Novel hernia belt

Abstract

The invention discloses a novel hernia belt. The two ends of a transverse encircling belt are connected through a transverse encircling belt connecting piece, vertical belts are installed on the lateral front portion and the lateral rear portion of the transverse encircling belt, hernia pressing bags are installed on the inner sides of the connecting portions of the lateral front portion of the transverse encircling belt and the vertical belts through hook-and-loop fasteners, and detachable hanging belts are installed above the front portion and the rear portion of the transverse encircling belt. A positioning belt is further installed between the middle area of the vertical belt and the front side of the transverse surrounding belt. The hernia pressing bag overcomes the defects that various hernia belts in the prior art are extremely easy to slide down, so that the hernia pressing bag slides down along with the hernia pressing bag, and the hernia pressing bag is loosened and even leaves a hernia surrounding opening to fail. The additionally arranged positioning belt further improves the position stability of the hernia pressing bag, so that the hernia pressing bag is always pressed at the position of the annular hernia opening when the human body moves, the hernia in the human body is reliably prevented from bulging out, the increased cost is very low, and the hernia pressing bag is convenient to use. The device is suitable for physiotherapy of hernia patients.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a hernia protection device, particularly a novel hernia belt. Background Art

[0002] Hernia is a disease caused by one's own reasons with a high prevalence rate, especially among the elderly. Hernia means that the muscles in the abdominal and groin areas of the human body become thinner and cannot hold tissues such as the small intestine in the body. When the intra-abdominal pressure increases (such as coughing, carrying heavy objects, etc.), tissues such as the small intestine protrude from an opening (medically called a hernia orifice) in the thinner muscle to form a bulge, thus forming a hernia. For this disease of hernia, surgery can be performed, but surgery has risks and may not necessarily prevent recurrence. Therefore, many hernia patients adopt conservative treatment, that is, using a physical therapy of wearing a hernia belt to prevent the occurrence of hernia.

[0003] There are two types of hernia belts in the prior art. The first type is to install a vertical belt on a horizontal circumferential belt that wraps around the hip bone. Near the joint of the horizontal circumferential belt and the vertical belt, a hernia pack is installed. The position of the hernia pack is adjusted at the hernia orifice to compress and block the hernia orifice, preventing tissues such as the small intestine (hereinafter referred to as hernia contents) from leaking out and avoiding the formation of hernia. The second type is to wear a curved rigid metal sheet made of two elastic thick metal sheets in series with a flexible connecting webbing, a flexible buckle webbing, and the upper half of a rigid vertical belt at the hip position of the human body (this is another form of horizontal circumferential belt), and a vertical metal pressing piece (instead of the vertical belt 2) is obliquely installed in front of the horizontal circumferential belt. The hernia pack is fixed on the vertical metal sheet in front of the horizontal circumferential belt. However, the vertical metal sheet cannot be too long, because if it is too long, the pressure of the hernia pack on the hernia orifice will become smaller or even disappear, and it will not be able to prevent tissues such as the small intestine from leaking out. Therefore, this type of hernia belt is more unsuitable for patients with a lower hernia orifice in inguinal hernia.

[0004] In the prior art, the transverse circumferential bands of the above two types of hernia belts are both wound around the hip bone position of the human body rather than the waist position. Even if they are tightened to prevent slipping (tightening will make people feel very uncomfortable when wearing), they are still prone to gradually slip under the action of gravity and the downward force of inner and outer clothes (for the detailed mechanical principle of slipping, see the latter part of the specific implementation mode). Even when wound around the waist, they are easy to slip, especially when the belt is loosened. Of course, they cannot be wound around the waist either, because in this case, the hernia pressing pack is too high and deviates from the hernia pressing opening, and it is impossible to press the annular hernia opening, especially ineffective for inguinal hernia. After the transverse circumferential band slips, the hernia pressing pack becomes loose or moves away from the annular hernia opening, losing the function of preventing the hernia mass from bulging. In addition, there is only one vertical band in the hernia belt in the prior art, with poor positioning. As the wearer moves, the hernia pressing pack often leaves its original position, causing the hernia mass to bulge again, and the vertical band can shift to near the anus and be stuck in the buttock groove position, making people very uncomfortable. These are the fundamental reasons for the poor effect of the hernia belt in the prior art. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The object of the present invention is to provide a new type of hernia belt that does not slip during use, has good positioning of the hernia pressing pack, and is not prone to deviating from the annular hernia opening position with the movement of the body. It also has the characteristics of convenient use and comfortable wearing.

[0006] To achieve the above object, in the present invention, both ends of the transverse circumferential band 1 are connected to each other through a transverse circumferential band connector 5. A vertical band 2 is installed on the front side and the rear side of the transverse circumferential band 1. A hernia pressing pack 8 is installed inside the joint position between the front side of the transverse circumferential band 1 and the vertical band 2 through a magic tape 9. Suspenders 3 are installed above the front and rear parts of the transverse circumferential band 1.

[0007] To better position the vertical band 2 (prevent the left - right displacement of the middle area at the rear of the vertical band 2), a positioning band 6 is also installed between the middle area of the vertical band 2 and the front side of the transverse circumferential band 1.

[0008] Since the present invention adds the installation of suspenders 3 on the transverse circumferential band 1 in the hernia belt of the prior art, the whole hernia belt cannot automatically slip with the movement of the human body, overcoming the defect that the hernia belt in the prior art is extremely prone to slipping, resulting in the hernia pressing pack 8 also slipping, causing the hernia pressing pack to loosen or even leave the annular hernia opening and the curative effect to fail. In addition, the positioning band 6 added between the middle area of the vertical band 2 and the front side of the transverse circumferential band 1 further increases the position stability of the hernia pressing pack 8, so as to ensure that when the human body moves, the hernia pressing pack 8 always presses on the annular hernia opening, accurately and reliably preventing the hernia mass in the human body from bulging. Moreover, the increased cost is very little, and it is very convenient to use. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0009] Figure 1It is a schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0010] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the present invention worn on the human body.

[0011] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention.

[0012] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the third embodiment of the present invention. Detailed implementation manners

[0013] Embodiment 1 is for the first type of hernia belt in the prior art. This embodiment is introduced by taking the right inguinal hernia as an example. Other types of hernia belts can be designed similarly, and the materials used are the same as those of the hernia belts in the prior art. See Figure 1 . The transverse surrounding belt 1 is made of a fabric with elasticity similar to a wide elastic band structure, with a total length of about 90 cm and a width of about 5 cm. At both ends of the transverse surrounding belt 1, Velcro in the prior art is sewn. One end of the Velcro is sewn with a part of the female surface (the non-tip convex surface, also called the fuzzy surface) with a length of about 19 cm, and the other male surface (the tip convex surface, also called the hook surface) of the Velcro is sewn at the other end of the transverse surrounding belt 1. The male surface part of the Velcro is about 11 cm long. When the female surface and the male surface of the Velcro are pressed together, it is difficult to pull the two parts apart horizontally, but the two parts can be separated longitudinally, so that the user can adjust the total length of the transverse surrounding belt 1 by himself. Buttons (sewing several rows of snap fasteners horizontally at both ends of the transverse surrounding belt 1) or hook-and-loop fasteners (installed similarly to buttons) can also be used to replace the Velcro. In the present invention, the detachable and combinable connectors such as Velcro, buttons, and hook-and-loop fasteners installed on the transverse surrounding belt 1 are all called the transverse surrounding belt connectors 5.

[0014] Vertical belts 2 are installed on the front side and the rear side of the transverse surrounding belt 1 (at the position close to the right inguinal region of the transverse surrounding belt 1). The length of the vertical belt is about 40 cm and the width is 2.5 cm. The vertical belt 2 is made of elastic fabric. The connection method of the vertical belt 2 to the rear side of the transverse surrounding belt 1 is a fixed connection (sewing), and the other end of the vertical belt 2 is provided with Velcro. The connection method of the vertical belt 2 to the front side of the transverse surrounding belt 1 is to pass the Velcro through the loop at the lower part of the upper pressure hernia pack installation area ( Figure 1 the solid line part of the shield shape in

[0015] On the inner side of the intersection part of the front side of the transverse surrounding belt 1 and the vertical belt 2, a pressure hernia pack 8 is installed through the Velcro 9 on the pressure hernia pack ( Figure 1 the inverted trapezoid part of the dense dotted line in Figure 1The dashed-line part in the shape of a shield in the middle), the length, width, and thickness of the hernia pressing pack 8 are 10, 8, and 5 centimeters respectively, in the shape of a rectangle with the lower end slightly smaller, and its interior is made of elastic material. Near the right inguinal position of the transverse surrounding belt 1, there is a hernia pressing pack installation area slightly larger than the area of the hernia pressing pack 8, and this area is also the intersection part of the front side of the transverse surrounding belt 1 and the vertical belt 2. The hernia pressing pack installation area is a part of the transverse surrounding belt 1 (actually, a shield-shaped, larger, and thicker flexible piece is sewn on the transverse surrounding belt 1). On the inner side of the hernia pressing pack installation area, there is the female part of the magic tape 9, and the male part of the magic tape 9 is installed on the outer side of the hernia pressing pack 8. When the male part of the magic tape 9 on the hernia pressing pack 8 is pressed against the female part of the magic tape 9 on the hernia pressing pack installation area, the hernia pressing pack 8 is fixed on the transverse surrounding belt 1.

[0016] The suspension strap 3 is installed above the front and rear parts of the transverse surrounding belt 1 ( Figure 1 The serrated disconnection area of the suspension strap 3 in [reference] indicates that there is still a relatively long section but it cannot be drawn completely). The length of the suspension strap 3 is about 120 centimeters and the width is about 2 - 3 centimeters. The suspension strap 3 is made of a non-stretchable or highly elastic webbing to ensure that it can hold the transverse surrounding belt 1 and prevent it from slipping down. The two ends of the suspension strap 3 are respectively fixed near the middle positions of the front and rear sides of the transverse surrounding belt 1 (preferably above the position of the hernia pressing pack 8). The fixing method of the two ends of the suspension strap 3 on the transverse surrounding belt 1 can be sewing fixation or detachable fixation (such as using hooks, clips, snap buttons, etc.). The suspension strap is cut at the central position of the section above the hernia pressing pack 8, and a suspension strap buckle 4 for adjusting the total length of the suspension strap 3 is sewn on. The buckle 4 is a common detachable (or separable) buckle structure on the market, like those used to adjust schoolbags, backpacks, etc., which can be manually pressed to disassemble or install and can also adjust the length of the strap. One end of the male part of the buckle is a plug buckle, and the other end is a day frame. The webbing is inserted and wound around inside the day frame and tightened to lock the webbing, thereby adjusting the effective length of the webbing. When the plug part of the buckle is inserted into the socket part, the buckle is locked. In this way, by adjusting the remaining length of the suspension strap extending from the suspension strap buckle 4, the user can adjust the length of the suspension strap 3 according to their own height. Other existing technologies for adjusting the length of the suspension strap 3 can also be used. Since the upper part of the suspension strap 3 is hung on the shoulder and the lower part of the suspension strap 3 is fixed on the transverse surrounding belt 1, this completely prevents the transverse surrounding belt 1 from moving downwards, and since the hernia pressing pack 8 and the transverse surrounding belt 1 are integrally linked, it avoids the hernia pressing pack 8 from slipping down along with the underwear or outer pants.

[0017] People's underwear and trousers often slide down slightly, causing the horizontal circumferential belt 1 to slide down a little accordingly. With the activities of the human body or slightly lifting the trousers by hand, the trousers are lifted, but the horizontal circumferential belt 1 close to the skin and its hernia pressing bag 8 cannot move up with the underwear or trousers that move up. Because the horizontal circumferential belt 1 adheres to the skin by elastic force and has great resistance, this results in the phenomenon that the whole hernia belt can only move down automatically with the underwear or trousers and cannot move up automatically, which causes the hernia belt to gradually move down little by little and lose the function of pressing the hernia.

[0018] A positioning belt 6 is also installed between the middle area of the vertical belt 2 and the front side of the horizontal circumferential belt 1. The rear end of the positioning belt 6 is fixedly connected (stitched) to the middle area of the vertical belt 2, and the front end of the positioning belt 6 is detachably connected to the horizontal circumferential belt 1 through a positioning belt connector 7. The positioning belt connector 7 can be a Velcro structure (the negative part of the Velcro installed on the positioning belt 6 should be about 7 cm longer for easy adjustment of the length of the positioning belt 6), or a snap structure that can adjust the length of the positioning belt 6 (such as the structure described above). The length of the positioning belt is about 31 cm and the width is about 2 cm. The positioning belt 6 is made of elastic fabric. This connection method of the stable structure among the positioning belt 6, the vertical belt 2, and the horizontal circumferential belt 1 further prevents the left and right displacement of the hernia pressing bag 8 caused by human activities, and also prevents the left and right displacement of the middle area at the rear of the vertical belt 2, avoiding the discomfort of the vertical belt 2 strangling the anus.

[0019] The schematic diagram of the first embodiment worn on the human body is shown in Figure 2 , where a sling 3 can also be installed crosswise on each side, so that the positioning of the hernia pressing bag 8 is better. Figure 2 The reference numeral names in

[0020] Embodiment 2 is for the second type of hernia belt in the prior art (also taking right inguinal hernia as an example). See Figure 3, both the left transverse surrounding steel belt 10 and the right transverse surrounding steel belt 12 are made of elastic steel sheets. Then, it is a curved rigid metal sheet made of two elastic thick metal sheets, which is worn at the hip position of the human body after being connected in series with the flexible connecting webbing 11, the flexible buckle webbing 13, and the upper half of the rigid vertical belt 2. This constitutes another form of the transverse surrounding belt 1. And a vertical metal pressing piece (equivalent to the vertical belt 2 in Embodiment 1) is obliquely installed at the left front position of the transverse surrounding belt 1. The left end of the flexible buckle webbing 13 is installed in the middle of the vertical metal pressing piece (or the vertical belt 2), and the right end is installed at the front end of the right transverse surrounding steel belt 12. The middle of the flexible buckle webbing 13 is a buckle structure that can be opened and closed and the length can be adjusted. The hernia bag 8 is fixed to the lower end of the vertical belt 2 with screws and the horizontal angle can be adjusted. However, the vertical metal sheet (vertical belt 2) cannot be long (about 10 cm), because if it is long, the pressure of the hernia pressing bag on the annular hernia orifice will become smaller or even almost disappear. This is judged according to the principle in physics that the force becomes smaller as the force arm increases. The force of the lower end of the vertical metal sheet (vertical belt 2) pressing the annular hernia orifice on the human body through the hernia pressing bag 8 (this force is also generated according to Newton's third law) comes from the torsional force of the left transverse surrounding steel belt 10 of the transverse surrounding belt through the vertical belt 2 to make the hernia pressing bag 8 move inward, that is, from the perspective of looking in from the cross-section at the front end of the left transverse surrounding steel belt 10, it is a counterclockwise torque. Obviously, the longer the force arm (vertical metal sheet), the smaller the acting force. This cannot play the role of preventing tissues such as the small intestine from leaking. Therefore, this type of hernia belt is more unsuitable for patients with a lower annular hernia orifice in inguinal hernia. And this type of hernia belt is more likely to slide down with people's activities, and this phenomenon is more likely to occur for people with thin buttocks and gentle hip bones, thus losing the physiotherapy effect of the hernia belt. The above are all the analyses and descriptions of the products in the prior art.

[0021] In order to avoid the defect that such a hernia belt is more likely to slide down, in this embodiment, suspenders (3) are also installed above the front and rear parts of the transverse surrounding belt (1). The installation method and the analysis of the advantages are similar to those in Embodiment 1 and will not be introduced again.

[0022] Embodiment 3 is for the mode of the suspenders, as shown in Figure 4 . Figure 4The names of each label in it are exactly the same as those in Embodiment 1 and will not be described again. The structure of the hernia belt part in the prior art remains unchanged and will not be described again. As is well known, a person's waist is relatively thin, and a looped webbing similar to a belt that can surround the waist once can be used as the upper part of the suspender 3, which also has a certain effect on preventing the hernia belt from slipping, but it is certainly not as good as carrying the upper part of the suspender 3 on the shoulder. In this case, the suspender 3 is equivalent to the two ends after its upper end is cut open and are respectively fixed on the front and back sides of the looped webbing, forming the top structure of the suspender 3 in this embodiment. However, at this time, a suspender buckle 4 should be installed one in the front and one in the back. The front part of the looped webbing also has an openable component (the square one, such as using Velcro, a buckle structure similar to a belt that can adjust the length) to adapt to the waist circumferences of different people. The looped webbing is preferably made of non-stretchable fabric to prevent slipping.

[0023] It is obvious from the above three embodiments that the present invention significantly stabilizes the position of the hernia pressing pack 8 and improves the use effect of the hernia belt, but the increased cost is very small, it is very convenient to use, and it is effective for various hernia belts in the prior art.

[0024] Based on the mechanism of the present invention, many variations can be made. For example: add another suspender that can be straddled on the right shoulder to the suspender 3, that is, there is one suspender on each of the left and right shoulders (the wearing method is crosswise left and right). The installation method at this time can use the symmetry method and will not be described again. The above three embodiments are all technical solutions designed for right inguinal hernia. For left inguinal hernia, bilateral inguinal hernia and other various hernias, this embodiment can be referred to for design. The detachable connection structure of various webbing components of the present invention can also use other common types in the prior art. However, these above variations do not deviate from the essence of the present invention.

Claims

1. A novel hernia belt, wherein the two ends of a transverse surrounding belt (1) are connected to each other through a transverse surrounding belt connector (5), a vertical belt (2) is installed on the lateral front and lateral rear of the transverse surrounding belt (1), and a hernia compression bag (8) is installed on the inner side of the intersection of the lateral front of the transverse surrounding belt (1) and the vertical belt (2) through a Velcro (9), wherein the hernia compression bag (8) is installed on the inner side of the intersection of the lateral front of the transverse surrounding belt (1) and the vertical belt (2 ... A sling (3) is installed above the front and rear parts of the transverse wrap-around belt (1).

2. The new hernia belt according to claim 1 is characterized in that A positioning belt (6) is also installed between the middle area of ​​the vertical belt (2) and the front part of the transverse surrounding belt (1).

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