Massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer operation and control method thereof

Abstract

The invention discloses a breast cancer postoperative upper limb edema massage treatment device which comprises a back plate, an arm massage assembly and a shoulder movement assembly. The shoulder movement assemblies are symmetrically mounted on the back plate, and the arm massage assemblies are fixedly mounted at the tail ends of the shoulder movement assemblies; through the arranged arm massage assembly, massage and swelling detection can be conducted on the arms of the patient, and when the arms of the patient swell to a certain degree, the detection assembly can conduct detection and feedback; meanwhile, the air bags are used for massaging, the arms of the patient can be effectively massaged through the air bags, and meanwhile the overall size and weight can be effectively reduced; in addition, through the arranged shoulder movement assembly, the patient can be forced to do passive shoulder surrounding movement, blood circulation of the upper limbs can be improved, the blood flowing speed can be increased, liquid accumulated in tissue gaps can be taken away, and edema is further relieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of medical devices, and particularly relates to a massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery and a control method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that occurs in the mammary gland epithelial tissue and is one of the most common malignant tumors in women. Performing a surgical resection of cancer cells is an important means of treating breast cancer. Performing surgery can remove the primary lesion or metastatic lesions to the greatest extent to achieve the purpose of radical resection. By removing the tumor tissue, it helps to reduce the tumor burden and prevent its further growth and spread. However, during the surgery, in order to completely remove the tumor and possibly involved lymph nodes, it may inevitably damage the lymphatic vessels. The rupture or damage of the lymphatic vessels will cause the lymph fluid to not flow normally and accumulate in the tissue space, thus causing upper limb edema.

[0003] Therefore, after the patient develops upper limb edema, the edema of the upper limb can be improved by massage. Currently, the massage methods mainly include manual pressing and mechanical pressing. Manual pressing requires others to press the patient, but the manual method is labor-consuming and occupies human resources. Therefore, the mechanical massage method came into being. Currently, there are also corresponding massage devices that directly use airbags to massage the patient, which helps the patient recover to a certain extent. However, simply using airbags is not the best choice. It is best to cooperate with the patient's activities of the shoulder and hand for recovery. At the same time, it should also have a detection function to measure the swelling condition of the patient's hand, perform massage according to the swelling condition, and alarm when the swelling exceeds the limit to remind the patient or doctor to perform surgical drainage. The current massage devices have too single functions, resulting in not very ideal effects.

[0004] Therefore, a massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery is needed to solve the above technical problems. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention designs a massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery and a control method thereof. First, the device can monitor the circumferential swelling condition of the patient's hand, and can monitor the swelling volume of the patient, and use it as feedback to perform upper limb massage and control the patient to perform simple shoulder activities, further reducing the swelling of the patient's upper limb. And it alarms when the patient's hand is super swollen to remind the patient or doctor to perform surgical drainage.

[0006] In order to achieve the above technical effects, on the one hand, the present invention discloses a massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery, including: a backboard, an arm massage component, and a shoulder movement component; the shoulder movement components are symmetrically installed on the backboard, and the arm massage component is fixedly installed at the end of the shoulder movement component. The arm massage component includes a shoulder sleeve, an arm massage sleeve, a fixing belt, and a detection component; the shoulder sleeve is fixedly installed on the shoulder movement component, the other end of the shoulder sleeve is connected to the arm massage sleeve, the detection components are arranged at intervals on the arm massage sleeve, and the fixing belt is fixedly installed in the gap between the detection components. An airbag is installed on the fixing belt; the detection component is used to monitor the swelling condition of the patient's upper limb, and at the same time, according to the swelling condition, the inflation and deflation of the airbag and the movement control of the shoulder movement component are used to control the massage and movement of the patient's upper limb. Further, the shoulder movement component includes: a motor, a disc, and a connecting rod; the motor is fixedly installed at the rear end of the backboard, the disc is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the motor, the connecting rod is movably installed on the disc, and the connecting rod is installed deviating from the center of the disc; the other end of the connecting rod is fixedly installed on the shoulder sleeve. Further, the detection component includes: an extension belt and a fixing block; the extension belt is installed around the hand massage sleeve for one week, and at the same time, the fixing block is fixedly installed on the arm fixing sleeve. A through groove for the extension belt to pass through is opened on the fixing block, and a plurality of trigger teeth are uniformly fixedly installed on the outer surface of the extension belt; at the upper end of the through groove, a limiting block is fixedly installed on the fixing block, the lower end of the limiting block is connected to a pressing head through a spring, and contacts are oppositely installed on the pressing head and the limiting block; the movement of the extension belt is used to control the movement of the trigger teeth to control the up and down movement of the pressing head to realize the excitation of the contacts. Further, the shoulder fixing sleeve is a rigid fixing sleeve. Further, the arm fixing sleeve is a non-fully enclosed cylindrical structure with unequal diameters at the front and rear ends. Further, straps are fixedly installed at the lower ends of both sides of the backboard; a gas pump is fixedly installed in the middle of the rear end of the backboard, and the gas pump is connected to the airbags on both sides through a trachea; a control unit is fixedly installed at the lower end of one side of the gas pump.

[0007] On the other hand, a control method for a massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery specifically includes the following steps: S1: Set a plurality of detection components at intervals of 4-6 cm in length, and at the same time connect the relationships between each component to enable it to work normally; S2: After binding the detection components, the control unit records the diameters of multiple detection component points at the current edema (or when there is no edema), and calculates and records the edema (or no edema) volume from the diameters measured by two adjacent detection components currently: S3: Set the changing swelling volume range [a - b] during edema, as well as the maximum threshold m and minimum threshold n of the changing swelling volume, where m > b and n < a; when the changing swelling volume is within the range [a - b], the control unit controls the inflation and deflation of the air pump and the operation of the motor to massage the patient's upper limb. When the changing swelling volume is less than n, the control unit controls the air pump and the motor to stop; when the swelling volume is greater than m, the control unit controls an alarm to be issued. Further, the swelling volume described in S3 is calculated as follows: consider the human arm as an equivalent frustum structure, and obtain the changing swelling volume by subtracting the volume after swelling from the volume after swelling.

[0008] The beneficial effects of the present invention are: The present invention designs a massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery, including: a backboard, an arm massage component, and a shoulder movement component; the shoulder movement components are symmetrically installed on the backboard, and the arm massage component is fixedly installed at the end of the shoulder movement component; through the provided arm massage component, the patient's arm can be massaged and swelling detected. When the patient's arm swells to a certain extent, the detection component can detect and give feedback; at the same time, during massage, the airbag is used for massage. The setting of the airbag can not only effectively massage the patient's arm, but also effectively reduce the overall volume and weight. In addition, through the provided shoulder movement component, the patient can be forced to perform passive shoulder circumferential movements, which can improve the blood circulation of the upper limb, increase the blood flow rate, help take away the fluid accumulated in the tissue space, and further reduce edema; at the same time, good blood circulation also helps promote wound healing and tissue repair. At the same time, the overall design of this device is wearable, and the entire device can be worn on the body for massage at any time. Description of the Drawings

[0009] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for describing the embodiments will be briefly introduced below.

[0010] Figure 1 is an overall structural schematic diagram of a massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery; Figure 2 is a top view of a massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery; Figure 3 is a rear overall structural schematic diagram of a massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery; Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of a massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery; Figure 5 is an enlarged structural schematic diagram at A of a massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery.

[0011] In the accompanying drawings, the list of components represented by each reference numeral is as follows: 1 - back plate, 11 - strap, 12 - shoulder movement assembly, 121 - motor, 122 - disc, 123 - connecting rod, 13 - air pump, 131 - air duct, 14 - control unit, 2 - arm massage assembly, 21 - shoulder sleeve, 22 - arm massage sleeve, 23 - fixing strap, 231 - airbag, 24 - detection assembly, 241 - extension strap, 242 - trigger tooth, 243 - fixing block, 244 - through slot, 245 - limiting block, 246 - contact point, 247 - spring, 248 - extrusion head. Detailed implementation mode Embodiment 1

[0012] A massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery, comprising: a backboard 1, an arm massage component 2, and a shoulder movement component 12; the shoulder movement components 12 are symmetrically installed on the backboard 1, and the arm massage component 2 is fixedly installed at the end of the shoulder movement component 12. The arm massage component 2 can massage the patient's arm and detect swelling. The arm massage component 2 includes a shoulder sleeve 21, an arm massage sleeve 22, a fixing band 23, and a detection component 24; the shoulder sleeve 21 is fixedly installed on the shoulder movement component 12, and the shoulder fixing sleeve is a rigid fixing sleeve; in this embodiment, since the shoulder fixing sleeve is directly connected to the shoulder movement component 12 and needs to form a movement relationship with the shoulder movement component 12, in order to ensure the transmission of movement, the shoulder sleeve 21 needs to be rigid, and a soft cushion layer can be filled inside to protect the patient's shoulder. The soft cushion layer can be made of materials such as rubber and silica gel. The other end of the shoulder sleeve 21 is connected to the arm massage sleeve 22, and the detection component 24 is arranged at intervals on the arm massage sleeve 22. The arm fixing sleeve is a non-fully enclosed cylindrical structure with non-equal diameters at the front and rear ends; the fixing band 23 is fixedly installed in the gap between the detection components 24, and an airbag 231 is installed on the fixing band 23; the detection component 24 monitors the swelling condition of the patient's upper limb, and at the same time controls the inflation and deflation of the airbag 231 and the movement of the shoulder movement component 12 according to the swelling condition to massage and move the patient's upper limb; specifically, the fixing band 23 is fixedly arranged on the outer side wall of the arm massage sleeve 22, and at the same time the airbag 231 is arranged on the inner side wall of the fixing band 23. At the same time, the fixing band 23 can be pasted, and the pasting method can be the way of Velcro (not shown in the figure) to be pasted on the arm massage sleeve 22. The fixing band 23 has a certain elasticity; there are two advantages in the pasting method; first, in this embodiment, considering that the initial conditions or swelling degrees of the arms of different patients are different, if the hand massage sleeve is made into a closed type, its applicable range is limited, so it must be made into a non-closed type. At this time, after the patient wears it, it needs to be fixed, and the first function of the fixing band 23 is to fix; second, after the fixing band 23 is fixed, it can be used as the outer side wall of the airbag 231, so that the airbag 231 can uniformly expand inward after inflation to massage the patient's arm. In addition, straps 11 are fixedly installed at the lower ends of the two side arms of the backboard 1; a gas pump 13 is fixedly installed in the middle of the rear end of the backboard 1, and the gas pump 13 is connected to the airbags 231 on both sides through a conduit 131; a control unit 14 is fixedly installed at the lower end of one side of the gas pump 13, and the control unit 14 is used to control each execution process and receive feedback. Embodiment 2

[0013] In this embodiment, based on the shoulder movement component 12 described in Embodiment 1, the provided shoulder movement component 12 can force the patient to perform passive shoulder circumduction movements, which can improve the blood circulation of the upper limb and increase the blood flow rate. Specifically, the shoulder movement component 12 includes: a motor 121, a disc 122, and a connecting rod 123; the motor 121 is fixedly installed at the rear end of the back plate 1, the disc 122 is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the motor 121, the connecting rod 123 is movably installed on the disc 122, and the connecting rod 123 is installed deviating from the center of the disc 122; the other end of the connecting rod 123 is fixedly installed on the shoulder sleeve 21; during movement, the rotation of the motor 121 will drive the disc 122 to rotate synchronously. At the same time, the connecting rod 123 is eccentrically installed, and the other end is fixedly installed with the shoulder sleeve 21. Therefore, the connecting rod 123 will drive the fixed sleeve of the shoulder to perform a circular trajectory movement, thereby achieving the purpose of driving the patient's progressive circumduction movement to accelerate the recovery of edema. Embodiment 3

[0014] In this embodiment, based on the detection component 24 described in Embodiment 1, the detection component 24 includes: an extension belt 241 and a fixed block 243; the extension belt 241 is installed around the hand massage sleeve for one week. At the same time, the fixed block 243 is fixedly installed on the arm fixing sleeve. A through groove 244 for the extension belt 241 to pass through is opened on the fixed block 243. A plurality of trigger teeth 242 are uniformly fixedly installed on the outer surface of the extension belt 241; at the upper end of the through groove 244, a limit block 245 is fixedly installed on the fixed block 243. The lower end of the limit block 245 is connected to a pressing head 248 through a spring 247. Contact points 246 are oppositely installed on the pressing head 248 and the limit block 245; the movement of the trigger teeth 242 on the extension belt 241 is controlled to control the up and down movement of the pressing head 248 to realize the excitation of the contact points 246; the working principle of the detection component 24 is: when the patient's hand swells, it will cause the extension belt 241 to expand, and at the same time, the trigger teeth 242 on the extension belt 241 will move and gradually approach the pressing head 248 for extrusion; at this time, the pressing head 248 moves upward, the pressing head 248 presses the spring 247 (the spring 247 is compressed), and the contact points 246 installed on the pressing head 248 and the limit block 245 come into contact with each other to transmit signals. At this time, the control unit 14 records this distance and performs calculations. Each time there is contact, it is recorded once. Embodiment

[0015] In this embodiment, a control method for a breast cancer postoperative upper limb edema massage treatment device specifically includes the following steps: S1: Set multiple detection components 24 at intervals of 5 cm, specifically 5 are set. At the same time, connect the relationships between various components. This connection relationship refers to, for example, the connection of the air duct 131 and the connection of the power supply to enable it to work properly; S2: After binding the detection components 24, the control unit 14 records the diameters of multiple detection component 24 points when there is current edema (or no edema), and calculates and records the edema (or no edema) volume by measuring the diameters of two adjacent detection components 24. The calculation of the volume can be approximately determined as the volume calculation of a frustum of a cone. The volume calculation method of the frustum of a cone belongs to the prior art and will not be elaborated here; S3: Set the change swelling volume range [a - b] during edema, as well as the maximum threshold m and minimum threshold n for the change swelling volume, where m > b and n < a; when the change swelling volume is within the range [a - b], the control unit 14 controls the inflation and deflation of the air pump 13 and the operation of the motor 121 to massage the patient's upper limb. When the change swelling volume is less than n, the control unit 14 controls the air pump 13 and the motor 121 to stop; when the swollen volume is greater than m, the control unit 14 controls an alarm (the alarm is not shown in the figure); The calculation of the swollen volume is as follows: The human arm is equivalent to a frustum of a cone structure, and the change swelling volume is obtained by subtracting the volume after swelling from the volume after swelling. In this embodiment, it is not detected by the pressure of the patient's hand or calculated based on the change in the diameter of the patient's arm. Since after the operation, there are certain differences in the swelling of various parts of the patient's upper limb, and at the same time, the diameter of the patient's hand is not of equal diameter, so using the diameter measurement method to support the change at that place does not represent the overall change amount; at the same time, the change in pressure is also related to the arm massage sleeve 22 to a certain extent, and it is necessary to ensure that it is rigid to make the finally measured pressure accurate. However, when the arm massage sleeve 22 is rigid, it is very easy to compress the patient's skin after the patient's arm swells, causing harm to the hand; therefore, a better detection method in this device in cooperation with the arm massage sleeve 22 is to represent the change amount by the change in volume as a better method.

[0016] The preferred embodiments of the present invention disclosed above are only used to help illustrate the present invention. The preferred embodiments do not elaborate on all details and do not limit the invention to the specific embodiments described.

Claims

1. A massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery, characterized in that: Comprising: A backboard, an arm massage component, and a shoulder movement component; the shoulder movement components are symmetrically installed on the backboard, and the arm massage component is fixedly installed at the end of the shoulder movement component. The arm massage component includes a shoulder sleeve, an arm massage sleeve, a fixing strap, and a detection component; the shoulder sleeve is fixedly installed on the shoulder movement component, the other end of the shoulder sleeve is connected to the arm massage sleeve, the detection components are arranged at intervals on the arm massage sleeve, and the fixing strap is fixedly installed in the gap between the detection components, and an airbag is installed on the fixing strap; the detection component is provided to monitor the swelling condition of the patient's upper limb, and at the same time, according to the swelling condition, the inflation and deflation of the airbag and the movement control of the shoulder movement component are controlled to massage and move the patient's upper limb.

2. The massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shoulder movement component includes: a motor, a disc, and a connecting rod; the motor is fixedly installed at the rear end of the backboard, the disc is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the motor, the connecting rod is movably installed on the disc, and the connecting rod is installed deviating from the center of the disc; the other end of the connecting rod is fixedly installed on the shoulder sleeve.

3. The massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery according to claim 1, characterized in that: The detection component includes: an extension belt and a fixing block; the extension belt is installed around the hand massage sleeve for one week, and at the same time the fixing block is fixedly installed on the arm fixing sleeve, a through groove for the extension belt to pass through is opened on the fixing block, and a plurality of trigger teeth are evenly fixedly installed on the outer surface of the extension belt; at the upper end of the through groove, a limiting block is fixedly installed on the fixing block, the lower end of the limiting block is connected to a pressing head through a spring, and contacts are oppositely installed on the pressing head and the limiting block; the movement of the extension belt is used to control the movement of the trigger teeth to control the up and down movement of the pressing head to realize the excitation of the contacts.

4. The massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shoulder fixing sleeve is a rigid fixing sleeve.

5. The massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery according to claim 1, characterized in that: The arm fixing sleeve is a non-fully enclosed cylindrical structure with unequal diameters at the front and rear ends.

6. The massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery according to claim 1, characterized in that: Binding straps are fixedly installed at the lower ends of the two side arms of the backboard; a gas pump is fixedly installed in the middle of the rear end of the backboard, and the gas pump is connected to the airbags on both sides through a trachea; a control unit is fixedly installed at the lower end of one side of the gas pump.

7. A control method for a massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: Including the following steps: S1: Set a plurality of detection components at intervals of 4-6 cm in length respectively, and at the same time connect the relationships between various components so that they can work normally; S2: After binding the detection components, record the diameters of multiple detection component points at the current edema (or when there is no edema) through the control unit, and calculate and record the edema (or no edema) volume by measuring the diameters of two adjacent detection components currently: S3: Set the changing swelling volume range [a - b], as well as the maximum threshold m and the minimum threshold n of the changing swelling volume, m > b, n < a; when the changing swelling volume is in the range [a - b], the control unit controls the inflation and deflation of the gas pump and the operation of the motor to massage the patient's upper limb, when the changing swelling volume is less than n, the control unit controls the gas pump and the motor to stop; when the swelling volume is greater than m, the control unit controls to give an alarm.

8. The control method of the massage treatment device for upper limb edema after breast cancer surgery according to claim 7, characterized in that: The swelling volume calculated in S3 is obtained by subtracting the volume after swelling from the volume after swelling by equating the human arm to a frustum of a cone structure.

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