WO2008153327A1

WO2008153327A1 - A hernia support belt

Info

Publication number: WO2008153327A1
Application number: PCT/KR2008/003285
Authority: WO
Inventors: Ki Hong Park
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2007-06-14
Filing date: 2008-06-12
Publication date: 2008-12-18
Anticipated expiration: 2009-12-14
Also published as: KR100838241B1

Abstract

Disclosed is a hernia support belt which is convenient to wear, is easy to wash, and effectively prevents the hernia, even if a user wears it for a long time. The hernia support belt includes a waist band in which both ends thereof are assembled with each other by assembling members attached at both ends, a guide band through which a supporter passes is assembled in a predetermined space, and a band-side fastening hole is formed at an inguinal region of the user when the user wears the hernia support belt at the waist; a supporter formed in a ring-shape plate having one opening side and including a supporter-side fastening hole corresponding to a position of the band-side fastening hole, and a pair of press members having 'c '-shaped longitudinal sections and including a press member-side fastening hole at a center thereof. The supporter is fitted to a guide band along a circumference of the waist band and the waist band is assembled with the support and press member by assembling members.

Description

Description A HERNIA SUPPORT BELT

Technical Field

[1] The present invention relates to a hernia support belt, and more particularly to a hernia support belt which can effectively prevent the hernia while a user wears the hernia support belt, is convenient to wear and take off, is easy to wash upon being contaminated, and does not decrease the hernia prevention effect, even if the user wears the hernia support belt for a long time.

[2] A hernia refers to a state where the organs in the body are separated from their original positions, and often occurs in the abdomen.

[3] An inguinal region hernia is generated in the inguinal region, and anatomically refers to a triangle region higher than a concave line connecting the anterior superior iliac spine of an ilium and a pubis connecting part, and if the inguinal region is continuously pressed, a prescribed therapeutic effect can be obtained. Background Art

[4] The conventional hernia support belt pressing the inguinal region will be described with reference to FIGs. 10 and 11.

[5] FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating the hernia support belt according to the conventional art, and FIG. 11 is a phase diagram illustrating the hernia support belt for use according to the conventional art.

[6] As described in FIGs. 10 and 11, in the hernia support belt 10 of the conventional art, both sides of a body 12 are connected with a waist belt 11, and a press member 15 pressing the inguinal region is assembled with an inner side of the body 12.

[7] The waist belt 11 is fixed at the user's waist by waist belt-side fixing members 13 and

14 assembled at ends thereof while enclosing the user's waist, and is additionally assembled with a crotch belt 18. The crotch of the user is passed the crotch belt 18 so that the user can complete to wear the waist belt 11 by a crotch belt-side fixing member 19.

[8] The above state is illustrated in FIG. 10.

[9] The press member 15 of the hernia support belt 10 having the above constructions presses the inguinal region so as to therapeutically treat or release the hernia.

[10] However, the hernia support belt 10 according to the conventional art causes the problem in that it is inconvenient for the user to wear, is difficult to use, and is troublesome to wash upon being contaminated because the press member 15, or the like, is integrally assembled with the hernia support belt.

[11] Further, the hernia support belt according to the conventional art has a disadvantage in that pressure is generated by elastic force of the waist belt 11 or the length adjustment for use of the crotch belt 18, so that the crotch belt 18 not only causes direct friction on the skin of the body, but also is easily contaminated by secretions, such as sweat.

[12] Further, pressure is transferred only by elastic force of the crotch belt 18 so that it is possible to support the hernia region with appropriate strength in first usage, but elastic force of the waist belt 11 is decreased after using the hernia support belt for a predetermined time period so as to decrease the pressure, thereby causing a problem of failing to sufficiently prevent the hernia. Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem

[13] Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hernia support belt which can effectively prevent the hernia, even if the user wears it for a long time, so that the hernia support belt can be semi-permanently used.

[14] Another object of the present invention is to provide a hernia support belt which is easy to wear and can be washed upon being contaminated.

[15] Another object of the present invention is to provide a hernia support belt which is easy to wear, can flexibly correspond to movement of the user, and is comfortable to wear while therapeutically treating and releasing the hernia. Technical Solution

[16] In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hernia support belt including: a waist band having two ends attached with assembling members, the two ends being assembled with each other by the assembling members for a user to wear; a press member formed on an inner side of the waist band corresponding to an hernia region of the user so as to press the hernia region; and a supporter assembled with an outer side of the waist band so as to support pressure of the press member.

[17] The outer side of the waist band is assembled with a plurality of guide bands to be assembled with the supporter.

[18] The waist band includes a band-side fastening hole at a position corresponding to the hernia region of the user, the supporter includes a supporter-side fastening hole at a position corresponding to the band-side fastening hole, and the press member includes a press-side fastening hole corresponding to the band-side fastening hole and the supporter- side fastening hole.

[19] The press member includes a '¹^ '-shaped longitudinal section in which a protruding region of a lower part of the press member is inclined in order to intensively press the hernia region according to a body shape of the user.

[20] The hernia support belt further includes an auxiliary part in which the auxiliary part includes an auxiliary part-side fastening hole positioned at the position corresponding to the band-side fastening hole of the waist band, and is assembled between the waist band and the supporter or between the waist band and the press member, so as to more press the hernia region of the user.

[21] The waist band is made of materials having elastic force and the guide band is made of materials having no elastic force.

[22] The supporter is made of hard synthetic resins or stainless steel, and the press member is made of any one of wood, synthetic resins, silicon, or dense foam resin.

[23] The hernia support belt further includes underwear having a velcro fastener attached to an outer cover of the underwear in which the waist band includes an additional velcro fastener at a position of an inner diameter corresponding to the velcro fastener attached to the underwear and the underwear is assembled with the waist band by the velcro fasteners attached to the underwear and the waist band.

[24] The underwear further includes an incision slot in a front of the underwear.

Advantageous Effects

[25] As described above, the hernia support belt according to the present invention maintains pressing force for pressing the hernia region equivalent to that of first usage due to the structure of the waist band, the press member, and the supporter, even if the user wears the hernia support belt for a long time, so that the effect of continuously preventing the hernia is constant, thereby allowing the user to semi-permanently use the hernia support belt.

[26] Especially, the supporter is included in the waist band so that double pressure is effectively applied to the hernia region, contrary to having a conventional simple elastic band for applying pressure to the hernia region.

[27] Further, a plurality of guide bands is assembled with the outer surface of the waist band to be assembled with the supporter so that the supporter can be detachable. Further, the band-side fastening hole of the waist band, the supporter- side fastening hole of the supporter, and the press member-side fastening hole of the press member are formed so that the waist band can be separated from and assembled with the supporter and the press member, respectively. Therefore, if the hernia support belt is contaminated, only the waist band needs to be separated to be washed.

[28] Further, as each member can be detachable, if a certain member is broken, the user only needs to buy the corresponding member for use.

[29] Especially, if elastic force of the waist band is decreased due to the long-time usage according to the characteristic of elastic materials, the corresponding band can be replaced so that advantageously other members can be semi-permanently used.

[30] Further, the press member has the '¹^ '-shaped longitudinal section, and the lower part of the protruding region of the press member is inclined corresponding to the body shape of the user so that the hernia support belt of the present invention can intensively press the hernia region.

[31] Further, the auxiliary part having the auxiliary part-side fastening hole formed at the position corresponding to the band-side fastening hole of the waist band is assembled with the inner side of the waist band so that the hernia support belt of the present invention can more intensively press the hernia region of the user, thereby the hernia region is pressed with triple pressure.

[32] Further, in the present invention, the waist band is made of materials having elastic force, and the guide band is made of materials having no elastic force, so as to provide uniform elastic force when the user wears the hernia support belt and at the same time to transfer supporting force of the supporter to the hernia region by the guide band.

[33] In the present invention, the supporter is made of materials having predetermined strength, such as hard synthetic resins, stainless steel, or the like so that the hernia support belt can not only maintain a predetermined shape, but also intensively support the hernia region with strength identical to that of first usage, even if the user wears the hernia support belt for a long time.

[34] Further, the press member is made of any one of wood, synthetic resins, silicon, or dense foam resin so as to press the hernia region while providing comfort.

[35] Further, the present invention further includes underwear attached with the velcro fastener in the outer cover of the underwear, and the waist band is assembled with the additional velcro fastener at the position of the inner diameter corresponding to the velcro fastener attached to the underwear so that the underwear is assembled with the waist band by the velcro fasteners attached to the underwear and the waist band, thereby increasing attachment force when the user wears the hernia support belt.

[36] Further, the present invention has an advantage in that the incision slot is additionally formed on the front of the underwear so that the user can urinate without detaching the waist band.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[37] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a hernia support belt according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[38] FIG. 2 is a front view of a waist band according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[39] FIG. 3 is a rear view illustrating a waist band according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[40] FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a support according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[41] FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a right-side press member according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[42] FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a left-side press member according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[43] FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating underwear according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[44] FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a first application example of the present invention;

[45] FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a second application example of the present invention;

[46] FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a hernia support belt according to the conventional art; and

[47] FIG. 11 is a phase view illustrating a hernia support belt for use according to the conventional art. Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[48] First, a hernia support belt according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to accompanying drawings, FIGs. 1 to 7.

[49] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the hernia support belt according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a front view of a waist band according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a rear view illustrating a waist band according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a supporter according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a right-side press member according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a left-side press member according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating underwear according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[50] Referring to FIGs. 1 to 7, the hernia support belt 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a waist band 110, a supporter 120, a press member 130, and an auxiliary part 150.

[51] As shown in FIGs. 1 to 3, the waist band 110 of the hernia support belt 100 controls the pressure of the press member with the velcro fasteners 112 and 114 serving as an assembling member attached to the waist band 110 depending on the hernia state of the user, and is used for fixing the user's waist, and both ends of the waist band 110 are assembled with each other by the assembling members 112 and 114 attached to the both ends of the waist band 110. It is preferred that the assembling members 112 and 114 include the velcro fastener. Further, it is preferred that the waist band 110 is formed with an elastic band considering wearing sense, or the like.

[52] A guide band 116 through which the supporter 120 passes is assembled with a circumference of the waist band 110 in a predetermined space, and a band-side fastening hole 118 is formed in the inguinal region of the user (hereinafter, "hernia region"). That is, the guide band 116 is detachably assembled with the supporter 120 so that the supporter 120 can be separated from the waist band 110, thereby enabling convenient washing of the waist band 110.

[53] In the meantime, it is preferred that the guide band 116 is made of synthetic resins having no elastic force to sufficiently deliver supporting force of the supporter 120 to the hernia region.

[54] It is preferred that the waist band 110 is assembled with an additional velcro fastener

113 at a predetermined position of an inner diameter of the waist band 110, to be assembled with a velcro fastener 52 attached to an outer cover of underwear of the user. Accordingly, the waist band 110 can be stably fixed to the user's waist. However, it is not necessary of the present invention to be limited thereto, and the velcro fastener attached to the inner diameter of the waist band 110 can be removed.

[55] As shown in FIG. 4, the supporter 120 helps the hernia support belt 10 maintain a predetermined shape, is used to add supporting force to the press member 130, and is formed in a ring shape having one opening side. Further, the supporter 120 includes a supporter- side fastening hole 122 at a position corresponding to the band-side fastening hole 118. [56] It is preferred that the supporter 120 is made of hard synthetic resins, such as plastic having a predetermined strength, stainless steel, or the like. As the supporter 120 has predetermined strength, even if the user wears the hernia support belt 100 for a long time, the hernia support belt 100 can support the hernia region with strength identical to that of first usage.

[57] As shown in FIGs. 5 and 6, the press member 130 has a '¹^ '-shaped longitudinal section and includes a press member-side fastening hole 132 at a center thereof. In order to effectively press the hernia region, such as the inguinal region of the user, or the like, a protruding region of a lower part of the press member 130 is inclined corresponding to the body shape.

[58] That is, as shown in FIG. 5 of the perspective view illustrating a right-side press member, a right-side lower part 134 in the right-side press member protrudes farther than a left-side lower part 133 so as to intensively press the hernia region.

[59] FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a left-side press member according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[60] That is, a left-side lower part 137 of the left-side press member 130 is protruded farther than a right-side lower part 135, and the press member 130 can intensively press the corresponding hernia region in the case of the hernia of the right inguinal region.

[61] In the meantime, a protruding region of an upper part of the press member 130 is inclined as necessary. The press member 130 can be made of synthetic resins, wood, or the like, and also can be made of dense foam resin, considering wearing sense.

[62] As shown in FIG. 7, the velcro fastener 52 is attached to the outer cover of the underwear 50, and an incision slot 54 is formed in a front of the underwear 50. The velcro fastener 52 of the underwear 50 is assembled with the velcro fastener (not shown) attached to the inner diameter of the waist band 110 so that the underwear 50 is assembled with the waist band 110. The incision slot 54 helps the user urinate without detaching the waist band 110.

[63] The auxiliary part 150 is positioned between the waist band 110 and the supporter

120 or between the waist band 110 and the press member 130, and includes an auxiliary part-side fastening hole 152 at the position corresponding to the band-side fastening hole 118. The auxiliary part 150 intensively presses the lower part of the press member 130 according to the principle of a lever so as to press the hernia region of the user. Mode for the Invention

[64] Hereinafter, the example of the hernia support belt for use according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings of FIGs. 8 and 9.

[65] FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a first application example of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a second application example of the present invention.

[66] In order to use the hernia support belt 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in the first step, the supporter 120 passes the guide band 116 of the waist band 110. At this time, the position of the supporter- side fastening hole 122 corresponds to that of the band-side fastening hole 118.

[67] In the second step, the auxiliary part 150 is located on the inner side of the waist band 110. The press member 130 is mounted in the front of the auxiliary part 150, and at this time, the '¹^ '-shaped part of the press member 130 faces the inner side. Then, the supporter- side fastening hole 122, the band-side fastening hole 118, the auxiliary- side fastening hole 152, and the press member-side fastening hole 132 are arranged in a straight line, and a fastening bolt 140 passes through the above fastening holes, to be assembled with a fastening nut 142. Through the above steps, the assembly of the hernia support belt 100 is completed.

[68] In the fourth step, the waist band 110 is located to enclose the waist of the user A and the both ends of the waist band 110 are assembled with each other using the assembling members 112 and 114. At this time, the velcro fastener is attached to the inner side of the waist band 110, and the velcro fastener 52 corresponding to the velcro fastener attached to the inner side of the waist band 110 is attached to an outer cover of the underwear 50, thereby increasing attachment force, which is illustrated in FIGs. 8 and 9.

[69] Through the above steps, the hernia support belt 110 encloses the user's waist so as to press and support the hernia region, thereby releasing the hernia symptom. In the meantime, if the hernia support belt 100 is contaminated, only the waist band 110 needs be separated from the hernia support belt 110 to be washed so that it is possible to maintain the clean hernia support belt 100. Industrial Applicability

[70] In the foregoing, exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the description does not limit to the described embodiments of the present invention. Further, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made thereto without departing from the technical spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims

[ 1 ] A hernia support belt comprising : a waist band having two ends attached with assembling members, the two ends being assembled with each other by the assembling members for a user to wear; a press member formed on an inner side of the waist band corresponding to an hernia region of the user so as to press the hernia region; and a supporter assembled with an outer side of the waist band so as to support pressure of the press member.

[2] The hernia support belt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer side of the waist band is assembled with a plurality of guide bands to be assembled with the supporter.

[3] The hernia support belt as claimed in claim 2, wherein the waist band comprises a band-side fastening hole at a position corresponding to the hernia region of the user, the supporter comprises a supporter-side fastening hole at a position corresponding to the band-side fastening hole, and the press member comprises a press-side fastening hole corresponding to the band-side fastening hole and the supporter- side fastening hole.

[4] The hernia support belt as claimed in claim 2, wherein the press member includes a '¹^ '-shaped longitudinal section in which a protruding region of a lower part of the press member is inclined in order to intensively press the hernia region according to a body shape of the user.

[5] The hernia support belt as claimed in one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising an auxiliary part in which the auxiliary part comprises an auxiliary part-side fastening hole positioned at the position corresponding to the band-side fastening hole of the waist band, and is assembled between the waist band and the supporter or between the waist band and the press member, so as to more press the hernia region of the user.

[6] The hernia support belt as claimed in claim 5, wherein the waist band is made of materials having elastic force and the guide band is made of materials having no elastic force.

[7] The hernia support belt as claimed in claim 5, wherein the supporter is made of hard synthetic resins or stainless steel, and the press member is made of any one of wood, synthetic resins, silicon, or dense foam resin.

[8] The hernia support belt as claimed in one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising underwear having a velcro fastener attached to an outer cover of the underwear in which the waist band comprises an additional velcro fastener at a position of an inner diameter corresponding to the velcro fastener attached to the underwear and the underwear is assembled with the waist band by the velcro fasteners attached to the underwear and the waist band.

[9] The hernia support belt as claimed in claim 8, wherein the underwear further comprises an incision slot in a front of the underwear.