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TWI378791B - A cuff for providing compression to a limb, a channel for use in a compression device and use of a separating means in the manufacture of the cuff and the channel - Google Patents

A cuff for providing compression to a limb, a channel for use in a compression device and use of a separating means in the manufacture of the cuff and the channel Download PDF

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TWI378791B
TWI378791B TW095120281A TW95120281A TWI378791B TW I378791 B TWI378791 B TW I378791B TW 095120281 A TW095120281 A TW 095120281A TW 95120281 A TW95120281 A TW 95120281A TW I378791 B TWI378791 B TW I378791B
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1378791 九、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係關於一種用於肢體之壓縮裝置，尤其係使用在 腳上的裝置。該裝置尤其適用於使用在靜脈腳部潰瘍或靜 脈腳跟潰瘍之治療中的壓縮療法類型。 【先前技術】
已知有各種不同的壓縮裝置用來施加壓縮壓力至一病患 的肢體。這些類型的裝置主要用以輔助防止深靜脈血栓 (DVT)、血管失調及降低水腫。習知技術的裝置係使用於一 醫院設施中，其主要被用於防止深靜脈血栓（DVT)高風險病 患發生深靜脈血栓。美國專利第5,117,812號、第5,〇22,387 唬及第5,263,473號（The Kendall公司）、美國專利第 6,231，532 號（Tyco InternatiGnal公司）、美國專利第 6,44〇,〇93 號（McEwen等人）以及美國專利第M63,934 (Aircast公司） 揭示此等裝置。 壓縮療法係使用於靜脈腿部潰瘍之治療。該治療憑藉壓 縮，其可達成降低水腫及增進血液經由靜脈系統之回流。 k因而可以減 > 被供應至下肢之血液的停留時間以及在肢 體中可能會造成組織破裂之局部缺血之嚴重性。 腳部關縮可藉由―氣動壓縮裝置來達成。已知的裝置 係經由-笨重且大且藉由市電供電的厚扣來施加壓力至腳 部及肢體的其餘部#。已知的裝置不僅會影響到病患的行 動，且不雅的外觀亦是許多病患所無法接受的。例如，該 裝置會妨礙到病患穿一般的鞋子及衣物，$意謂著病患必 111952.doc ，這些缺點並不明 須待在屋内且無法行走。在醫院裝置中 顯，因為病患主要係躺在病床上。 外觀上可接受之腳扣的—個問題在於供應氣動
一总^纟&知技術之醫院裝置中，氣動流體係經由 “牛’凋路而被供應至該等扣而毋需考慮病患的活動性、 穿戴正常衣物或穿鞋子1使該病患可在域狀態下將鞋 。、在八有該腳扣之位置，但該鞋子可能會在需要壓力的 區域處無法充氣，因為鞋子可能會阻擋到使氣動流體通過 的路徑。若-管件被用以供應該流體至例如腳底聊掌處， 則鞋子可能會萎陷或扭結該管件，且可能會造成在腳上的 此外，習知技術之裝置之一問題在於該腳扣大體上係呈 圓柱幵/且以其全部表面施加壓力至腳，這意謂著腳踩的活 動性被降低而造成行走困難，即使該病患可穿上鞋子且充 氣該腳扣時亦然。
然而，氣動壓縮裝置確實具有超越壓縮繃帶的優點。其 提供有效的治療，且在被洩氣時，該可充氣的腳扣可以很 谷易地施加至病患的腳，且該壓力可被更為容易地控制及 &控。再者’其不會受到半徑的影響，其中壓縮祥度係取 決於肢體的圓,，使得高壓力及低壓力點出現在腳踝，在 该處，繃帶下方的半徑係變動的。半徑的影響係彈性繃帶 及長襪的基本限制。此外，很難藉由一彈性繃帶來施加壓 力至腳腳跟，該部位係會發生潰瘍的一個區域。藉由彈性 繃帶施加壓、力至腳跟意謂著會降低腳踝的活動性，因為該 lll952.doc 1378791 繃帶係施加壓力於整個腳踝上。此一活動性的降低會減弱 靜脈回流’因為病患無法正常行走。
因此有需要一種腳扣，其將該腳扣所施加的壓力集中至 谷易發生潰瘍的部位且限制該腳扣在周圍區域充氣，使得 該病患可以在該腳扣被充氣之狀態下穿上其正常的鞋子及 衣物。亦需要-種供應氣動流體至一腳扣的構件，使得充 氣被集中在骸區$，且該病患可以行動且穿上正常的鞋 子而不會妨礙到流體供應至該腳扣。亦有f要—種腳扣， 其能以一種具有足夠靈活性的方式來施加壓力，以允許來 自於一裝置之各種不同的治療處方。 【發明内容】
口人已發明-種用以在一病患腳上施加壓縮的裝置，其 藉由提供-種裝置來解決上述的問題，該裝置可以簡單^ 施用至腳'將壓力集中在腳的特《域、且為低輪廓及輕 重篁’且具有—分開的氣動流體供應。本發明之一第一態 樣係提彳共一種用於腳的壓縮裝置，其包含： -包覆帶’其用以包圍該腳，該包覆帶包含至少兩個氣 囊®充氣時’ s玄等氣囊順著聊的形狀來提供壓縮，該等 ^囊被定位在該包覆帶上，使得1 —氣·囊將壓縮集中在 "腳之腳跟，且—第二氣囊將壓縮集中在該腳之腳掌； 附接至每氣囊之通道，以獨立地傳送流體至 囊，及 以產生且獨立地控制流 控制器，其附接至該等通道 體至該等氣囊的流動。 11 i952.doc 1378791 吾人已發現此-裝置可具有施加壓力至病患之腳跟及腳 掌而不會降低活動性的優點。該屋力亦可被集中在最可能 發生潰癌之腳跟的部位。獨立供應及控制流體至兩氣囊意 謂著該裝置能以許多種方式來操作'此靈活性可藉由該^ 置來提供一治療範圍且因此使一裝置來處理數種不同的處 方。 • 該裝置可被操作而使得由該腳跟及腳掌氣囊所供應之壓 • 力可以彼此相同或不同，或者可以相同或不同於由一相聯 ’结裝置所供應的壓力。例如，該腳跟氣囊可以相同於被定 位在一相關聯腿部套環中之氣囊的壓力，並且可被附接於 其上。 較佳地，該控制器包含一微處理器控制系統及一泵。更 佳地，該裝置在該通道中包含至少一壓力感測器或者被定 位在該裝置中，該感測器提供由腳所感受到之壓力的讀 數，該壓力係藉由控制器來使該包覆帶充氣所造成。 • 5亥包覆帶包含兩個或更多個獨立的可充氣氣囊。該等氣 囊可'由一外壁及一内壁所形成，該内壁在使用時係接觸 腳。該&覆帶可包含一未具彈性的織♦，且該氣囊被 I · 、 至該織布，或者該織布可構成該氣囊的外壁。較佳地，該 . 等氣囊壁係具有彈性且可藉由熔接而被連接至該包覆帶。 車乂佳地，該氣囊具有在使用時可用以分開該等壁之構 件，以保持一用以使流體流進及流出於該氣囊之路徑。這 斤/、有的優點在於δ亥氣囊之充氣可被局部集中於腳需要施 加壓力的部位，例如，腳的腳跟及腳掌，且在不需要施加 III952.doc 1378791 壓力的部位處限制壓力的施加，例如腳的側邊。以此方式， 病患便可以行動，且在腳踝上具有活動力且可穿上正常的 衣物及鞋子。
在該氣囊中之該分開構件可以係一被設置在至少一氣囊 壁之内部上的墊片。藉由此構件，便不需要延伸至病患鞋 子中且可能會造成壓力點或破裂之用以供應流體的管件。 該墊片較佳地由可撓性且較不可壓縮的材料所製成，且為 伸長狀以產生一用以供應流體進出於該氣囊的通道。 較佳地，該包覆帶當在未包覆狀態時係具有一 γ字形輪 廓。e亥Υ字形之一臂係具有一氣囊以在使用時可供應壓力至 該腳腳跟’且該Y字形之另一臂係具有一氣囊，俾當使用時 可供應壓力至腳之腳掌❶該丫字形包覆帶可被展開成一平垣 狀L #可簡單地施用至病患的亦即病患可以不需輔 助地來施用該裝置。 可藉由該病患將其腳的腳掌放置在被定位在該γ字形之
#(该腳掌臂）上的腳$氣囊且將其腳跟放置在該Υ字形 之又部來將該包覆帶施用至腳。鮮字形之尾部接著便可缠 繞於腳的頂部，且該γ字形之另—臂(腳跟臂)纏繞於腳跟且 藉由鉤及環扣件而固定至該尾部。該腳掌臂之自由端接著 被反^於，該腳的頂部且藉由釣及環扣件而附接至該腳跟臂 形之尾部。較佳地，該腳跟及腳Ϊ氣囊被定位成靠近 5玄等臂的交界處。 '' :者，在另—實施例中，言亥包覆帶可包含一緊結於腳之 Ρ上的條帶扣件，且該包覆帶之腳跟及聊腳掌分係—體 H1952.doc 成型。腳可置入於此一裝置中且將該條帶繫結於腳背上。 該腳跟氣囊較佳地被分成兩個部分，且可被連接及提供 壓力於介於該腳跟之每一側邊上的踝骨及踵骨之間的區 域。該氣囊可永久性地固定在包覆帶上的定位或者可被重 新定位’以針對個別病患來作調適。 該包覆帶可與一用於下肢之壓縮套管（諸如揭示在英國 專利第0307097.6號或第〇42341〇.〇號中）一起配合使用。當 存在此一套管時，該包覆帶可以與其一體成型或者可被^ 接於其上。由該腳跟及腳掌氣囊所供應之壓力可以彼此相 同或不同，或者可以相同或不同於在該套管之扣中的壓力。 該腳跟及/或腳掌氣囊可直接連接至該控制器，以產生及 控制在該套管中之流體的流動，或者可連接至該套管中之 其中一氣囊’且因此與該氣囊處在相同壓力或不同麼力。 較佳地’連接該腳跟與腳掌氣囊至該套管或控制器之該 等通道係輪廓上較低，且可抵抗例如由穿用者的鞋子所造 成之萎陷或扭結❶該等通道可具有一類似於該氣囊之構 造’且包含具有長形條帶形狀之一外壁及_内壁，且該等 條帶具有心在使㈣分開該等壁之構件，以產生一用^ 使流體從該套管或控制器流出 2 * 一 〈硌么以此方式，不論該 通道委陷或扭結’該分開構件可維持一用於流體流動之路 徑。在該通道中之該分開構件可以相同於在氣囊中所使用 t且較佳地係—長形可換性條帶，其比該等通道壁之寬度 還窄。 該等通道壁較佳地由相同 且 祁U於該·#氣囊之材料所裂成， JIJ952.doc 1378791 可被熔接至一位在該套管或包覆帶或扣之氣囊壁中的窗 口，以形成一氣密連接。 較佳地，具有一或多個個別的感測器與每一氣囊相聯 結，以監視來自於該氣囊的壓力。這使得該控制器可以精 確地控制氣囊及該裝置中的壓力’以符合一預定的壓力分 佈輪廓。 在一第二實施例中，本發明提供一種在一用於提供壓縮 至一肢體之扣，該扣包含一外壁，該外壁被連接至一内壁 以形成一氣囊，該氣囊設置有一墊片以分開該等壁，以產 生一用以使流體流進及流出於該氣囊之通道。 本發明之扣之優點在於該分開構件允許該等氣囊的形狀 被設計成使得由該裝置所產生之壓縮可被集中在最有可能 發生潰瘍的部位’且不會破壞用於流體流動之路徑。 該塾片係由較不可壓縮之材料所製成，其可將該等壁分 開但不會使該氣囊或通道被阻礙’該阻礙方式係例如—管 件由一鞋子造成之扭結或萎陷或被壓扁而被阻礙。 較佳地，該等氣囊被選擇性地熔接在一起，使得在被炫 接區域中限制該氣囊之充氣，該區域在使用時係會接觸到 腳的部分，且不需要壓縮，例如腳的兩側或在腳跟中之骨 頭突出處。 該墊片較佳地被設置在該氣囊之至少一壁的内部，且更 佳地，一墊片被設置在該氣囊之内壁上且一墊片被設置在 該氣囊之外壁上’當該氣囊被洩氣時，該等墊片係貼靠在 一起。 1 H952.doc 12 1378791 该專塾片允許氣動流體流人至該等氣囊，且所具有的優 點在於其可以容易地被建構在該等氣囊壁上。該等墊片可 以為伸長狀且具有可挽性，使得該等氣囊之形狀可被設計 成用：提供-用於連接至該裝置之一導管的長形通道。 在-第三實施财，本發明提供_種使用於—壓縮裝置 中以將-或多個氣囊彼此相連接或連接至一控制器的通 道，该通道包含-長形外壁，該長形外壁被連接至一長形 内壁，該通道係設置有用以將該等壁分開的構件，以產生 一用以使流體流進及流出於該通道之路徑。 該分開構件較佳地為—被設置在該氣囊之至少__壁上的 墊片，且更佳地，-塾片被設置在該氣囊之内壁上且一塾 片被设置在該氣囊之外壁上，#該通道㈣氣時，該等塾 片係貼靠在一起。 在相對置之壁上具有墊片係意謂著每一 一 壁上一單-塾片之厚度的一半，且可達成分開：::之 相同效果。這使得該通道或氣囊更具有可撓性，且當該等 墊片可彼此滑靠在-起時，可使該氣囊及通道更易於順從 弯曲表面。 »玄等墊片較佳地由相同於氣囊或通道之材料所製成，且 較佳地為4毫米寬及〇.4毫米厚，且被配置成相對置的對偶。 【實施方式】 在圖1中顯示本發明之包覆帶敞開的平面圖，且在使用時 會與腳接觸之表面係面向上方。該包覆帶（2)係大致呈丫字 形且包含一具有一在使用時接觸腳之腳掌的氣囊（6)之第一
Ul952.doc 1378791 置有墊片以提供流體流動之一路徑。同樣地，墊片可被設 置在一氣囊或通道有可能例如會在一骨質凸部上扭結或堵 住的任何區域中。 在使用時’該腳跟氣囊（30)以如圖3所示之方式施加壓力 至該腳跟。在圖3中，所示之該腳跟氣囊（3〇)係處在一充氣 狀態且壓力被施加至該腳跟的每一側邊上。 圖4' 5及6顯示將圖1之包覆帶施用至一病患的腳上。圖4 顯示施用之第一階段，其中該病患將其腳掌放置在該腳掌 氣囊（6)上，且將腳跟定位在該γ字形的叉部中。圖5顯示施 用的第二階段，其中該γ字形之尾部（26)纏繞於腳背上且將 該腳跟臂（8)向上提起而環繞該腳腳跟，使得該扣件（丨4)與 位在尾部（26)之外表面上的扣件（28)相接觸。圖6顯示施用 該包覆帶之最後階段，其中該腳跟臂（4)被反摺於腳上而使 該扣件（12)與該扣件（28)相接觸。 圖6亦顯示該連接件（24)與該等通道（22)在腳頂面上的定 位，這使得導管可被附接至該包覆帶而毋需一管件從腳側 向下延伸至腳掌氣囊（6)且毋需一管件繞該腳之邊緣延伸至 該腳跟氣囊（10)。該等通道（22)產生一可靠的流體通道至該 等氣囊（6、1〇)而不會造成壓力點，而不會產生—管件扭结 或萎陷之風險，且重要的是不會在夕卜面出王見管件的網路。 該等通道（22)亦使病患可穿上其正常的鞋子。 圖1之包覆帶可使病患在其腳踝上具有活動性，因為該裝 置不會限制腳踝的扭轉或轉動。 圖卜9及10顯示本發明之一實施例，其具有—長形通道 1l1952.doc -15- 、Μ係各具有一被附接至每 ’使得當該等壁62、64沿其 等間隔帶可貼靠在一起而形 低輪廓且比習知的管件更易 60的型式，其中該等通道壁62 一壁之内表面的間隔帶66、68 長側邊而被炼接在一起時，該 成該通道60。該通道60提供_ 於分開。該較低輪廓意謂著扁平的通道將不會在病患的肢 體上產生壓力點，例如當穿上一鞋子時。 為了將通道60連結至氣囊壁的，該壁以被製造比壁㈣ 短’如圖8所示’俾當該等壁被炼接在_起以形成該通道⑽ 時，該壁64及該條帶68的部分被保持外露。該通道壁64以 其頂部邊緣被反摺料露該通道内部，如圖靖^該通道 壁62被放置在該氣囊壁69上而位在開口 73下方，且沿著其 上方邊緣70而被熔接至該氣囊壁69。該通道㈣4被反㈣ 氣囊壁69中的開口 73上方且在其自由邊緣周圍處(如圖ι〇 之直線72所示）被炫接固定。空氣通道6G至氣囊壁69的熔接 連接提供了比使用習知管件及空氣連接件更為牢固的流體 連接。 、雖然本發明已針對其數個較佳實施例圖#及說明如上， 然而在不違背本發明之精神及範圍的情況下，仍可對該等 貫施例之形狀及細節來施行各種不同的變更、刪減及增添。 【圖式簡單說明】 本發明之較佳實施例係參考附圖所說明，其中： 圖1係本發明之—實施例之包覆帶的平面視圖； 圖2係本發明之包覆帶之另一實施例的腳跟部分之立體 視圖； II1952.doc -16- 1378791 22 通道 23 墊片 24 連接件 26 28 30 32 60 62 64 66 68 69 70 尾部 鉤及環扣件 腳跟氣囊 條帶 長形通道 通道壁 通道壁 間隔帶 間隔帶 氣囊壁 上方邊緣 72 直線
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  1. 第095120281號專利申 中文申請專利範園替換 十、申請專利範圍： 正替碉 1. 一種用於提供壓縮至一肢體之扣該扣包含一外壁，該外 壁被連接至一内壁以形成一氣囊，該氣囊係設置有用以將 該等壁分開的構件，以保持一用以使流體流進及流出於該 氣囊之路徑，該分開構件係一設置在至少一壁之内側上的 墊片，當該氣囊被洩氣時，該墊片將該等壁分開，其特徵 在於該氣囊之㈣係設置有—墊片且該氣囊之外壁係設 置有一墊片，當該氣囊被洩氣時，該等墊片係貼靠在一起。 2. 如凊求項丨之扣，其特徵在於該墊片係具有一被熔接至該 氣囊壁之長形可撓性條帶的形狀。 3 ·如則述叫求項丨或2之扣，其特徵在於該等氣囊壁被選擇性 地炼接，俾在特定區域中限制該氣囊的充氣，使得由該氣 囊所施加的壓力被集中在病患之選定區域上。 如"月长項1之扣，其特徵在於該等氣囊壁被炫接以產生用 於使空乳通入及流出於該氣囊之長形通道，該分開構件被 定位在該等通道中。 5. 如請求項1之扣，其特徵在於該扣係一腳扣。 6. —種在一用於提供壓縮一 嘴王肢體之扣的製品中之分開構 件的用途’該扣包含一外壁， r堃该外壁被連接至一内壁以形 成一氣囊，當該氣囊被洩氣或壶 做d巩或束縮時，該分開構件將該等 二開，以保持一用以使流體流進及流出於該氣囊之路 ^其特徵在於該分開構件為提供於該氣囊的該等壁的每 者上的墊片，當該氣囊被线氣或走始吐 在一起。 錢成束縮時，塾片係貼靠 111952-1010518.doc 種使用於—壓縮裝置中以將 或連接至-Μ丨w s 夕職叢彼此相連接 形外壁被連心_#該通道包含'長形外壁，該長 壁分開壁，料道係設置有心將該等 且進出Μ/以產生—用以使流體流進及流出於該通道 、㈣囊之路徑’其特徵在於該分開 該等壁的每一老卜沾^ u上 勺奴供於 貼靠在―起。 墊片，當該通道㈣氣時，塾片係 8. 9. 如叫求項7之通道，其特徵在於該分開構件係具有 接至該通道壁之長形可撓性條帶的形狀。 如凊求項7或8之通道， 連接至該氣囊。 其特徵在於該通道係藉由熔接而被 10.如明求項7之通道，荩特舉在__於.該等通道壁係由與該 囊相同之材料所製成。 "、 11.=在一用於提供壓縮至.一肢體之壓縮裝置中用-_以將一 或夕個氣囊彼此相連接或連接至一控制器的通道製品中 之刀開構件的用途，該通道包含一長形外壁，該長形外壁 被連接至—長形内壁，該通道係設置有分開構件以將該等 壁分開，以保持一用以使流體流進及流出於該通道且進出 氣囊之路徑，其特徵在於該分開構件為提供於該等壁 的每者上的一墊片，當該通道被洩氣時，墊片係貼靠在 一起。 111952-10105I8.doc -2- 1378791 第095120281號專利申請案 中文說明書替換頁(101年5月） 七、指定代表圖： (一) 本案指定代表圖為：第（1 )圖。 (二) 本代表圖之元件符號簡單說明··
    2 包覆帶 4 第一臂 6 氣囊 8 第二臂 10 氣囊 12 鉤及環扣件材料 14 鉤及環扣件材料 16 外壁 18 内壁 19 熔接點 20 内壁 22 通道 24 連接件 26 尾部 八、本案若有化學式時，請揭示最能顯示發明特徵的化學式： (無） 111952-1010518.doc
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