RU2389470C1 - Massaging device - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medical equipment and can be used for massage and curative gymnastics, for the therapeutic and preventive massage performed by a professional and self-massage, including for cosmetology and anti-cellulite massages, and also in treating the patients with vertebral diseases. The massaging device represents an armchair and comprises a frame with fixed racks whereon there are pivotally mounted 'back-head' and 'hip' sections connected with the frame by the common pivot axis and mounted with varied inclination of sections in a vertical plane, and a 'foot' section. The hip section is presented with a rocking support comprising vertically parallel flanges with holders and bearing rollers. The rotatable bearing rollers are mounted on the axes rigidly fixed in the flanges; the foot section is composed of profile rollers mounted in pairs on rocking support arms. The support arms are mounted on vertical height-adjusted seats to be fixed, and the latter are mounted on levers, rotary in a horizontal plane to be fixed.

EFFECT: simplified design and enhancement of the massaging armchair.

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Description

The invention relates to medical equipment and can be used for massage and therapeutic exercises both with the involvement of a massage therapist, and for independent massage by the patient himself, including cosmetic and anti-cellulite massages.

The proposed device can be used in the treatment of patients with diseases of the vertebrae, intervertebral joints and discs of the lumbar, to remove the "blocks" on individual muscles of the spine.

It can also be used for cosmetic purposes for the prevention and control of cellulite.

In the treatment of these diseases, special massage tables, medical beds, massage chairs are provided for performing various manipulations.

The main purpose of such devices is to ensure that the patient’s body is given various poses and positions during massage-manipulation procedures by mechanical action on the patient’s soft tissues with the hands of a masseur or special devices. The main structural elements of such devices are the base and the bed on which the patient is placed. To give the patient’s body different poses and positions, the bed can consist of several sections that change their angles. To adjust the height of the bed massage table can be equipped with a lifting-lowering mechanism.

From the materials of the Patent Information Fund of the KarCSTI, a massage and gymnastic table for carrying out manual and massage procedures is known, containing a frame, tabletop and devices for carrying out procedures. (see. Physiotherapy. Edited by M. Weiss and A. Zembatoi. M., Medicine, 1986, p. 284).

A disadvantage of the known device is that this massage and gymnastic table does not provide the ability to fully carry out massage and gymnastic procedures by the patient.

It is also known a massage device made in the form of a chair, on the back and seat of which are installed panels with holes and supports with massage elements in the form of a pseudo-boiling layer, the active part of which is located in the panel openings, including a footrest with similar massage elements and a control unit. The chair is also equipped with a means of massage of the lower leg and a means of massage of the muscles of the cervical spine of the patient, including a pillow with massage elements. The footrest, means of massage of the back and lower legs of the patient are installed with the possibility of simultaneous changes in the angular position relatively rigidly connected with the body of the seat. The body is equipped with a drive for moving the backrest with armrests and shin massage means with a footrest. (see patent 2283077 (13) C1, class A61H 7/00 "Massage chair").

A disadvantage of the known device is that this design does not provide for the patient to perform gymnastic exercises, as well as massage by the patient. There is no possibility of massage on such inaccessible parts of the patient’s body as, for example, the inner surface of the thigh, etc. In addition, the presence of a rigid connection between the body of the seat and the footrest, means of massage of the back and lower legs of the patient, leads to the fact that the adjustment of their position is interdependent, therefore, the patient is deprived of the opportunity to adjust the tilt angles "for themselves". All this leads to a decrease in the functionality of the known device.

A massage chair is also known, comprising a body in the form of a chair with massaging elements made in the form of blind tubes located in the back and on the seat parallel to the line of their conjugation, a source of pneumatic vibrations with a movable armature located at the ends of which are equipped with pistons, two air valves, inputs which are connected to the outputs of the source of pneumatic oscillations, and the outputs to the inputs of the massaging elements, and the control unit. Reducing vibration effects of engines and increasing the durability of pneumatic distributors in this chair were achieved by installing layers of airtight elastic and perforated fabrics on top of the massaging elements separated by overlays of elastic material fixed to the back and seat between the massing elements, and each pneumatic distributor in the form of a corner laid along the side sides of the backrest and seat, while the source of pneumatic oscillations consists of a floor bearing a field winding of the housing in which the movable armature is arranged, made in the form of a cylindrical magnet, the device is equipped with an adjustable pulse current generator connected to the control unit and interacting with the field winding. (see patent 2186557 (13) C1, CL A61H 7/00).

A disadvantage of the known device is that the chair has a complex structure, due to which there are difficulties in carrying out repair work of the system of massage elements, because when replacing, for example, one tube on the back, it is necessary to disassemble the entire system of tubes of the back. In addition, the design of the chair does not provide support for the patient’s legs, and a rigid back tube system eliminates the possibility of adjusting the angle of inclination of the back relative to the seat of the body. All this negatively affects the functionality of the device.

A device for self-massage is known, comprising a frame with rollers, equipped with a device for tilting it, foot rests and additional rollers mounted on a frame with parallel rows on spring levers equipped with a device for adjusting the spring tension. (see AS of the USSR 1209213, class A61H 7/00, BI 5, for 1986, "Table for massage").

The known device provides the ability to change the pressure of the rollers on the patient’s body depending on the tilt of the frame, however, it is not convenient to use due to the need to fasten the head in a device to protect it from contact with the rollers, and the need to push it off with the feet for the procedure limits the possibility of using chairs by elderly patients. All this reduces the functionality of the chair.

The closest in technical essence and the achieved result is a table for massage and manual therapy, containing a base with fixed supports, a bed consisting of upper and lower frames and a drive for raising and lowering the bed in the form of a screw-nut mechanism. The nut is pivotally connected to the base. The upper frame is formed of the head, hip and foot sections. The lower frame is pivotally connected to the base with two pairs of racks. The longitudinal link is pivotally connected to the levers. The levers are mounted on the respective pairs of racks. An additional wheel support is fixed on the longitudinal link. The axles of the wheels are placed in the transverse plane and are made with the ability to fall to a plane that passes through the lower ends of the fixed supports. The drive of raising and lowering the bed is equipped with a gear motor. (See patent 2275894 (13) C1, Cl. A61 13/00).

The known device is also not without drawbacks. The design of the table is complicated due to the use of an electric drive and a pneumatic system, as well as the use of a parallelogram mechanism in the design. The position of the patient can only be adjusted in a vertical plane. The device is not convenient to use, because legs and arms of the patient are located in a horizontal plane without lateral stops, therefore there is a likelihood of the patient “rolling” during the procedure from the corresponding sections. In addition, the types of gymnastic exercises performed by the patient using this table are limited. The patient’s independent massage therapy is also limited. The presence in the design of an additional wheel support contributes to its instability. All this narrows the functionality of the known device.

These disadvantages are eliminated in the proposed device for massage.

In the proposed device for massage, made in the form of a chair, containing a frame with fixed racks, on which sections “back-head” and hip are mounted pivotally, installed with the possibility of changing the angle of the sections in the vertical plane, and the foot section, according to the alleged invention, “ Hip ”section is represented by a swinging support made in the form of parallel, vertically mounted cheeks with holders and support rollers, and the support rollers mounted on rigidly fixed in the cheeks axes with the possibility of rotation, the "foot section" is made in the form of profile rollers installed in pairs on swinging brackets, while the brackets are mounted on vertical, height-adjustable bearings with fixation, and the latter are mounted on levers that are rotated in the horizontal plane, with fixation.

Besides

- the "hip" section may contain the nth number of support rollers, the support rollers are made of polyurethane foam, the back-head section is equipped with a handle holder, movable elements and can be heated, the device is additionally equipped with an electric drive and blood pressure sensors and heart rate.

Comparative analysis with the prototype revealed the following significant distinguishing features:

1 - "hip" section is made in the form of a swinging support;

2 - swinging support is made in the form of parallel, vertically mounted cheeks with holders;

3 - support rollers mounted on axles rigidly fixed in the cheeks;

4 - support rollers are mounted for rotation;

5 - “foot” section is made in the form of profile rollers installed in pairs on brackets;

6 - the brackets are made swinging;

7 - brackets are mounted on vertical, height-adjustable supports, with fixation;

8 - vertical height-adjustable supports are mounted on levers that are rotatable in the horizontal plane, with fixation.

Additional distinguishing features are as follows:

- the “hip” section contains the nth number of support rollers;

- the back-head section is equipped with a handle-holder;

- section "back-head" is made with electric heating;

- the device is equipped with an electric drive;

- the device is equipped with a heart rate sensor;

- support rollers made of polyurethane foam;

- the back-head section is equipped with movable elements.

The presence of these essential distinguishing features ensures compliance of the claimed device with the patentability condition of "novelty" under applicable law.

The analysis of the prior art by the applicant, including a search by patents and scientific and technical sources of information and identification of sources containing information about analogues of the device, made it possible to establish that there are no analogues characterized by features identical to all the essential features of the device, and the selection from the list of analogues of the prototype provided the identification of a set of essential in relation to the technical results of the distinguishing features of the claimed device.

To verify compliance with the requirements of the inventive step, the applicant conducted an additional search and analysis of solutions in order to identify signs that match signs that are different from the selected prototype, the results of which showed that the claimed device does not explicitly follow from the prior art defined by the applicant.

Those. Comparison of the claimed device not only with the prototype, but also with other technical solutions in this and related fields of medical equipment showed that the latter do not contain features similar to those distinguishing the claimed technical solution from the prototype.

This allows us to conclude that the claimed device meets the patentability condition "inventive step" under the current law.

The objective of the proposed device is to increase the effectiveness of gymnastic exercises and massage on the muscles of the abdomen, shoulder girdle, spine, front of the thigh, in other inaccessible parts of the body, performing stretching of the hamstrings, in the area of the hip joints and lower back, performing anti-cellulite massage as independently performed by the patient, and a massage therapist with maximum comfort and safety and at the same time ensuring the most convenient placement of these parts of the patient’s body nta in the chair.

The technical result of the proposed device provides for the simplification of the design and the expansion of functionality through the use of movable supports for the "hip" and "foot" sections, the use of rotating support rollers, the operational adjustment of the slope of the sections (except for the "foot") through the use of separate hinges for foot section, and also due to the fact that the “foot” section is not kinematically connected neither to the “hip” nor to the “back-head” section.

This object is achieved by the fact that in the proposed device, made in the form of a chair and containing a frame with fixed racks, on which the sections "back-head" and "hip", connected to the frame by a common swing axis, mounted with the possibility of changing the angle of inclination of the sections, are pivotally mounted in the vertical plane, and the "foot section", in accordance with the proposed invention, the "hip" section is represented by a swinging support made in the form of parallel, vertically mounted cheeks with holders and supports rollers, and the support rollers mounted on axles rigidly fixed in the cheeks with the possibility of rotation, the “foot” section is made in the form of profile rollers pairwise mounted on the swinging brackets, while the brackets are mounted on vertical, height-adjustable bearings with fixation, and the latter are mounted on levers, rotatable in the horizontal plane, with fixation.

The invention is illustrated by drawings.

Figure 1 - functional diagram of the inventive device;

Figure 2 is a top view;

Figure 3 is a General view;

Figure 4 is a side view of the back-head section with movable elements;

5 is a side view of the back-head section with electric heating.

The massage device, made in the form of a chair, (Fig. 1) contains a frame 1 with racks 2 and 3 mounted on it. The latter have a pivotally mounted (respectively) section “back-head” 4 with a holder-holder (fig. .), “Hip” 5 on the common axis 6 and “foot” section 7 on the swing axes 8.

The tilt mechanism of the back-head section 4 consists of two parts: the guide 9 is pivotally connected to the section 4 and enters into conjunction with a swinging hinge 10 mounted on the rack 2 with the possibility of reciprocating movement “through” the hinge 10, with fixation. The tilt mechanism of the “hip” section with fixation is similarly arranged. The guide 11 and the swinging hinge 12 are mounted on the rack 2.

The "hip" section 5 is presented in the form of a swinging support (not shown in the drawing), articulated with a guide 11 and made in the form of two parallel vertically mounted cheeks 13, rigidly interconnected by axes 14, on which the support rollers are mounted for rotation 15 made of polyurethane foam material.

The foot section 7 (see figure 1 and figure 2) is made of two swinging levers 16 mounted on the swing axes 8 on the uprights 3. A vertical support 17 with a possibility of height adjustment is mounted on the lever 16 with the possibility of fixation. In the upper part of the support 17 on the swing axes 18, brackets 19 are mounted with profile rollers 20 mounted on them. Holders 21 are mounted on the cheeks 13.

The device is additionally equipped with an electric drive 22 (see figure 1) mounted on a guide 9 near the hinge 10. In this case, the electric drive 22 is rigidly connected to the hinge 10 and movably with the guide 9.

The back-head section 4 additionally includes movable elements 23 (see FIG. 4), made, for example, in the form of an nth number of rollers mounted parallel to the inside of the section and connected to the electric drive 22 (not shown in fig.).

The electric drive 22 is also associated with an electric heating element 24, which is mounted inside the back-head section 4 (see Fig. 4) and is intended for electric heating of the latter. As an electric heater, any known element can be used, for example carbon fiber.

The device is additionally equipped with a sensor for measuring the pulse of the patient (for drawing not a mark) mounted inside one of the holders 21. Data from the sensor is read by any known device to which the sensor is connected (for drawing not a mark).

The massage device is used as follows:

In the initial position, the frame 1 is located on the horizontal surface of the floor. Depending on the type of massage, the angles of inclination of sections 4 and 5 are fixed, i.e. tilt angles are pre-configured for a particular patient. (In general, the tilt angles of the sections are determined based on generally accepted requirements for the patient’s position). With his back and head, the patient rests tightly on section 4, and the pelvis on section 5. The patient’s legs are on the profile rollers 20 of the “foot” section 7 and are spread apart at a angle convenient for the patient. Hands rest on holders 21.

In the case of massage by a massage therapist or cosmetologist of different heights, the latter adjust the tilt angles of section 4 to a position convenient for their work by moving the guide 9 and section 5 by electric drive 22 or manually, as well as the height of the chair and the angle of separation of the levers 16 of section 7.

The patient can massage while sitting on the support rollers 15, holding the holders 21. Bending his arms at the elbows, the patient pulls the body up, straightens the legs and lowers the body to its original position. With this exercise, the patient stretches the pectoralis major muscles and increases the elasticity of the muscles of the shoulder girdle. This exercise is recommended for beginners of treatment, as does not require much effort.

In addition, the support rollers 15 are made of a convenient anatomical shape, which allows you to effectively massage the patient's hips and buttocks in order to combat and prevent cellulite.

Depending on the degree of patient's training and the type of disease, the patient begins to independently or with the help of a massage therapist make movements in separate parts of the body, moving it back and forth along the rotating support rollers 15. In this case, the patient receives additional muscle massage over the entire back surface due to the muscles installed in section 4 movable rollers 23, rotating from the electric drive 22, and heating the outer surface of section 4 helps to relax the back muscles, as a result, the muscles become more elastic, and therapeutic The effect of massage on the back muscles is enhanced.

In addition, the support rollers 15 are made of a convenient anatomical shape, which allows you to effectively massage the patient's hips and buttocks in order to combat and prevent cellulite.

Depending on the degree of training of the patient and the type of disease, the patient begins to independently or with the help of a massage therapist make movements in separate parts of the body, moving it back and forth along the rotating support rollers 15.

The patient can also perform exercises lying on his stomach and resting his hands on the holders 21. The patient is pulled so that the chest is at the level of the hands, then the arms are straightened and the patient returns to its original position. With this exercise, the patient trains the muscles of the shoulder girdle. Due to the support rollers 15, the torso of the patient is held in the correct and safe position.

For the treatment of the spine, the patient is also located on the support rollers 15 face down, leaning on the holders 21. The patient raises his legs to a horizontal position. This exercise develops the muscles that extend the spine (ileo-costal, longest and spinous muscles of the back, belt and semi-axial muscles of the head), as well as the square muscle of the lower back. Thus, the patient uses the massage device to prevent and treat spinal diseases, restore elasticity and mobility of the vertebrae, and strengthen the straightening muscles of the back. The design of the device, made in the form of a chair, carefully isolates the lower back muscles, allowing you to maximize focus on the correct implementation of the exercise, contributes to the development and flexibility of the sacro-lumbar.

Profile rollers 20 are used by the patient to support the legs and stretch the ligaments. Patient's legs are fixed on profile rollers. The buttocks make the patient translate back and forth along the support rollers 15, relying on the holders 21. With this exercise, the patient stretches the hamstrings and lower back.

The proposed device for massage, made in the form of a chair, does not cause difficulties in the manufacture and is already industrially mastered. The prototype was tested by the manufacturer for six months in operation. Currently, the first batch of seats is made.

The above information indicates for the claimed device, as it is described in the claims, about the possibility of implementing it using known and proposed methods and means. Therefore, the alleged invention meets the condition of patentability "industrial applicability" under applicable law.

Claims (9)

1. The massage device, made in the form of a chair, containing a frame with fixed racks, on which the sections "back-head" and "hip" are pivotally mounted, connected to the frame by a common swing axis, installed with the possibility of changing the angle of inclination of the sections in a vertical plane, and a “foot” section, characterized in that the hip section is represented by a swinging support made in the form of parallel, vertically mounted cheeks with holders and with support rollers, and the support rollers mounted on a rigidly fixed s axles in the cheeks rotatably foot section is in the form of pairwise mounted on a swinging bracket shaping rollers, wherein the brackets are mounted on the vertical, height-adjustable supports with fixation, while the latter are mounted on levers, pivoting in a horizontal plane, with the fixation. 2. The massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that the hip section contains the nth number of support rollers. 3. The massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that the back-head section is equipped with a handle holder. 4. The massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is equipped with an electric drive. 5. The massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that the back-head section is electrically heated. 6. Device for massage "according to claim 1, characterized in that it is equipped with sensors for measuring heart rate. 7. The massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that the back-head section is equipped with movable elements. 8. The massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that the support rollers are made of polyurethane foam. 9. The massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that the support rollers are made with an anatomical shape, allowing patients to massage the hips and buttocks.

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