51 results about "Chest/sternum" patented technology

The invention is an apparatus for increasing intrathoracic pressure for resuscitating cardiac arrest patients. The apparatus comprises a flexible, substantially inelastic belt wrapped around the patient's chest and attached to a force converter. The force converter converts a downwardly directed force into a chestward resultant, which depresses the sternum, and two belt tightening resultants. The force converter comprises a pair of arm assemblies, each having a pair of spaced arms, which are pivotably mounted to a base. The base is positioned near the patient's sternum and the ends of the belt attach to one end of each arm assembly. The opposite, handle ends of the arm assemblies are depressed toward the chest causing tightening of the belt and compression of the chest cavity.

A child carrier worn on the back of a user for supporting and transporting a child includes a child seating and back support portion, an adjustable waist belt portion, two adjustable padded shoulder straps, a dual-adjustable cross-chest sternum strap, and two infant / child leg restraint straps. The child carrier is compliant to support the child from bottom, rear and side. The carrier may use shoulder and waist straps constructed of 3d air mesh fabric to provide adequate support and comfort, which enables the child carrier to be compressed into a small sack for stowage and transport in a pocket or other location.

The invention relates to a sternum supporting frame for delaying closing chest. The sternum supporting frame is provided with a support, wherein the support is of an arc shape with the chord length of 3-5cm and the radian of 10-40 degrees; two ends of the support are respectively provided with a clamping slot in the shape of a thumb-index web; the two side slot surfaces of the clamping slot are perpendicular to the cambered surface of the support; the clamping slot is provided with an upper supporting arm and a lower supporting arm; the upper supporting arm is shorter than the lower supporting arm; the upper supporting arm and the lower supporting arm are respectively provided with a threading hole; and the supporting frame is made of metal. The sternum supporting frame for delaying chest has the advantages that split sternum at two sides can be firmly stuck by the clamping slot, the threading holes can facilitate suture and fixing to further prevent the supporting frame from slipping to the head end or foot end of a patient or slipping to the interior and exterior of the sternum, the support radian is reasonable in design to maintain suitable width of an incision, the overall supporting frame is firm and durable, and the integrated design is convenient to use and manufacture.

A vest pack includes right and left pocket regions. Each pocket region is adapted for being positioned just below the respective right and left breast of a wearer. The vest pack further includes a zipper that connects the right and left pocket regions from approximately the sternum of the wearer to approximately a belt line of the wearer, and a pair of suspenders having a strap connected proximate each second pocket and adapted to be worn over the shoulders of the wearer. The vest pack further includes a back region comprising at least one elastic strap connecting opposing back sides of the right and left pocket regions, and to the straps of the pair of suspenders.

An apparatus for separating ribs, namely the spare ribs, from a pork carcass belly, referred to as a rib lifter. The rib lifter automatically cuts and removes the spare ribs from a pork belly immediately following the process where the loin and baby back ribs have previously been removed. The part that needs to be removed from the pork belly consists of the brisket bone along with the additional ribs. The rib lifter detects the rib height and adjusts the rib blade to cut immediately below the ribs without nicking the rib material or going too deep in creating what is known in the industry as a “snowball,” a large white spot on the belly, thus making it unsalable.

The invention discloses a sternum spreader for clinical thoracic surgery. The sternum spreader comprises two walking mechanisms which are symmetrically arranged, wherein two supporting columns are sequentially fixed to the top of each walking mechanism from front to back; a cross beam is fixed among the four supporting columns; sleeves slidably sleeve the four supporting columns; a lifting platform is fixed among the four sleeves; lifting mechanisms matched with the left end and the right end of the lifting platform are mounted at the tops of the two walking mechanisms; two connecting frames are symmetrically fixed at the bottom of the lifting platform; a cross plate is fixed at the lower ends of the two connecting frames; a strip-shaped opening is formed in the middle of the cross plate;diagonal bracing mechanisms are symmetrically mounted in the strip-shaped opening; and each lifting mechanism comprises two lead screw sleeves symmetrically and fixedly inserted into the left end andthe right end of the lifting platform. According to the sternum spreader, normal surgical procedures of a patient can be developed when the chest of the patient is obliquely braced, so that treatmenteffects are timely achieved.

The invention relates to a sternum expanding device with the sternal closure delaying function. The sternum expanding device is characterized by comprising a base part and a sternum groove upper part; the base part comprises an arch board part and sternum groove lower parts; the arch board part is arranged in the middle, and the sternum groove lower parts are symmetrically arranged at the two ends of the arch board part. The device is compact and ingenious in overall structural design, accurate in positioning, simple in operation, short in operation time and small in damage to sick children, expanders of many types are adopted, and the device is suitable for the sick children of different ages and different types and wide in application range.

A buoyancy compensator jacket for scuba diving includes an inflatable and deflatable bladder; a backplate part, to which the bladder and elements fastening at least one breathing gas cylinder are attached; and at least one pair of shoulder straps for securing it to the torso of a user and at least one ventral securing strap or ventral closure of the jacket. The jacket further includes a sternal securing element composed of at least one sternal or chest strap, which has at least one costal connection element distinct from the pair of shoulder straps and connecting the sternal strap to the backplate part.

The invention discloses a multi-functional device for delaying chest closing. The multi-functional device comprises a shell, a first clamping groove body and a second clamping groove body, wherein thecross section of the shell is octagonal, an opening is formed in the bottom end of the shell, an adhesive tape is arranged on the opening, the shell is internally and oppositely provided with the first clamping groove body and the second clamping groove body, and the first clamping groove body and the second clamping groove body can move relatively. The invention aims to provide the multi-functional device for delaying chest closing. The device is simple in structure, convenient to operate, firm in fixation, capable of adjusting the sternum distraction distance and beneficial to postoperativeexperimental chest closing; sewing is not needed, transparent direct vision is achieved, and observation is facilitated; flushing is convenient, and infection risks are reduced; drainage is reliable,iatrogenic injuries are avoided, and the operation time is integrally shortened.

Breast pumping chair systems are disclosed that include a chair assembly including a seat frame coupled to a base frame, feet coupled to opposing ends of the base frame, a seat support coupled to the seat frame, and an angle adjustment mechanism. The systems further include a breast pumping assembly including a chest frame coupled to the seat frame, a chest support coupled to the chest frame, a chest cushion angled to engage a sternum of a user in a forward leaning position, and a headrest post removably attached to the chest frame. The breast pumping assembly includes a milk collection system including bottle holders rotatably coupled to opposing sides of the chest frame. The systems also include a height adjustment mechanism to alter a height of the breast pumping assembly and a table rotatably coupled to the chair assembly and / or the breast pumping assembly via a table hinge.

The invention discloses a catheter for myocardial protection liquid perfusion through percutaneous intervention, and belongs to medical instruments. A fifth channel hole is positioned between a firstballoon and a first channel, so that the blood in the left ventricle can be led out of the body and enter an extracorporeal circulation machine so as to play a role in reducing the pressure of the left ventricle. After percutaneous interventional placement, the catheter can be used for perfusing myocardial protection liquid to stop the heart, to deflate the heart and ascending aorta, and to avoidadhesion with the back of the sternum; and when the sternum is split longitudinally, the tearing of the heart and ascending aorta is avoided. The catheter is used for is preventing the heart and the ascending aorta from being damaged when the sternum is longitudinally split, and when the heart and the aorta are adhered to the anterior mediastinum, or the enlarged heart and the ascending aorta aretightly attached to the sternum.

The invention discloses a sternum-lock integrated part, which comprises a sternum piece, a clavicle strip and a joint connecting the sternum piece and the clavicle strip. matrix carbon and / or silicon carbide filled between fabrics and its carbon fibers; clavicle strips are strip-shaped, containing twisted carbon fiber rope braids and matrix carbon and / or silicon carbide filled between carbon fibers, or, containing twisted carbon fiber rope A laminated layer of braided fabric and carbon fiber nonwoven fabric and matrix carbon and / or silicon carbide filled between carbon fibers; the joint is spring-like, including a spring body woven from twisted carbon fiber ropes and carbon fibers filled between them. matrix carbon and / or silicon carbide. The one-piece chest lock has the characteristics of light weight, good biocompatibility, good chemical stability, similar mechanical properties to human bones, good fatigue resistance, strong designability, and no artifacts, and is especially suitable for the reconstruction of the one-piece chest lock. .

A specialized pillow is provided adapted for a woman's body and having a structure that allows rest with the body lying one's side. A linearly elongated ventral cushion support is provided bilaterally symmetric about a vertical centerline along the coronal plane. A right attachment harness connects with a left attachment harness to circumscribe a user's torso and allow for the ventral cushion support to be positioned against a user's chest along the sternum.

One aspect of the invention provides an adjustable cervical collar including a chest piece adapted and configured to rest against a subject's sternum. The adjustable cervical collar also includes a back piece adapted and configured to rest on a posterior surface of the subject's neck and couple to the chest piece. The adjustable cervical collar also includes a chin support movably coupled to the chest piece. The adjustable cervical collar also includes a first shaft assembly and a second shaft assembly each rotatably mounted on a opposing lateral regions of the chest piece. The first shaft assembly and a second shaft assembly each includes: a helically threaded portion engaged with the chin support such that rotation of the helically threaded shaft causes the chin support to raise and lower: a bendable portion coupled to the helically threaded portion; and a geared portion coupled to the bendable portion.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a high-strength chest closing binding belt for thoracotomy. The high-strength chest closing binding belt comprises a binding belt head and a flexible belt body, which are mutually connected, wherein the binding belt head is of a U-shaped structure and comprises a bottom plate and two side plates; at least one pair of first locking teeth is symmetrically arranged on the inner walls of the two side plates; and a plurality of second locking teeth matched with the first locking teeth are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the flexible belt body. According to the high-strength chest closing binding belt for the thoracotomy, the binding belt head is of the U-shaped structure, the first locking teeth are symmetrically arranged on the inner walls of the two side plates, the second locking teeth matched with the first locking teeth are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the flexible belt body, the flexible belt body is pulled out of the binding belt head, and the second locking teeth on two sides of the flexible belt body are matched with the first locking teeth on two side plates of the belt head to achieve locking. After the high-strength chest closing binding belt is used for closing and fixing the sternum, no obvious protrusion exists, the discomfort of a patient can be remarkably reduced, the price is low, and the economic burden of the patient can be greatly relieved.

The utility model discloses a sternum fixing band used after a cardiothoracic operation. The sternum fixing band comprises a chest enclosing body and a fixing plate. A plurality of fixing belts are arranged at the edge of the chest main body, and fixing parts for fixing the end parts of the fixing belts are arranged on the side surfaces of the chest main body; a fixing plate is arranged on one side face of the chest enclosing body and used for supporting and fixing the sternum. One side of the fixing plate is provided with a full-covering attaching film, the other side of the fixing plate is provided with an attaching belt, and the periphery of the attaching belt extends out of the area of the fixing plate to form an annular bonding belt. A tearing film is pre-adhered to the adhesive tape, and the tearing film is locally sunken to form a pressed part; the bonding belt reversely protrudes relative to the tearing film to form a pressure release bag, a cavity of the pressure release bag penetrates through the bonding belt, and an air pressure outlet of the pressure release bag is sealed to the pressed part. The pressure releasing bag capable of being pressed is arranged on the bonding belt, so that the adhesive connection between the bonding belt and the tearing film is broken through under the action of air pressure, the tearing film can be conveniently and rapidly torn down, and the efficiency of fixing the sternum of a patient after an operation by medical staff is improved.

According to the technical scheme, the water-drop-shaped cup body is combined with the breast supporting part and the lower supporting part, scientific partition supporting is achieved, precise breast lifting and lateral pushing are achieved through the lower supporting part arranged corresponding to the breast root, the problem of external expansion or sagging is solved, the breast supporting part at the contraction end is achieved, and the comfort of the bra is improved. The whole appearance shape of the mold cup is optimized while the breast shape is corrected through the breast supporting part arranged corresponding to the sternum, air flow in the mold cup is enhanced, and therefore the problems that in the prior art, the mold cup is insufficient in supporting, the cup shape is not attractive and the comfort degree is low are solved, and the multiple effects of breast shape correction, ventilation and comfort and cup shape beautifying are achieved.

A method of pacing a heart includes implanting a subcutaneously implantable device on a xiphoid process and / or a sternum of a patient. The subcutaneously implantable device includes a housing, a prong extending away from the housing, and a first electrode at a distal end of the prong. The method further includes contacting a Manicka Zone of Pacing on an anterior surface of the heart with the first electrode on the distal end of the prong. The Manicka Zone of Pacing is defined as an area of the heart extending 3 centimeters (1.1811 inches) laterally outward from either side of a left anterior descending artery of the heart. A pacing signal is delivered to the Manicka Zone of Pacing of the heart through the first electrode. A right ventricle and a left ventricle of the heart are synchronously paced with the pacing signal received in the Manicka Zone of Pacing.

Described is an open chest cardiac massage (OCCM) task trainer. The OCCM task trainer includes a simulated chest cavity and a simulated heart having a form factor, feel, dimensions, mechanical properties, deformability, and other characteristics that are substantially equivalent to a human heart. The OCCM task trainer includes componentry for structural support of other components and for facilitating navigation of the chest cavity by a trainee prior to simulating OCCM. The OCCM task trainer includes a simulated skin and sternum configured to be surgically separated and reformed for repeated anterior access to the chest cavity. The task trainer includes one or more sensors placed on, about, and / or within the simulated heart in order to determine the effectiveness of OCCM as simulated by a trainee. Computing circuitry and methods are described for providing real-time feedback to a trainee about the effectiveness of simulated OCCM relative to best practices for OCCM procedures.

An automatic extraction method of human chest organ tissue belongs to the field of medical image processing technology. In order to solve the problem that the existing image segmentation technology is not clear enough, the boundaries of organs and tissues are not smooth, which affects the observation of scientific researchers and clinicians. Technical points: read three-dimensional tomography images; use the least squares ellipse fitting algorithm to perform preliminary segmentation processing on each image in the sequence, remove the part outside the sternum and retain the part inside the sternum; remove the image noise of the part inside the sternum and repeat Carry out segmentation processing, remove unnecessary soft tissue, and obtain the area of ​​interest including the trachea and blood vessels within the sternum; perform volume rendering and surface rendering. Medical image segmentation is of great significance to three-dimensional visualization, three-dimensional positioning, surgical planning and computer-aided diagnosis. The automatic segmentation method completely avoids the influence of subjective factors of the observer, improves the speed of data processing, and has good repeatability.

The invention discloses three-dimensional adjusting, fixing and supporting equipment used after sternum reconstruction, and relates to the technical field of sternum postoperative fixing and dynamic supporting instruments in the thoracic surgery department. The three-dimensional adjusting, fixing and supporting equipment used after sternum reconstruction comprises a front thoracic fitting supporting plate and a back thoracic fitting supporting plate, and the front thoracic fitting supporting plate and the back thoracic fitting supporting plate are fixedly connected through a middle flexible part, an upper movable part and a bottom movable part. According to the three-dimensional adjusting, fixing and supporting equipment used after the sternum reconstruction operation, the parts such as the prethoracic and thoracic attaching supporting plate, the bottom movable part, the bottom movable supporting connecting rod and the bottom supporting outer sleeve are arranged, the bottom movable part and the prethoracic and thoracic attaching supporting plate are matched with each other, and the bottom movable supporting connecting rod and the bottom supporting outer sleeve are matched with each other; the bottom movable supporting connecting rod can be movably adjusted through the interior of the bottom supporting outer sleeve and can be in linkage with the bottom of the prethoracic and thoracic attaching supporting plate.

Breast pumping chair systems are disclosed that include a chair assembly including a seat frame coupled to a base frame, feet coupled to opposing ends of the base frame, a seat support coupled to the seat frame, and an angle adjustment mechanism. The systems further include a breast pumping assembly including a chest frame coupled to the seat frame, a chest support coupled to the chest frame, a chest cushion angled to engage a sternum of a user in a forward leaning position, and a headrest post removably attached to the chest frame. The breast pumping assembly includes a milk collection system including bottle holders rotatably coupled to opposing sides of the chest frame. The systems also include a height adjustment mechanism to alter a height of the breast pumping assembly and a table rotatably coupled to the chair assembly and / or the breast pumping assembly via a table hinge.

The disclosure provides sensors and methods for measuring movement of breast tissue during activity. The sensor system includes a first sensor for placement on a sternum of a user, the first sensor comprising a first accelerometer operable to generate acceleration data indicative of acceleration of a torso of the user along a reference x-axis, y-axis and / or z-axis; a second sensor operatively connected to the first sensor for placement on breast tissue of the user, the second sensor comprising a second accelerometer operable to generate acceleration data indicative of acceleration of breast tissue; and a microprocessor operatively connected to the first and second sensors and configured to use the acceleration data from the first sensor and the second sensor to determine a magnitude of breast tissue acceleration relative to the torso of the user along the reference x-axis, y-axis and / or z-axis.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, and relates to a using method of a vector positioning puncture auxiliary device. The intercostal number is taken as a horizontal axis, seven body surface marking lines of a body surface sternum line, a clavicle midline, an anterior axillary line, a midaxillary line, a posterior axillary line, a scapular line and a posterior median line are taken as vertical axis, scan data are analyzed based on a chest CT scan image, the maximum cross-sectional image of a target point is taken to determine the intercostal number and the bodysurface marking lines which are similar to the maximum cross-sectional image, the intercostal number is the puncture intercostal number, the parallel distance between a puncture position of the maximum cross-sectional image of the closest body surface marking line is measured to determine a body surface puncture point, the center of the target point and the puncture point are connected on the maximum cross-sectional image of the target point to determine the puncture angle, and the distance between the body surface puncture point and the target point is measured as the inserting depth of the puncture needle. The puncture accuracy is improved, the work intensity of doctors is reduced, the radiation damage of the doctors and patients is reduced, the method is simple and easy to operate, safeand reliable, good in versatility, easy to operate and popularize and friendly in application environment.

A method of pacing a heart includes implanting a subcutaneously implantable device on a xiphoid process and / or a sternum of a patient. The subcutaneously implantable device includes a housing, a prong extending away from the housing, and a first electrode at a distal end of the prong. The method further includes contacting a Manicka Zone of Pacing on an anterior surface of the heart with the first electrode on the distal end of the prong. The Manicka Zone of Pacing is defined as an area of the heart extending 3 centimeters (1.1811 inches) laterally outward from either side of a left anterior descending artery of the heart. A pacing signal is delivered to the Manicka Zone of Pacing of the heart through the first electrode. A right ventricle and a left ventricle of the heart are synchronously paced with the pacing signal received in the Manicka Zone of Pacing.

A method of pacing a heart includes implanting a subcutaneously implantable device on a xiphoid process and / or a sternum of a patient. The subcutaneously implantable device includes a housing, a prong extending away from the housing, and a first electrode at a distal end of the prong. The method further includes contacting a Manicka Zone of Pacing on an anterior surface of the heart with the first electrode on the distal end of the prong. The Manicka Zone of Pacing is defined as an area of the heart extending 3 centimeters (1.1811 inches) laterally outward from either side of a left anterior descending artery of the heart. A pacing signal is delivered to the Manicka Zone of Pacing of the heart through the first electrode. A right ventricle and a left ventricle of the heart are synchronously paced with the pacing signal received in the Manicka Zone of Pacing.