Design of an upper limb elevation cushion for hand surgery / 中华危重病急救医学

ABSTRACT

Upper limb injury is a common disease in hand surgery. After surgery, it is necessary to raise the patient 's arm to reduce limb swelling and promote recovery. In clinic, clothes or pillows are usually placed under the arm to raise it, but in this way the arm cannot be fixed well and easily slide down, without ideal raising effect. Therefore, the upper limb raising pad for assisting the raising of the affected limb is specially designed. The device is composed of shell, mounting plate, strut, elastic band and spring. The position of the strut is adjusted by squeezing or lifting the spring, so as to change the inclination angle of the mounting plate and to adjust the raising height of the upper limb. After the height is determined, the affected limb is placed comfortably and then fixed with the elastic band. The device can freely adjust the raising height of the affected limb and effectively fix the affected limb to reduce its swelling, thus promoting recovery. This device is worthy to be clinically popularized and applied.