Description:FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[001] The present invention relates to the field of chest physiotherapy and more particularly the present invention relates to vibration at different lobes of lungs. The device provides vibration in chest to those patients who have developed secretion due to any reason in different wards and ICUs of hospital.
BACKGROUND FOR THE INVENTION:
[002] The following discussion of the background to the invention is intended to facilitate an understanding of the present invention. However, it should be appreciated that the discussion is not an acknowledgment or admission that any of the material referred to was published, known, or part of the common general knowledge in any jurisdiction as of the priority date of the application. The details provided herein the background if belongs to any publication is taken only as a reference for describing the problems, in general terminologies or principles or both of science and technology in the associated prior art.
[003] There are several cases in ICUs and Wards where patient develop secretion and they require aggressive chest physiotherapy, may be sometime three to four visits. This is required so that through chest physiotherapy, secretion can be removed. As long as cough and secretion is there, chance of prognosis is low and at risk. Moreover same chest vibrator is usually used for each patient and since patient is in ICU, the immunity is already at risk and this use of single vibrator for every patient may increase the chance of cross infection and further decrease the prognosis. In such conditions the present invention may provide continuous chest vibration without increasing the chance of cross infection as each patient can have their own chest strap vibrator.
[004] The present practice uses a chest vibrator which is relatively big and almost same for every patient and due to this there may be a chance of cross infection in ICU and Wards. This practice is only limited to few minutes and most of the time once a day but there are cases where patient need three or four visit for chest physiotherapy. Moreover sometime patients require vigorous chest physiotherapy for which present invention may become useful. The present invention may overcome these issues.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION:
[005] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies, are as follows.
[006] The principal object of the present invention is to overcome the disadvantage of the manual intervention which increase the chance of cross infection as in ICUs , HDUs and wards, where the risk of infection is more.
[007] An object of the present invention is to provide the devise for chest physiotherapy rehabilitation in “Stroke patient”, “Spinal cord injury patient” , “Head injury patient” , “Road traffic accident patient” etc. and such patients who require chest physiotherapy in High dependency unit or in ICU, at that time the present invention may become very useful.
[008] Another object of the present invention is that it will prevent the chance of cross infection in ICU as each patient can have their own chest strap vibrator.
[009] Other objects and advantages of the present disclosure will be more apparent from the following description, which is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
[010] The present invention provides a device for chest physiotherapy for removal of secretion from different lobes of lungs. The present invention can be moved easily from one position to another. The present invention can be manufactured at a reasonable cost. The present invention is patient friendly and structurally adaptive. The present invention is totally shock proof. The devise includes a wearable body. The strap used in present invention will be made from cloth which is stretchable and the strap can be made of various sizes.
[011] Specification of vibrator and its parts: Motor speed: 12,000 RPM, Voltage : 6 volt, Material : Metal, item weight : 0.05 Kg, Outer diameter : 10 mm, Thickness : 3 mm, Rated voltage : 1 to 6 volt, current : 66 mA , Battery : 12 volt.
[012] All the vibrators will be connected to a small mother-board where IC will be there to control the duty cycle of vibrator. The vibrator will vibrate for 12 seconds and rest for 5 seconds, which can be modified if needed. This will increase the life of vibrator and so the chest strap vibrator will last long.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS:
[013] Reference will be made to embodiments of the invention, examples of which may be illustrated in accompanying figures. These figures are intended to be illustrative, not limiting. Although the invention is generally described in the context of these embodiments, it should be understood that it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to these particular embodiments.
[014] Fig 1: Front view chest vibrator;
[015] Fig 2: Back view of chest vibrator; and
[016] Fig 3: Side view of chest vibrator.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS:
[017] While the present invention is described herein by way of example using embodiments and illustrative drawings, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention is not limited to the embodiments of drawing or drawings described and are not intended to represent the scale of the various components. Further, some components that may form a part of the invention may not be illustrated in certain figures, for ease of illustration, and such omissions do not limit the embodiments outlined in any way. It should be understood that the drawings and the detailed description thereto are not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim.
[018] As used throughout this description, the word "may" is used in a permissive sense (i.e. meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense, (i.e. meaning must). Further, the words "a" or "an" mean "at least one” and the word “plurality” means “one or more” unless otherwise mentioned. Furthermore, the terminology and phraseology used herein are solely used for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as limiting in scope. Language such as "including," "comprising," "having," "containing," or "involving," and variations thereof, is intended to be broad and encompass the subject matter listed thereafter, equivalents, and additional subject matter not recited, and is not intended to exclude other additives, components, integers, or steps. Likewise, the term "comprising" is considered synonymous with the terms "including" or "containing" for applicable legal purposes. Any discussion of documents, acts, materials, devices, articles, and the like are included in the specification solely for the purpose of providing a context for the present invention. It is not suggested or represented that any or all these matters form part of the prior art base or were common general knowledge in the field relevant to the present invention.
[019] In this disclosure, whenever a composition or an element or a group of elements is preceded with the transitional phrase “comprising”, it is understood that we also contemplate the same composition, element, or group of elements with transitional phrases “consisting of”, “consisting”, “selected from the group of consisting of, “including”, or “is” preceding the recitation of the composition, element or group of elements and vice versa.
[020] The present invention is described hereinafter by various embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein reference numerals used in the accompanying drawing correspond to the like elements throughout the description. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiment set forth herein. Rather, the embodiment is provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the following detailed description, numeric values and ranges are provided for various aspects of the implementations described. These values and ranges are to be treated as examples only and are not intended to limit the scope of the claims. In addition, several materials are identified as suitable for various facets of the implementations. These materials are to be treated as exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
[021] The present invention provides a device for chest physiotherapy for removal of secretion from different lobes of lungs. The present invention can be moved easily from one position to another. The present invention can be manufactured at a reasonable cost. The present invention is patient friendly and structurally adaptive. The present invention is totally shock proof. The devise includes a wearable body. The strap used in present invention will be made from cloth which is stretchable and the strap can be made of various sizes.
[022] Specification of vibrator and its parts: Motor speed: 12,000 RPM, Voltage : 6 volt, Material : Metal, item weight : 0.05 Kg, Outer diameter : 10 mm, Thickness : 3 mm, Rated voltage : 1 to 6 volt, current : 66 mA , Battery : 12 volt.
[023] All the vibrators will be connected to a small mother-board where IC will be there to control the duty cycle of vibrator. The vibrator will vibrate for 12 seconds and rest for 5 seconds, which can be modified if needed. This will increase the life of vibrator and so the chest strap vibrator will last long.
- The current invention can be moved easily from one position to another as required.
- Front, back and side parts of the current invention can be vibrated separately if required.
- The current invention can be manufactured at a reasonable cost.
- The current invention will be extremely durable.
- Placement of vibrator in the current invention can be modified if required.
- The current invention is patient friendly and structurally adaptive
- The current invention is totally safe and shock proof.
- The specification of the vibrator and its parts can be modified if required.
- The current invention will be open from front with Velcro, so that it will be easy to wear and adjust accordingly.
[024] Referral Numerals:
1. Motor vibrator
2. Wire
3. IC/Motherboard
4. DC adapter
5. Velcro
6. Cloth material for strap
7. Pocket for vibrator
[025] The disclosure has been described with reference to the accompanying embodiments herein and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained with reference to the non-limiting embodiments in the following description. Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments herein.
[026] The foregoing description of the specific embodiments so fully revealed the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the scope of the embodiments as described herein.
, Claims:1) A device for chest physiotherapy, the device comprising:
- a wearable body including a strap made of stretchable cloth material (6),
- pockets (7) integrated into the strap for holding motor vibrators (1),
- velcro (5) provided at the front of the strap for ease of wear and adjustment.
2) The device as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the motor vibrators (1) are connected via wires (2) to a motherboard (3) equipped with an integrated circuit (IC) for controlling the duty cycle of the vibrators, wherein the vibrators are programmed to operate in cycles of 12 seconds of vibration followed by 5 seconds of rest.
3) The device as claimed in Claim 2, wherein the motherboard (3) is powered by a DC adapter (4) or a 12V battery, ensuring portability and convenience of use.
4) The device as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the strap allows selective activation of vibrators (1) for vibrating the front, back, or side portions of the wearable body, as required by the user.
5) The device as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the motor vibrators (1) comprises:
- Motor speed: 12,000 RPM,
- Voltage: 6V,
- Material: Metal,
- Weight: 0.05 Kg,
- Outer diameter: 10 mm,
- Thickness: 3 mm,
- Rated voltage: 1 to 6V,
- Current: 66 mA.
6) The device as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the placement of vibrators (1) is customizable.