Lower limb massage device for diabetic foot patient

Abstract

The lower limb massage device comprises a supporting bottom plate, a lower limb supporting plate and acupoint massage heads, the center position of the bottom of the lower limb supporting plate is fixedly connected to the middle of the supporting bottom plate, and the lower limb supporting plate is made of a hard material capable of being bent and deformed; a plurality of narrow air bags connected side by side are arranged between the two ends of the back faces of the two sides of the lower limb supporting plate and the upper surface of the supporting bottom plate on the corresponding side, each narrow air bag is connected with an automatic inflation device through an air pipe, the narrow air bags are in a sector shape after being inflated, and the central angles of the narrow air bags are not completely the same. The acupoint massage head is installed on the inner side face of the lower limb supporting plate, and the position of the acupoint massage head can be flexibly adjusted in the length direction of the lower limb supporting plate. The device is ingenious in structure and reasonable in design, the position of the massage head can be adjusted according to acupuncture points needing to be massaged, so that specific parts of the lower limbs of a patient are effectively massaged, blood circulation of the diabetic foot patient is promoted, and symptoms are relieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of physiotherapy equipment technology, specifically relating to a lower limb massage device for diabetic foot patients. Background Technology

[0002] Diabetic foot is a chronic complication of diabetes, rooted in nerve and blood vessel damage caused by long-term hyperglycemia. It is a major cause of disability and even death in diabetic patients, causing not only pain but also a significant burden on their families. Severe diabetic foot patients often experience lower limb ulceration or even loss, making it difficult to get out of bed. Even when they can manage to get out of bed, pressure on the infected areas hinders blood circulation and repair.

[0003] Studies have shown that massaging certain acupoints on the lower limbs, such as Zusanli, Taixi, Sanyinjiao, and Chengshan, can promote blood circulation and relieve symptoms in patients with diabetic foot. Zusanli is located 3 cun below the depression on the lateral side of the knee, one finger-width lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia. Massaging this acupoint helps improve lower limb blood circulation and relieve numbness caused by diabetic foot. Taixi is located in the depression between the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon. Stimulating this acupoint can regulate the Qi and blood of the kidney meridian, improving edema and weakness symptoms of diabetic foot. Sanyinjiao is located on the medial side of the lower leg, 3 cun above the medial malleolus and posterior to the medial border of the tibia. This acupoint can simultaneously regulate the liver, spleen, and kidney meridians, relieving lower limb soreness and swelling associated with diabetic foot. Chengshan is located in the depression below the belly of the gastrocnemius muscle, below the highest point of the muscle bulge when standing on tiptoe. Massaging this point can relax calf muscle tension and prevent diabetic foot spasms. However, these acupoints are located in different positions around the lower limbs, and there is currently no device in the technology that can effectively massage these acupoints.

[0004] Summary of the Invention The purpose of this invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology and provide a lower limb massage device for diabetic foot patients. It has an ingenious structure and reasonable design. The position of the massage head can be adjusted according to the acupoints to be massaged, so as to effectively massage these specific parts of the patient's lower limbs, promote blood circulation in diabetic foot patients, and relieve symptoms.

[0005] The above-mentioned objective of the present invention is achieved through the following technical solution: A lower limb massage device for diabetic foot patients, characterized in that it includes a supporting base plate, a lower limb support plate, and an acupoint massage head. The bottom center of the lower limb support plate is fixedly connected to the middle of the supporting base plate. The lower limb support plate is made of a flexible and deformable rigid material. Several narrow airbags are arranged side by side between the two ends of the back sides of the lower limb support plate and the upper surface of the corresponding side of the supporting base plate. Each narrow airbag is connected to an automatic inflation device through an air tube. After inflation, the narrow airbags are fan-shaped and the central angles are not all the same. The acupoint massage head is installed on the inner side of the lower limb support plate, and the position of the acupoint massage head can be flexibly adjusted along the length of the lower limb support plate.

[0006] As a further improvement of the present invention, an installation groove is provided on the inner side of the lower limb support along its length direction, and the tail end of the acupoint massage head is embedded in the installation groove and can be slidably adjusted and locked.

[0007] As a further improvement of the present invention, the acupoint massage head includes a stud, a spring and a massage rod. The outer wall of the stud is provided with an external thread, and the center of the stud is provided with an axial cavity. The spring and the massage rod are placed in the axial cavity. One end of the spring abuts against the bottom of the axial cavity, and the other end of the spring is fixedly connected to the rear end of the massage rod. The front part of the massage rod is provided with an enlarged end.

[0008] As a further improvement of the present invention, the front end of the acupoint massage head is provided with a skin-friendly patch for contacting the patient's skin.

[0009] As a further improvement of the present invention, the skin-friendly patch includes a sterile adhesive dressing and a pressure equalizing backing plate. The sterile adhesive dressing is applied directly to the patient's skin during use, and the pressure equalizing backing plate is fixed to the back of the sterile adhesive dressing.

[0010] As a further improvement of the present invention, the sterile adhesive dressing is made of sterile foam.

[0011] As a further improvement of the present invention, the narrow airbag includes at least one 1-degree airbag, at least two 2-degree airbags, at least one 5-degree airbag and at least one 10-degree airbag.

[0012] As a further improvement of the present invention, the acupoint massage head is also provided with a massage intensity indicator unit.

[0013] As a further improvement of the present invention, the rear end of the stud is provided with a cavity, in which an indicator light and a battery are installed. The front end surface of the stud is provided with two mutually spaced conductive springs. The indicator light and the battery are connected in series between the two conductive springs. The rear surface of the enlarged end is provided with a conductive material layer. The indicator light, the battery, the conductive springs and the conductive material layer constitute the massage intensity indicator unit.

[0014] This invention comprises a supporting base plate, a lower limb support plate, acupoint massage heads, and several narrow airbags. The lower limb support plate is used to place the patient's lower limbs. Inflating the narrow airbags causes the lower limb support plate to bend inward, allowing the acupoint massage heads to contact and massage the acupoints that need to be massaged. The position of the acupoint massage heads can be flexibly adjusted along the length of the lower limb support plate. This allows the position of the massage heads to be adjusted according to the acupoints to be massaged, thereby effectively massaging these specific areas of the patient's lower limbs, promoting blood circulation in diabetic foot patients, and relieving symptoms. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

[0016] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Enlarged diagram of point A in the diagram.

[0017] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of the acupoint massage head in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of the acupoint massage head in Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Enlarged diagram of point B in the image.

[0020] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached diagram: 1-Support base plate, 2-Lower limb support plate, 3-Acupoint massage head, 3.1-Stud, 3.2-Locking cap, 3.3-Spring, 3.4-Massage pressure rod, 3.4a-Enlarged end, 4-Narrow airbag, 4.1-1-Degree 1 airbag, 4.2-Degree 2 airbag, 4.3-Degree 5 airbag, 4.4-Degree 10 airbag, 5-Support dressing, 5.1-Sterile adhesive dressing, 5.2-Equalizing backplate, 6-Indicator light, 7-Battery, 8-Conductive spring, 9-Conductive material layer. Detailed Implementation

[0021] The present invention will be further described below with reference to specific accompanying drawings and embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0022] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indicators are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of the components in a specific posture. If the specific posture changes, the directional indicators will also change accordingly.

[0023] Furthermore, if the embodiments of the present invention involve descriptions such as "first" or "second," such descriptions are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. Example 1

[0024] like Figures 1-3 As shown in Embodiment 1, a lower limb massage device for diabetic foot patients is disclosed, including a support base plate 1, a lower limb support plate 2, and an acupoint massage head 3. The bottom center of the lower limb support plate 2 is fixedly connected to the middle of the support base plate 1. The lower limb support plate 2 is made of a flexible and deformable rigid material. Several narrow airbags 4 are provided side by side between the two ends of the back of both sides of the lower limb support plate 2 and the upper surface of the support base plate 1 on the corresponding side. Each narrow airbag 4 is connected to an automatic inflation device through an air tube. After inflation, the narrow airbags 4 are all fan-shaped and the central angles are not all the same. The acupoint massage head 3 is installed on the inner side of the lower limb support plate 2, and the position of the acupoint massage head 3 can be flexibly adjusted along the length of the lower limb support plate 2.

[0025] In practical use, based on the specific acupoints that the diabetic foot patient needs to massage, the corresponding part of the lower limb is placed inside the lower limb support 2 (e.g., when massaging Zusanli, the patient's knee is placed inside the lower limb support 2). Then, the position of the acupoint massage head 3 is adjusted so that it is directly opposite the Zusanli acupoint, located 3 cun below the depression on the outer side of the knee. The automatic inflation device is activated, inflating the narrow air bladder 4. The inflated narrow air bladder 4 causes the lower limb support 2 to bend inward, thereby allowing the acupoint massage head 3 to massage the Zusanli acupoint. The lower limb support 2 can be made of metal or plastic with good elasticity, as is available in the prior art; this invention does not impose any particular limitation on this.

[0026] In this embodiment 1, each narrow airbag 4 is connected to and individually controlled by an automatic inflation device via an independent pipeline. This allows for selective inflation of one or more narrow airbags 4 based on the patient's individual condition, ensuring that the acupoint massage head 3 stably contacts and massages the Zusanli acupoint. The automatic inflation device can be a conventional product from the prior art, which will not be described in detail here.

[0027] In this embodiment 1, the narrow airbags 4 include one 1-degree airbag 4.1 [with a central angle of 1 degree after inflation], two 2-degree airbags 4.2 [with a central angle of 2 degrees after inflation], one 5-degree airbag 4.3 [with a central angle of 5 degrees after inflation], and one 10-degree airbag 4.4 [with a central angle of 10 degrees after inflation]. With this configuration, in clinical use, these five narrow airbags 4 can be fully or partially inflated according to the patient's surgical site fixation requirements, allowing for reliable and stable massage of specific acupoints on the patient's lower limbs.

[0028] In this embodiment 1, the front end of the acupoint massage head 3 is fitted with a skin-friendly patch 5 for contact with the patient's skin, thus reducing skin irritation. In this embodiment 1, the skin-friendly patch 5 includes a sterile adhesive dressing 5.1 and a pressure-equalizing backing plate 5.2. The sterile adhesive dressing 5.1 is applied directly to the patient's skin during use, and the pressure-equalizing backing plate 5.2 is fixed to the back of the sterile adhesive dressing 5.1. This configuration ensures that the skin-friendly patch 5 adheres to the skin, providing good stability. The sterile adhesive dressing 5.1 is preferably made of soft, skin-friendly sterile foam.

[0029] In this embodiment 1, a mounting groove 2a is formed on the inner side of the lower limb support 2 along its length. The tail end of the acupoint massage head 3 is embedded in the mounting groove 2a and can be slidably adjusted and locked. By adopting the above solution, the position of the acupoint massage head 3 can be flexibly adjusted along the length of the lower limb support 2.

[0030] In this embodiment 1, the mounting slot 2a is T-shaped; the acupoint massage head 3 includes a stud 3.1, a locking cap 3.2, a spring 3.3, and a massage rod 3.4. The head end of the stud 3.1 is slidably installed in the T-shaped mounting slot 2a, and the locking cap 3.2 is screwed onto the stud 3.1 and located outside the mounting slot 2a. The stud 3.1 has an axial cavity at its center, and the spring 3.3 and the massage rod 3.4 are placed in the axial cavity. One end of the spring 3.3 abuts against the bottom of the axial cavity, and the other end of the spring 3.3 is fixedly connected to the rear end of the massage rod 3.4. The massage rod 3.4 has an enlarged end 3.4a at its front, and the skin-friendly patch 5 is installed on the front end face of the massage rod 3.4. With this configuration, when the locking cap 3.2 is loosened outwards, the acupoint massage head 3 can move and adjust along the mounting slot 2a. After adjustment, the locking cap 3.2 is screwed inwards to lock the acupoint massage head 3. The pressure generated by the acupoint massage head 3 is transmitted through the spring 3.3 to ensure uniform support force, while the enlarged end 3.4a increases the pressure-bearing area of ​​the patient's skin, which helps to avoid pressure injury. Example 2

[0031] like Figure 4 , Figure 5 As shown, Embodiment 2 discloses a lower limb massage device for diabetic foot patients. The difference between Embodiment 2 and Embodiment 1 is that a massage intensity indicator unit is added inside the acupoint massage head 3, which makes the massage intensity of each acupoint massage head 3 more precise and easier to adjust.

[0032] In this embodiment 2, the rear end of the stud 3.1 is provided with a cavity, in which an indicator light 6 and a battery 7 are installed. The front surface of the stud 3.1 is provided with two mutually spaced conductive springs 8. The indicator light 6 and the battery 7 are connected in series between the two conductive springs 8. The rear surface of the enlarged end 3.4a is provided with a conductive material layer 9. The indicator light 6, the battery 7, the conductive springs 8 and the conductive material layer 9 constitute the massage intensity indicator unit [connecting wires are omitted in the figure].

[0033] In actual use, the narrow airbag 4 inflates, allowing the acupoint massage head 3 to gradually contact the area to be massaged. As the narrow airbag 4 continues to inflate, the conductive spring 8 and the conductive material layer 9 gradually approach each other. When the two conductive springs 8 and the conductive material layer 9 come into contact, the circuit of the indicator light 6 is completed, and the indicator light 6 lights up. Medical staff can use this to determine that the massage intensity of the acupoint massage head 3 is sufficient, and the automatic inflation device stops inflating.

[0034] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the specific embodiments described above are not intended to limit the present invention. Various modifications and variations can be made within the scope of the technical concept of the present invention. All refinements, modifications, or equivalent substitutions made by those skilled in the art based on the above description are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A lower limb massage device for diabetic foot patients, characterized in that: The device includes a support base plate (1), a lower limb support plate (2), and an acupoint massage head (3). The lower limb support plate (2) is fixedly connected to the middle of the support base plate (1) at the bottom center. The lower limb support plate (2) is made of a flexible and deformable rigid material. Several narrow airbags (4) are provided at both ends of the back sides of the lower limb support plate (2) and the upper surface of the support base plate (1) on the corresponding side. Each narrow airbag (4) is connected to an automatic inflation device through an air tube. After inflation, the narrow airbags (4) are fan-shaped and the central angles are not all the same. The acupoint massage head (3) is installed on the inner side of the lower limb support plate (2). The position of the acupoint massage head (3) can be flexibly adjusted along the length of the lower limb support plate (2).

2. The lower limb massage device for diabetic foot patients as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The lower limb support plate (2) has an installation groove (2a) along its length on its inner side. The tail end of the acupoint massage head (3) is embedded in the installation groove (2a) and can be slidably adjusted and locked.

3. The lower limb massage device for diabetic foot patients as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The acupoint massage head (3) includes a stud (3.1), a spring (3.3), and a massage rod (3.4). The stud (3.1) has an external thread on its outer wall and an axial cavity in the center of its interior. The spring (3.3) and the massage rod (3.4) are placed in the axial cavity. One end of the spring (3.3) abuts against the bottom of the axial cavity, and the other end of the spring (3.3) is fixedly connected to the rear end of the massage rod (3.4). The massage rod (3.4) has an enlarged end (3.4a) at its front.

4. The lower limb massage device for diabetic foot patients as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The front end of the acupoint massage head (3) is covered with a skin-friendly patch (5) for contacting the patient's skin.

5. The lower limb massage device for diabetic foot patients as described in claim 4, characterized in that: The skin-friendly patch (5) includes a sterile adhesive dressing (5.1) and a pressure equalizing backing plate (5.2). The sterile adhesive dressing (5.1) is applied directly to the patient's skin during use, and the pressure equalizing backing plate (5.2) is fixed to the back of the sterile adhesive dressing (5.1).

6. The lower limb massage device for diabetic foot patients as described in claim 5, characterized in that: The sterile adhesive dressing (5.1) is made of sterile foam.

7. The lower limb massage device for diabetic foot patients as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The narrow airbag (4) includes at least one 1-degree airbag (4.1), at least two 2-degree airbags (4.2), at least one 5-degree airbag (4.3), and at least one 10-degree airbag (4.4).

8. The lower limb massage device for diabetic foot patients as described in claim 7, characterized in that: The acupoint massage head (3) is also equipped with a massage intensity indicator unit.

9. The lower limb massage device for diabetic foot patients as described in claim 8, characterized in that: The stud (3.1) has a cavity at its rear end, in which an indicator light (6) and a battery (7) are installed. The front surface of the stud (3.1) has two conductive springs (8) spaced apart from each other. The indicator light (6) and the battery (7) are connected in series between the two conductive springs (8). The rear surface of the enlarged end (3.4a) has a conductive material layer (9). The indicator light (6), the battery (7), the conductive springs (8) and the conductive material layer 9 constitute the massage intensity indicator unit.

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