980 results about "Cervical regions" patented technology

The present disclosure provides a pillow. The pillow relates to the technical field of pillows. The pillow includes a pillow body. The pillow body is provided with a head support and a neck supporting end; the neck supporting end is arranged on an outer side of the head support; the neck supporting end is a convex plate extending outwards relative to the head support; a height range of the head support is 6 cm to 12 cm; and a height range of the neck supporting end is 6 cm to 12 cm. By the adoption of the above technical solutions, the neck supporting end is configured to carry the cervical vertebra of the user, so that when people sleep on the pillow, the cervical vertebra can maintain a natural physiological curve, making people sleep more comfortably.

A system for treating chronic inflammation may include an implantable microstimulator, a wearable charger, and optionally an external controller. The implantable microstimulator may be implemented as a leadless neurostimulator implantable in communication with a cervical region of a vagus nerve. The microstimulator can address several types of stimulation including regular dose delivery. The wearable charger may be worn around the subject's neck to rapidly (<10 minutes per week) charge an implanted microstimulator. The external controller may be configured as a prescription pad that controls the dosing and activity of the microstimulator.

Described herein are wearable sensory stimulation and monitoring devices that can be worn around the back of the neck along and in contact with the spine. Apparatuses described herein stimulate one or more senses including auditory, tactile or olfactory. Apparatuses are also described that allow for sensing and monitoring of physiologic parameters such as heart rate, blood pressure and movement. The device also has features that allow for easy attachment or integration to articles worn on the head such as augmented reality and virtual reality accessories to provide visual stimulation and entertainment.

A trial femoral assembly that includes a broach, a neck, and a head. The broach is configured to couple to a femoral shaft. The neck is removably coupled to the broach and includes a center gear configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the neck to adjust a length of the neck. The head is removably coupled to the neck and configured for insertion into a hip joint.

A neck trial (170) is disclosed. The neck trial has a body (182) and a neck (186). The body has an exterior surface. The neck extends away from the body along a neck axis (190). At least one first line (194) is provided on the exterior surface, which extends in a first direction parallel to an inferior-superior axis of a patient when in use. At least one second line (196) is provided on the exterior surface, which extends in a second direction parallel to a medial-lateral axis of the patient in use. The number of first lines, or the position of the first line or lines relative to the second line or lines, is indicative of an amount of offset in the medial-lateral direction caused by the neck trial. The number of second lines, or the position of the second line or lines relative to the first line or lines, is indicative of an amount of leg-length in the inferior-superior direction caused by the neck trial. A kit of parts, a trial assembly and a method of trialling a joint of a patient are also disclosed.

A trial neck for hip surgery and a method of attaching a trial neck to a femoral canal implement. The trial neck includes a body portion including a bore for receiving a proximal end of a femoral canal implement. The trial neck also includes an elongate neck extending from the body portion. The trial neck further includes a locking mechanism comprising a lever. The lever has a first end. The lever also has a second end. The lever further has an engagement surface. The second end of the lever is actuable to urge the engagement surface against the proximal end of the femoral canal implement to secure the proximal end of the femoral canal implement within the bore.

An apparatus includes a pair of engaging members to engage a first and second portion of a body toward an upper and lower portion of a neck, and a plurality of assemblies connecting the first engaging member and the second engaging member to maintain a distance between bones of a body portion comprising an area of the neck, wherein the body portion resides between the first and second portions, and wherein each assembly comprises a plurality of rods coupling the first engaging member and the second engaging member, and a coupling tube with a first rod of the plurality of rods secured to a proximal end and a second rod of the plurality of rods secured to a distal end, wherein rotation of the coupling tube adjusts a gap between the first and second rods in the coupling tube to control the distance between the bones of the body portion.

A trial femoral assembly for hip arthroplasty and associated method of use is disclosed that includes a head, a neck connected to the head, and a stem or broach connected to the neck, wherein the neck is expandible and collapsible. Also, the stem or broach can move laterally in relation to the longitudinal axis of the neck. A first embodiment includes a notched rod located within a housing and within a circular lower neck portion having a tilted spiral cam that interacts with the notched rod to provide movement involving extension or retraction of the neck. A second embodiment includes a bevel gear located on an outer surface of the head that engages a screw located inside the head to move the neck to provide extension or retraction. A third embodiment includes at least three nested, telescoping threaded elements with oppositely handed threads that extend or retract the neck.

The invention relates to the technical field of spine correction, in particular to a spine correction traction force control method and system, and the safety, effectiveness and intelligent level of spine correction treatment are improved. The method comprises the following steps: dividing a spine into at least three sub-regions according to an anatomical structure of the spine; the at least three sub-regions comprise a cervical vertebra region, a thoracic vertebra region and a lumbar vertebra region; performing biomechanical data acquisition on each sub-region to obtain a spine state feature set corresponding to each sub-region; the spine state feature set at least comprises a pressure distribution feature, a bending angle feature and a muscle tension feature; for different sub-regions, inputting the spine state feature set into a corresponding spine correction state evaluation model to obtain a spine correction state score of each sub-region; the anatomical structure and functional importance of the spine are considered, and the comprehensive influence weight of each sub-region is obtained from a preset weight database;

An orthopedic neck brace has right and left sliding pivots that couple a torso rest with a chin support. Over a wide range from relatively long necks to relatively short necks, the sliding pivots tend to raise and lower the chin piece vertically, which automatically keeps the chin support at a right angle to the rest of the brace, and prevent undesirable sagittal offsets. Preferred embodiments combine the sliding pivots with a rack and pinion neck height adjustment mechanism.

The invention discloses a spasmodic torticollis quantitative analysis and evaluation method and system. The method comprises the following steps: step S1, collecting demographic information of a patient with primary cervical myodynia in an outpatient service and a ward; s2, two clinicians carry out clinical evaluation on the spasmodic torticollis of the patient; s3, recording the video according to the specification; s4, designing features through a face key point recognition algorithm, carrying out feature extraction, recognizing key anatomical points, and constructing auxiliary lines; s5, calculating angles and time through visual identification, and defining various scale indexes and scoring rules; and S6, outputting a score and a quantitative score result, and comparing the score and the score with a clinical expert score for verification. By means of the method, clinical cardiotoxin injection doctors can be assisted in accurately judging motion types, accurately positioning muscles and recommending specific injection doses, and therefore the disease curative effect and the clinical efficiency of the doctors are improved.

A trial neck piece for a joint endoprosthesis is designed for temporary arrangement on a separate shaft body (60) that is insertable into a tubular bone (9). It comprises a fastening region (12) which can be plugged temporarily onto a head part (61) of the shaft body (60) by means of a plug connection (l l), and a neck region (IO) for receiving a joint element (19) of the joint endoprosthesis. The trial neck piece (I) is designed as a separate, plug-on attachment piece which, with its fastening region (12), can be plugged with form-fit engagement onto the head part (61) and locked. A latching device (2) is provided which comprises a plurality of latching stages for different height stages of the trial neck piece (I). The invention thus makes available an easily attachable trial neck piece which can be arranged in a defined manner in different height positions in order, on the one hand, to obtain a secure and defined arrangement and, on the other hand, to permit the setting of different heights. The invention further relates to an arrangement with a trial neck piece and with an excavating tool, in particular a reamer, and to an instrument set comprising a trial neck piece and an insertion instrument.

The invention discloses a pillow regulation and control method self-adaptive to cervical vertebra flexion and shoulder width and application of the pillow regulation and control method to a pillow, and relates to the technical field of sleeping posture regulation. The method comprises the steps of registering a three-dimensional contour point cloud through an ICP algorithm, calculating a neck curvature value, establishing a multiple linear regression model in combination with a pressure gradient change curve and a pressure peak offset, and realizing quantitative correlation between pressure data and a cervical vertebra inclination angle; based on the curvature change amplitude and shoulder breadth classification, a personalized model is constructed; and through attitude monitoring and pressure feedback, a real-time optimization instruction is generated. A target displacement error is set, and correction is stopped after the bending degree reaches the standard continuously for three times; pre-storing a medical-level support parameter library; multi-user switching is achieved through pressure feature and head contour double verification, and physical compression emergency stop is set. According to the method, through multi-source data fusion, scientific model construction and dynamic closed-loop control, the personalization and safety of pillow supporting are improved, and the method is suitable for people with sub-health cervical vertebrae and multi-user scenes.

The invention discloses a cleaning device for a bedridden patient after an anterior cervical vertebra surgery in the orthopedics department, and belongs to the technical field of medical instruments. The cleaning device comprises a bed body and a cleaning mechanism, the cleaning mechanism is used for cleaning the body of the patient, the cleaning device further comprises a supporting plate used for supporting the patient, and the supporting plate is provided with a long-strip-shaped through groove in the length direction of the bed body; the telescopic mechanism can stretch out and draw back in the length direction of the through groove, and when the telescopic mechanism stretches out, the telescopic mechanism can apply supporting force to the body of the patient; the first driving mechanism is used for driving the supporting plate to rotate around the length direction of the bed body; the protection plates are arranged on the two sides of the supporting plate and used for applying supporting force to one side of the body of the patient when the supporting plate rotates. According to the cleaning device for the bedridden patient after the anterior cervical vertebra surgery in the orthopedics department, the cervical vertebra and the lumbar vertebra of the patient can be prevented from being excessively stressed when the back of the body of the bedridden patient after the anterior cervical vertebra surgery is cleaned, and therefore secondary damage to the surgical part of the neck of the patient is avoided.

The invention belongs to the field of numerical modeling, and particularly relates to a human body biomechanical model generation method, human body geometric models of different age groups are obtained based on anatomy and a reverse modeling method, and rapid mapping generation of human body biomechanical models of corresponding age groups can be rapidly completed only through matching of a plurality of geometric feature points. The generation difficulty of human body biomechanical models of other age groups is greatly reduced, the modeling efficiency is improved, and meanwhile, the precision of generating the human body grid model can also be ensured. According to the method, high-fidelity biomechanical models of key impact parts such as the head, the neck and the chest are established on the basis of anatomy, then connection between the head and the neck and connection between the neck and the chest are achieved by referring to the connection mode of human organs / tissues, physical verification of the effectiveness of the models is carried out on the basis, and the precision and reliability of the models are guaranteed.

The utility model relates to an adjustable cervical vertebra fixing traction brace which comprises a front half neck support and a rear half neck support. A lower jaw support is arranged on the top of the front half neck support, and sliding protection plates are arranged on the two sides of the lower jaw support respectively. The end, away from the lower jaw support, of the sliding protection plate is further provided with a sliding arc groove. The sliding protection plate is movably connected with the neck front half support through a sliding shaft; an arc-shaped strip with teeth and a height adjusting knob are fixedly mounted on the front half neck support, and an inflating device is further arranged on the rear half neck support; the adjustable neck support has the advantages that the height of the lower jaw support on the front half neck support can be adjusted, and the adjustable neck support can be used by patients with different neck lengths; the arrangement of the fence through holes and the hollowed-out air holes can facilitate ventilation and perspiration of the neck, so that skin diseases and pressure sores caused by the fact that the interior is not ventilated are avoided; meanwhile, the inflation device is arranged, so that traction treatment on the patient can be achieved, and the comfort of the patient can be improved.

A total hip arthroplasty system includes a medullary nail for insertion into a femoral canal of the femur, straight medullary nail with longitudinal axis, screw holes perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and a hole having a transverse axis. The system also includes a bone anchor having a threaded opening for a cut-off femoral neck, a neck screw having a seat for the femoral head and a threaded shaft, a femoral head, and an acetabular cup assembly. A jig is provided for implanting the system and includes a guide that orients relative to the nail, attachment hardware, a rail adapted to extend parallel to the transverse axis of the nail, and a second guide slidably displaceable along the rail. The system provides significant adjustability and retains maximum bone for the possibility of revision.

Kits and methods for use in intraoperative trialling of hip prostheses to determine an appropriate length for the femoral neck component of a prosthetic hip joint, are described. A kit for use in selecting a femoral neck component of an orthopaedic joint prosthesis kit comprises a first and a second broach. Each of the first and second broaches has a neck connection element comprising a projection extending from a proximal surface of the broach, each projection having a length. The projection on the first broach has a different length than the projection on the second broach. The kit also includes a trial femoral neck component having a neck connection element in the form of a recess in a distal surface. The recess is configured to mate with the projection on each of the first or second broaches such that mating of the trial femoral neck component with the first broach provides an assembly with a first neck length, and the mating of the trial femoral neck component with the second broach provides an assembly with a second neck length.

A novel head pillow, at a top-frontal region thereof, includes a forwardly protruding neck-support ledge of overlying relation to an undercut shoulder cavity. A substantially flat plateau at the head pillow's topside extends rearwardly from a transitional top-front corner of the neck-support ledge, which curves downwardly to a front face of the neck-support ledge. Rearwardly of the plateau, the topside of the pillow also features a downwardly and rearwardly sloped mid-region of upward concavity. A bottom insert is selectively receivable in a bottom cavity of the head pillow to adjust an effective working height thereof. The novel head pillow design avoids pressure on the shoulder socket, and supports vertebrae C1 through C7, T1 and T2 for restorative rest of associated muscles. The profiled topside of the pillow cradles the head, and allows neck elongation for improved blood flow, all while maintaining an optimal straight neck posture.

The utility model discloses a pillow meeting different heights required by the head of a person lying on the back and lying on the side during sleeping, and belongs to the technical field of bedding articles. Mainly comprises a rear neck part, side parts are integrally formed at the two ends of the rear neck part, the rear neck part and the side parts on the two sides of the rear neck part are arranged around a head part by a circle through connecting pieces, or the rear neck part and the side parts on the two sides of the rear neck part are horizontally arranged without connecting pieces, and the inner side face of the rear neck part is a rear concave face which is concave inwards. The inner side face of the side portion is a side convex face protruding outwards, the bottom face of the rear neck portion is provided with a rear convex portion protruding outwards, a transition area of the side portion and the rear neck portion is provided with a concave side tightening portion, the curved face of the pillow forms height difference, and the phenomenon that the head falls down due to the fact that the height of the pillow for lying on the side is too low can be avoided. Aching pain and other diseases caused by cervical vertebra bending due to the fact that a supine pillow is too high are avoided.

A brace device comprising a rest surface for resting a chin, limb, neck or head of a body, a stand surface positioned to abut a surface of the body, a connecting structure coupling the rest surface to the stand surface, a band, and an attachment means provided on the stand surface for securing the band to the stand surface.

The invention discloses a head fixator for neurosurgery and an operation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of medical auxiliary instruments. The head fixing device is used for solving the problems that an existing head fixing device is unstable in fixing, inconvenient to adjust and poor in neck supporting. A T-shaped groove is formed in the upper end face of the T-shaped plate, the T-shaped block is slidably arranged in the T-shaped groove in the length direction of a wing plate of the T-shaped plate, the head fixing assembly is arranged in the middle of the upper end face of the wing plate of the T-shaped block, the neck supporting assembly is slidably arranged on the upper end face of a web of the T-shaped block in the length direction of the web of the T-shaped block, and the two limiting assemblies are arranged at the two ends of the wing plate of the T-shaped plate respectively. The head of a patient can be firmly fixed, the head of the patient is prevented from moving in the operation process, and the accuracy and success rate of the operation are improved. And flexible adjustment can be carried out according to head shapes, sizes and operation requirements of different patients, and the requirements of various operation scenes are met. Comfortable support is provided for the neck of a patient, and fatigue and discomfort of the neck of the patient in the operation process are reduced.

The invention relates to the technical field of gastroscope auxiliary frames, in particular to a mask-integrated neck posture auxiliary fixing frame for a painless gastroscope, which comprises a lower jaw supporting piece and a chest supporting piece rotationally connected with the lower jaw supporting piece, the fixing mechanism comprises a mounting belt detachably arranged outside the lower jaw supporting piece, a tightening belt is arranged outside the mounting belt, and a laryngeal mask is arranged on the end face of the tightening belt; the angle adjusting mechanism comprises a rotary knob and is used for controlling the rotation angle and the rotation direction between the lower jaw supporting piece and the chest supporting piece, the lower jaw supporting piece and the chest supporting piece fix the lower jaw of the patient, the angle of the head and the trunk is adjusted to the proper angle, and the clamping jaw rotates in one direction and is rapidly detached. The rotation angle and the rotation direction between the lower jaw supporting piece and the chest supporting piece are adjusted through the rotary knob, the tightening belt drives the pressing wheel to rotate to adjust the tightness of the laryngeal mask, the laryngeal mask is further fixed and limited, meanwhile, the installation steps are simplified, and the use threshold is lowered.

A neck traction fixing device comprises an elastic supporting part, an adjusting assembly is arranged in the elastic supporting part and comprises an outer shell, an upper supporting frame, a lower supporting frame, a transmission assembly and a rotary adjusting part, the upper supporting frame and the lower supporting frame are arranged in the outer shell in an up-down staggered mode, and the transmission assembly is connected between the upper supporting frame and the lower supporting frame in an engaged mode; the rotary adjusting part comprises an adjusting plate and a rotary cover body, a mounting groove is formed in the front face of the outer shell, a rigid tooth-shaped surface is arranged on the inner edge of the mounting groove, and a concave notch is formed in the outer wall of the adjusting plate. The elastic supporting part is arranged for protecting the cervical vertebra; by arranging the adjusting assemblies capable of moving independently, the elastic supporting part can conduct independent traction and fixation on the left side, the right side and the rear side of the neck, especially for a patient with the torticollis, neck muscle groups at different positions of the neck can be stretched, neck muscle tension can be relieved, and the torticollis orthopedic effect is more remarkable.

The invention discloses an anterior cervical tissue exposure device for a neck operation. The device comprises a base, a cushion bearing mechanism and two traction mechanisms. A pillow plate of the cushion bearing mechanism is of a protruding plate structure matched with the anatomical structure of the posterior approach of the human neck, and comfortable neck support can be provided for a patient in cooperation with a pillow. A second supporting rod of the traction mechanism vertically stretches out and draws back, a mounting base rotates, and the opening and closing mechanism can drive side drag hooks to slide face to face or back to back through cooperation of a gear and a rack and arrangement of a limiting pin so as to meet the traction requirements of notches of different sizes. A first clamping plate on the base is adjusted to ascend and descend through a first threaded rod and used for fixing the device on an operating bed, a cushion bearing seat slides on the base and is limited, and the position of a traction mechanism on the pillow plate can be adjusted through a second threaded rod and other structures. According to the invention, the neck of a patient can be stably supported, the traction mechanism can be conveniently adjusted to fully expose an operation area, the convenience and accuracy of operation can be improved, and the requirements of different patients and operation scenes can be met.

The invention discloses a simulation dummy for a parachute airborne test and an adjusting seat. The dummy comprises a head assembly, a neck assembly, a shoulder assembly, a chest assembly, an arm assembly, a waist assembly and a leg assembly. The neck assembly comprises a cervical vertebra body, the cervical vertebra body comprises a plurality of neck supporting pieces, neck elastic pieces and neck ligaments, the neck supporting pieces are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction, the neck elastic pieces are arranged between every two adjacent neck supporting pieces respectively, and the neck ligaments are made of collagenous fibers. The multiple neck ligaments are arranged on the middle rear portion of the cervical vertebra body at intervals in the circumferential direction, all the neck ligaments are sequentially connected with all the neck supporting pieces from top to bottom, and all the neck ligaments are located on the outer sides of the neck elastic pieces; the front portion, the rear portion, the left side portion and the right side portion of each neck supporting piece protrude outwards to form protruding portions, and the neck ligaments are connected to the protruding portions of the neck supporting pieces. The dummy is closer to the real structure of a human body, and can truly reflect the neck condition of the human body in a parachute airborne test.

An adjustable neck joint for a stringed instrument includes a neck with a heel portion formed as a first half of a rotating joint and a body with a neck block formed as a second half of the rotating joint. The first half of the rotating joint and the second half of the rotating joint may each be configured to connect with the other and movably interface with each other such that the neck is rotatable with respect to the body about an axis located immediately adjacent to and above a position along the neck.

The utility model relates to the technical field of bedding supplies, in particular to a three-dimensional (3D) air cushion pillow with height and hardness adjusted through inflation. The air cushion pillow is divided into a cervical vertebra bearing area and a head relaxing area, the head relaxing area is divided into a brain nest area and a peripheral supporting area, and the air cushion pillow further comprises an inflation adjusting device. According to the utility model, the three-dimensional partition design is adopted, the pillow effectively fits the human skeleton curve according to the ergonomic design, the height of the cervical vertebra bearing area is adjusted through the inflation adjusting device, uniform support is provided for the cervical vertebra, relaxation and soothing of the cervical vertebra are promoted, the pressure and fatigue of the neck are reduced, and the stretching of the cervical vertebra is realized; the cervical vertebra problem is effectively corrected. Meanwhile, the pillowcase of the air cushion pillow is made of different fabrics according to areas, the pillow inner is made of 3D materials and integrally formed through warp knitting, the upper face and the lower face are provided with meshes, the air permeability and comfort are higher, and the surface of the air cushion pillow is kept comfortable and dry through air circulation.

The invention relates to a device (1) for treating a fracture, in particular a fracture of a proximal femur such as, for example, a femoral neck fracture, having a plate (3) for attaching to a thigh bone, one or more intraosseous screws (10) by means of which the plate (3), through intraosseous screw openings (14), can be fixed to a thigh shaft (4), a coupling device, in particular a bone screw (5), which is arranged proximally to the at least one intraosseous screw (10) and by means of which the plate (3) can be connected at a coupling device opening (6) through the thigh shaft (4) and a thigh neck (2) to a thigh head (7), wherein the coupling device is connected to the plate (3) with play (21) such that the coupling device can be moved in the lateral direction (8) relative to the plate (3). In order to achieve a particularly precise and simultaneous adjustability of the play (21), according to the invention an adjusting device is provided which is connected to the plate (3), which can be positioned at different positions relative to the plate (3) and by means of which the play (21) can be adjusted.

The invention provides a neck posture monitoring system based on self-driven sensing, and the system comprises a monitoring part which is used for being attached to a human body, and obtaining a neck motion signal based on a self-driven sensing principle; and the control part is used for generating a neck posture according to the neck movement signal acquired by the monitoring part and determining whether the neck posture is a bad posture. The monitoring part acquires the neck movement signal based on the self-driven sensing principle, so that the monitoring part has the advantages of light weight, small size and convenience in wearing while accurately acquiring the neck movement signal; meanwhile, due to the fact that the monitoring part is in linkage with the control part, relevant data of the monitoring part can be conveniently and rapidly obtained through the control part, the monitoring part is controlled, people can conveniently adjust the bad posture of the neck, and the problems that an existing neck posture monitoring device cannot provide convenient and comfortable wearing experience and is poor in posture monitoring precision are solved.