Lying-prone chest supporting frame for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture and moxibustion and control system

Abstract

The invention discloses a lie-prone chest supporting frame for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture and moxibustion and a control system. The lie-prone chest supporting frame comprises a supporting base, a shoulder supporting assembly, an arm supporting assembly, a crotch supporting assembly and a head supporting assembly. The whole body of the patient is supported through the supporting base; meanwhile, the shoulders and the crotch of the patient can be supported through the arranged shoulder supporting assembly and the arranged crotch supporting assembly, so that the chest of the patient is supported in a suspended mode, the chest of the patient is suspended, and compression caused by traditional direct prostration to the chest of the patient can be effectively avoided; the chest distress of the patient is prevented; in addition, the arms of the patient can be supported through the arranged arm supporting assembly, meanwhile, an arm supporting plate in the arm supporting assembly can move freely within a certain range, the traditional situation that the hands are cushioned below the head, and paralysis is caused for a long time can be replaced, the arms of the patient cannot be completely fixed, and therefore the patient can feel more comfortable. And a certain activity range is given to the patient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of medical devices, and particularly relates to a prone chest support frame and a control system for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture. Background Art

[0002] Acupuncture is a commonly used method for treating diseases in traditional Chinese medicine. According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, specific acupoints on the human body are stimulated. These acupoints are located on meridians, which are the paths of energy flow in the human body in traditional Chinese medicine theory. At the same time, moxa sticks or moxa wool made by burning mugwort leaves are used to perform heat stimulation at specific acupoints or diseased sites. By stimulating these acupoints, the qi and blood circulation of the human body can be adjusted to achieve the purposes of treating diseases, relieving pain, and improving physical functions.

[0003] The prone position is a commonly used position during acupuncture treatment. When ordinary patients lie prone on a common treatment bed, generally, both hands are placed under the forehead, and a pillow is placed or not placed under the chest to maintain the position. However, the time of acupuncture treatment often needs to last for more than half an hour. Some weak patients feel chest tightness and discomfort, or their hands become numb and sore, which can also easily affect the normal breathing of the patients, resulting in the inability to maintain the position for a long time and affecting the treatment effect. There are still defects to a certain extent.

[0004] Therefore, a prone chest support frame for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture 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 prone chest support frame for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture. This device can support the patient in the prone position. When supporting, it directly supports the positions of the patient's shoulders and hips, and simultaneously supports the patient's shoulders and hips, which can meet different support needs; in addition, this device is also correspondingly provided with a head support device, which can support the patient's head and can make adaptive support. By setting up the support frame, the patient can be supported for a long time to maintain the acupuncture process, so as to achieve better treatment effects.

[0006] To achieve the above technical effects, on the one hand, the present invention discloses a prone chest support frame for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture, including: a support base, a shoulder support assembly, an arm support assembly, a hip support assembly, and a head support assembly; the support base has a trapezoidal structure; the front ends on both sides of the support base are fixedly installed with the shoulder support assembly, and at the rear end of the shoulder support assembly, the arm support assembly is fixedly installed on the side wall of the support base. The hip support assembly is fixedly installed on the side wall of the support base symmetrically with respect to the position of the shoulder support assembly; the front end of the support base is movably installed with the head support assembly. By controlling the shoulder support assembly and the hip support assembly simultaneously or differently, the chest of the patient can be supported, and at the same time, the head support assembly is controlled to make adaptive support for the patient when lying prone.

[0007] Further, the shoulder support assembly includes: a support block, a third electric push rod, and a shoulder support plate; the support block is fixedly installed on the side wall of the support base, the upper end of the support block is fixedly installed with the third electric push rod, the end of the third electric push rod is fixedly installed with the shoulder support plate, and the shoulder support plate is in an arc structure;

[0008] Further, the hip support assembly is structurally arranged in the same way as the shoulder support assembly;

[0009] Further, the arm support assembly includes: an arm support plate, a support rod, and an arm support plate. An arc-shaped groove is provided at the upper end of the arm support plate, the support rod is movably installed on the arc-shaped groove, and the upper end of the support rod is movably installed with the arm support plate;

[0010] Further, the head support assembly includes: a first electric push rod, a push rod, a head block, a second electric push rod, and a head cushion plate; the first electric push rod is fixedly installed inside the support base, the output rod of the first electric push rod is fixedly installed with the push rod, the end of the push rod is fixedly installed with the head block, the upper end of the head block is fixedly installed with the second push rod, the end of the second push rod is fixedly installed with the head cushion plate, and the upper end of the head cushion plate is fixedly installed with a head contact plate; the head contact plate directly contacts the patient's head;

[0011] Further, an airbag is fixedly installed on the groove of the support base, and the airbag is inflated by an air pump provided inside the support base;

[0012] Further, square grooves are symmetrically provided at the inclined surface position of the support base, and a receiving groove is provided at the upper end of the square groove corresponding to the lower abdomen of the patient;

[0013] On the other hand, the present invention discloses a control system for a prone chest support frame for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture, including: a third pressure sensor provided at the upper end of the shoulder support plate; a first pressure sensor provided at the front part of the upper end of the support base; a pressure sensor provided inside the airbag; a first pressure sensor provided between the head cushion plate and the head contact plate; a control box provided inside the support base; a control panel provided on one side of the front end of the support base;

[0014] Control box: used to control and receive the pressures brought by different sensors, and actively control different electric push rods and air pumps;

[0015] The first pressure sensor, the first pressure sensor, and the third pressure sensor: used to monitor the pressures of the shoulders, head, and chest and feedback them to the control box;

[0016] Pressure sensor: used to monitor the gas pressure inside the airbag and feedback it to the control box;

[0017] Control panel: used to control the operation of the entire device and establish an electrical connection with the control box;

[0018] The control process of the system includes the following steps:

[0019] S1: First, the patient lies on the upper end of the entire device. At this time, after the first pressure sensor and the third pressure sensor sense the pressure, they feedback to the control box, and the control box controls the first electric push rod and the second electric push rod of the head support assembly to extend. After the first pressure sensor between the head cushion plate and the head contact plate senses the pressure of the patient's head, it stops moving; this is to determine the initial position.

[0020] S2: Then the control box controls the third electric push rod to move, so that the patient's body rises until the pressure of the first pressure sensor is zero and then stops.

[0021] S3: Determine the movement distance of the head support assembly according to the movement distance of the third electric push rod in S2, and control the head contact plate to contact the patient's head to form a head support function.

[0022] S4: Finally, the control box controls the air pump to work to inflate the airbag, so that the airbag can slowly contact the patient's abdomen, and the pressure inside the airbag is monitored by the air pressure sensor, so that the airbag can support the patient's abdominal part with a suitable force, and stops after the air pressure reaches the preset value; at this time, the support is completed.

[0023] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0024] The present invention designs a prone chest support frame for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture, including: a support base, a shoulder support assembly, an arm support assembly, a hip support assembly, and a head support assembly; the entire body of the patient is supported by the support base; at the same time, the shoulder support assembly and the hip support assembly can support the patient's shoulders and hips, so as to support the patient's chest part in a suspended manner. By suspending the patient's chest, it can effectively prevent the compression of the patient's chest cavity caused by traditional direct prone position and prevent the patient from feeling stuffy.

[0025] In addition, the arm support assembly can support the patient's arms, and the arm support plate in the arm support assembly can move freely within a certain range. On the one hand, it can replace the traditional method of padding the hands under the head for a long time, which will cause numbness. On the other hand, it will not completely fix the patient's arms, giving the patient a certain range of movement, reducing the discomfort caused by the patient's long-term immobility, so as to effectively maintain the stability of acupuncture and extend the prone position time. At the same time, the present invention can make adaptive support according to different patient conditions, which is convenient and practical. Description of the Drawings

[0026] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments.

[0027] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a prone chest support for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture.

[0028] Figure 2 It is a top view of a prone chest support for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture.

[0029] Figure 3 It is a front view of a prone chest support for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture.

[0030] Figure 4 It is a side view of a prone chest support for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture.

[0031] Figure 5 It is a sectional view of a prone chest support for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture.

[0032] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the usage state structure of a prone chest support for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture.

[0033] In the drawings, the list of components represented by each reference numeral is as follows:

[0034] 1 - Support base, 11 - Groove, 12 - Square groove, 13 - Accommodation groove, 14 - First pressure sensor, 15 - Head support assembly, 151 - First electric push rod, 152 - Push rod, 153 - Guide rod, 154 - Head block, 155 - Second electric push rod, 156 - Head backing plate, 157 - Second pressure sensor, 158 - Head contact plate, 2 - Shoulder support assembly, 21 - Support block, 22 - Third electric push rod, 23 - Shoulder support plate, 24 - Hip support assembly, 231 - Third pressure sensor, 3 - Arm support assembly, 31 - Arm support plate, 32 - Arc groove, 33 - Support rod, 34 - Arm support plate, 4 - Airbag, 41 - Air pump, 42 - Air pressure sensor, 5 - Control panel, 6 - Control box. Detailed implementation manners

[0035] Embodiment 1

[0036] The present invention discloses a prone chest support for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture, including: a support base 1, a shoulder support assembly 2, an arm support assembly 3, a hip support assembly 24, and a head support assembly 15; the support base 1 has a trapezoidal structure, specifically a right trapezoidal structure. The inclined surface at the rear end is for the patient's legs to be placed, and the front end is for supporting the patient's chest and abdomen; on both front ends of the support base 1, the shoulder support assembly 2 is fixedly installed. At the rear end of the shoulder support assembly 2, on the side wall of the support base 1, the arm support assembly 3 is fixedly installed. On the side wall of the support base 1, symmetrically to the position of the shoulder support assembly 2, the hip support assembly 24 is fixedly installed; at the front end of the support base 1, the head support assembly 15 is movably installed. By controlling the shoulder support assembly 2 and the hip support assembly 24 simultaneously or differently, the patient's chest is supported, and at the same time, the head support assembly 15 is controlled to provide adaptive support for the patient when lying prone.

[0037] Meanwhile, in this embodiment, the structure of the hip support assembly 24 is the same as that of the shoulder support assembly 2; at the same time, soft cushions are provided at the upper ends of the shoulder support assembly 2 and the hip support assembly 24 to support the shoulders and hips of the patient, and at the same time reduce the pressure caused by the device itself on the patient. The soft cushions can be in the form of rubber, silicone, or sponge pads.

[0038] Specifically, the shoulder support assembly 2 includes: a support block 21, a third electric push rod 22, and a shoulder support plate 23; the support block 21 is fixedly installed on the side wall of the support base 1. At the upper end of the support block 21, the third electric push rod 22 is fixedly installed. At the end of the third electric push rod 22, the shoulder support plate 23 is fixedly installed.

[0039] The shoulder support plate 23 has an arc-shaped structure and conforms to the biological anatomical structure of the human shoulder; by providing the shoulder support assembly 2 and the hip support assembly 24, the shoulders and hips of the patient can be supported, thereby suspending the chest part of the patient. By suspending the patient's chest, the compression on the patient's chest cavity caused by traditional direct prone lying can be effectively prevented, and the patient's chest tightness can be avoided.

[0040] Embodiment 2

[0041] In this embodiment, based on the arm support assembly 3 described in Embodiment 1, the provided arm support assembly 3 can support the patient's arm. At the same time, the arm support plate 34 in the arm support assembly 3 can move freely within a certain range. On the one hand, it can replace the traditional method of placing the hand under the head, which may cause numbness after a long time. On the other hand, it does not completely fix the patient's arm, giving the patient a certain range of movement and reducing the discomfort caused by long-term inactivity. The arm support assembly 3 includes: an arm support plate 31, a support rod 33, and an arm support plate 34. An arc-shaped groove 32 is formed at the upper end of the arm support plate 31. The support rod 33 is movably installed on the arc-shaped groove 32, and the upper end of the support rod 33 is movably installed with the arm support plate 34. When the support rod 33 moves on the arc-shaped groove 32, it moves in a damped motion manner, which can move but not freely, ensuring fixation while also being able to move under the action of human force.

[0042] Embodiment 3

[0043] In this embodiment, based on the head support assembly 15 described in Embodiment 1, the provided head support device can support the patient's head and can provide adaptive support, maintaining long-term support for the patient and the acupuncture process to achieve better treatment effects.

[0044] Specifically, the head support assembly 15 includes: a first electric push rod 151, a push rod 152, a head block 154, a second electric push rod 155, and a head cushion 156. The first electric push rod 151 is fixedly installed inside the support base 1. The push rod 152 is fixedly installed on the output rod of the first electric push rod 151. The head block 154 is fixedly installed at the end of the push rod 152. A second push rod is fixedly installed at the upper end of the head block 154. The head cushion 156 is fixedly installed at the end of the second push rod. The head contact plate 158 is fixedly installed at the upper end of the head cushion 156. The head contact plate 158 directly contacts the patient's head. When extending, first, the first push rod extends the head block 154, and then the second electric push rod 155 moves the head contact plate 158 gradually closer to the patient's head to form a supporting effect.

[0045] In addition, in this embodiment, based on the shoulder support assembly 2 and the hip support assembly 24 described in Embodiment 1 and this embodiment, the patient is supported. However, after the support, the two-point fixation formed by the shoulder and hip supports will cause the patient's abdomen to move downward, which will cause the patient's spine to bend. Therefore, in this embodiment, an airbag 4 is fixedly installed on the groove 11 of the support base 1, and the airbag 4 is inflated by an air pump 41 arranged inside the support base 1; by inflating the airbag 4, the patient's abdomen can be supported, enabling the chest and abdomen of the patient to effectively form a three-point support and ensuring the comfort of the support; at the same time, square grooves 12 are symmetrically opened at the inclined surface position of the support base 1, and a receiving groove 13 is opened at the upper end of the square groove 12 corresponding to the lower abdomen of the patient; the arranged square grooves 12 can place the patient's legs, and the setting of the receiving groove 13 facilitates adapting to the physiological structure of male patients and is convenient for people of different genders to use.

[0046] Embodiment 4

[0047] In this embodiment, the present invention discloses a control system for a prone chest support for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture, including: a third pressure sensor 231 arranged at the upper end of the shoulder support plate 23, which is mainly used to monitor whether there is a patient using it. At the same time, a pressure sensor is also arranged on the hip support assembly 24. Through the simultaneous monitoring of multiple pressure sensors, it is monitored whether the patient is using it to prevent misoperation caused by accidentally touching one of them; a first pressure sensor 14 arranged at the front part of the upper end of the support base 1; a pressure sensor 42 arranged inside the airbag 4; a first pressure sensor 14 arranged between the head cushion plate 156 and the head contact plate 158; a control box 6 arranged inside the support base 1; a control panel 5 arranged on one side of the front end of the support base 1;

[0048] The control box 6: is used to control and receive the pressures brought by different sensors and actively control different electric push rods and the air pump 41;

[0049] The first pressure sensor 14, the first pressure sensor 14, and the third pressure sensor 231: are used to monitor the pressures of the shoulders, head, and chest and feedback them to the control box 6;

[0050] The pressure sensor 42: is used to monitor the gas pressure inside the airbag 4 and feedback it to the control box 6;

[0051] The control panel 5: is used to control the actions of the entire device and establish an electrical connection with the control box 6;

[0052] The control process of the system includes the following steps:

[0053] S1: First, the patient lies on the upper end of the entire device. At this time, after the first pressure sensor 14 and the third pressure sensor 231 sense the pressure, they feedback to the control box 6. The control box 6 controls the first electric push rod 151 and the second electric push rod 155 of the head support assembly 15 to extend. After the first pressure sensor 14 between the head backing plate 156 and the head contact plate 158 senses the pressure of the patient's head, it stops moving; this is to determine the initial position. At the same time, during the above use process, the initial pressure at the upper end of the head support assembly 15 can be set in advance through the control panel 5. If only ensuring just contact, it may not effectively support the patient's head. Then, the stop can be controlled by setting the pressure to form a better support effect.

[0054] S2: Then, the control box 6 controls the third electric push rod 22 to move, causing the patient's body to rise until the pressure of the first pressure sensor 14 becomes zero and then stops.

[0055] S3: Determine the movement distance of the head support assembly 15 according to the movement distance of the third electric push rod 22 in S2, and control the head contact plate 158 to contact the patient's head to form a head support effect.

[0056] S4: Finally, the control box 6 controls the air pump 41 to work to inflate the airbag 4, so that the airbag 4 can slowly contact the patient's abdomen. The pressure inside the airbag 4 is monitored by the pressure sensor 42, so that the airbag 4 can support the patient's abdominal area with a suitable force. After the air pressure reaches the preset value, it stops; at this time, the support is completed.

[0057] The preferred embodiments of the present invention disclosed above are only used to help illustrate the present invention. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details in detail, nor do they limit the invention to the specific embodiments described.

Claims

1. The prone chest support for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture and moxibustion is characterized in that Comprising: A support base, a shoulder support assembly, an arm support assembly, a hip support assembly, and a head support assembly; The support base has a trapezoidal structure; The shoulder support assemblies are fixedly installed at the front ends on both sides of the support base. At the rear ends of the shoulder support assemblies, the arm support assemblies are fixedly installed on the side walls of the support base. The hip support assemblies are fixedly installed at positions on the side walls of the support base symmetrically to the shoulder support assemblies. The head support assembly is movably installed at the front end of the support base. By simultaneously or non-simultaneously controlling the shoulder support assembly and the hip support assembly, the chest of the patient is supported, and at the same time, the head support assembly is controlled to adaptively support the patient when lying prone.

2. The prone chest support for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture according to claim 1, wherein The shoulder support assembly includes: a support block, a third electric push rod, and a shoulder support plate; the support block is fixedly installed on the side wall of the support base. The third electric push rod is fixedly installed at the upper end of the support block. The end of the third electric push rod is fixedly installed with the shoulder support plate, and the shoulder support plate has an arc-shaped structure.

3. The prone chest support for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture according to claim 1, wherein The structure of the hip support assembly is set the same as that of the shoulder support assembly.

4. The prone chest support for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture according to claim 1, characterized in that, The arm support assembly includes: an arm support plate, a support rod, and an arm support plate. An arc-shaped groove is opened at the upper end of the arm support plate. The support rod is movably installed on the arc-shaped groove. The upper end of the support rod is movably installed with the arm support plate.

5. The prone chest support for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture according to claim 1, characterized in that, The head support assembly includes: a first electric push rod, a push rod, a head block, a second electric push rod, and a head cushion; the first electric push rod is fixedly installed inside the support base. The push rod is fixedly installed on the output rod of the first electric push rod. The end of the push rod is fixedly installed with a head block. The second push rod is fixedly installed at the upper end of the head block. The end of the second push rod is fixedly installed with a head cushion. The head contact plate is fixedly installed at the upper end of the head cushion; the head contact plate directly contacts the head of the patient.

6. The prone chest support for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture according to claim 1, wherein An airbag is fixedly installed on the groove of the support base, and the airbag is inflated by an air pump disposed inside the support base.

7. The prone chest support for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture according to claim 1, characterized in that, Square grooves are symmetrically opened at the inclined surface position of the support base. At the upper end of the square grooves, a receiving groove is opened corresponding to the lower abdomen of the patient.

8. The control system of the prone chest support frame for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, Comprising: A third pressure sensor disposed at the upper end of the shoulder support plate; a first pressure sensor disposed at the front part of the upper end of the support base; A barometric pressure sensor disposed inside the airbag; A first pressure sensor disposed between the head cushion and the head contact plate; A control box disposed inside the support base; A control panel disposed on one side of the front end of the support base; The control box: used to control and receive the pressures brought by different sensors, and actively control different electric push rods and air pumps; The first pressure sensor, the first pressure sensor, and the third pressure sensor: used to monitor the pressures of the shoulders, head, and chest and feedback to the control box; The barometric pressure sensor: used to monitor the gas pressure inside the airbag and feedback to the control box; The control panel: used to control the actions of the entire device and establish an electrical connection with the control box at the same time.

9. The control system of the prone chest support frame for traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture according to any one of claim 8, characterized in that, The control process of the system includes the following steps: S1: First, the patient lies on the upper end of the entire device. After the first pressure sensor and the third pressure sensor sense the pressure, they feedback to the control box, and the control box controls the first electric push rod and the second electric push rod of the head support assembly to extend. After the first pressure sensor between the head cushion plate and the head contact plate senses the pressure of the patient's head, it stops moving; this is to determine the initial position at this time. S2: Then the control box controls the third electric push rod to move, causing the patient's body to rise until the pressure of the first pressure sensor becomes zero and then stops. S3: Determine the movement distance of the head support assembly according to the movement distance of the third electric push rod in S2, and control the head contact plate to contact the patient's head to form a head support function. S4: Finally, the control box controls the air pump to work to inflate the airbag, so that the airbag can slowly contact the patient's abdomen. The pressure inside the airbag is monitored by the air pressure sensor, so that the airbag can support the patient's abdominal area with an appropriate force. After the air pressure reaches the preset value, it stops; the support is completed at this time.

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