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EP3919037B1
EP3919037B1 EP20713061.8A EP20713061A EP3919037B1 EP 3919037 B1 EP3919037 B1 EP 3919037B1 EP 20713061 A EP20713061 A EP 20713061A EP 3919037 B1 EP3919037 B1 EP 3919037B1
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Gregorio HERNANDEZ LÓPEZ
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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
    • 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
    • A61H2003/025—Arrangements for storing or keeping upright when not in use with devices for securing a pair of crutches together
    • 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
    • A61H2003/0266—Arrangements for storing or keeping upright when not in use with magnetic fixing
    • 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
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/16—Physical interface with patient
    • A61H2201/1602—Physical interface with patient kind of interface, e.g. head rest, knee support or lumbar support
    • A61H2201/1635—Hand or arm, e.g. handle

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  • the object of the present invention relates to a device designed for provisionally mating crutches such that they remain in stable equilibrium by themselves or can be supported against a wall, table, chair, or even be hung from any hook, frame or projection, with the important advantage that the user may free up one or both hands to perform any common operation and retrieve the two crutches, at the same time, as soon as needed, without the help of another person.
  • the invention affects the Human Necessities Sector of the Personal or Domestic Articles chapter in the Personal Use Articles section, and also the Health, Life Savings and Amusement chapter in the Medical Sciences section according to the International Patent Classification (IPC). From the industrial point of view, it relates to the manufacture or fitting-out of orthopaedic accessories.
  • IPC International Patent Classification
  • crutch also known in some spheres as the English cane, is an indispensable orthopaedic accessory for certain situations in which those who are affected by certain accidents or incidents require one support or two complementary supports to walk.
  • the first, second, third, fourth, sixth and seventh inventions have in common the need to position the crutches facing one another by their handgrips.
  • the mentioned fifth invention describes a solution in which the crutches must also be facing one another and are fastened together by means of Velcro ® .
  • the mentioned eighth invention describes a solution in which the handgrips are male-female polygonal handgrips with immobilising magnets.
  • a special shape of the elbow guards is also proposed so that once they are attached, they are stable in the inverted position.
  • the mentioned ninth invention applies a solution similar to the eighth invention but with male-female handgrips with grooving that are so precisely coupled together that it is very uncomfortable and slow to couple them.
  • Document SE8301734A0 describes a coat of the type used in pairs as a walking aid by persons with injuries or weakness in the legs.
  • the object of the present invention consists of a device which provisionally solves the mating of crutches such that they remain in stable equilibrium by themselves, leaving them, very close to the user, supported against a wall, table, chair, the edge of the bed, on a stair or even hanging from any hook, frame or projection, with the important advantage that the user may free up one or both hands to perform any common operation and retrieve the two crutches at the same time, as soon as needed, without the help of other people. Even when not mated together, the crutches can be adhered to ferromagnetic metal elements such as cars, fences, railings and others.
  • the inventor proposes a device with several embodiments which allows a rapid mating of the crutches in various ways and always presenting a stable equilibrium whether they are in the normal position, the inverted position or hanging on any projection.
  • the solution herein described uses magnets with the particularity that they are not flat or axial but rather cylindrical-shaped diametric-type magnets, particularly having the freedom to move around inside the handgrips which form their natural containing element since they are hollow.
  • diametric-type fixed magnets or any other type of magnets, are placed in the forearm supports or cuffs, considerably reinforcing the attachment of the crutches, allowing them to be comfortably, securely and very reliably transported, and quite substantially improving their stability when supported against any type of surface.
  • crutches can be mated:
  • the crutches are manufactured by means of special moulds and magnets particularly designed for achieving the maximum performance, which have a good outer appearance due to a better design and finish.
  • the solution herein described allows, if one of the two crutches of a user (with mobility limitations) falls to the ground, said user is able retrieve it using the other crutch by the magnetic means integrated in both crutches (both the magnets of the grips and the magnets at the ends of the forearm supports or cuffs), avoiding having to bend down for it.
  • This solution will also allow the user to retrieve metal objects that may have fallen, such as keys, by the magnetic means (both the magnets of the grips and the magnets at the ends of the forearm supports or cuffs) which either of the two crutches incorporates.
  • crutches that can be mated by magnetic means consisting of conventional crutches which are complemented or manufactured with the incorporation of magnetic means to enable occasionally attaching them to one another, such that once they are attached by magnetic means, they remain in stable equilibrium by themselves or can be supported anywhere nearby with the important advantage that the user may free up one or both hands in order to perform any operation and retrieve the two crutches, at the same time, as soon as needed without the help of third parties.
  • a first embodiment preferred by the inventor mainly relates to newly manufactured crutches (1) with a special design exclusively affecting the handgrip (2) or along with the latter, the forearm cuff (3).
  • the handgrip (2) it is designed such that in its front part, farthest away from the leg section (4), there is a cavity (6) intended for housing a cylindrical, diametric-type neodymium magnet (7) which, because of its size, can move around with complete freedom inside the cavity (6) which is closed by means of a cover (8).
  • This arrangement allows the mating of the two crutches (1) by simple approximation, which can be done according to the modalities designated as: facing, perpendicular and adjacent.
  • FIG. 1 The modality of facing crutches (1) is schematically depicted in Figure 1 , in which it can be observed that the handgrips (2) are aligned along their longitudinal axis as if one crutch (1) were the mirror image of the other one.
  • Figure 2 depicts a section of the handgrips (2), in which it can be seen that the magnets (7) are very close to one another, by mutual attraction, with their axes oriented in the vertical direction due to their diametric-type magnetisation. Their freedom of movements inside the cavity (6) allows the magnets (7) to be oriented with the side surfaces of the cylinders very close to one another, resulting in the two crutches (1) being attached to each other, forming a single structure.
  • FIG. 3 The modality of perpendicular crutches (1) is schematically depicted in Figure 3 , in which it can be observed that the handgrips (2) are forming an angle equal or close to 90 degrees.
  • Figure 4 depicts a section of the handgrips (2) in which it can be seen that the magnets (7) are also very close to one another with the axes of the cylinders and their generatrices oriented in parallel and horizontally.
  • FIG. 5 The modality of adjacent crutches (1) is schematically depicted in Figure 5 , in which it can be observed that the handgrips (2) are parallel to one another.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show views of the handgrips (2) in their adjacent modality, in perspective and section views, where the position of the magnets (7), which are always diametric-type, with their axes and generatrices being horizontal, are observed.
  • FIG. 8 This fourth modality is schematically depicted in Figure 8 , the detail being shown in Figure 9 , where the vertical position of the magnets (7) can be seen, the cavities (6) and the windows of the handgrips (2) that are closed with covers (8) also being seen.
  • Figure 10 is included in which there can be observed the detail of the forearm supports (3), at the ends of which there have been incorporated respective magnets (11), which are what secure the upper attachment of the crutches (1).
  • Said Figure 10 also depicts the detail of the ends of the forearm cuffs (3), similar to truncated pyramids with a rectangular base, where a very special feature of the invention is indicated, defined by the angle ⁇ (9) of convergence, which is required for there to be perfect contact between the planes of junction (10) of the forearm cuffs (3) and the ends of the handgrips (2).
  • the ends of the forearm cuffs (3) can be similar to truncated pyramids with a rectangular base or can have any other shape ensured to define the angle ⁇ (9) of convergence for there to be perfect contact between the planes of junction (10) of the forearm cuffs (3) and the ends of the handgrips (2).
  • Said angle ⁇ (9) of convergence is defined by an inner face and an outer face of the end of the forearm cuff (3), and the plane of junction (10) is defined by the outer face of the ends of the forearm cuffs (3).
  • These magnets (11) can be inserted in the ends themselves of the forearm cuffs (3) or can be externally fixed to the outer surface of the ends of the forearm cuffs (3).
  • both the cavities (6) and the inner part of the covers (8) are covered with a thin damping sheet, where it could also be chosen to cover only the mentioned diametric magnets (7) to achieve the same effect.
  • Figure 11 depicts another comfortable and stable position consisting of placing the crutches inverted on the ground once they are attached according to the modality of adjacent grips.
  • the attached and inverted crutches can be placed on the ground or other support surface in any of the modalities described above, i.e., with the handgrips facing, adjacent or perpendicular to one another.

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  1. Béquilles pouvant être accouplées par des moyens magnétiques, consistant en des béquilles conventionnelles dans lesquelles chaque béquille (1) incorpore des moyens magnétiques (7, 11) configurés pour attacher occasionnellement les béquilles l'une à l'autre de sorte qu'elles restent en équilibre stable par elles-mêmes et peuvent être appuyées n'importe où, chaque béquille (1) comprenant une poignée (2) ayant une cavité (6) à son extrémité la plus éloignée d'une section de tige (4), où un aimant (7) de forme cylindrique, de type diamétral, de préférence en néodyme, est logé à l'intérieur de la cavité (6) qui est fermée au moyen d'un couvercle (8), les béquilles (1) étant munies d'un autre jeu d'aimants formé par des aimants respectifs (11) qui sont placés aux extrémités respectives d'un support d'avant-bras (3) de la béquille (1), caractérisées en ce que l'aimant (7) est capable de se déplacer en toute liberté à l'intérieur de la cavité (6), et les aimants (11) dans le support d'avant-bras (3) sont semblables à des pyramides tronquées à base rectangulaire, avec les extrémités définissant un angle α (9) de convergence, de sorte que lorsque les supports d'avant-bras (3) sont parfaitement couplés selon un plan de jonction (10), le contact des extrémités des poignées (2) se produit également.
  2. Béquilles pouvant être accouplées par des moyens magnétiques selon la revendication 1, caractérisées en ce que la cavité (6) et le couvercle (8) sont recouverts intérieurement d'une feuille d'amortissement.
  3. Béquilles pouvant être accouplées par des moyens magnétiques selon la revendication 1, caractérisées en ce que les aimants (7) sont recouverts d'une feuille d'amortissement.
  4. Béquilles pouvant être accouplées par des moyens magnétiques selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisées en ce que l'angle α (9) de convergence est défini par une face interne et une face externe de l'extrémité du support d'avant-bras (3), et le plan de jonction (10) est défini par la face externe des extrémités des supports d'avant-bras (3).
  5. Béquilles pouvant être accouplées par des moyens magnétiques selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisées en ce que les aimants (11) de l'autre jeu d'aimants sont des aimants de type diamétral.
  6. Béquilles pouvant être accouplées par des moyens magnétiques selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisées en ce que les aimants (11) sont logés à l'intérieur des extrémités des supports d'avant-bras (3).
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