Neck collar

By designing a neck brace that includes an adjustment support frame, a support side plate, a rear support plate and a fixing belt, the problem that the existing neck brace cannot be supported and adjusted in a targeted manner is solved, and a personalized neck for patients with spastic torticollis is achieved. part support and height adjustment.

CN222467239UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-14THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF TIANJIN UNIV OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
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Application Number
CN202420858639.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-24
Publication Date
2025-02-14
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-24

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Technical Problem

Most of the existing neck braces are integrated, and they cannot provide head support on one side of patients with spastic torticollis. They lack adjustment, making it difficult to meet the needs of head support heights for different patients.

Method used

A neck brace including an adjustment support frame, a support side plate, a rear support plate and a fixing belt is designed. The adjustment support frame consists of an arc-shaped elastic metal rod and an adjustment locking shaft. The height adjustment of the support frame is achieved by adjusting the locking shaft's clamping teeth and clamping groove mechanism. The support side plate and the rear support plate can be optionally mounted on the adjustment support frame and fixed by a fixing belt.

Benefits of technology

The neck brace can support one side of a spastic torticollis patient in a targeted manner, and adjust the height of the support frame to meet the use needs of different patients, providing personalized neck support and comfort.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a neck support, which relates to the technical field of neck supports and comprises an adjusting support frame, support side plates are mounted at two ends of the adjusting support frame, a rear support plate is mounted on the rear side of the adjusting support frame, and a fixing strap is mounted on the front side of the adjusting support frame. The supporting side plates or the rear supporting plate are selectively installed on the adjusting supporting frame, then the adjusting supporting frame is connected to the neck of a patient in a sleeving mode, at the moment, the overall opening and closing angle of the adjusting supporting frame is adjusted to adjust the specific supporting height, then the fixing distance of the fixing belt is adjusted, and overall fixing is conducted; therefore, the support can support patients with spasmodic torticollis in a targeted direction, the support height can be adjusted, and the support can meet the use requirements of different patients with spasmodic torticollis.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of neck braces, in particular to a neck brace. Background Art

[0002] In clinical practice, patients with spasmodic torticollis basically have the symptom of head deviating to one side. In order to correct the patient's neck and relieve the patient's pain, doctors often use a neck brace to fix the patient's head to support the neck. However, most of the current neck braces are one-piece in structure, and for patients with spasmodic torticollis, it is impossible to provide targeted head support on one side, which makes it difficult to meet the patient's needs. In addition, the one-piece neck brace lacks adjustability, which makes it difficult to meet the needs of different patients for head support height. To address the above problems, a neck brace is provided. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a neck brace to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a neck brace, comprising an adjustable support frame, support side plates are installed at both ends of the adjustable support frame, a rear support plate is installed on the rear side of the adjustable support frame, and a fixing belt is installed on the front side of the adjustable support frame.

[0005] Preferably, the adjustment support frame includes two arc-shaped elastic metal rods, and adjustment locking shafts are installed on both sides of the front ends of the two arc-shaped elastic metal rods, and the opposite surfaces of the outer side walls of the two arc-shaped elastic metal rods are fixedly connected with mounting plates.

[0006] Preferably, the adjusting locking shaft comprises a rotating plate and a rotating seat, the rotating plate is fixedly connected to one of the arc-shaped elastic metal rods, the rotating seat is fixedly connected to the other arc-shaped elastic metal rod, the middle part of the rotating plate is integrally formed with a rotating shaft extending outward, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the middle part of the rotating seat, the opposite surfaces of the rotating plate and the rotating seat are evenly integrally formed with snap-fitting teeth, the outer side wall of the snap-fitting teeth is snap-fitted with a snap-fitting groove opened on the rotating seat, the middle part of the rotating shaft is threaded with an extrusion nut, and the extrusion nut is extruded with the rotating seat.

[0007] Preferably, the mounting plate comprises an arc-shaped plate, the outer edge of which is fixedly connected to an elastic metal rod, a plurality of sleeves extending outward are fixedly connected to the arc-shaped plate, the outer end of the sleeve is integrally formed with a locking plate, the outer side wall of the sleeve is threaded with an extrusion screw sleeve, and the extrusion screw sleeve is extruded with the locking plate.

[0008] Preferably, the rear support plate includes two arc-shaped support plates, and the rear side wall of the arc-shaped support plate is integrally formed with a plurality of plug-in columns, the plug-in columns on the two arc-shaped support plates are respectively plugged into the sleeves on the two arc-shaped plates, the outer side walls of the plug-in columns are squeezed with the locking plates, and the outer side walls of the arc-shaped support plates are wrapped with a silicone layer.

[0009] Preferably, the supporting side panels and the rear supporting panel have the same structure but different shapes.

[0010] Preferably, the fixing belt comprises two belt bodies, the two belt bodies are fixedly connected to the two rotating plates respectively, and Velcro tapes that adhere to each other are sewn on the two belt bodies.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are: a cervical collar. When the utility model is in use, the supporting side plates or the rear supporting plates are selectively installed on the adjusting support frame according to the supporting position required by the patient, and then the adjusting support frame is sleeved on the patient's neck. At this time, the overall opening and closing angle of the adjusting support frame is adjusted to adjust the specific height of the support, and then the fixing belt is adjusted to a fixed distance to fix the whole body. Therefore, the utility model can support the patients with spasmodic torticollis in a targeted direction, and the supporting height can be adjusted to meet the use of patients with different spasmodic torticollis. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0013] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the partial structural disassembly of the utility model.

[0014] In the figure: adjusting support frame 1, arc-shaped elastic metal rod 11, adjusting locking shaft 12, rotating piece 121, rotating seat 122, rotating shaft 123, snap-on teeth 124, snap-on groove 125, extrusion nut 126, mounting plate 13, arc-shaped plate 131, sleeve 132, locking piece 133, extrusion screw sleeve 134, supporting side plate 2, rear supporting plate 3, arc-shaped supporting plate 31, plug-in column 32, fixing belt 4, belt body 41, Velcro 42. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of 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 are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0016] See also Figure 1-2The utility model provides a technical solution: a neck brace, including an adjustable support frame 1, support side plates 2 are installed at both ends of the adjustable support frame 1, a rear support plate 3 is installed on the rear side of the adjustable support frame 1, and a fixing belt 4 is installed on the front side of the adjustable support frame 1.

[0017] Specifically, the adjustment support frame 1 includes two arc-shaped elastic metal rods 11, and adjustment locking shafts 12 are installed on both sides of the front ends of the two arc-shaped elastic metal rods 11. The opposite surfaces of the outer side walls of the two arc-shaped elastic metal rods 11 are fixedly connected with mounting plates 13.

[0018] When adjusting the support frame 1, loosen the extrusion nut 126, the engaging teeth 124 and the engaging groove 125 can be separated, and the relative distance between the two arc-shaped elastic metal rods 11 can be adjusted. When adjusting, the two arc-shaped plates 131 can be driven to move at the same time, and the arc-shaped plates 131 are installed together with the supporting side plates 2 and the rear supporting plates 3, so that the overall supporting height can be adjusted.

[0019] Specifically, the adjustment locking shaft 12 includes a rotating piece 121 and a rotating seat 122. The rotating piece 121 is fixedly connected to one of the arc-shaped elastic metal rods 11, and the rotating seat 122 is fixedly connected to the other arc-shaped elastic metal rod 11. The middle part of the rotating piece 121 is integrally formed with a rotating shaft 123 extending outward, and the rotating shaft 123 is rotatably connected to the middle part of the rotating seat 122. The opposite surfaces of the rotating piece 121 and the rotating seat 122 are evenly integrally formed with snap-fitting teeth 124. The outer side wall of the snap-fitting teeth 124 is snap-fitted with a snap-fitting groove 125 opened on the rotating seat 122. The middle part of the rotating shaft 123 is screwed with an extrusion nut 126, and the extrusion nut 126 is extruded with the rotating seat 122.

[0020] When the clamping teeth 124 and the clamping grooves 125 are subjected to the extrusion force of the extrusion nut 126 , they will be stably clamped together, thereby fixing the positions of the two adjusted arc-shaped elastic metal rods 11 .

[0021] Specifically, the mounting plate 13 includes an arc-shaped plate 131, the outer edge of the arc-shaped plate 131 is fixedly connected to the elastic metal rod 11, and a plurality of sleeves 132 extending outward are fixedly connected to the arc-shaped plate 131. The outer end of the sleeve 132 is integrally formed with a locking plate 133, and the outer side wall of the sleeve 132 is screwed with an extrusion screw sleeve 134, which is extruded with the locking plate 133.

[0022] In order to maintain the comfort of the mounting plate 13 when in contact with the skin, a silicone layer may be bonded to the surface of the mounting plate 13 that fits the skin.

[0023] After the plug-in column 32 is inserted into the sleeve 132, the locking plate 133 is squeezed by squeezing the screw sleeve 134, so that the locking plate 133 is squeezed on the plug-in column 32, and the plug-in column 32 is fixed in the sleeve 132, so that the mounting plate 13 is connected with the rear support plate 3 or the support side plate 2.

[0024] Specifically, the rear support plate 3 includes two arc-shaped support plates 31, and the rear side wall of the arc-shaped support plate 31 is integrally formed with a plurality of plug-in columns 32. The plug-in columns 32 on the two arc-shaped support plates 31 are respectively plugged into the sleeves 132 on the two arc-shaped plates 131, and the outer side walls of the plug-in columns 32 are squeezed against the locking plates 133. The outer side walls of the arc-shaped support plates 31 are wrapped with a silicone layer.

[0025] Specifically, the supporting side plate 2 and the rear supporting plate 3 have the same structure but different shapes.

[0026] The mounting method of the supporting side plate 2 and the mounting plate 13 is the same as the mounting method of the rear supporting plate 3 and the mounting plate 13 .

[0027] Specifically, the fixing belt 4 includes two belt bodies 41 , and the two belt bodies 41 are fixedly connected to the two rotating pieces respectively, and Velcro 42 that adhere to each other are sewn on the two belt bodies 41 .

[0028] Working principle: When the utility model is in use, the supporting side panels 2 or the rear supporting panel 3 are selectively installed on the adjusting support frame 1 according to the support position required by the patient, and then the adjusting support frame 1 is sleeved on the patient's neck. At this time, the overall opening and closing angle of the adjusting support frame 1 is adjusted to adjust the specific height of the support (for example, when adjusting the angle of the adjusting support frame 1, the relative distance between the two arc-shaped plates 131 will be adjusted, so that the specific height of the two arc-shaped plates 131 on the same rear supporting plate 3 can be adjusted), and then the fixing belt 4 is adjusted to a fixed distance and fixed as a whole. Therefore, the utility model can support patients with spasmodic torticollis in a targeted direction, and the support height can be adjusted, which can meet the use of patients with different spasmodic torticollis.

[0029] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A cervical collar, comprising an adjustable support frame (1), characterized in that: Support side plates (2) are installed at both ends of the adjustable support frame (1), a rear support plate (3) is installed on the rear side of the adjustable support frame (1), and a fixing belt (4) is installed on the front side of the adjustable support frame (1).

2. A cervical collar according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjustment support frame (1) comprises two arc-shaped elastic metal rods (11), and adjustment locking shafts (12) are installed on both sides of the front ends of the two arc-shaped elastic metal rods (11), and the opposite surfaces of the outer side walls of the two arc-shaped elastic metal rods (11) are fixedly connected with mounting plates (13).

3. A cervical collar according to claim 2, characterized in that: The adjusting locking shaft (12) comprises a rotating piece (121) and a rotating seat (122); the rotating piece (121) is fixedly connected to one of the arc-shaped elastic metal rods (11); the rotating seat (122) is fixedly connected to the other arc-shaped elastic metal rod (11); a rotating shaft (123) extending outward is integrally formed in the middle of the rotating piece (121); the rotating shaft (123) is rotatably connected to the middle of the rotating seat (122); engaging teeth (124) are evenly integrally formed on the opposite surfaces of the rotating piece (121) and the rotating seat (122); an outer wall of the engaging teeth (124) is engaged with an engaging groove (125) provided on the rotating seat (122); an extrusion nut (126) is threadedly connected to the middle of the rotating shaft (123); the extrusion nut (126) is extruded with the rotating seat (122).

4. A cervical collar according to claim 3, characterized in that: The mounting plate (13) comprises an arc-shaped plate (131), the outer edge of the arc-shaped plate (131) is fixedly connected to the arc-shaped elastic metal rod (11), a plurality of sleeves (132) extending outward are fixedly connected to the arc-shaped plate (131), the outer end of the sleeve (132) is integrally formed with a locking piece (133), the outer side wall of the sleeve (132) is screwed with an extrusion screw sleeve (134), and the extrusion screw sleeve (134) and the locking piece (133) are extruded.

5. The cervical collar according to claim 4, characterized in that: The rear support plate (3) comprises two arc-shaped support plates (31), and a plurality of plug-in columns (32) are integrally formed on the rear side wall of the arc-shaped support plate (31). The plug-in columns (32) on the two arc-shaped support plates (31) are respectively plugged into the sleeves (132) on the two arc-shaped plates (131), and the outer side walls of the plug-in columns (32) are pressed against the locking plates (133), and the outer side walls of the arc-shaped support plates (31) are wrapped with a silicone layer.

6. A cervical collar according to claim 5, characterized in that: The supporting side plate (2) and the rear supporting plate (3) have the same structure but different shapes.

7. The cervical collar according to claim 3, characterized in that: The fixing belt (4) comprises two belt bodies (41), the two belt bodies (41) are respectively fixedly connected to two rotating plates (121), and the two belt bodies (41) are sewn with Velcro (42) that are bonded to each other.