118 results about "External fixation" patented technology

The utility model discloses a postoperative wound protection device for thoracic surgery, which relates to the technical field of postoperative care and comprises gauze, a gasket is fixedly connected outside the gauze, the left side and the right side of the gasket are respectively and fixedly connected with a side belt, and a movable component convenient for changing medicine is arranged inside the gauze. According to the wound protection device used after the thoracic surgery, the groove, the movable piece, the movable head, the inner plate, the mucilage glue, the medicine cloth and the fixed head are arranged, the position of the gasket is aligned to the outer portion of the wound position after the thoracic shell operation of a patient, the gauze covers the surface of the wound, and when dressing change is needed, the fixed head is opened, the movable piece is opened at the front end of the groove, and then the dressing change is completed. Meanwhile, a plurality of groups of mucilage glue are arranged on the inner plate, close to the wound surface, of the movable piece, so that the medicine cloth is fixed on the inner plate through the mucilage glue, when the medicine cloth needs to be replaced, the medicine cloth is directly torn off at the mucilage glue position and then is covered again, and the problem that the device does not have the function of facilitating medicine changing is solved.

The present invention relates to an elastic external fixator system (1) for distracting a first bone (3) from a second bone (5) of the body (C) of a patient (P), comprising: - a first pin (7), - a second pin (9), and - a pair of fixators (11), each fixator (11) being held respectively by one end of the first pin (7) and by one end of the second pin (9), each fixator (11) comprising a first portion (21) having a first through hole and a second portion (22) having at least one series of second through holes, the first portion (21) being made of a first elastomeric material, the second portion (22) being made of a second material having a greater hardness than the first material. The invention also relates to an assembly comprising such a system (1) and a drilling guide. Figure for the abstract: Fig. 1

The auxiliary turning-over tool comprises a support, a rotating shaft is rotationally connected to the middle of the position between the front inner wall and the rear inner wall of the support, turning plates which are symmetrical left and right are fixedly connected to the outer portion of the rotating shaft, soft cushions are arranged at the upper ends of the turning plates respectively, and fixing belts are arranged at the inner side ends of the upper surfaces of the soft cushions respectively. The device further comprises a turnover mechanism and an anti-skid mechanism. The turnover mechanism comprises supporting strips, U-shaped blocks, connecting rods and U-shaped seats, the supporting strips which are symmetrical left and right are slidably connected between the front inner wall and the rear inner wall of the support, the U-shaped blocks which are symmetrical front and back are arranged at the upper ends of the supporting strips respectively, and the U-shaped seats which are symmetrical front and back are arranged at the lower ends of the turnover plates respectively; connecting rods are rotationally connected between the lower ends of the U-shaped blocks and the upper ends of the vertically adjacent U-shaped seats; when a patient is turned over, the auxiliary turning-over tool for spine surgery nursing is simple in structure, convenient to turn over, capable of ensuring the stability of the body of the patient and preventing the patient from sliding and convenient to use.

An external fixation system that uses a torquing apparatus and a universal fixator clamp. The universal fixator clamp comprises a proximal head, a screw plate, a first upper clamp plate, a second upper clamp plate, a spring, a first lower clamp plate, and a second lower clamp plate. The first upper clamp plate and second upper clamp plate define at least one bone pin channel and at least one frame rod channel. The first lower clamp plate and second lower clamp plate define at least one bone pin channel and at least one frame rod channel. A central bolt engages with the screw plate to compress the universal fixator clamp when turned by the torquing apparatus. The torquing apparatus has a plurality of arms that engage with complementary recesses in the proximal head to prevent patients from disengaging the clamp once tightened.

The utility model discloses an external fixing instrument for treating bony hammer-shaped fingers in the technical field of hammer-shaped finger treatment, which comprises a fixator aluminum plate, an injured finger and a fixing needle, the fixator aluminum plate is strip-shaped and can wrap the two sides of the palm back of the injured finger of a patient, and the fixing needle can penetrate through the fixator aluminum plate to pressurize the fracture end of the patient. The fixator aluminum plate is provided with a mounting hole, the mounting hole is formed in the middle of the fixator aluminum plate, and the diameter of the mounting hole is smaller than the size of the tail segment of a finger of a patient; the traction equipment can penetrate through the mounting hole to be fixed to the tail section of the finger of the patient, the end, located between the fixator aluminum plates, of the traction equipment is soft rubber, the soft rubber can be fixedly attached to the tail end of the finger of the patient, and an adjusting assembly is arranged at the upper end of the traction equipment; the annular fixing band is elastic and can be connected to the lower end of the fixator aluminum plate wrapping the fingers of the patient in a sleeved mode, and the external fixator can be used for treating the patient under the condition that an operation is not conducted.

1. Name of the product in this design: Waist support belt (Type E). 2. Purpose of this design: This design is used for external fixation or support of the human waist. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: a 3D model.

The utility model relates to the technical field of turning-over assisting, and discloses a pelvic fracture external fixation patient turning-over assisting device which comprises a bed frame, a hollowed-out bed board is installed on the bed frame, a turbulent flow fan is installed on the hollowed-out bed board, an inclined board set is arranged in the hollowed-out bed board, and a limiting hole is longitudinally formed in the middle of the hollowed-out bed board. A rotating shaft is inserted into the limiting hole, an inclined plate group is mounted on the rotating shaft, and a motor is mounted on the outer wall of the bed frame. When a patient needs to be assisted in turning over, a motor drives a rotating shaft to rotate, the rotating shaft rotates to drive an inclined plate set to turn over, one side of the inclined plate set tilts up, and therefore the patient is assisted in turning over, and when the inclined plate set tilts, a turbulent flow fan below the inclined plate set on the side which is relatively tilted and lifted is started, and the patient is assisted in turning over. Therefore, air on the turning-over side of the patient is disturbed, the ventilation effect across the bedding is improved, and the phenomenon of pressure sores of the patient is relieved.

An implantable device for sealing an aperture in a tissue of a body vessel, includes: an external fixation disposed on the outside of a vessel wall; a scaffold disposed on the inside of the vessel wall and interfacing with the external fixation, at least a portion of the scaffold disposed through an aperture in the vessel wall; and a patch disposed on the inside of the vessel wall and sandwiched between the external fixation and the scaffold, the patch substantially covering the full area of the aperture, thereby sealing the aperture.

The utility model relates to medical auxiliary instrument technical field provides a kind of bone injury patient implant screw's taking-out device, including ring main body, internal fixation assembly and external fixation assembly.The internal fixation assembly includes expansion cylinder and expansion column, the expansion cylinder is set along the inner ring side of ring main body Circumferentially, expansion column can pass through the inner ring of ring main body, and expansion cylinder is expanded tightly.One end of expansion column located outside expansion cylinder is equipped with a rotating head.The external fixation assembly includes tightening cylinder and hoop ring, tightening cylinder is circumferentially arranged at the outer edge of ring main body, hoop ring can be sleeved on tightening cylinder, and tightening cylinder can be tightened.The bone injury patient implant screw's taking-out device proposed in the utility model can greatly improve the friction between it and implant screw, in the process of taking out implant screw, it can effectively avoid the problem of skidding, especially suitable for the case that the internal hexagonal groove of implant screw is rounded, and it is difficult to take out.

1. The name of the design product: bone external fixation splint. 2. The use of the design product: for bone external fixation splint. 3. The design features of the design product: in shape. 4. The picture or photo that best shows the design features: perspective view 1.

The invention discloses a combined rod clamp type orthopedics department external fixation support pelvic system which comprises a supporting mechanism, a mapping mechanism, a clamping module, an inserting mechanism and a side wall clamping mechanism, the supporting mechanism comprises a supporting rod, the appearance of the supporting rod is trapezoidal, and the opening position of the bottom of the supporting rod corresponds to the lying waist position of a patient; the inner side of the bevel edge of the supporting rod is placed on the two sides of the lumbar vertebra of the patient in a lifting and clamping mode, an extension sleeve matched with the waistline size of the patient is arranged in the middle of the supporting rod, the extension sleeve telescopically controls the supporting rod and is attached to the waistline of the patient, and a mapping mechanism is arranged in the middle of the extension sleeve and projects and maps a lumbar vertebra CT image through a projection lens. The adopted extension sleeve and the supporting rod are placed on the specific pelvis position, based on the front-back extension of the corresponding meshing sleeve and the rod body of the Z-axis positioning rod, one end of the corresponding meshing sleeve is pushed to correspondingly stretch out and draw back, and the front-back pushing displacement on the position of the Z-axis positioning rod in the later period is completed.

The utility model discloses a miniature orthopedic external fixation support, which belongs to the field of medical instruments and is provided with a universal joint, a connecting rod and needle rod clamps, one end of the connecting rod is provided with a ball head, the other end of the connecting rod is provided with a rod, a plurality of needle rod clamps are arranged on the rod, and the universal joint is provided with a clamping block A, a clamping block B and a fastening bolt. The ball heads of the two connecting rods are arranged between the combination faces of the clamping block A and the clamping block B respectively, the rods of the two connecting rods extend outwards respectively and swing by a certain angle relative to the universal joint respectively, the fastening bolt penetrates through the clamping block B and is screwed on the clamping block A, and the two connecting rods are connected and fixed. The clamping block A and the clamping block B are respectively provided with a pair of ball sockets for placing two connecting rod ball heads on the joint surfaces, the two fastening bolts are respectively arranged on two sides of a connecting line of two ball centers, and a vertical bisector of the connecting line of the two ball centers and a connecting line of axes of the two fastening bolts are arranged in a non-vertical crossing manner.

The utility model relates to medical instrument technical field discloses a PICC external fixed protective sheath, including bandage and rubber sheet, and the top end surface of rubber sheet is provided with protection mechanism, and the top end surface of rubber sheet is fixedly installed with firm mechanism, and the firm mechanism includes fixed block, and the bottom end surface of fixed block is fixedly connected with the top end surface of rubber sheet, and the top end surface of rubber sheet is overlapped and is installed with installation strip. When using, first, the through -hole of the rubber sheet is corresponding with the infusion site, and is adhered with the infusion site through the rubber sheet, then the bandage is wound around the infusion site of the patient, at this time, the infusion tube is inserted into the connecting sleeve, and is connected with the limiting piece, the infusion tube is connected with the infusion piece, further, the infusion tube is installed with the limiting groove, the bottom end surface of the installation strip is provided with the bayonet, and the fixed block is connected, the stability of the infusion tube and the connecting sleeve is improved, the stability and the practicality of the device to the PCII joint are improved, and the protection of the patient can be improved through the bandage.

The utility model relates to a kind of dislocation-preventing nursing appliances for total hip replacement in the art of joint replacement nursing, including waist belt, the waist belt outside fixed with bracing plate, bracing plate both sides are equipped with connecting plate, two connecting plates bottom are equipped with leg protector, two leg protectors are connected by connecting assembly, for fixing leg, the bracing plate and connecting plate junction are equipped with limiting component, the limiting component includes with the fixed rotating plate of connecting plate one end, the rotating plate outer wall is fixed with rotating block, the bracing plate side close to rotating plate is equipped with two baffle, two baffle are located rotating plate outside, for the leg movement is limited. The utility model is convenient for fixing and controlling leg, avoid patient excessive activity hip joint, to avoid hip joint secondary injury.

The utility model relates to the technical field of ankle positioning structures, and discloses an ankle annular external fixing frame postoperative walking assisting insole which comprises a first fixing frame body, the first fixing frame body is provided with a fixing ring fixed to an ankle part, the lower end of the ankle part is placed on the upper portion of the insole, and the lower end of the ankle part is placed on the lower portion of the insole. A second fixing frame body is installed at the upper end of the first fixing frame body through a first positioning column, and a third fixing frame body is installed at the lower end of the first fixing frame body through a second positioning column. According to the ankle annular outer fixing frame postoperative walking assisting insole, the mounting sleeve is mounted between the connecting positions of the fixing rings, the mounting sleeve drives the positions of the fixing rings to be spliced and limited, the positions of the fixing rings outside the ankle part are raised to be spliced and limited, meanwhile, the position of a mounting plate outside a sliding groove is adjusted, and a second fastening bolt is rotated; the mounting directions of the first positioning column and the mounting disc can be adjusted, so that the positioning direction of the ankle part on the inner side of the first fixing frame body can be adjusted and controlled.

This application provides a modular orthopedic device for fracture treatment, belonging to the field of orthopedic device technology. The device includes a fixation component, a locking component, and a connecting component. The fixation component has at least one first slot and at least one second slot, which communicate with each other. The locking component is accommodated within the first slot, and the connecting component is accommodated within the second slot and cooperates with the fixation component, allowing it to move or rotate relative to the fixation component. The locking component is used to lock the connecting component and the fixation component together. The connecting component can be a round rod, a polygonal rod, or a toothed connector, and the fixation component can include a toothed fixator, a ball-and-socket fixator, a ball-and-socket fixator, or a universal ball-and-socket fixator. This modular orthopedic device allows for flexible selection of component modules based on fracture type and soft tissue conditions, achieving precise, personalized, and minimally invasive fracture treatment, filling the technological gap between bone plate systems, intramedullary nail systems, and external fixation systems.

A system including a tensioning element and a fixation element, the tensioning element including a connection element configured to be coupled to a fixation element and an anchoring element configured to be coupled to an external fixation point, the tensioning element being operable to apply a tension between the connection element and the anchoring element, the fixation element including a first portion configured to be coupled to the tensioning element and a second portion configured to be coupled to a bone, the tensioning element and the fixation element being configured to cooperate to apply a tension between the bone and an external fixation point when the anchoring element of the tensioning element is coupled to the external fixation point, the second portion of the fixation element is coupled to the bone, and the tensioning element is operated to apply the tension, thereby retaining the bone in a fixed position.

Logic may provide a deformity analysis to create a treatment plan for external fixators. Logic may further perform additional refinements to the treatment plan to improve the patient experience. Logic may further include pre-operative osteotomy to select an osteotomy and to provide real-time updates to a post-operative image based on changes to an osteotomy line, orientation, and / or rotation point. Logic may facilitate movement of one or two portions of a medical image to determine an alignment of bone segments in the portions of the medical image. Logic may generate deformity parameters based on a combination of translations and / or rotations of the movement to align the portions. Logic may create a treatment plan including a prescription for an external fixator based on deformity parameters.

The utility model relates to the field of external fixators, and discloses a fibula unilateral external fixator which comprises a threaded column, the upper end of the outer surface of the threaded column is sleeved with an upper nut in a threaded mode, the middle of the outer surface of the threaded column is sleeved with a clamping block in a threaded mode, and a clamping groove is formed in one side of the lower end face of the clamping block. The lower end of the outer surface of the threaded column is sleeved with a lower nut in a threaded mode. In the utility model, in a surgical operation, a steel plate is usually used for treating a fracture through a screw, and the steel plate is fixed on a skeleton through a screw to provide stable support and promote the healing of the fracture, but the screw steel plate needs to be disassembled after being used, and meanwhile, the screw steel plate possibly causes injury to a patient when being disassembled; when the fibula unilateral external fixator is used, external fixation is convenient, the broken end of the fibula can be reset through a small incision or closing, the outer surface of the threaded column is sleeved with the upper nut and the lower nut, and the positions of the clamping block and the clamping piece can be adjusted when the upper nut and the lower nut are rotated.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and discloses double knee fixing equipment for a pelvic fracture patient, which comprises a supporting shell, a first elastic piece is arranged in the supporting shell, a supporting frame is fixedly connected to the outer part of the supporting shell, a locking rod is arranged at one end of the supporting shell, and a second elastic piece is arranged at the other end of the supporting shell. The locking rod is arranged outside the first elastic piece, a self-adaptive mechanism is arranged inside the locking rod, the outer portion of the self-adaptive mechanism is arranged inside the supporting shell, the self-adaptive mechanism comprises a locking structure and an auxiliary assembly, and the outer portion of the locking structure is arranged inside the supporting shell and the locking rod. The first pressing block is pressed to drive the second elastic piece to be compressed, so that the effect that the device adapts to the body shape of a patient is achieved, the device can change according to the size of the lower limb posture of the patient, uniform and controllable constraint force is continuously provided, and fixing failure caused by constraint relaxation and displacement is fundamentally avoided.

The invention relates to the technical field of sheath-avulsion puncture introducers and discloses a sheath-avulsion puncture introducer which comprises an outer cylinder, a liquid suction bin is fixedly mounted at the top of the outer cylinder, an exhaust valve is fixedly connected to the outside of the liquid suction bin, a connecting ring is detachably connected to the top of the liquid suction bin, and a plurality of positioning rings are annularly and fixedly mounted on the inner ring of the top of the liquid suction bin. A lower-layer sealing film is fixedly installed between the common bottoms of the pressing rods, the tops of the pressing rods extend towards the axis of the lower-layer sealing film to form a hammer-shaped structure, the tops of the multiple pressing rods are slidably connected with an upper-layer auxiliary film, a threaded section is formed in the top of the inner side of the connecting ring, and a locking disc is in threaded connection with the inner ring of the threaded section; according to the puncture guide device capable of tearing off the sheath, the segmented films expand after absorbing water, the surfaces of the segmented films make contact with the surface of the surgical instrument, and therefore the size of gaps between the segmented films is reduced, and the puncture guide device capable of tearing off the sheath is convenient to use. And the suction force of the exhaust valve and the exhaust valve connecting pipeline to liquid is improved.

The utility model discloses a novel elbow joint external fixation support, which relates to the technical field of elbow joint fixation, and comprises two support bodies, a rotating mechanism is rotatably connected between the two support bodies, the support bodies are provided with fixed joints distributed in a linear array, the support bodies comprise two short rods arranged in parallel, and the short rods are connected with the rotating mechanism. The novel elbow joint external fixing support comprises a support body, a fixing joint is arranged on the support body, two through type first rod clamping grooves are formed in one side of the fixing joint, the short rods are connected with the first rod clamping grooves in the fixing joint in a sliding mode, and limiting assemblies for limiting the short rods to slide in cavities of the first rod clamping grooves are arranged on the fixing joint. Accordingly, the corresponding length of the elbow joint external fixation support can be adjusted according to the length of the arm of the patient, the applicability of the elbow joint external fixation support is effectively improved, the situation that life rehabilitation of the patient is affected due to the fact that the elbow joint external fixation support is too long and fixation is affected due to the fact that the elbow joint external fixation support is too short is avoided, and the applicability of the elbow joint external fixation support is effectively improved.

The invention discloses an axial micro-motion and rigid locking dual-mode switchable fracture external fixation support, and relates to the technical field of orthopedic medical instruments, and the key points of the technical scheme are that the fracture external fixation support comprises two bone needle assemblies; the outer sleeve is connected with one bone needle assembly; the telescopic inner core rod is connected with the other bone needle assembly and is sleeved in the outer sleeve in an axial sliding manner; the elastic buffering assembly is arranged between the outer sleeve and the telescopic inner core rod; the mode switching assembly is arranged on the telescopic inner core rod and can be operably connected with or separated from the outer sleeve; when the mode switching assembly is separated from the outer sleeve, the telescopic inner core rod can axially slide relative to the outer sleeve and act on the elastic buffering assembly. When the mode switching assembly is connected with the outer sleeve, the telescopic inner core rod is rigidly connected with the outer sleeve through the mode switching assembly. Fixing modes can be conveniently switched according to different stages of fracture healing, secondary operation is not needed, and the fracture healing environment is optimized.

This disclosure provides an animal tag, including: a nail; and a body for use with the nail. The body includes: a body shell including a first receiving space and a notch, wherein the notch connects the first receiving space to the outside; a retaining ring capable of entering or exiting the first receiving space through the notch; and a detachable fixture capable of being detachably installed in the notch of the body shell, wherein when the detachable fixture is installed in the body shell, the retaining ring is confined within the first receiving space, the nail is at least partially inserted into the body shell along an insertion direction and irreversibly engaged with the retaining ring, thereby locking the nail within the body shell; when the detachable fixture is removed from the body shell, the nail and the retaining ring can be removed from the body shell along a disengagement direction, wherein the disengagement direction intersects the insertion direction. The animal tag provided by this disclosure, through the above-described configuration of the detachable fixture, allows components such as the body shell to be reused, thereby reducing costs and conserving resources.

present invention discloses a urinary catheter system (100) comprising a catheter tube (111) with a rounded or oval catheter tip (101), a catheter stem (104) with thin-walled construction and wide internal lumen, drainage eyes / opening (102) positioned very low near the bladder neck, and securing means (103) configured to retain the catheter within a patient's urinary tract. The securing means (103) may comprise internal retention means like disc-shaped retention balloons, external fixation elements including adhesive pads (203, 302), or external collection elements including condom-type configurations (401). The drainage eyes (102) have rounded or oval configuration with smooth margins that are wider towards the lumen to prevent encrustation and blockage. The system provides complete emptying of the bladder with minimal residual urine accumulation, thereby reducing complications associated with urinary tract infections. Ref. Figure 1

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and discloses a protection tool for preventing heel pressure sores for orthopedic lower limb traction patients, which comprises a heel pad, a back lining is fixedly connected to the outside of the heel pad, a connecting component is mounted on the outer side of the heel pad, a protection layer is fixedly connected to the top of the back lining, and a dustproof component is mounted on the outside of the back lining; the connecting assembly comprises a right binding band, the right binding band is fixedly connected to the outer side of the heel pad, a hook face hook-and-loop fastener is fixedly connected to the outer portion of the right binding band, the connecting assembly further comprises a left binding band, the left binding band is fixedly connected to the outer side, away from the right binding band, of the heel pad, and the left binding band is fixedly connected to the outer side, away from the right binding band, of the heel pad. And the outer part of the left bandage is fixedly connected with a rough surface magic tape. According to the utility model, through the combination of the left binding band, the right binding band, the loop surface magic tape and the hook surface magic tape, the tightness degree can be flexibly adjusted according to the actual size and demand of the heel of a patient, so that medical personnel can conveniently observe the foot condition of the patient.

In order to solve the problems that in the prior art, local pressure distribution is uneven, pressure sores are easily caused by long-term fixation, a splint is loosened and displaced after swelling fades away, joint exercise is limited during fixation, and the pressure state is difficult to intuitively judge, the invention provides a traditional Chinese medicine orthopedics splint, and belongs to the technical field of medical instruments. The splint body, the multiple fixing bands, the air bag expansion layer, the automatic pressure changing mechanism, the air pressure compensation mechanism and the active adjusting assembly are integrated together, the automatic pressure changing mechanism is used for changing air pressure distribution in the air bag expansion layer through displacement of a user, and the air pressure compensation mechanism is used for supplementing air pressure in the air bag expansion layer. The active adjusting assembly is used for actively changing the air pressure in the independent cavities at the two ends of the ventilation cavity. An intelligent, dynamic and safe traditional Chinese medicine orthopedic splint system is constructed, the treatment effect of external fracture fixation and the rehabilitation experience of a patient are remarkably improved, and the system has extremely high clinical popularization value.

The invention discloses an adjustable joint orthopedic external fixation support, and belongs to the technical field of orthopedic medical instruments, the adjustable joint orthopedic external fixation support comprises a first bending frame and a second bending frame, and the joint of the first bending frame and the second bending frame is hinged to an adjusting seat through a movable shaft; a first quick-release bandage and a fourth quick-release bandage are installed on the upper portion and the lower portion of the first bending frame respectively, a second quick-release bandage and a third quick-release bandage are installed on the upper portion and the lower portion of the second bending frame respectively, and a first silica gel liner is arranged below the first quick-release bandage, the second quick-release bandage and the third quick-release bandage. A meshing type angle adjusting mechanism composed of a first semi-arc tooth block and a second semi-arc tooth block is arranged and matched with a limiting rod to be locked in a movable groove in a sliding mode, the stepless, visualized and single-hand adjustable functions of the joint bending and stretching angle are achieved, medical workers or patients can freely set and lock the target angle within the range of 0-120 degrees according to a rehabilitation plan, and the rehabilitation effect is good. Fine adjustment can be completed without tools.

The utility model relates to the technical field of orthopedic repair, in particular to an adjustable external fixation support for bone fracture rehabilitation treatment, which comprises an insertion nail and a limiting frame, the insertion nail is fixedly embedded into an injured bone and used for limiting and fixing two ends of the bone, and the limiting frame is used for fixing the insertion nail and enabling the insertion nail to be perpendicular to the bone. Wherein the limiting frame is used for limiting an inserted nail, and meanwhile, the limiting frame can stretch out and draw back to change the length. The problem that an existing rehabilitation support cannot be adjusted is solved, the limiting frame and the inserting nails are arranged, the inserting nails are inserted into fractured bones of a patient, meanwhile, the inserting nails are fixed through the limiting frame, and then the fixing size is adjusted by adjusting the connecting size between the inserting nails and the limiting frame in the growth process; therefore, the broken bone can be better helped to recover and grow.