WO1998047342A2 - Seat plate for wheel chairs - Google Patents
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- WO1998047342A2 WO1998047342A2 PCT/EP1998/002488 EP9802488W WO9847342A2 WO 1998047342 A2 WO1998047342 A2 WO 1998047342A2 EP 9802488 W EP9802488 W EP 9802488W WO 9847342 A2 WO9847342 A2 WO 9847342A2
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
- A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
- A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
- A61G5/1091—Cushions, seats or abduction devices
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- the present invention relates to a seat plate for wheel chairs, comprising a front re-gion with a first surface for supporting a person's leg, a rear region with a second surface for supporting a person's pelvis, side edges for fastening to the wheel chair, an upper side, which is facing towards the leg and the pelvis, and an underside which is facing towards a seat arranged on the wheel chair.
- Conventional wheel chairs are constructed from a frame on which the wheel, the seat and the back support are arranged.
- the seat and the back rest are made of a piece of cloth which are attached to the frame of the wheel chair by their side edges. If a person with a transversely asymmetric spine sits in the wheel chair then the pelvis will be positioned obliquely because the seat which is made of a piece of material is not sufficiently rigid to be able to exert a reaction force which rights the pelvis. This leads in the long run to that the person risks developing a permanent scoliosis in the back.
- the seat has resilient characteristics when a person propels the wheel chair with the help of the drive rings which are arranged on the wheels of the wheel chair.
- the person's upper body presses against the back rest and the pelvis is shifted forwards until the seat is tensioned and thereby produces a reaction force which acts upon the body of the person.
- the forces from the person cease to act on the seat wherefore the seat and therewith the pelvis move backwards in a direction towards the back rest.
- the pattern of movement according to the above is repeated which means that a rocking process occurs. If the person has weak muscular strength then this process becomes extremely difficult and leads to the person sliding forward in the seat.
- a further disadvantage with a conventional wheel chair is that it is not suitable for people with paralysis on one side of the body, that is to say hemiplegics, because the seat of the wheel chair can not produce the reaction forces which are required during the special propulsion technique which people with paralysis on one side of the body use.
- the person must actually reach with his healthy foot down to the surface upon which the wheel chair is placed. This is in order to be able to kick himself forward and manoeuvre the wheel chair at the same time as the person with his healthy arm drives the wheel chair forward with one of the drive rings.
- the para- lysed foot rests on a foot plate joined to the frame of the wheel chair, which should be situated at a distance from the surface in order to avoid obstructing the driving forward of the wheel chair. If the height of the wheel chair is reduced in order that the person should be able to reach down to the surface with the healthy foot then the pelvis of the person will be inclined because the paralysed leg is raised because its foot is resting on the foot plate. At the same time the pelvis will have a forward and backwards moving rotation movement in the seat of the wheel chair when the person drives the wheel chair forwards because the seat can not produce the reaction forces which are required.
- An object with the present invention is to provide a seat plate for a wheel chair which holds the pelvis of a person who is sitting in the wheel chair and thereby prevents the pelvis from being inclined.
- Another object with the present invention is to provide a seat plate for a wheel chair which exerts a reaction force on the pelvis of a person who is sitting in the wheel chair when the person drives the wheel chair by means of his arms.
- a further object with the present invention is to provide a seat plate for a wheel chair which permits a person paralysed on one side to drive the wheel chair with the healthy leg and the healthy arm and which at the same time present the pelvis from being inclined and rotating in the wheel chair. This is obtained according to the invention through the rear region of the seat plate comprising an indentation which is intended to receive the pelvis.
- a seat plate of this type helps a person to sit upright in the wheel chair.
- the pelvis is fixed in the indentation and the person sits essentially still on the seat plate during propelling the wheel chair.
- the front region of the seat plate comprises a cut-out.
- a such seat plate gives the healthy leg of a person paralysed on one side freedom of movement at the same time as the paralysed leg receives support by the front region of the seat plate.
- the seat plate also helps a person to sit upright in the wheel chair.
- Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a seat plate according to a first embodiment of the invention
- Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of a seat plate according to a second embodiment of the invention
- Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of a seat plate according to a third embodiment of the invention
- Fig. 4 shows a schematic view from in front of a conventional wheel chair without a seat plate according to the present invention, with a person paralysed on one side sitting in the wheel chair,
- Fig. 5 shows a schematic view from in front of a conventional wheel chair without a seat plate according to the present invention, with a person paralysed on one side sitting in the wheel chair, and
- Fig. 6 shows a schematic view from in front of a conventional wheel chair with a seat plate in accordance with the present invention with a person paralysed on one side sitting in the wheel chair.
- Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of a seat plate 1 according to the present invention.
- the seat plate 1 is intended to be placed above the existing seat on a conventional wheel chair 2 and to rest on the frame 6 of the wheel chair 2.
- the seat plate 1 com- prises a front region 8, which on an upper side 10 of the seat plate 1 has a first surface 12 intended to act as a support for the legs of a person who is sitting in the wheel chair 2.
- the seat plate 1 comprises also a rear region 14 which on the upper side 10 of the seat plate 1 has a second surface 16 intended to act as a support for the person's pelvis.
- the rear region 14 comprises an indentation 18 in the upper side 10 which is intended to receive the pelvis and fix it with the intention of preventing the pelvis from being inclined when the person sits in the wheel chair 2.
- the indentation 18 also leads to that the person does not slide around on the seat plate 1 when the person by means of his arms drives the wheel chair 2 with the drive rings which are placed on the wheels (not shown).
- the seat plate 1 is preferably manufactured of aluminium, plastic, plywood or carbon fibre and rigidly manufactured so that a rocking movement does not occur in the person during driving of the wheel chair 2 such as usually occurs in conventional wheel chairs 2.
- the underside 20 of the seat plate is intended to be facing towards the wheel chair 2 in order to be placed above the existing seat plate 1 of the wheel chair 2 and to rest on the frame 6 of the wheel chair 2, as mentioned above.
- the side edges 22 of the seat plate are bent in the direction towards the underside 20 of the seat plate, that is to say the side edges 22 of the seat plate 1 extend in the direction which is parallel to a normal to the underside 20 of the seat plate 1.
- bracket, clamps or screw joints are other principles for fastening the seat plate to the frame.
- the indentation 18 has preferably a flat bottom 24 and plain side surfaces 26 inclined towards the bottom 24. This shape gives a stable fixing of the pelvis. Another shape of the indentation 18 is also conceivable. For example the surfaces 26 inclined towards the bottom 24 could be arched.
- Fig. 2 shows a seat plate 1 for a wheel chair 2 according to a second embodiment.
- This seat plate 1 comprises a cut-out 28 in the front region 8 and in the first instance is intended for people paralysed on one side, so called hemiplegics.
- the cut-out 28 extends from one side edge 22 to a region between the side edges 22.
- the side of the seat plate's 1 front region 8 which the cut-out 28 is situated on depends on whether the person is paralysed on the right or left side of the body.
- the present invention is not limited to a seat plate 1 with an indentation 18 in the rear region 14.
- the seat plate 1 is designed with a flat second surface 16 in the rear region 14.
- FIG. 4 shows how the healthy foot 36 will be at a distance from the surface 34 when the paralysed foot 30 rests on the foot plate 32.
- a proper support for the paralysed leg is obtained at the same time as the healthy leg 42 is given increased freedom of movement and thereby can reach down to the surface without the person's pelvis 38 being inclined.
- the support surface 44 preferably has a curved surface 46 which gives the person's healthy leg 42 support when it moves in order to drive the wheel chair 2.
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Priority Applications (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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PCT/EP1998/002488 WO1998047342A2 (en) | 1998-05-18 | 1998-05-18 | Seat plate for wheel chairs |
EP98932064A EP1194104A2 (en) | 1997-04-29 | 1998-05-18 | Seat plate for wheel chairs |
CA002289698A CA2289698C (en) | 1998-05-18 | 1998-05-18 | Seat plate for wheel chairs |
US09/403,065 US6241319B1 (en) | 1997-04-29 | 1998-05-18 | Seat plate for wheel chairs |
AU82095/98A AU8209598A (en) | 1998-05-18 | 1998-05-18 | Seat plate for wheel chairs |
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PCT/EP1998/002488 WO1998047342A2 (en) | 1998-05-18 | 1998-05-18 | Seat plate for wheel chairs |
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WO1998047342A2 true WO1998047342A2 (en) | 1998-10-29 |
WO1998047342A3 WO1998047342A3 (en) | 1999-03-25 |
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PCT/EP1998/002488 WO1998047342A2 (en) | 1997-04-29 | 1998-05-18 | Seat plate for wheel chairs |
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WO2002013752A3 (en) * | 2000-08-18 | 2002-06-13 | Porpetoum Mobille Ltd | A wheel chair |
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DE340234C (en) * | 1919-10-22 | 1921-09-06 | Gustav Hoffmann | Disabled chair |
US4625984A (en) * | 1985-08-12 | 1986-12-02 | Kitrell John V | Folding wheelchair |
US4643481A (en) * | 1984-11-08 | 1987-02-17 | Saloff William S | Seat system for preventing decubiti |
US4759562A (en) * | 1986-05-09 | 1988-07-26 | Vinyard Lillian L | Walker conversions for wheel chairs |
US5378045A (en) * | 1991-11-13 | 1995-01-03 | Invacare Corporation | Seat cushion for wheelchairs |
EP0770372A2 (en) * | 1995-10-25 | 1997-05-02 | Peter Halsig | Orthopedic motion system |
US5647637A (en) * | 1992-09-16 | 1997-07-15 | Jay Medical Ltd. | Seating and back systems for a wheelchair |
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- 1998-05-18 CA CA002289698A patent/CA2289698C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-05-18 WO PCT/EP1998/002488 patent/WO1998047342A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1998-05-18 AU AU82095/98A patent/AU8209598A/en not_active Abandoned
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DE340234C (en) * | 1919-10-22 | 1921-09-06 | Gustav Hoffmann | Disabled chair |
US4643481A (en) * | 1984-11-08 | 1987-02-17 | Saloff William S | Seat system for preventing decubiti |
US4625984A (en) * | 1985-08-12 | 1986-12-02 | Kitrell John V | Folding wheelchair |
US4759562A (en) * | 1986-05-09 | 1988-07-26 | Vinyard Lillian L | Walker conversions for wheel chairs |
US5378045A (en) * | 1991-11-13 | 1995-01-03 | Invacare Corporation | Seat cushion for wheelchairs |
US5647637A (en) * | 1992-09-16 | 1997-07-15 | Jay Medical Ltd. | Seating and back systems for a wheelchair |
EP0770372A2 (en) * | 1995-10-25 | 1997-05-02 | Peter Halsig | Orthopedic motion system |
WO1997045039A1 (en) * | 1996-05-28 | 1997-12-04 | Sunrise Medical Hhg Inc. | Wheelchair seat assembly with contoured seat pan and cushion and method |
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WO2002013752A3 (en) * | 2000-08-18 | 2002-06-13 | Porpetoum Mobille Ltd | A wheel chair |
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