Ankle pump exercise assisted training device

By designing an ankle pump movement assistive training device with an adjustable telescopic rod and a uniquely shaped touch plate, the device can monitor and automatically correct the patient's ankle pump movement in real time, solving the problems of poor adaptability and inaccurate counting of existing devices, and improving the effectiveness of rehabilitation training.

CN224540903UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-24NANJING DRUM TOWER HOSPITAL
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
NANJING DRUM TOWER HOSPITAL
Filing Date
2025-08-18
Publication Date
2026-07-24

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Abstract

The utility model provides a kind of ankle pump exercise auxiliary training device, belong to the technical field of medical devices, including the top plate and base frame connected by adjusting telescopic link, the lower end of top plate is provided with sliding special-shaped touch plate, special-shaped touch plate is all provided with detection box, foot pad cover is installed on base frame by first ball joint, foot pad cover is connected by second ball joint and connecting telescopic link between special-shaped touch plate;Detection box is provided with buzzer and external button towards special-shaped touch plate, detection box is provided with built-in button, moving contact block and controller, moving contact block moves towards built-in button, when external button is touched, moving contact block resets, when built-in button is touched, buzzer starts.The utility model is through dynamic response type alarm mechanism, real-time monitoring and automatic deviation correction of ankle pump exercise, ensure exercise quality, solve the problem that rehabilitation effect is not good due to the action of patient not standard, reduce simultaneously medical staff supervision load.
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Technical Field

[0001] This utility model mainly relates to the technical field of medical devices, specifically an ankle pump exercise assistive training device. Background Technology

[0002] Ankle pump exercises refer to movements of the ankle joint driven by the contraction of lower limb muscles. This causes the lower limb muscles to act like a pump, promoting blood and lymphatic circulation in the lower limbs, thereby reducing swelling, preventing lower limb thrombosis, and helping to prevent muscle atrophy and ankle stiffness. It includes flexion, extension, and circumduction of the ankle joint. Ankle pump exercises play a crucial role in the functional recovery of patients who are bedridden for extended periods or have undergone lower limb surgery.

[0003] Most ankle pump assistive exercise devices are currently used in bed or on the ground, allowing users to perform ankle pump exercises while lying down or sitting. However, existing ankle pump exercise assistive training devices have the following problems: (1) When patients perform ankle pump exercises, due to individual differences, the angle of the patient's movement is insufficient and the exercise intensity cannot meet the basic movement requirements of ankle pump training, resulting in unsatisfactory training effects; (2) Patients are prone to missing counts when counting themselves, which affects the assessment of rehabilitation effects. Utility Model Content

[0004] This utility model provides a solution that is significantly different from existing technologies, addressing the problem that existing solutions are too simplistic. Specifically, this utility model mainly provides an ankle pump exercise assistive training device to solve the technical problems mentioned in the background.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve the above-mentioned technical problems is as follows: An ankle pump exercise assistive training device includes a top plate and a base frame connected by an adjustable telescopic rod. A sliding irregularly shaped touch plate is provided at the lower end of the top plate. Detection boxes installed on the top plate are provided around the irregularly shaped touch plate. A foot pad is installed on the base frame through a first ball joint. The foot pad is connected to the irregularly shaped touch plate through a second ball joint and a connecting telescopic rod. The detection box is equipped with a buzzer and an external button facing the irregularly shaped touch panel. Inside the detection box are a built-in button, a movable contact block, and a controller. The movable contact block moves toward the built-in button. When the external button is touched, the movable contact block resets. When the built-in button is touched, the buzzer is activated.

[0006] Preferably, the foot pad cover is provided with a Velcro fastening strap, and the foot pad cover is provided with a protective padding layer inside.

[0007] Preferably, the lower end of the top plate is provided with several sets of limiting frames, and the irregularly shaped touch plate slides between the limiting frames and the top plate.

[0008] Preferably, the top plate is provided with an adjustment groove opposite to the detection box, and the adjustment groove is provided with a rotatably mounted screw and a movable sleeve threadedly connected to the screw, and the detection box is connected to the movable sleeve.

[0009] Preferably, the detection box has an inclined cavity inside, and the inclined cavity has an electric push rod, a slidably mounted inclined plate, and an auger driven by a motor. The electric push rod is connected to the inclined plate, and the movable contact block is slidably mounted on the inclined plate, with the upper end of the movable contact block located on the side of the auger.

[0010] Preferably, when the external button is pressed, the electric push rod retracts, and when the internal button is pressed, the motor stops driving the auger to rotate.

[0011] Preferably, a counter is provided inside one of the detection boxes, the counter is used to count the number of times the external button is pressed, and a master control is provided at the center of the upper end of the top plate.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: (1) When the patient performs ankle pump exercises using this device, when the exercise reaches the target, the irregularly shaped touch plate triggers the external button → the electric push rod retracts → the moving contact block instantly resets, allowing continuous training; when the range of motion is insufficient or the frequency is too low, the moving contact block moves obliquely under the drive of the auger → triggers the built-in button → the buzzer sounds an alarm immediately, reminding the patient to correct the movement; real-time monitoring and automatic correction are achieved, ensuring the quality of exercise.

[0013] (2) Medical staff can adjust the position of the detection box by moving the screw-driven moving sleeve according to the individual differences of the patients, so that the external button will only respond when triggered by the standardized ankle pump movement trajectory, thus making the device applicable to the vast majority of patients.

[0014] (3) This application can dynamically set the threshold time for achieving the target by adjusting the speed of the auger through the central control, and force the maintenance of the effective motion frequency; and only records the number of times the external button is effectively triggered (i.e. the target action), and automatically filters out invalid motion.

[0015] (4) This application uses a foot pad, which is connected to the base frame through the first ball joint and to the top plate through the second ball joint and the connecting telescopic rod. It supports the natural flexion and extension / circumduction of the ankle joint, avoids forced exercise injury, and realizes a multi-degree-of-freedom foot fixation design. Furthermore, it achieves painless foot fixation through Velcro fixing straps and protective pads, and is suitable for different foot types.

[0016] The present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the training device structure of this utility model; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the top plate (half-turn) structure of this utility model; Figure 3 This utility model Figure 1 Enlarged view of point A in the middle; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the base frame structure of this utility model; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the detection box of this utility model. In the picture: 10. Top plate; 101. Irregularly shaped touch plate; 102. Limiting bracket; 103. Adjustment groove; 104. Screw; 105. Moving sleeve; 106. Adjusting telescopic rod; 20. Base frame; 201. First ball joint; 202. Second ball joint; 203. Connecting telescopic rod; 30. Foot pad cover; 301. Velcro fastening strap; 302. Protective padding layer; 40. Detection box; 401. Buzzer; 402. External button; 403. Internal button; 404. Moving contact block; 405. Controller; 406. Counter; 407. Tilting cavity; 408. Electric push rod; 409. Tilting plate; 410. Screwdriver; 50. Overall control. Detailed Implementation

[0018] To facilitate understanding of this utility model, a more comprehensive description of the utility model will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which show several embodiments of the utility model. However, the utility model can be implemented in different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described in the text. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to make the disclosure of the utility model more thorough and comprehensive.

[0019] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or there may be an intermediate element present. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intermediate element present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and similar expressions used in this document are for illustrative purposes only.

[0020] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly associated with those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to limit the invention. The term "and / or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0021] Example 1: Please refer carefully to the attached diagram. Figure 1 - Figure 4 An ankle pump exercise assistive training device includes a top plate 10 and a base frame 20 connected by an adjustable telescopic rod 106. A sliding irregularly shaped touch plate 101 is provided at the lower end of the top plate 10, and several sets of limiting frames 102 are provided at the lower end of the top plate 10. The irregularly shaped touch plate 101 slides between the limiting frames 102 and the top plate 10. Detection boxes 40 installed on the top plate 10 are provided around the irregularly shaped touch plate 101. A foot pad 30 is installed on the base frame 20 through a first ball joint 201. The foot pad 30 is connected to the irregularly shaped touch plate 101 through a second ball joint 202 and a connecting telescopic rod 203. The use of a ball joint-mounted foot pad 30 facilitates ankle pump exercises for the patient.

[0022] A master control unit 50 is provided at the center of the upper end of the top plate 10. By setting up the master control unit 50, it is convenient to control the electrical components inside the device. The control circuit of the master control unit 50 can be implemented by those skilled in the art through simple programming. It is common knowledge in the field. Since it is only used and not modified, the control method and circuit connection will not be described in detail.

[0023] One of the aforementioned detection boxes 40 is equipped with a counter 406, which is used to count the number of times the external button 402 is pressed. Using the counter 406 can effectively record the number of ankle pump movements performed by the patient, avoiding the possibility of missed counts due to patient self-counting, which could affect the assessment of rehabilitation effectiveness.

[0024] Example 2: Please refer carefully to the attached diagram. Figure 2 and Figure 5 The detection box 40 is provided with a buzzer 401 and an external button 402 facing the irregularly shaped touch panel 101. The detection box 40 is provided with a built-in button 403, a movable contact block 404 and a controller 405. The movable contact block 404 moves toward the built-in button 403. When the external button 402 is touched, the movable contact block 404 resets. When the built-in button 403 is touched, the buzzer 401 is activated.

[0025] The detection box 40 has an inclined cavity 407 inside, which contains an electric push rod 408, a slidably mounted inclined plate 409, and an auger 410 driven by a motor. The electric push rod 408 is connected to the inclined plate 409, and a movable contact block 404 is slidably mounted on the inclined plate 409, with its upper end located on the side of the auger 410. When the external button 402 is activated, the electric push rod 408 retracts; when the internal button 403 is activated, the motor stops driving the auger 410 to rotate.

[0026] The patient performs ankle pump exercises independently. Simultaneously, the motors inside each detection box 40 are activated via the main control unit 50, causing the auger 410 to rotate. This drives the movable contact 404 to move diagonally upwards on the inclined plate 409. If the patient's ankle pump exercise is satisfactory, the irregularly shaped touch plate 101 presses the external button 402, causing the electric push rod 408 to retract. When the electric push rod 408 retracts, the movable contact 404 separates from the auger 410. Under the influence of gravity, the movable contact 404 quickly returns to the bottom of the inclined plate 409. After the irregularly shaped touch plate 101 and the external button 402 separate, the electric push rod 408 resets, causing the upper part of the movable contact 404 to... If the ankle pump exercise performed by the patient is not performed correctly, the irregularly shaped touch panel 101 will not be able to touch the external button 402. Driven by the auger 410, the moving contact block 404 will continuously move diagonally upwards until it touches the internal button 403. The buzzer 401 will then activate and sound an alarm, reminding the patient that the exercise is not performed correctly. Furthermore, by changing the rotation speed of the auger 410 driven by the motor via the master control 50, the frequency of the exercise alarm can be increased. If the patient's exercise frequency is low, meaning it takes a long time to complete one full ankle pump exercise, the buzzer 401 will also sound an alarm, reminding the patient to increase the exercise frequency to ensure the training achieves good results. Example 3: Please refer carefully to the attached diagram. Figure 1 and Figure 4 The foot pad cover 30 is provided with a Velcro fastening strap 301, and a protective padding layer 302 is provided inside the foot pad cover 30. The Velcro fastening strap 301 makes it easy for the patient's foot to be bound to the foot pad cover 30, and the protective padding layer 302 can protect the patient's foot and prevent compression.

[0027] Example 4: Please refer carefully to the attached diagram. Figure 1 and Figure 3 The top plate 10 is provided with an adjustment groove 103 opposite to the detection box 40. Inside the adjustment groove 103 is a rotatably mounted screw 104 and a movable sleeve 105 threadedly connected to the screw 104. The detection box 40 is connected to the movable sleeve 105. The position of the detection box 40 is adjustable, thus making the device suitable for different patients. Detailed implementation method: In use, the device is first placed on the patient's bed. Then, the patient attaches their foot to the foot pad 30 and secures it with Velcro straps 301. Under the supervision of medical staff, the patient performs a complete and standardized ankle pump exercise. As the patient performs the ankle pump exercise, the irregularly shaped touch plate 101 moves, thereby touching the external buttons 402 outside each detection box 40. The medical staff adjusts the position of the detection box 40 according to the standardized ankle pump exercise trajectory performed by the patient, so that when the patient moves the irregularly shaped touch plate 101 and touches the external button 402, the ankle pump exercise angle meets the standard. Afterwards, the patient performs ankle pump exercises independently. Simultaneously, the motors inside each detection box 40 are activated via the main control unit 50, causing the auger 410 to rotate. This drives the movable contact 404 to move diagonally upward on the inclined plate 409. If the patient's ankle pump exercises are performed correctly, the irregularly shaped touch plate 101 will press the external button 402, causing the electric push rod 408 to retract. When the electric push rod 408 retracts, the movable contact 404 separates from the auger 410. Under the influence of gravity, the movable contact 404 quickly returns to the bottom of the inclined plate 409. After the irregularly shaped touch plate 101 and the external button 402 separate, the electric push rod 408 resets, causing the movable contact 404 to move upward. The end re-inserts into the auger 410. If the patient's ankle pump exercise is not up to standard, the irregularly shaped touch panel 101 will not be able to touch the external button 402. The moving contact block 404 moves diagonally upward under the drive of the auger 410 until it touches the built-in button 403. The buzzer 401 is activated and sounds an alarm, thus reminding the patient that the exercise is not up to standard. The frequency of exercise warning can be increased by changing the rotation speed of the motor-driven auger 410 through the master control 50. If the patient's exercise frequency is low, that is, it takes a long time to complete a complete ankle pump exercise, the buzzer 401 will also sound an alarm to remind the patient to increase the exercise frequency and ensure that the training can achieve good results.

[0029] The present invention has been described above by way of example in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the specific implementation of the present invention is not limited to the above-described manner. Any non-substantial improvement made by adopting the inventive concept and technical solution of the present invention, or the direct application of the inventive concept and technical solution of the present invention to other occasions without modification, shall be within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An ankle pump exercise assistive training device, characterized in that, The device includes a top plate (10) and a base frame (20) connected by an adjustable telescopic rod (106). A sliding irregularly shaped touch plate (101) is provided at the lower end of the top plate (10). Detection boxes (40) installed on the top plate (10) are provided around the irregularly shaped touch plate (101). Foot pads (30) are installed on the base frame (20) through a first ball joint (201). The foot pads (30) are connected to the irregularly shaped touch plate (101) through a second ball joint (202) and a connecting telescopic rod (203). The detection box (40) is provided with a buzzer (401) and an external button (402) facing the irregularly shaped touch panel (101). The detection box (40) is provided with a built-in button (403), a movable contact block (404) and a controller (405). The movable contact block (404) moves toward the built-in button (403). When the external button (402) is touched, the movable contact block (404) resets. When the built-in button (403) is touched, the buzzer (401) is activated.

2. The ankle pump exercise assistive training device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The foot pad cover (30) is provided with a Velcro fastening strap (301), and the foot pad cover (30) is provided with a protective pad layer (302) inside.

3. The ankle pump exercise assistive training device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the top plate (10) is provided with several sets of limiting frames (102), and the irregularly shaped touch plate (101) slides between the limiting frames (102) and the top plate (10).

4. The ankle pump exercise assistive training device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top plate (10) is provided with an adjustment groove (103) opposite to the detection box (40). The adjustment groove (103) is provided with a rotatably mounted screw (104) and a movable sleeve (105) threadedly connected to the screw (104). The detection box (40) is connected to the movable sleeve (105).

5. The ankle pump exercise assistive training device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The detection box (40) is provided with an inclined cavity (407). The inclined cavity (407) is provided with an electric push rod (408), a slidingly mounted inclined plate (409), and an auger (410) driven by a motor. The electric push rod (408) is connected to the inclined plate (409). The movable contact block (404) is slidably mounted on the inclined plate (409). The upper end of the movable contact block (404) is located on the side of the auger (410).

6. The ankle pump exercise assistive training device according to claim 5, characterized in that: When the external button (402) is touched, the electric push rod (408) retracts, and when the internal button (403) is touched, the motor stops driving the auger (410) to rotate.

7. The ankle pump exercise assistive training device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A counter (406) is provided inside one of the detection boxes (40), the counter (406) is used to count the number of times the external button (402) is pressed, and a master control (50) is provided at the center of the upper end of the top plate (10).