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WO2016205791A2
WO2016205791A2 PCT/US2016/038353 US2016038353W WO2016205791A2 WO 2016205791 A2 WO2016205791 A2 WO 2016205791A2 US 2016038353 W US2016038353 W US 2016038353W WO 2016205791 A2 WO2016205791 A2 WO 2016205791A2
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Betty DOLCE
Brian G. PEETS
Alexander Z. Chernyak
James G. STOCKMASTER
Benjamin M. ZOMBECK
Benjamin SWIATEK
Koby TROUT
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  • the system disclosed herein relates to an improved body harness used for the support of an individual or patient, for example, a harness used with a body-weight support system, such as the Medical Rehab Body Weight Support System disclosed in co-pending U.S. Patent Application No. 15/014,679 by J. Stockmaster, et al., filed February 3, 2016, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety, or with fall-arrest and similar body support systems.
  • a harness used with a body-weight support system such as the Medical Rehab Body Weight Support System disclosed in co-pending U.S. Patent Application No. 15/014,679 by J. Stockmaster, et al., filed February 3, 2016, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety, or with fall-arrest and similar body support systems.
  • a harness for supporting a person engaged in a weight-bearing therapy comprising: an adjustable abdominal support around the torso of the person, said support being located generally below the sternum; a pair of straps, said straps extending downward along the front of the person's torso to the abdominal support, said straps combining in the rear and extending along the back of the person's torso to the abdominal support; an adjustable, padded chest strap operatively connected to said straps and/or said abdominal support; and leg support (e.g., separate leg bands or shorts), releasably suspended from said abdominal support.
  • leg support e.g., separate leg bands or shorts
  • a body harness comprising: a torso support unit including a padded posterior column, an adjustable abdominal support adapted to be placed around a torso of a user, at a location generally below a user's sternum, said abdominal support including an adjustable waistband operatively connected to said posterior column with padded waistband ends where one waistband end may be placed in overlapping contact with an opposite waistband end for securing using a hook-and-loop fastening system, said waistband further including at least one secondary waistband encompassing at least part of the adjustable waistband for further cinching the adjustable waistband, an adjustable chest band operatively connected to said posterior column above the waistband, said chest band including chest band ends where one chest band end may be placed in overlapping contact with an opposite chest band end for securing using a hook-and-loop fastening system, said chest band further including at least one secondary chest band encompassing at least part of the chest band for further cinching the chest band; at least one leg support
  • FIG. 1 is an exemplary embodiment for a system supporting a person or user in a harness
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 are respective front and rear views of an exemplary harness
  • FIGS. 4 - 1 1 are illustrative representations of various features and alternatives for the harnesses depicted in FIGS. 1 - 3;
  • FIGS. 12 - 14 are, respectively, partial front, front perspective and rear perspective views of an alternative embodiment of the body harness.
  • a system 100 e.g., a SafeGaitTM 360° Balance and Mobility Trainer system from Gorbel, Inc.
  • a selectable portion e.g., percentage
  • the system comprises a track 120.
  • the depicted embodiments contemplate the use of a spreader bar 220 that provides at least two lockable restraints through which straps 222 are threaded, such that the straps may be locked in a manner whereby more or less support is provided to the person though one strap or one side of a set of straps (e.g., front or back straps).
  • the back straps could be slightly shortened in order to provide more support to the person from the back.
  • the disclosed embodiments offer an improved application, comfortable materials and unique designs intended to prevent uplifting forces from causing the harness to 'ride up' into sensitive patient areas.
  • the torso component or unit of the disclosed body harness features a padded posterior column manufactured with breathable material to provide patients with comfortable, postural support.
  • Each torso component is designed to fit a broad range of body dimensions, and preferably a single harness can accommodate the span of two traditional harness sizes, thereby reducing costs and reducing the complexity of fitting harnesses to users.
  • color coding makes sizing identification easy, and private, in a busy therapy setting. Donning shoulder straps enable a single therapist to position and secure the harness to a patient.
  • the waistband is designed with an interior structure that comfortably counters uplifting forces from body-weight support systems to maintain harness position on the patient.
  • the spreader bar straps attach, not to the shoulder straps or a chest piece, but to the padded waistband. This configuration avoids the chest piece from riding up into the axilla and causing discomfort.
  • a 'gripping' material is incorporated into at least the waistband to maintain its position against the patient's clothing.
  • a padded posterior column is also integrated with a chest band that is attached to the column above the waistband of the torso component.
  • the padded chest band is designed to provide a comfortable, secure fit on the patient.
  • the chest band is free from direct connection to an overhead body-weight support system, and thus minimizes such components 'riding up' and causing discomfort.
  • Both the waist and chest bands feature central hook-and-loop attachment bands, as well as secondary 'hug' belts for a comfortable, secure 'embrace.'
  • the disclosed harness embodiments also include interchangeable leg cuffs with adjustable alignment straps.
  • a modular design allows for interchangeability between leg cuffs, which are placed around a user's (upper) thigh, and in combination with the torso component accommodates patients with various body types.
  • the leg cuffs are removable, with quick-release buckles providing flexibility and enabling 'fitting' combinations.
  • the color- coded leg cuff alignment strap allows therapists to easily match leg cuffs to torso units and to correctly align cuffs on the patient.
  • the leg cuffs each include at least one secondary 'hug' strap to provide for a snug, secure yet unrestricted 'embrace.
  • the disclosed body harness system may be used with various body-weight support systems as well as fall protection devices.
  • Harness 210 may include a backplate or posterior component that is operatively connected, via straps or similar adjustable connections, to a sternum catch pad.
  • a sternum catch pad has an opening through which the patient places his/her head, such that the pad is placed across the shoulders, over the head and then down the chest or front of the patient where the sternum catch pad is connected to torso pads that are similarly connected to the back plate and extend or wrap around respective sides of the patient's torso.
  • a pair of thigh pads or cuffs may be provided as illustrated in each of FIGS.
  • each one extending or wrapping around one of the patient's thighs (e.g., on or below the patient's quadriceps muscles), and each being adjustably connected to the backplate or posterior unit as well as to a connection on the chest pad and/or optional junction pad.
  • the design may include a junction pad, a torso pad, sternum catch pad and thigh pads all connect to or through the junction pad.
  • the harness 210 may have various configurations.
  • one or more of the posterior backplate and the pads attached thereto may include supporting structures such as metal rods, molded foam padding layers (possibly including impact hardening foam to disperse load forces), straps and associated adjustments and connectors, along with breathable materials such as meshes and the like.
  • the harness 210 for supporting a person 110 engaged in a weight-bearing therapy.
  • the harness 210 includes an adjustable abdominal or torso support component 330 around the torso of the person or user, the support being located generally below the sternum of the wearer.
  • a pair of shoulder adjustment straps 250 are also included, the straps extending downward along the front of the person's torso (FIG. 2) to the chest strap 340, and as illustrated in FIG. 3, the straps combine in the rear (posterior) and extend along the back of the person's torso to the abdominal support.
  • An adjustable, padded chest strap 340 is also operatively connected to the shoulder straps and/or to the abdominal support to provide additional contact and support surface between the harness and the wearer.
  • Leg support such as the separate leg bands 350 are releasably suspended using straps and buckles to connect the leg supports to the abdominal support 330 and/or the straps 250.
  • the leg support comprises a pair of wide bands (e.g., greater than 3 inches, and preferably 4 - 7 inches) that wrap around a wearer's upper leg.
  • the inner padded band is overlapped and affixed with a first hook-and-loop fastening strip (e.g.,Velcro®) that has mating-material surfaces on the band itself.
  • an outer adjustable band is cinched and attached to itself, again using the hook-and-loop fastener system, or other conventional belt fastening means such as buckles (e.g., hole and prong), slides, overlapping weaves, etc.
  • buckles e.g., hole and prong
  • slides e.g., overlapping weaves, etc.
  • the use of straps and buckles or similarly separable/releasable members to connect the leg supports to the abdominal support, as well as at other locations not only allows the adjustment of the position of the leg supports but also contemplates a modular design whereby there may be different component sizes for both the upper harness components (e.g., abdominal support and chest strap), leg straps, and the components may be mixed and matched on an as-needed basis in order to properly fit each person's body size and shape.. Such interchangeability allows sizing of the leg supports separately from the balance of the harness.
  • the upper harness components e.g., abdominal support and chest strap
  • FIGS. 2 - 3 Also illustrated in FIGS. 2 - 3 is a chest strap 340 attached in an angled or diagonal manner front-to-back to provide an adjustable position based upon the person's physical size and body shape, and thereby increase the contact area of the harness with the person's torso.
  • the chest strap 450 may be terminated or connected at left and right ends on the back of the harness, and the ends thereof each allowed to independently pivot about a pivot point 452 and then be re-seated with a hook-and- loop fastening (e.g.,Velcro®) strip 454, once again allowing the angular position of the chest strap to be further adjusted and controlled.
  • a hook-and- loop fastening e.g.,Velcro®
  • the abdominal support 330 are presented showing alternative ways in which diagonal members or straps 920 and or a laced or flexible adjustment 940, on the back of the harness, may be employed so as to provide adjustability in the torso fitting to expand the range of body sizes that the harness may be used with.
  • at least one of the harness components may include a self-tightening or self-contracting feature, where the circumference of the component decreases as the length (or height) of the component increases due to an applied force.
  • the support constricts and contacts the user's leg with greater force as well.
  • FIGS. 2 - 4 Another feature of the abdominal support and leg supports is the use of a flexible handle (see 440 in FIGS. 2 - 4) improving the ease of grasping the harness component, even while attached to the person, to assist in positioning of the harness on the person.
  • Such handles are contemplated for use with at least one of the abdominal support, chest strap and leg supports.
  • padding or similar material may be employed at various positions in the harness, where such padding relieves pressure of discomfort by shifting pressure to other regions of the body. For example, keeping the spinal region clear of pressure from the harness, by applying padding (900)on either side of the spine as in FIG. 9. And, in areas that must contact bony or sensitive regions, the pads may be added to reduce any discomfort.
  • pads may be adjustable as well as the pads may be removable from the harness components.
  • the harness may include a support structure such as stays, semi- flexible rods or the like.
  • the support structure may be used to provide support for the wearer and/or to relieve a pressure point between the harness and the wearer (e.g., to displace pressure along the user's spine, parallel rods may be placed on either side and spaced apart from the spine).
  • the straps 222 from spreader bar 220 may be connected to the harness (e.g., FIGS. 2 and 3) via D-rings 380 located on the front and back of the harness in association with the support straps.
  • the support straps 250 are each separable at a point between the front and back (e.g., upper-chest or shoulder region) so that they may be easily attached to mating straps, or more specifically mating buckle members (e.g., from a spreader bar overhead) and more easily donned.
  • the straps 250 initially remain buckled when the harness is being adjusted and fit to a wearer, thus ensuring proper position. However, once the harness is fit to the wearer, the shoulder straps may be unbuckled from one another and the open ends of the buckles that were separated are attached to mating buckle members on the ends of support straps 222. As illustrated in FIG. 7, a combination of male 710 and female 712 buckle pieces may assure that proper configuration and attachment between the spreader bar and harness.
  • the pair of shoulder straps are both separable along their longitudinal length at a position near the shoulders such that the straps may be separated once the harness is positioned and the free ends of the straps are then connected to mating attachment devices on straps hanging from the spreader bar.
  • the leg support feature or component may also be accomplished using a shorts-like garment or wrapping component 510 that generally encompasses the wearer's lower torso and upper legs.
  • the shorts may be seamed or split along the sides 520 or other locations, and then once the person is seated on at least one portion of the shorts-like support, the remaining portion(s) may be re-connected using overlapping flaps and Velcro® strips, straps, zippers, buckles, etc.
  • a wrapping or seamed configuration will avoid the necessity of pulling them over the person's feet, ankles, etc.
  • the harness 5 may be attached to an abdominal support of the harness 210 via the previously-disclosed buckles and straps or via a rigid ring or other member 530 that is itself attached to the support straps 250 to provide a means of supporting the person wearing the support. It is believed that such a configuration will further resist the harness slipping or sliding upward relative to the user's body as it supports the wearer's weight.
  • leg supports may include features that are customized to the particular patient.
  • the support may be in the form of a cup or pouch that would be suitable for use by an amputee.
  • the support may be designed to attach to a prosthetic device so as to provide support while an amputee undergoes therapy with the device attached.
  • fasteners or buckles may generally require at least two-point contact for their release, thereby avoiding inadvertent or accidental release while supporting a person .
  • region 298 includes an interior color of each harness or at least a component being color coded according to the size of the harness.
  • the interior color of each harness (e.g. , light blue) component is a color contrasting with the exterior color (e.g., black) of the component such that the person or anyone observing the person can immediately identify any unfastened or mis-applied components when the interior color is clearly visible other than along the edge of the component (i.e., if correctly sized and applied, there should be little or no contrasting interior colors showing).
  • Another feature contemplated in accordance with the disclosed embodiments is the use of differing buckle sizes, shapes, colors, etc. to help guard against connecting the wrong buckle halves together when the harness is being fitted or donned by a wearer. At least at locations where there may be possibility of accidentally inter-connecting the wrong buckles (e.g., straps between the leg supports and the abdominal support), different size buckles would preclude them from being accidentally connected.
  • Body harness 210 comprises a torso support unit 212 including a padded posterior column 214.
  • An adjustable abdominal support 230 is adapted to be placed around a torso of a user 110, at a location generally below the user's sternum.
  • the abdominal support 230 includes an adjustable waistband 232 operatively connected to the posterior column, with padded waistband ends 234 and 236.
  • abdominal support 230 further includes at least one secondary waistband 238 encompassing at least part of the adjustable waistband for further cinching the adjustable waistband, by pulling the secondary waistband 238 and removably affixing it to an exposed outer surface of one of the waistband ends (234, 236).
  • Torso support 212 also includes an adjustable chest band 240 operatively connected to said posterior column above the waistband, said chest band including chest band ends 242 and 244 where one chest band end may be placed in overlapping contact with an opposite chest band end for securing the two band ends to one another using a hook-and-loop fastening system as well.
  • the chest band further includes at least one secondary chest band 246 encompassing at least part of the chest band for further cinching the chest band about the user.
  • the harness further includes at least one leg support 260 releasably suspended by adjustable straps from the torso support unit.
  • the leg support may take the form of one or two leg cuffs 270, as well as the shorts 610 illustrated in FIG. 6.
  • Shorts 610 may further include padding 620 at weight-bearing points, as well as a zipper 630 or similar fastening mechanism for releasably attaching the shorts to the user.
  • the shorts may be integrated with the torso component of the harness, or may be attached via straps such as with the leg cuffs described in the alternative embodiments.
  • the body harness also includes a pair of support straps 250 each operatively coupled at a first end to the torso support unit adjacent the top of the padded posterior column, and each releasably coupled at a second end to the torso support unit at a location on each of the respective waistband ends.
  • the support straps are releasably coupled via a buckle 252 adjacent the top of the waistband, and the user's weight is primarily supported by straps 250 via the cinched waistband - preferably located below the user's sternum.
  • the straps 250 pass through a D-ring 254 that is held by the hooks 258 on the ends of spreader bar 220.
  • the body harness may include a pair of adjustable shoulder straps 280, the shoulder straps each extending from a first end attached to a location on each of the respective chest band ends, to a second end attached adjacent the top of the posterior column 214.
  • the shoulder straps may be used to assist the user in donning the body harness, where they hold the chest band in position on the user 110.
  • the body harness in FIGS. 12 - 14 includes a posterior column 214.
  • the posterior column may further include a postural support member.
  • One or more of the posterior column and/or pads associated with the column may include supporting structures such as metal rods, molded foam padding layers (possibly including impact hardening foam to disperse load forces), straps and associated adjustments and connectors, along with breathable materials such as meshes and the like.
  • at least a portion of the interior (user-contacting) surfaces of the posterior column 214, waistband 232 and a leg support(s) are each at least partially lined, and perhaps fully lined in the user-contact surfaces with a slip-resistant material.
  • the slip- resistant material may include a rubberized or coated material providing resistance to slip relative to a user's clothing and/or skin.
  • body harness 210 has leg supports in the form of a pair of thigh pads or cuffs 270, each thigh pad 272 suitable for wrapping around one of a user's thighs, and being adjustably and releasably attached to the torso support unit via adjustable straps 274 and releasable buckles or clips 276.
  • the body harness may also include at least one assistive loop affixed to the torso support unit 212 adjacent the posterior column 214.
  • the body harness may also include an assistive strap 278 releasably connected between said torso support unit 212 and each of the thigh pads 272.
  • the various bands and cuffs each employ an overlapping hook- and-loop type fastening mechanism to facilitate the band or cuff being applied to a user while in a seated or standing position, and thereby avoiding the need for a user to have to put an arm, leg or head through any component of the body harness while donning the harness.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un système de harnais de support de poids corporel comprenant un système de support de poids corporel amélioré; et un procédé associé.
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