Patent Application
20250017804
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
The disclosure relates to medical treatment table devices and more particularly pertains to a medical table device for linearly stretching a patient. The device includes a medical table that has a pad with a fixed portion and a pair of movable portions. The device includes a pair of motion units that are each integrated into the medical table for moving the movable portions of the pad back and forth for stretching the user. The device includes a touch screen that is pivotally attached to the medical table for controlling the motion units.
The prior art relates to bed devices including a variety of medical tables which each includes massaging elements or motorized panels for elevating a patient's body or limb mechanisms for rehabilitating a patient's limbs. In no instance does the prior art discloses a medical table which includes a pad that has movable portions and a pair of motion units for urging the movable portions back and forth.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a medical table that has a pad and a frame. The pad has a fixed portion and a pair of movable portions that are each urgeable back and forth with respect to the fixed portion for gently stretching the patient's back. Each of a pair of motion units is in mechanical communication with a respective one of the pair of movable portions of the pad for urging the respective movable portion to move back and forth with respect to the fixed portion. A touch screen is pivotally attached to the frame and the touch screen is positionable in a deployed position and a stored position. The touch screen is in communication with the motion unit for turning the motion unit on and off.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
The fixed portion 16 has a front edge 26, a back edge 28, a first lateral edge 30 and a second lateral edge 32. Each of the pair of movable portions 18 has a rear edge 33, a forward edge 34, a first sidelong edge 36 and a second sidelong edge 38. Each of the pair of movable portions 18 is elongated between the rear edge 33 and the forward edge 34 and each of the movable portions 18 is slidable between a home position and an extended position. The rear edge 33 of a respective one of the pair of movable portions 18 abuts the front edge 26 of the fixed portion 16 when the respective movable portion 18 is in the home position. Conversely, the rear edge 33 of a respective one of the movable portions 18 is spaced from the front edge 26 of the fixed portion 16 when the respective movable portion 18 is in the extended position. The pad 14 has a footrest portion 40 extending along the back edge 28 of the fixed portion 16 to support the patient's feet 42. As is most clearly shown in
A pair of motion units 44 is each attached to the fixed portion 16 of the pad 14 and each of the pair of the motion units 44 is in mechanical communication with a respective one of the pair of movable portions 18 of the pad 14. Each of the pair of motion units 44 urges the respective movable portion 18 to move back and forth with respect to the fixed portion 16. Each of the motion units 44 comprises a motor 46 that is attached to the frame 15 such that the motor 46 is positioned beneath a respective one of the movable portions 18. The motor 46 alternatively rotates in a first direction and a second direction when the motor 46 is turned on. Additionally, the motor 46 may comprise a two direction electric motor or the like.
Each of the motion units 44 includes a pair of collars 48 that is each attached to a bottom surface 50 of the respective movable portion 18. The collars 48 are spaced apart from each other and are distributed between the rear edge 33 and the forward edge 34 of the respective movable portion 18. Each of the motion units 44 includes a screw 52 that has a first end 54 which is attached to an output of the motor 46 such that the screw 52 rotates when the motor 46 is turned on. The screw 52 extends through each of the pair of collars 48 such that each of the pair of collars 48 threadably engages the screw 52. The collars 48 travel toward a second end 56 of the screw 52 when the motor 46 rotates in the first direction thereby urging the respective movable portion 18 away from the fixed portion 16. Conversely, the collars 48 travel toward the first end 54 of the screw 52 when the motor 46 rotates in the second direction thereby urging the respective movable portion 18 toward the fixed portion 16. Each of the motion units 44 includes a power supply 58 that is attached to the frame 15. The power supply 58 is electrically coupled to the motor 46 and the power supply 58 comprises at least one battery.
The frame 15 has a plurality of vertical members 60 each extending between a set of top horizontal members 62 and a set of bottom horizontal members 64. The pad 14 is positioned on the set of top horizontal members 62. A pair of guard rails 66 is each movably integrated into the frame 15. Each of the pair of guard rails 66 is positionable in a deployed position having the pair of guard rails 66 extending upwardly from the frame 15. In this way the pair of guard rails 66 inhibits the patient 20 from rolling off of the pad 14. Each of the pair of guard rails 66 is positionable in a stored position having the pair of guard rails 66 being recessed in the frame 15. In this way the pair of guard rails 66 facilitates the patient 20 to roll off of the pad 14.
Each of the pair of guard rails 66 comprises a receiver frame 68 which has a pair of first members 70 each extending between and being perpendicularly oriented with a pair of second members 72 such that the receiver frame 68 has a rectangular shape. A respective one of the pair of second members 72 is attached to a respective one of the set of top horizontal members 62 of the frame 15 having the respective second member 72 being oriented parallel to the respective top horizontal member 62. Each of the pair of guard rails 66 includes a bracket 74 that has a central member 76 extending between and being perpendicularly oriented with a pair of outward members 78. Each of the outward members 78 extends into a respective one of the pair of first members 70 of the receiver frame 68 such that the central member 76 is horizontally oriented. The central member 76 rests on the second member 72 of the receiver frame 68 that is attached to the respective top horizontal member 62 when the bracket 74 is positioned in a stored position. Conversely, the central member 76 is spaced from the second member 72 of the receiver frame 68 that is attached to the respective top horizontal member 62 when the bracket 74 is positioned in a deployed position.
Each of the guard rails 66 includes a cushion 80 that is positioned around the central member 76 of the bracket 74. The cushion 80 extends substantially between the pair of outward members 78. Additionally, the cushion 80 is comprised of a resiliently compressible material to enhance comfort for the patient 20. A touch screen 82 is pivotally attached to the frame 15 and the touch screen 82 is positionable in a deployed position such that the touch screen 82 can be manipulated by a caregiver. The touch screen 82 is in communication with the motion units 44 for turning the motion units 44 on and off. Additionally, the touch screen 82 is positionable in a stored position having the touch screen 82 being concealed. The touch screen 82 may comprise a liquid crystal display or other type of electronic touch screen commonly employed in electronic control systems. The touch screen 82 includes a control circuit 84 and an electronic memory 86 which stores various operational subroutines for the motion units 44 to facilitate the motion units 44 to be programmed for repetitions, extension of movement, and other operational aspects of the motion units 44. In this way the velocity and the duration of time each movable portion remains in the home position can be adjusted.
The touch screen 82 includes a pair of pivots 88 each extending away from a lower edge 90 of the touch screen 82. A distal end 91 of each of the pivots 88 is pivotally coupled to the top horizontal member 62 of the frame 15 to which the respective second member 72 of the receiver frame 68 is attached. Each of the pivots 88 extends upwardly from the top horizontal member 62 of the frame 15 when the touch screen 82 is in the deployed position having the touch screen 82 being elevated above the pad 14. Each of the pivots 88 extends downwardly from the top horizontal member 62 of the frame 15 when the touch screen 82 is in the stored position having the touch screen 82 being positioned below the pad 14. As is most clearly shown in
A plurality of rollers 90 is each rotatably coupled to the frame 15 to roll along a support surface 92. Each of the plurality of rollers 90 extends downwardly from the set of bottom horizontal members 64 of the frame 15. Each of the plurality of rollers 90 is aligned with a respective one of four corners 94 defined by the set of bottom horizontal members 64. Each of the plurality of rollers 90 may comprise a locking caster or other similar type of roller. A battery 96 is attached to the frame 15 and a power inverter 98 is attached to the frame 15. The battery 96 is electrically coupled to the power inverter 98 and the power inverter 98 has a pair of female electrical outlets 100 as well and a charging port 102. The power inverter 98 converts the direct current voltage of the battery 96 into alternating current that is supplied to the female electrical outlets 100. In this way the female electrical outlets 100 can supply operational power to the motion units 44 in the event that electrical power is not available. Power can also alternatively be provided by electrical connection of solar panels through the inverter 98 and a battery. The battery can also be provided to maintain operation in the event of a power failure. In use, the patient 20 is laid on the pad 14 and the caregiver manipulates the touch screen 82 to program operational parameters of the motion units 44. The motion units 44 urge each of the movable portions 18 of the pad 14 back and forth at a speed and duration according to the operational parameters programmed with the touch screen 82. In this way the movable portions 18 provide linear stretching of the patient's back 24.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items 10 following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
