Adjustable mammary gland bracket

The adjustable breast support addresses the limitations of existing devices by providing adjustable components and precise positioning, improving comfort and reducing radiation exposure while ensuring accurate radiotherapy delivery.

CN222286249UActive Publication Date: 2025-01-03THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF GUANGZHOU UNIV OF CHINESE MEDICINE
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Application Number
CN202420155526.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-01-22
Publication Date
2025-01-03
Estimated Expiration
2034-01-22

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Technical Problem

Existing breast positioning devices for radiotherapy in breast cancer treatment lack adjustability, limiting patient comfort and accuracy of radiotherapy due to restricted movement and inconsistent positioning, which exposes normal tissues like the heart and lungs to unnecessary radiation.

Method used

An adjustable breast support with multiple adjustable components, including horizontal sliding, lifting, and rotating mechanisms, equipped with scales for precise positioning, ensuring consistent breast support during multiple treatments.

Benefits of technology

Enhances patient comfort by allowing adjustable breast support at comfortable angles and heights, reduces radiation exposure to vital organs, and ensures accurate radiotherapy by maintaining consistent breast positioning.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of radiotherapy, in particular to an adjustable mammary gland bracket. Comprising a body frame, horizontal sliding assemblies arranged on the left side and the right side of the top face of the body frame, lifting assemblies arranged at the tops of the horizontal sliding assemblies, a transverse supporting rod erected on the two lifting assemblies, a hollow cylinder slidably connected to the transverse supporting rod, a rotating assembly fixedly connected with the hollow cylinder and a transverse fixing shaft arranged at the top of the rotating assembly. The bracket assembly rotates around the transverse fixing shaft, the hollow cylinder rotates on the transverse fixing shaft, a first locking piece is arranged between the hollow cylinder and the transverse supporting rod, and a second locking piece is arranged between the bracket assembly and the transverse fixing shaft. According to the adjustable mammary gland bracket, the positions of the bottom support in all directions are continuously adjusted, so that a drooping breast is lifted, the comfort degree of a patient in the breast lifting process is improved, and the radiation dose of the lung and the heart is reduced.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of radiotherapy, in particular to an adjustable breast bracket. Background Art

[0002] Breast cancer is a systemic disease. The size of the surgical resection of early breast cancer has little effect on the patient's prognosis. The principle of modern tumor treatment is to focus on preserving and improving the patient's quality of life (function and appearance) while performing radical treatment. This is reflected in the treatment of breast cancer, where the scope of surgical resection tends to be smaller. The combined treatment of breast-conserving surgery and radiotherapy and chemotherapy for early breast cancer is the same as radical surgery or modified radical surgery in terms of local and regional control rates and long-term survival rates. Breast-conserving surgery and postoperative comprehensive treatment have become one of the main methods for treating early breast cancer.

[0003] Most patients who have undergone breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer need radiotherapy to reduce the recurrence rate. Since the breast target area is very close to the heart, lungs and healthy breast in anatomical position, the above normal tissues will inevitably be exposed to a certain dose of radiation during radiotherapy. In order to reduce the irradiation dose of normal tissues, it is urgent to develop auxiliary positioning devices to meet this demand. Currently, there are few products developed to meet this demand. Similar technical means are simply to lift the breast, and the freedom of movement of the support plate is limited, which affects the patient's comfort during treatment. In addition, there is no positioning of the specific lifting position, and the accuracy of each radiotherapy irradiation cannot be guaranteed. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to solve the technical problems in the above-mentioned background technology, the utility model provides an adjustable breast support, which can support sagging breasts by continuously adjusting the position of the base in various directions, thereby improving the patient's comfort during the breast support process, reducing the radiation dose to the lungs and heart, and ensuring that the breast support position is consistent during multiple radiotherapy treatments, thereby ensuring the accuracy of each radiotherapy irradiation.

[0005] The technical solution of the utility model is as follows:

[0006] An adjustable breast support comprises a body frame, horizontal sliding components arranged on the left and right sides of the top surface of the body frame, a lifting component arranged on the top of the horizontal sliding component, a transverse support rod mounted on the two lifting components, a hollow cylinder slidably connected to the transverse support rod, a rotating component fixedly connected to the hollow cylinder, a transverse fixed shaft arranged on the top of the rotating component, and a support component rotating around the transverse fixed shaft, the hollow cylinder rotating on the transverse fixed shaft, a first locking piece is arranged between the hollow cylinder and the transverse support rod, and a second locking piece is arranged between the support component and the transverse fixed shaft.

[0007] Furthermore, the lifting assembly includes a vertical support rod, a screw rod integrally formed with the top of the vertical support rod, and a nut threadedly connected to the screw rod. Sliding holes are opened on both sides of the horizontal support rod, the screw rod passes through the sliding holes, and the bottom of the horizontal support rod contacts the nut.

[0008] Furthermore, the rotating assembly includes a first support rod fixedly connected to the top of the hollow cylinder, a rotating shaft frame arranged on the top of the first support rod, and a second support rod rotatably connected in the rotating shaft frame. The bottom of the bracket assembly is fixedly connected to the top of the second support rod.

[0009] Furthermore, the rotating assembly also includes a locking bolt, and the side wall of the rotating shaft frame is provided with a screw hole for the locking bolt to rotate.

[0010] Furthermore, the horizontal sliding assembly includes a transverse sliding groove arranged on the top surface of the frame, a slider slidably connected in the transverse sliding groove, and a slider lock arranged on the side of the slider, and the lifting assembly is arranged on the top of the slider.

[0011] Furthermore, the bracket assembly includes an arc-shaped slide groove and a base installed on the top of the arc-shaped slide groove. The curvature of the base is consistent with that of the arc-shaped slide groove. The transverse fixed shaft is located in the arc-shaped slide groove. The arc-shaped slide groove is slidably connected to the transverse fixed shaft.

[0012] Furthermore, the transverse fixed axis is a screw rod, the middle part of the screw rod is connected to the top of the rotating component, the number of arc-shaped grooves is two, and the two arc-shaped grooves are respectively located on both sides of the connection between the middle part of the screw rod and the top of the rotating component, and the second locking piece is a second locking nut, and the second locking nut is rotatably connected to the end of the screw rod.

[0013] Furthermore, the transverse support rod is marked with a first scale along the length direction.

[0014] Furthermore, the side wall of the arc-shaped slide groove is marked with angle scales.

[0015] Furthermore, a second scale is marked on the top of the chute.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0017] (1) The utility model is an adjustable breast support. When in use, the patient lies flat on the body frame. The support is positioned directly below the patient's breast by adjusting the horizontal sliding assembly. The height of the support is changed by adjusting the lifting assembly. The angles of the hollow cylinder, the rotating assembly and the support assembly are adjusted. When the patient's sagging breast is lifted, the first locking member and the second locking member are locked so that the support can lift the patient's sagging breast at a comfortable angle and height, thereby lifting the sagging breast, improving the patient's comfort level during breast lifting, and reducing the radiation dose to the lungs and heart.

[0018] (2) The utility model provides an adjustable breast support, wherein the horizontal support rod is marked with a first scale along the length direction, the side wall of the arc-shaped slide is marked with an angle scale, and the top of the slide is marked with a second scale. By having scales at the connection points for position recording, it is ensured that during multiple radiotherapy treatments, the breast support position can be kept consistent, thereby ensuring the accuracy of each radiotherapy irradiation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

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

[0020] Figure 1 This is a general diagram of an adjustable breast support of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a structural schematic diagram of an adjustable breast support horizontal sliding assembly of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 The utility model is a schematic structural diagram of an adjustable breast bracket lifting assembly, a rotating assembly and a bracket assembly.

[0023] Among them, 1. body frame; 2. horizontal sliding assembly; 21. horizontal slide groove; 22. slider; 23. slider lock; 3. lifting assembly; 31. vertical support rod; 32. screw rod; 33. nut; 34. sliding hole; 4. horizontal support rod; 5. hollow cylinder; 6. rotating assembly; 61. first support rod; 62. rotating shaft frame; 63. second support rod; 64. locking bolt; 65. screw hole; 7. horizontal fixed axis; 8. bracket assembly; 81. arc slide groove; 82. bottom support; 9. first locking piece; 10. second locking piece; 11. first scale; 12. angle scale; 13. second scale. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will be combined with the drawings in the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work belong to the protection scope of the utility model.

[0025] Combined with Figure 1 To Attachment Figure 3 And specific embodiments describe the utility model in detail:

[0026] like Figures 1 to 3 The adjustable breast support shown in the figure comprises a body frame 1, horizontal sliding components 2 arranged on the left and right sides of the top surface of the body frame 1, a lifting component 3 arranged on the top of the horizontal sliding component 2, a transverse support rod 4 mounted on the two lifting components 3, a hollow cylinder 5 slidably connected to the transverse support rod 4, a rotating component 6 fixedly connected to the hollow cylinder 5, a transverse fixed shaft 7 arranged on the top of the rotating component 6, and a bracket component 8 rotating around the transverse fixed shaft 7, the hollow cylinder 5 rotates on the transverse fixed shaft 7, a first locking member 9 is arranged between the hollow cylinder 5 and the transverse support rod 4, and a second locking member 10 is arranged between the bracket component 8 and the transverse fixed shaft 7; when in use, the patient lies flat on the body frame 1 On the upper part, lower the lifting component 3, adjust the horizontal sliding component 2 so that the bracket is located directly under the patient's breast, change the height of the bracket by adjusting the lifting component 3, adjust the angles of the hollow cylinder 5, the rotating component 6 and the bracket component 8, and continuously fine-tune the horizontal sliding component 2 and the lifting component 3 to lift the patient's breast at an appropriate angle and height. When the patient's sagging breast is lifted, lock the first locking member 9 and the second locking member 10 so that the bracket lifts the patient's sagging breast at a comfortable angle and height, thereby lifting the sagging breast, improving the patient's comfort during breast lifting, and reducing the radiation dose to the lungs and heart.

[0027] Specifically, Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, the lifting assembly 3 includes a vertical support rod 31, a screw rod 32 integrally formed with the top of the vertical support rod 31, and a nut 33 threadedly connected to the screw rod 32. Sliding holes 34 are opened on both sides of the transverse support rod 4. The screw rod 32 passes through the sliding holes 34, and the bottom of the transverse support rod 4 contacts with the nut 33; the transverse support rod 4 is mounted on the two lifting assemblies 3, and the height of the transverse support rod 4 is changed by adjusting the nut 33 and sliding the transverse support rod 4 up and down.

[0028] Specifically, Figure 3 As shown, the rotating assembly 6 includes a first support rod 61 fixedly connected to the top of the hollow cylinder 5, a rotating shaft frame 62 arranged on the top of the first support rod 61, and a second support rod 63 rotatably connected in the rotating shaft frame 62. The bottom of the base 82 is fixedly connected to the top of the second support rod 63; the rotating assembly 6 also includes a locking bolt 64, and a screw hole 65 for the locking bolt 64 to rotate is provided on the side wall of the rotating shaft frame 62; the position of the hollow cylinder 5 on the horizontal support rod 4 and the orientation of the bracket assembly 8 are changed by sliding and rotating the hollow cylinder 5, and the lifting angle of the bracket assembly 8 is changed by rotating the second support rod 63. When the bracket assembly 8 lifts the patient's sagging breast in a suitable direction, the locking bolt 64 and the first locking member 9 are adjusted to prevent the position and orientation of the bracket assembly 8 from changing when the patient receives radiotherapy.

[0029] Specifically, Figure 3As shown, the horizontal sliding assembly 2 includes a transverse sliding groove 21 arranged on the top surface of the body frame 1, a slider 22 slidably connected in the transverse sliding groove 21, and a slider lock 23 arranged on the side of the slider 22, and the lifting assembly 3 is arranged on the top of the slider 22; after the bracket assembly 8 lifts the patient's sagging breast in a suitable direction, the slider lock 23 is adjusted to prevent the horizontal position of the horizontal support rod 4 from changing when the patient receives radiotherapy.

[0030] Specifically, Figure 3 As shown, the bracket assembly 8 includes an arc-shaped slide groove 81 and a base 82 installed on the top of the arc-shaped slide groove 81. The curvature of the base 82 is consistent with that of the arc-shaped slide groove 81. The transverse fixed shaft 7 is located in the arc-shaped slide groove 81, and the arc-shaped slide groove 81 is slidably connected to the transverse fixed shaft 7. The base 82 is made of soft materials such as silicone to improve the comfort of the patient. The arc-shaped slide groove 81 is circumferentially slid along the transverse fixed rod to change the lifting position of the base 82 on the patient's breast. The second locking piece 10 is locked to prevent the base 82 from changing the lifting position of the patient's breast.

[0031] Preferably, the transverse fixed axis 7 is a screw rod 32, the middle part of the screw rod 32 is connected to the top of the rotating component 6, the number of arc-shaped slide grooves 81 is two, and the two arc-shaped slide grooves 81 are respectively located on both sides of the connection between the middle part of the screw rod 32 and the top of the rotating component 6, and the second locking member 10 is a second locking nut 33, and the second locking nut 33 is rotatably connected to the end of the screw rod 32; when the base support 82 is adjusted to a suitable lifting position, the second locking nut 33 is locked to prevent the angle of the arc-shaped slide groove 81 from changing.

[0032] Specifically, Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the horizontal support rod 4 is marked with a first scale 11 along the length direction, the side wall of the arc-shaped slide groove 81 is marked with an angle scale 12, and the top of the slide groove is marked with a second scale 13; when the patient's sagging breast is lifted to a suitable angle, by recording the position of the hollow cylinder 5 displayed on the first scale 11, the position of the base 82 on the angle scale 12, and the position of the slider 22 on the second scale 13, the same patient can quickly adjust the hollow cylinder 5, the base 82 and the slider 22 when receiving the next radiotherapy to find a position suitable for lifting the patient's sagging breast, thereby ensuring that the breast lifting position is consistent during multiple radiotherapy treatments, thereby ensuring the accuracy of each radiotherapy irradiation.

[0033] The utility model is further described above with the help of specific embodiments, but it should be understood that the specific description here should not be construed as limiting the essence and scope of the utility model. Various modifications made to the above embodiments by ordinary technicians in this field after reading this specification are all within the scope of protection of the utility model.

Claims

1. An adjustable breast support, characterized in that: The invention comprises a body frame, horizontal sliding components arranged on the left and right sides of the top surface of the body frame, a lifting component arranged on the top of the horizontal sliding component, a transverse support rod mounted on the two lifting components, a hollow cylinder slidably connected to the transverse support rod, a rotating component fixedly connected to the hollow cylinder, a transverse fixed shaft arranged on the top of the rotating component, and a bracket component rotating around the transverse fixed shaft, wherein the hollow cylinder rotates on the transverse fixed shaft, a first locking member is arranged between the hollow cylinder and the transverse support rod, and a second locking member is arranged between the bracket component and the transverse fixed shaft.

2. An adjustable breast support according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting assembly includes a vertical support rod, a screw rod integrally formed with the top of the vertical support rod, and a nut threadedly connected to the screw rod. Sliding holes are opened on both sides of the horizontal support rod, the screw rod passes through the sliding holes, and the bottom of the horizontal support rod contacts the nut.

3. The adjustable breast support according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating assembly includes a first support rod fixedly connected to the top of the hollow cylinder, a rotating shaft frame arranged on the top of the first support rod, and a second support rod rotatably connected in the rotating shaft frame. The bottom of the bracket assembly is fixedly connected to the top of the second support rod.

4. An adjustable breast support according to claim 3, characterized in that: The rotating assembly also includes a locking bolt, and the side wall of the rotating shaft frame is provided with a screw hole for the locking bolt to rotate.

5. The adjustable breast support according to claim 1, characterized in that: The horizontal sliding assembly comprises a transverse sliding groove arranged on the top surface of the frame, a sliding block slidably connected in the transverse sliding groove, and a sliding block lock arranged on the side of the sliding block, and the lifting assembly is arranged on the top of the sliding block.

6. The adjustable breast support according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bracket assembly includes an arc-shaped slide groove and a base installed on the top of the arc-shaped slide groove. The curvature of the base is consistent with that of the arc-shaped slide groove. The transverse fixed shaft is located in the arc-shaped slide groove. The arc-shaped slide groove is slidably connected to the transverse fixed shaft.

7. An adjustable breast support according to claim 6, characterized in that: The transverse fixed axis is a screw rod, the middle part of the screw rod is connected to the top of the rotating component, the number of the arc-shaped slide grooves is two, and the two arc-shaped slide grooves are respectively located on both sides of the connection between the middle part of the screw rod and the top of the rotating component, and the second locking piece is a second locking nut, and the second locking nut is rotatably connected to the end of the screw rod.

8. The adjustable breast support according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transverse support rod is marked with a first scale along the length direction.

9. The adjustable breast support according to claim 6, characterized in that: The side wall of the arc-shaped slide groove is marked with angle scales.

10. The adjustable breast support according to claim 5, characterized in that: The top of the slide is marked with a second scale.