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    • 专利摘要:
    Biomechanical mattress regulator. Specially conceived to be implanted in mattresses such as that described in the utility model U201730024, it is made up of the alignment of a lumbar regulator (3), a spacer block (5) and a dorsal regulator (4), which in initial situation They make up a completely flat surface, but in which layers (7-8) of different curvature participate, which can be eliminated and/or inverted and can be selectively rotated, which allow generating different curvatures to adapt to different physiognomies, while the spacer block (5) allows zoom in or zoom out the curvatures obtained for the lumbar and dorsal areas, depending on the size or height of the subject. The assembly can be arranged under the padded surface of the mattress, on it, or between two layers of it. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
    公开号:ES2753923A1
    申请号:ES201931170
    申请日:2019-12-30
    公开日:2020-04-14
    发明作者:Bravo Peter Martínez；García Ignacio Ayuso
    申请人:Dokhand Tech Sl；
    IPC主号:
    专利说明:

    [0001]
    [0002] Biomechanical mattress regulator.
    [0003]
    [0004] TECHNICAL SECTOR
    [0005]
    [0006] The present invention refers to a biomechanical mattress regulator, the obvious purpose of which is to regulate the shape or posture adopted by the user's spine and limbs, while lying down.
    [0007]
    [0008] As the main effect, it normalizes the biomechanics of the spine while lying down and prevents it from altering when lying down due to the difference in shape between the human body and the body of the flat mattress.
    [0009]
    [0010] BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
    [0011]
    [0012] Almost any musculoskeletal pain is especially bothersome in bed, with the associated negative effect that it both makes it difficult or impossible to sleep, so its adverse effects multiply.
    [0013]
    [0014] Without a doubt, low back pain is the paradigmatic example. It is so frequent that according to the WHO it is one of the main causes of disability worldwide.
    [0015]
    [0016] But it is not the only type of pain that is closely related to certain characteristics of the mattress. There are also pain in the shoulders, hips, neck, etc.
    [0017]
    [0018] These pains have a high cost in terms of suffering of those who suffer, labor and financial.
    [0019]
    [0020] Due to its importance, there are many clinical trials and scientific studies that have investigated the relationship between these pains and mattresses.
    [0021]
    [0022] Thanks to them, it has been discovered that some technical characteristics of the mattress - such as firmness - have a great impact on the evolution of pain.
    [0023]
    [0024] The biomechanical alterations suffered by the spine have also been studied, due to the difference in shape between it and the mattress.
    [0025]
    [0026] Various studies carried out on mattresses with special areas to accommodate shoulders and hips have shown, thanks to this technique, a significant reduction in pain.
    [0027]
    [0028] Other ailments like shoulder pain improve by reducing the pressure on the shoulder when sleeping on your side.
    [0029]
    [0030] Optimizing biomechanics of the spine and body weight distribution has also been found to increase sleep quality.
    [0031]
    [0032] Which is also related, because sleeping well is associated with less neck pain.
    [0033]
    [0034] Researchers have discovered that musculoskeletal pain in bed is mainly related to two technical characteristics of the mattress:
    [0035]
    [0036] • Its effect on the biomechanics of the spine
    [0037] • The contact pressure between the skin and the mattress
    [0038]
    [0039] Why are these two characteristics so specific The explanation is in the difference between the shape of the human body and the mattress.
    [0040]
    [0041] The human body has protrusions: shoulders, hips, dorsal curvature, buttocks, etc. and yet the mattresses are flat, which often causes poor support to the spine.
    [0042]
    [0043] Dr. Normand has delved further into the biomechanical effects of a lumbar support sleeping on your back.
    [0044]
    [0045] The aim of their study was to compare the distribution of body weight and the shape of the spine using or not using a lumbar support. For this he placed an inflatable cushion underneath the inflated L3 vertebra acted as lumbar support. To observe the results, he used a pressure measuring blanket and radiographs.
    [0046]
    [0047] Each participant was tested three times: without a mattress, on an 8 cm foam mattress and on a 14 cm latex mattress.
    [0048]
    [0049] The experiment showed that in all three cases, lumbar support allowed a much more homogeneous distribution of contact pressure over the pelvic, lumbar and thoracic areas.
    [0050]
    [0051] Likewise, he found that thanks to this support, the lumbar curvature was normalized, while without it the spine was deformed, flattening out.
    [0052]
    [0053] Dr. Duo Wai-Chi Wong has reviewed 18 scientific articles published from 2008 to 2019, investigating the relationship between musculoskeletal pain and biomechanical disturbances caused by the mattress. It concludes that the key characteristics that characterize an effective mattress to avoid musculoskeletal pain and improve sleep quality are:
    [0054]
    [0055] 1. Its ability not to alter the natural alignment of the spine 2. Optimal distribution of body weight
    [0056] 3. Maintain temperature and humidity at comfort values
    [0057]
    [0058] But applying this to a mattress is very difficult. For this reason, there are a variety of inventions that aim to support the body better than a flat mattress does:
    [0059]
    [0060] -In EP0202376A2 a contoured mat in the shape of the body is described. The purpose of this invention is to provide improved support. The idea is good, but it is a system that requires customization, so it does not work for people of different sizes.
    [0061]
    [0062] -W02019137111 is a cushion that can be slid up or down the mattress to help improve lumbar curvature. It is also a good idea, but it does not contemplate the other areas of the body.
    [0063] -US20170325596A1 is a mattress with cavities in the shoulder and hip areas to reduce pressure on them. However, this mattress does not take into account the size of the user, so it is only optimized for people with a specific height.
    [0064]
    [0065] -Utility model 265199 describes a mattress in which strips of mattress material can be inserted in order to modify its geometry, to better adapt to the shape of the body.
    [0066]
    [0067] -US3626526A details a mattress with numerous moving parts to adapt to the shape of the user's body.
    [0068]
    [0069] However, both this and the aforementioned inventions, although they provide comfort, are not effective in preventing the mattress from altering the user's biomechanics. This occurs because they are ideas based on increasing the adaptability of the mattress, but without getting to the bottom of a problem with more nuances.
    [0070]
    [0071] A simple example of a support with a proven beneficial biomechanical effect is an orthopedic insole for cavus foot. The cavus foot is characterized because it has a very marked vault. As a consequence, it concentrates its support in the heel area and under the toes without supporting it in the middle of the foot. This poor distribution of weight causes pain and injury to the sole of the foot, but not only that, but it alters the biomechanics of the leg. The consequence is that pain and injuries occur at other levels: legs, knee, hips and / or back.
    [0072]
    [0073] The treatment is mainly done using orthopedic insoles, which are in charge of filling the gap in that vault, so that the weight is evenly distributed throughout the foot.
    [0074]
    [0075] EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION
    [0076]
    [0077] The customizable biomechanical regulator of the invention has a dual objective, on the one hand, to alleviate aggravated musculoskeletal pain when lying down, and, on the other hand, to allow a therapeutic effect, which can be to force postures that alleviate some pain, or minimize the pressure in specific areas when necessary.
    [0078] In the first case, to alleviate musculoskeletal pain, the spine must be supported in neutral positions that do not deform it and support the extremities so that they are not subjected to pressure or tension.
    [0079]
    [0080] The biomechanical regulator is intended to be implanted in mattresses that can be opened, manipulated and personalized, such as the one described in the U201730024 utility model owned by the applicant himself.
    [0081]
    [0082] It has also been foreseen that the regulator will be applicable to mattresses provided with two independent areas of use, that is, for two people, so that the regulators of both zones can be adjusted to the specific needs of each user.
    [0083]
    [0084] Specifically, the recommended biomechanical mattress regulator comprises a dorsal area, a lumbar area and, combined with both, a spacer area.
    [0085]
    [0086] The biomechanical regulators that are established in these areas, hereinafter called the "dorsal regulator", is a profiled block intended to support the cervical and dorsal areas of the spine, while the hereinafter called "lumbar regulator" is another profiled block that It allows to regulate the lumbar and hip areas, so that both regulators must coincide with the position of the shoulders and hips, depending on the distance of the size of each user, and may vary in case the size of the user is increased.
    [0087]
    [0088] As for the spacer block, it is made up of straight elements, which are moving parts and can increase or decrease in number in order to carry out a greater or lesser separation between the dorsal and lumbar regulators.
    [0089]
    [0090] Finally, the regulator also includes a leg block that occupies the rest of the mattress gap and where it would support the lower end of the body, from the buttocks to the feet.
    [0091]
    [0092] As for the dorsal and lumbar regulators, they are made up of several superimposed layers, in the first case with a straight-curved profile, and in the second case with a curved profile, with the possibility of being removed and placed at will, in order to adapt to the needs and requirements of the user, the regulation being carried out as follows: First, the dorsal and lumbar regulators are set at the correct distance for the shoulders and hips according to the morphometric characteristics of the user.
    [0093]
    [0094] Then the dorsal and lumbar pressure is regulated progressively, removing or putting layers vertically, until the user finds the position in which he is most comfortable.
    [0095]
    [0096] This allows the bioregulator to be customized to the user's morphometric characteristics. It is important to note that during the 10 years or more that a mattress lasts, these characteristics often change, due to weight variations and other causes.
    [0097]
    [0098] To meet that need, this setting is modifiable. The pieces can be added or removed when the user needs it, thanks to the accessibility inside the reference mattress.
    [0099]
    [0100] On the other hand, the layers removed from the dorsal block rotated 180o on its axis and placed on the same block adapt to the shape of the neck and allow to create a cervical support.
    [0101]
    [0102] To unload the heels, layers of the lumbar regulator will be removed and will be arranged in that area of the heels.
    [0103]
    [0104] In short, the adaptation of the regulator as a whole to the needs of the user is not only morphometric but it can be customized to the type of ailment he suffers, taking on special importance that in certain cases the rigidity of the support is high.
    [0105]
    [0106] In this sense, the layer that provides comfort and that goes over the regulator (the padding in terms of mattress) should distort this effect as little as possible, which requires that said layer be thin.
    [0107]
    [0108] In other words, the biomechanical regulator must satisfy a double sensation: adaptability when comfort prevails or rigidity when a therapeutic effect is needed.
    [0109]
    [0110] This requires adjusting the distance from the mattress surface to the regulator.
    [0111] The closer to the surface its effect is more rigid and the farther less rigid.
    [0112]
    [0113] Specifically, the regulator can be located above the mattress constitutive padding, or it can be placed as an intermediate element between an upper padding and a lower padding, or it can be located below the general padding of the mattress.
    [0114]
    [0115] The regulator supports many other combinations. For example, to relieve pain in people with trochanterism or bursitis, knowing that
    [0116]
    [0117] This ailment is characterized by an inflammation of the bursa, a kind of shock absorber located between the trochanter and the tendon, so that as in all inflammation, the pressure on it is painful. The paradox is that in this case, sleeping on one side, both bursae can be put under pressure at the same time, so that the one that rests on the mattress due to body weight and the opposite, due to the tension of the tendon that supports it and caused by the weight of the leg.
    [0118]
    [0119] In bed, the relief of this ailment requires reducing the weight that the bursa supports in contact with the mattress, and at the same time, raising the knees to avoid the tension of the tendon on the other bursa.
    [0120]
    [0121] This is achieved through the proper combination of the mattress pieces. The first thing is to create a hole in the mattress at the trochanter, so that it does not have to bear weight. For this it is necessary to remove three or more layers of the lumbar regulator, turn them over and put them on the sides. Later, it is convenient to raise the knees (sleeping on your side) to prevent the upper leg from "hanging" and tightening the tendon. This is solved by putting layers of the dorsal regulator, rotated 180o, at knee height and perpendicular to the mattress.
    [0122]
    [0123] DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
    [0124]
    [0125] To complement the description that will be made below and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical embodiment thereof, it is included as an integral part of said description, a set of plans where, with an illustrative and non-limiting nature, the following has been represented:
    [0126]
    [0127] Figure 1.- Shows a schematic view of the interior of a mattress in which a biomechanical regulator made according to the object of the present invention is applied.
    [0128]
    [0129] Figure 2.- Shows a perspective and exploded detail of the back regulator.
    [0130]
    [0131] Figure 3.- Shows an exploded and perspective detail of the lumbar regulator.
    [0132]
    [0133] Figure 4.- Shows a perspective and exploded detail of the spacer block.
    [0134]
    [0135] Figure 5.- Shows a perspective detail of a form of personalization of the back regulator.
    [0136]
    [0137] Figure 6.- Shows a perspective view of the regulator of the invention intended for a person of considerable height, in which it can be seen how the areas corresponding to the lumbar and dorsal regulators are notably separated, in which layers have been removed to adapt to the appearance of the user. In this configuration it is possible to reduce the pressure in the sacral area, for which layers have been removed which in turn have been repositioned in another position.
    [0138]
    [0139] Figure 7.- Shows a view like the one in the previous figure, where layers of the lumbar regulator have been removed and in turn placed on the sides of the regulator to relieve pain in people with trochanterism or bursitis.
    [0140]
    [0141] Figures 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 correspond to the same number of views of the regulator of the invention in which layers have been progressively eliminating both the dorsal regulator and the lumbar regulator to adapt the device to a specific user.
    [0142]
    [0143] Figure 14.- Shows a schematic representation of the regulator located above the mattress padding.
    [0144] Figure 15.- Shows a view similar to that of figure 14, but in which the regulator is located between the two padding of the cushion.
    [0145]
    [0146] Figure 16.- Shows a view similar to that of figure 14, but in which the regulator is placed under the padding of the mattress.
    [0147]
    [0148] Figure 17.- Shows a latero-superior perspective of the regulator of the invention inside the mattress, in which some layers of material are missing to better visualize it.
    [0149]
    [0150] Figure 18.- Shows a view similar to that of Figure 17, but in which several layers have been removed from both the dorsal and lumbar regulators.
    [0151]
    [0152] Figures 19, 20 and 21.- Correspond to many other details where we can see how to carry out the way to adapt the biomechanical regulators of the invention, according to a maximum, average and minimum separation between dorsal and lumbar regulators , respectively.
    [0153]
    [0154] PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
    [0155]
    [0156] Figure 1 shows a bed or bed structure with a footboard and headboard (1) and an intermediate separator (2), so that on each side of said intermediate separator (2) two independent regulators are provided, to adapt to the appearance of each user.
    [0157]
    [0158] In any case, each biomechanical regulator comprises a lumbar regulator (3) and a dorsal regulator (4), the first with a curved-concave profile and the second with a curved-straight profile, the regulator being complemented as a whole with a spacer block (5 ) formed by a plurality of straight laminar elements, as will be discussed later.
    [0159]
    [0160] Both the dorsal regulator and the lumbar regulator are formed by a support (4 'and 3') respectively, of a rigid nature, on which a plurality of layers (7 and 8) are arranged, the latter being of curved profile, while the layers (7) of the dorsal regulator have a straight-curved profile, as can be clearly seen in Figures 2 and 3.
    [0161] For its part, the spacer (5) is constituted from a plurality of straight laminar pieces (9) or spacers.
    [0162]
    [0163] In figures 6 and 7 the regulator is shown on the padding, in such a way that in figure 6 layers (8) of the lumbar regulator (3) are shown that have been rotated 180o on themselves and arranged in the opposite direction, with the convexity upwards, being able to see in said figure 7 how one or more layers (8) are arranged on the sides of the regulator assembly.
    [0164]
    [0165] The layers of the lumbar and dorsal regulators can be gradually removed depending on the needs and tastes of the user, in order to obtain different configurations and morphologies.
    [0166]
    [0167] In a preferred embodiment, the material used will be a hard material (in terms of mattress), such as polyether, with a compressive strength equal to or greater than 4 kPa.
    [0168]
    [0169] Furthermore, the material must have non-slip characteristics that prevent moving parts from moving.
    [0170]
    [0171] In figures 8 to 13 inclusive, the regulator is shown, which includes a decrease in layers, progressively, in figure 8 the regulator is seen with all its layers, so that they are selectively removed, both from the lumbar and dorsal areas, depending on the needs of each user.
    [0172]
    [0173] According to Figures 14 to 16, the regulator may be arranged on top of the mattress pad itself (10), between two layers of padding (10) or below said padding (10).
    [0174]
    [0175] According to figure 17, it will start from a configuration in which the regulator includes all its layers, determining a completely flat surface, so that the elimination of the different layers (see figure 18), will allow the generation of different types of curves for a perfect adaptation to the user's body.
    [0176] Figures 19, 20 and 21 show different ways of achieving one or the other regulation, longitudinally, depending on whether a greater or lesser number of straight elements are arranged in the separator, depending on the size or height of the user.
    [0177]
    [0178] In a preferred embodiment the regulator will be placed inside a mattress with 4 more layers of mattress material, three of them being Breathair®, polyether or HR foam and the fourth Breathair®, latex, memory foam or any other material of those used in the padding of mattresses.
    [0179]
    [0180] Therefore, due to its configuration and number of layers used, the biomechanical regulator described can obtain very different morphologies, for example between the shape of the shoulder and the dorsal curve, being able to regulate the dorsal, cervical region or both, as well as achieve an arrangement of elements to adapt to the shape of the hips and buttocks.
    权利要求:
    Claims (3)
    [1]
    1a.- Biomechanical mattress regulator, which is intended to be arranged on, under or between the mattress layers of a mattress, whether it is a mattress with one or two independent rest areas, it is characterized by being formed from the alignment of a lumbar regulator (3), a spacer block (5) and a dorsal regulator (4), all of them rigid and non-slip in nature; having provided that the lumbar regulator (3) is constituted from a support (3 ') with a curved-concave upper profile, in which a plurality of layers (7) of different curvature, removable and / or invertible and selectively rotatable, participate , while the dorsal regulator (4) is constituted from a support (4 ') with a cuvo-straight upper profile, in which a plurality of layers (8) of different curvature participate, removable and / or invertible and rotatable selectively, the spacer block (5) being obtained from a plurality of straight laminar pieces (9) or spacers that are equally selectively removable, so that the set of pieces in the initial assembly situation defines a completely smooth surface, whose specific curvature in its lumbar and / or dorsal area is generated based on the selective removal and / or inversion / rotation of the layers (7-8), as well as the adaptation to the user's height or height depending on the removal on the straight laminar pieces (9) that separate the lumbar regulator (3) from the dorsal regulator (4).
    [2]
    2a.- Biomechanical mattress regulator, according to claim 1, characterized in that the different parts of the mattress are obtained from polyether.
    [3]
    3 a.- Biomechanical mattress regulator, according to claim 1, characterized in that the different parts of the mattress have a compression resistance equal to or greater than 4 kPa.
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