaft 111, and the ankle joint circumferential movement can be performed.

[0047] As an optional implementation, Figure 4 It is the control principle diagram of this embodiment, such as Figure 4 As shown, this embodiment also includes a controller 5 and a power supply module 6 electrically connected to the controller 5 .

[0048] Among them, the controller 5 includes a PLC, the power module 6 includes a battery, and the electric cylinder of the telescopic mechanism 231 and the motor 2322 are electrically connected to the controller 5, so as to realize intelligent control of the ankle pump exercise assisting device through the controller, and can be precisely adjusted according to the actual usage of different patients to improve the practicality of the ankle pump exercise assisting device.

[0049] Furthermore, the toe training mechanism 3 in this embodiment is also electrically connected to the controller 5 , and the controller 5 is used to implement intelligent control of the angle adjustment of the toe training mechanism 3 .

[0050] When in use, the controller 5 can be used to set the rotation angle, exercise frequency and time of ankle flexion exercise, dorsiflexion exercise and ankle rotation exercise according to the needs of the patient.

[0051] As an optional implementation, the back panel 21 in this embodiment adopts a telescopic plate, which can be telescoped along the length direction of the patient's foot, and the telescopic portion is above the telescopic rotating component 23 to avoid interference with the telescopic rotating component 23 during use.

[0052] Optionally, in order to improve the comfort of the back plate 21 when in use, ventilation holes are provided on the back plate 21 .

[0053] Similarly, ventilation holes may be provided on the bottom plate 31 and the base plate 41 to improve the air permeability of the bottom plate 31 and the base plate 41 and make the patient more comfortable when using the device.

[0054] As an optional implementation, Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the layer structure of the backplane in this embodiment. Figure 5 As shown, the back plate 21, the bottom plate 31 and the substrate 41 in this embodiment are configured to include a surface layer 211, a bottom layer 212, and a hygroscopic layer 213 and a support layer 214 arranged between the surface layer 211 and the bottom layer 212, and the hygroscopic layer 213 is arranged close to the surface layer 211.

[0055] Specifically, the surface layer 211 in this embodiment can be made of soft and comfortable cotton material, the moisture absorbing layer 213 is provided with moisture absorbing particles, and the supporting layer 214 and the bottom layer can be made of plastic or metal.

[0056] As an optional implementation, the bottom plate 31 in this embodiment adopts a wedge-shaped structure, and the thickness gradually decreases from the side close to the sole of the foot to the side close to the toes of the bottom plate 31. Such a setting can better fit the structure of the human foot, improve the effect of ankle pump exercise, and increase comfort during use.

[0057] Embodiment 2 Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the structure of this embodiment. Figure 6 As shown, different from the first embodiment, the limiting structure 33 in this embodiment adopts a "U"-shaped groove. The U-shaped groove can be separately arranged at the top of the bottom plate 31, or it can be formed by bending along the top of the bottom plate 31. When in use, the patient's toes are placed in the "U"-shaped groove, and the top plate 331 on the "U"-shaped groove can restrain the patient's foot.

[0058] Such an arrangement improves the stability of the ankle pump exercise assisting device during use and at the same time provides a better ankle exercise effect.

[0059] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An ankle pump exercise assisting device, characterized in that: include: A base, wherein a movable component and a sole positioning mechanism are arranged in the base, the dorsal side of the sole positioning mechanism is connected to the movable component, and the surface of the sole positioning mechanism is provided with a groove for accommodating the sole of the patient's foot; The main training mechanism comprises a back plate and a supporting body, wherein the back plate is connected to the sole positioning mechanism, the supporting body is connected to the base, and a telescopic rotating assembly is arranged on the supporting body, and the telescopic rotating assembly is connected to the back plate; The toe training mechanism is movably connected to the main body training mechanism, and the adjustable angle of the toe training mechanism is greater than the adjustable angle of the main body training mechanism.

2. The ankle pump exercise assisting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The toe training mechanism comprises: A bottom plate, hingedly connected to the back plate; A guard plate is arranged on the left and right sides of the bottom plate and is located at the bottom of the bottom plate; The limiting structure is arranged on the bottom plate and is located above the guard plate.

3. The ankle pump exercise assisting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The ankle pump exercise assisting device further comprises a leg accommodating mechanism, and the leg accommodating mechanism comprises: A base plate, which is a retractable plate, is arranged on one side of the base and is used to accommodate the patient's legs; A plurality of stop plates are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the base plate; A plurality of binding strap structures are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the base plate and are spaced apart from the stop plate.

4. The ankle pump exercise assisting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The activity components include: A spherical shaft, fixedly connected in the base; A sleeve is sleeved on the outer side of the spherical shaft, and the sleeve covers at least 2 / 3 of the surface area of ​​the sphere on the spherical shaft. The sleeve is fixedly connected to the sole positioning mechanism.

5. The ankle pump exercise assisting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The telescopic rotating assembly comprises: A telescopic mechanism, one end of which is connected to the supporting body; the telescopic mechanism comprises an electric cylinder; The rotating mechanism comprises a shell, a motor and a rotating body. The shell is fixedly mounted on the other end of the telescopic mechanism, the motor is arranged in the shell, one end of the rotating body is connected to the motor, and the other end of the rotating body is connected to the back plate.

6. The ankle pump exercise assisting device according to claim 5, characterized in that: It also includes a controller and a power supply module electrically connected to the controller, wherein: The electric cylinder and the motor are both electrically connected to the controller.

7. The ankle pump exercise assisting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The back plate is a telescopic plate, and ventilation holes are arranged on the back plate.

8. The ankle pump exercise assisting device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The back plate, the bottom plate and the substrate are all configured to include a surface layer, a bottom layer, and a moisture absorbing layer and a supporting layer arranged between the surface layer and the bottom layer, and the moisture absorbing layer is arranged close to the surface layer.

9. The ankle pump exercise assisting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom plate adopts a wedge-shaped structure, and the thickness of the bottom plate gradually decreases from a side close to the sole of the foot to a side close to the toes.

10. The ankle pump exercise assisting device according to claim 2 or 9, characterized in that: The limiting structure adopts a "U"-shaped groove or the limiting structure adopts a binding strap.

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