EP0925772A1 - Crutches with great vertical stability - Google Patents
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- EP0925772A1 EP0925772A1 EP98420240A EP98420240A EP0925772A1 EP 0925772 A1 EP0925772 A1 EP 0925772A1 EP 98420240 A EP98420240 A EP 98420240A EP 98420240 A EP98420240 A EP 98420240A EP 0925772 A1 EP0925772 A1 EP 0925772A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
- A61H3/00—Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about
- A61H3/02—Crutches
- A61H3/0244—Arrangements for storing or keeping upright when not in use
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
- A61H3/00—Appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk about
- A61H3/02—Crutches
- A61H3/0244—Arrangements for storing or keeping upright when not in use
- A61H2003/0255—Arrangements for storing or keeping upright when not in use on a single crutch for being fixed on or supported by a wall, furniture or the like
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- the last category also includes people with motor disabilities from birth, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, hemiplegics, and accident victims with serious after-effects.
- the particular shape of the cane induces an almost inability to maintain itself only in vertical position.
- the rounded elbow pad takes into account the disordered movements of a permanent user, avoiding continuous and repeated friction between the arm and the torso.
- Classified category 1 of the applicable C.E. standards they are subject to manufacturers' self-certification declaration.
- the component of this projection must be very solid, therefore aggressive and dangerous.
- the protrusion formed by squaring in relation to the rounding gives an overflow of 20 mm measured in the axis of the angle.
- the invention which we present relates to an improvement which allows a cane to stay in a different position, impossible to obtain for models currently traded.
- Figure 1 is a small perspective view of a new version cane in a vertical position.
- the length of the flat part (1) can only be less than ten millimeters from the outside diameter of the arm support part (2), and will not be less than 80 mm for a adult cane.
- the width will be equivalent to that of the lateral sides (3) whose minima are 40mm.
- the molded assembly in strong polymer N ° 6 reinforces the solidity and the induced weight is insignificant. All shapes, even those including the handle may include the rectangular flat part, the realization entailing only the modification of mussels.
- the same shape can be obtained depending on the materials used such as steel, aluminum, cork, rubber, polymer, carbon, the list is not exhaustive.
- the invention facilitates the gripping of the handle of the rod which remains at stays close to the hand, no longer leaning against a wall.
Abstract
Description
Les cannes médicales dites anglaises ont une forme particulière commune à toutes.The so-called English medical canes have a particular form common to all.
Par contre, les utilisateurs sont très différents, allant du jeune sportif s'en servant à titre provisoire, à la personne âgée impotente ne pouvant se déplacer sans elles.However, the users are very different, ranging from young athletes temporarily serving the helpless elderly who cannot move without they.
Dans la dernière catégorie figurent aussi les handicapés moteur de naissance, les infirmes moteur cérébraux, les sclérosés en plaques, les hémiplégiques, et les accidentés gardant des séquelles lourdes.The last category also includes people with motor disabilities from birth, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, hemiplegics, and accident victims with serious after-effects.
Autant dire que chaque cas est particulier, et la présente invention prend uniquement en considération la catégorie de gens pour qui l'utilisation de deux cannes est primordial.Suffice to say that each case is specific, and the present invention takes only considering the category of people for whom the use of two canes is essential.
La forme particulière de la canne induit une quasi inaptitude à se maintenir seule en position verticale.The particular shape of the cane induces an almost inability to maintain itself only in vertical position.
Ce désagrément devient un problème pour les personnes ne pouvant se
baisser.
La coudière de forme arrondie prend en compte les mouvements désordonnés d'un
utilisateur permanent en évitant la friction continue et répétée entre le bras et le
torse.This annoyance becomes a problem for people who cannot bend down.
The rounded elbow pad takes into account the disordered movements of a permanent user, avoiding continuous and repeated friction between the arm and the torso.
Dans leur forme actuelle, les cannes ne présentent aucune aspérité gênante ou dangereuse.In their current form, the rods have no annoying roughness or dangerous.
Classées catégorie 1 des normes C.E. applicables, elles font l'objet d'une déclaration d'autocertification des fabricants.Classified category 1 of the applicable C.E. standards, they are subject to manufacturers' self-certification declaration.
Néanmoins, des techniques nouvelles apparaissent, et en particulier D.E.A. 295 05 809, et DEA 295 13 346 décrivent des dispositifs tendant à modifier la forme de la partie supérieure.Nevertheless, new techniques appear, and in particular D.E.A. 295 05 809, and DEA 295 13 346 describe devices tending to modify the shape of the upper part.
La première chose qui frappe n'est pas la forme nouvelle en ce qui concerne le premier cité, mais le fait qu'il introduise une notion de saillie (5) ( traduction du mot vorsprüngen) d'aspérité à vive arête, aggravée par sa faible épaisseur. Fig.5 ( 10 mm au maximum ).The first thing that strikes you is not the new form regarding the first city, but the fact that it introduces a notion of protrusion (5) (translation of the word vorsprüngen) asperity with sharp edges, aggravated by its thinness. Fig. 5 (10 mm maximum).
Pour résister aux chocs et aux accrochages en tous genres, le composant de cette saillie se doit d'être très solide, donc agressif et dangereux. La saillie formée par la mise à l'équerre par rapport à l'arrondi donne un débordement de 20 mm mesuré dans l'axe de l'angle. To withstand shocks and snags of all kinds, the component of this projection must be very solid, therefore aggressive and dangerous. The protrusion formed by squaring in relation to the rounding gives an overflow of 20 mm measured in the axis of the angle.
Ce dispositif n'apporte pas une solution satisfaisante et le fait que la demande date du 4/04/95, il n'est pas connu des fabricants et distributeurs sur le marché allemand.This device does not provide a satisfactory solution and the fact that the request dated 4/04/95, it is not known to manufacturers and distributors on the market German.
En ce qui concerne la seconde référence, l'idée aurait mérité d'être étendue, car espérer faire tenir verticalement une canne avec 50mm de longueur d'appui est une vue de l'esprit car il n'est pas pris en compte la notion de balourd introduite par la forme de la poignée.Regarding the second reference, the idea should have been extended, because hoping to hold a rod vertically with 50mm of support length is a view of the mind because the notion of unbalance introduced by the shape of the handle.
Nos essais ont démontré qu'un rectangle pour appui, même large de 30 mm, doit avoir au moins 80 mm ou les références citées dans notre demande.Our tests have shown that a rectangle for support, even 30 mm wide, must have at least 80 mm or the references cited in our request.
Il n'y a pas à prendre un mur comme référence d'appui ni à calculer des angles : nous avons démontré au salon AUTONOMIC 98 à Paris que notre produit pouvait se maintenir contre un dossier de chaise incurvé sans considération d'angle.There is no need to take a wall as a support reference or calculate angles : we demonstrated at AUTONOMIC 98 in Paris that our product could hold against a curved chair back regardless of angle.
En ce début d'année, notre prototype a été représenté au Luxembourg au salon Medtrade Europe, où il a obtenu un franc succès auprès des fabricants étrangers. L'invention que nous présentons apporte un plus considérable en ce sens que la poignée ne présente aucune aspérité, aucun débordement ou saillie.At the start of the year, our prototype was represented in Luxembourg at the fair Medtrade Europe, where it has been very successful with foreign manufacturers. The invention which we present brings a more considerable in this sense that the handle has no roughness, no overflow or protrusion.
L'invention que nous présentons concerne une amélioration qui permet à une canne de se maintenir dans une position différente, impossible à obtenir pour les modèles actuellement commercés.The invention which we present relates to an improvement which allows a cane to stay in a different position, impossible to obtain for models currently traded.
Pour atteindre le but proposé, il suffit de transformer la partie arrondie du haut de la canne insérant le bras, en une forme extérieure plate, sans modifier la structure intérieureTo achieve the proposed goal, it suffices to transform the rounded part of the top of the cane inserting the arm, in a flat outer shape, without changing the interior structure
La figure 1 est à petite échelle une vue en perspective d'une canne nouvelle
version en position verticale.
Selon l'invention, la longueur de la partie plate (1) ne peut être inférieure que d'une
dizaine de millimètres au diamètre extérieur de la partie d'appui de bras (2), et ne
sera pas inférieur à 80 mm pour une canne d'adulte.Figure 1 is a small perspective view of a new version cane in a vertical position.
According to the invention, the length of the flat part (1) can only be less than ten millimeters from the outside diameter of the arm support part (2), and will not be less than 80 mm for a adult cane.
La largeur sera équivalente à celle côtés latéraux (3) dont les minima sont de 40mm.The width will be equivalent to that of the lateral sides (3) whose minima are 40mm.
C'est donc une surface minimale de 3200 mm2 qui viendra au contact et la canne ne tombera pas même en prenant seulement appui sur un fil de fer tendu, et ce sans considération d'angle.It is therefore a minimum surface of 3200 mm2 which will come into contact and the cane will not fall even when only leaning on a tight wire, and this regardless of angle.
L'ensemble moulé en polymère fort N°6 renforce la solidité et le poids induit est insignifiant. Toutes les formes, mêmes celles incluant la poignée pourront inclure la partie plate rectangulaire, la réalisation n'entraínant que la modification des moules.The molded assembly in strong polymer N ° 6 reinforces the solidity and the induced weight is insignificant. All shapes, even those including the handle may include the rectangular flat part, the realization entailing only the modification of mussels.
La même forme pourra être obtenue selon les matériaux employés tels que l'acier, aluminium, liège, caoutchouc, polymère, carbone, la liste n'étant pas exhaustive. L'invention facilite la préhension de la poignée de la canne restée à demeure à proximité de la main, et non plus appuyée contre une paroi.The same shape can be obtained depending on the materials used such as steel, aluminum, cork, rubber, polymer, carbon, the list is not exhaustive. The invention facilitates the gripping of the handle of the rod which remains at stays close to the hand, no longer leaning against a wall.
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FR9716646 | 1997-12-22 | ||
FR9716646A FR2772597B1 (en) | 1997-12-22 | 1997-12-22 | REALIZATION ALLOWING VERY HIGH VERTICAL STABILITY IN MEDICAL RODS, SAID "ENGLISH" |
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FR2834882B1 (en) | 2002-01-23 | 2005-01-07 | Bernard Jean Cuccia | CONTRIBUTION OF NEW ELEMENTS TO CURRENT "ENGLISH" MEDICAL CANNES WITH THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING CHOIRS INTEMPESTIVELY WHICH PATIENTS TRIED TO DELIVER |
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US4922941A (en) * | 1989-09-26 | 1990-05-08 | Charles Daniels | Crutch having a changeable armpiece |
FR2674746A1 (en) * | 1991-04-05 | 1992-10-09 | Tillit Jean | Piece which can be fitted to the handle of a walking stick in order to balance it without any support |
DE29505809U1 (en) | 1995-04-04 | 1995-06-22 | Mayer Ernst Dr | Forearm crutches |
DE29513346U1 (en) | 1995-08-19 | 1995-10-19 | Meiers Josef | Walking stick aid with leaning surface |
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US4922941A (en) * | 1989-09-26 | 1990-05-08 | Charles Daniels | Crutch having a changeable armpiece |
FR2674746A1 (en) * | 1991-04-05 | 1992-10-09 | Tillit Jean | Piece which can be fitted to the handle of a walking stick in order to balance it without any support |
DE29505809U1 (en) | 1995-04-04 | 1995-06-22 | Mayer Ernst Dr | Forearm crutches |
DE29513346U1 (en) | 1995-08-19 | 1995-10-19 | Meiers Josef | Walking stick aid with leaning surface |
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