Device for preventing or relieving pain in the lower back

Details Device for preventing or relieving pain in the lower back Device for preventing or relieving pain in the lower back

A - Human Necessities

61

H

A61H 1/02 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2396270

A device (10) for preventing or relieving pain in the lower back of a human subject includes a body-engaging element (12) configured for engaging a region of the subject's body inferior to the lumbar vertebrae while the subject lies in a supine position. A drive mechanism (14) is configured to move the body-engaging element (12) through a repetitive cyclic motion which includes an operative motion along a first path including a primarily vertical lifting motion followed by a primarily horizontal tensioning motion, and a return motion along a second path, the second path lying generally below the first path. The body-engaging element (12) preferably includes at least one surface configured for engaging a rear surface of both of the subject's legs from the knees downwards. Image

Cette invention concerne un dispositif (10) destiné à prévenir ou à soulager les douleurs lombaires. Le dispositif comprend un élément (12) d'engagement conçu pour mettre en contact une région du corps en dessous des vertèbres lombaires lorsque le sujet se trouve en position couchée. Un mécanisme (14) d'entraînement est conçu pour faire accomplir à l'élément (12) d'engagement corporel un mouvement cyclique répétitif comprenant un déplacement le long d'une première trajectoire, dont un mouvement de levage essentiellement vertical, suivi d'un mouvement de tension essentiellement horizontal le long d'une seconde trajectoire, cette seconde trajectoire se trouvant généralement au-dessous de la première. L'élément (12) d'engagement corporel présente de préférence au moins une surface font la forme épouse la surface postérieure des deux jambes au-dessous des genoux.

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