DE8907168U1 - Underlay and/or swaddling cloth - Google Patents

Description

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The innovation relates to an underlay and/or swaddling cloth according to the preamble of claim 1.

Underlay and/or wrap cloths of the type mentioned above for nursing and beauty care are already known. Such underlay and/or wrap cloths, which are made from Billroth batiste, for example, which is often a dense, fine, weaved fabric made of cotton, linen and wool, and which is also made of gutta-percha, a natural material made from isoprene residues and isomerized with rubber, which is obtained from the latex of the Palaquium tree, and from

Synthetic rubber with longer elasticity or

other polyurethane or PVC materials are liquid-tight and water vapor-impermeable, so that when used in nursing care, as well as, what is still to be explained, in the Beauty care, sweat accumulated on the surface due to heat build-up cannot be removed due to the lack of impermeability of the material of these underlays and/or wraps. Consequently, such underlays and/or wraps must be changed more often, to protect patients who are bedridden for a long time, especially against the occurrence of sores. Another disadvantage is that the underlays are neither bacteria-proof, light

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The above-mentioned type play a particularly important role in the use of water in health and beauty care for the production of wraps, packs and compresses by wrapping of body parts or the whole body with damp linen cloths plays an important role. These wrappings or wraps usually consist of three layers, namely a damp, coarse linen cloth that can be easily wrung out and folded several times. bar, furthermore from a dry, dense linen or cotton cloth, which must extend well over the damp linen cloth on all sides in order to prevent the entry of any cold air from the room to the part of the body to be treated. Finally, to the outside, In order to protect the wrapped part of the body from the cold and to help store the heat generated by the wrapping or the wrap, a woolen cloth or blanket is wrapped over the two existing cloths and secured with safety pins as far as possible. attached tightly to the body.

Depending on the part of the body where the wrap consisting of the swaddling cloths is applied

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The form of the wrap varies depending on what is to be done. For example, there are hand wraps, foot wraps, calf wraps, arm wraps, head wraps, lumbar wraps, chest wraps, which are used for example for fresh catarrh of the upper respiratory tract, i.e. for flu, tracheal catarrh, bronchitis, pneumonia; furthermore, body wraps, which have a soothing effect until gall bladder infections occur; also joint wraps, e.g. for sprains, inflammations; neck wraps for inflammations of the neck glands as well as whole body wraps and others.

A distinction is also made between cold and warm wraps. Hot wraps are also used, particularly for severe cramp-like complaints such as kidney, gall and intestinal colic as well as lumbago, as warm stimuli can effectively suppress and extinguish the pain impulses to the brain.

From this fact it is clear that ^the above-mentioned underlay and/or wrapping cloths for the production of the various types of wrapping must have a certain minimum quality in order to fully achieve the desired effect, especially when used with water. However, as already mentioned, such underlay and/or wrapping cloths are mostly impermeable to water vapor and more or less liquid-tight,

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The towels in question easily absorb sweat from a person being treated, which cannot be broken down due to the lack of microporosity of the material of the underlay and/or wrap towels and therefore quickly lead to annoying discomfort for patients who have been bedridden for a long time. The only remedy for this is to constantly change the underlay and/or wrap towels, which, however, places a great deal of strain on the already scarce hospital staff.

Since the wraps of the aforementioned type also contain additives such as extracts or essences of aromatic plants, vinegar, salt, clay, mustard flour and other substances, the wraps should also have the required minimum quality, which is not the case to the required extent, so that defects of this kind are to the detriment of the nursing staff, who often have to change or replace such cloths for the wraps, especially when working with acids, e.g. acetic acid. It has also been shown that the underlay and/or wrapping cloths are not wear-resistant enough. They are also not bacteria-proof and easy to sterilize.

Underlays and/or wraps also play an indispensable role in the application of packs in medical and beauty care.

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As is well known, the sweat pack involves the patient being wrapped in a pre-warmed bath towel or bed sheet and then in a blanket. The wrappings should be well sealed on all sides, the head is also covered with a towel and only the face remains uncovered. Sweat packs are used, for example, for the onset of acute feverish infections of the upper respiratory tract, as well as for colds and bronchitis. The outbreaks of sweat that occur lead to more or less intense steam formation on the surface of the towel, which can also contribute to soreness or reduce the effectiveness of the pack due to the towels' lack of permeability.

The cooling torso pack, which is known to be used to reduce body heat in patients with high fevers, consists of two cloth covers. A cloth cover (e.g. bed sheet) or another sheet is moistened with room-temperature water, wrung out again and spread out in the sheet on a flannel or woolen cloth. The patient is laid on it, then the linen and woolen cloth is wrapped around the torso and thighs. However, packs of this type have the major disadvantage that they are neither bacteria-proof nor liquid-proof. They are also not particularly breathable and therefore tend to

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Heat build-up and subsequent steam formation can lead to annoying sores.

The same applies to conventional packs in beauty care, where heat build-up can also occur on non-permeable wrappings for the reasons mentioned above and can therefore have a negative impact on the pack effect.

The innovation is therefore based on the task of proposing an underlay and/or wrap that is particularly impermeable to liquids, but also permeable to vapours and therefore breathable, so that the sweat formed by heat build-up on the surfaces of the underlay and/or wrap can be easily eliminated through circulation and soreness can be avoided in patients who have been bedridden for a long time. The underlay and/or wrap should also be more wear-resistant, acid-resistant, bacteria-proof, easier to wash and sterilise and lighter in weight than the known underlay and/or wraps.

This task is solved in accordance with the innovation in that the underlay and/or wrapping cloth consists of a layered material protected by the patent DE 36 01 245 C1, which is made up of a carrier fabric in the form of a knitted fabric made of polyamide threads and a film or membrane and can be up to three

laminateable layers, whereby the threads of the knitted fabric contain an antistatic core made of suitable material and a partial layer, normally forming the upper layer, is provided in the form of a film or membrane made of 100% polyester.

According to one embodiment of the innovation, the layered material consists of two partial layers, whereby the film or membrane is provided on the outside or inside of the carrier fabric in the form of a knitted fabric made of polyamide threads.

The innovation can also be modified so that the film or membrane is arranged between two layers of the carrier fabric.

A further development of the innovation provides that the underlay and/or wrapping cloth is provided with an edge to prevent fibers from splitting off.

Another embodiment of the innovation provides that the underlay and/or wrap has at least two Velcro fasteners on one side, which serve, for example, to regulate the arm width of a person being treated. The Velcro fastener allows individual adjustment and, in contrast to fastening with pins, does not pose any danger to the person being treated. In addition, a Velcro fastener closes even better.

The advantages achieved with the innovation are in particular that the innovation-based

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Underlay and/or wrap, although its layer material is liquid-tight, still allows water vapor to pass through, so that sweat formation as a result of heat build-up on its surface is quickly broken down due to sufficient circulation in the micropores of the layer material and thus annoying wwssd feeling in people who are bedridden for longer periods hardly occurs anymore. This underlay and/or wrap according to the innovation therefore also has a higher breathability, which bsi its use in the production of packs in beauty care is particularly important because here too, for the aforementioned reason, sweat formation due to heat build-up on the surfaces concerned can be easily reduced by the The resulting water vapor passes through the micropores of the layer material of the underlay and/or wrap. Soreness can hardly occur through these packs, so that the already very scarce hospital staff to eliminate such defects no longer needs to be used. Compared to the familiar underlay and/or wrap cloth, the new underlay and/or wrap cloth is also more wear-resistant, acid-resistant and bacteria-proof. Furthermore, it is also resistant to constant exposure to moisture. It is also easy to wash and sterilizable than the underlays and/or swaddling cloths used in this field.

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An example of the innovation is shown in the drawing and is explained in more detail below. It shows

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a new support and/or

Wrap with three foldable layers,

Fig. 2 Schematic view of a from the» nuration·)?

and/or wrap made of an arm wrap with at least two Velcro fasteners on one side and

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underlay and/or wrapping cloth in accordance with the new regulations with two laminateable layers and hemmed edges.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of the underlay and/or wrapping cloth according to the invention, which consists of a layer material 2a already protected by the patent DE 36 01 245 C1. The layer material 2a consists of carrier fabrics 3" 3 in the form of not shown knitted fabrics made of polyamide threads and with a film or membrane 4 arranged between them. The polyamide threads of the knitted fabrics have antistatic cores made of suitable

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- 11 material. As will be shown (Fig.3), the layered material 2b can also have only two layers 3,4, in which case the foil or membrane 4 normally forms the top layer. The layered material 2a, like that of 2b, is liquid-tight, but has a sufficiently high water vapor permeability of at least 1400g/m2 per day, so that the innovative underlay and/or wrap sheet 1 made from it is breathable to the required extent, since sweat that normally accumulates on its surface due to heat build-up can be easily removed by circulation due to its microporous layered material. The soreness that usually occurs in patients who are bedridden for a long time is thereby greatly reduced or completely eliminated, in contrast to the non-breathable underlay and/or wrap sheets. The higher breathability of the new underlay and/or wrap cloth has also proven to be particularly advantageous when used to make packs in beauty care, because here too, for the aforementioned reason, sweat can no longer collect on the surface of the underlay and/or wrap cloth and therefore wounds can hardly appear at all. In addition, there is no build-up of heat that could lead to the risk of collapse. Since the new underlay and/or wrap cloth can be used over a longer period of time, this also means a great deal of work relief for the already very busy hospital nursing staff.

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has shown that the new underlay and/or wrapping cloth 1 is more wear-resistant, acid-resistant and bacteria-proof and is easier to wash and sterilize than the known cloths.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic view

an arm wrap made from the new underlay and/or wrap 1, which has at least two Velcro fasteners 6 on the side for securely closing the arm wrap. In a similar way, hand, ankle, calf, head, lumbar and chest wraps as well as a whole range of other wraps for medical and beauty care can also be made.

Fig. 3 also shows a schematic view of an innovative underlay and/or wrapping cloth, which consists of only two layers, i.e. the carrier fabric and the film or membrane 4. The underlay and/or wrapping cloth 1 is provided with an edge 5 to prevent fibers from splitting off. The advantages already described above are also achieved with this innovative design, although this design only consists of two layers.

Claims (5)

I · t t - 13 protection claims; 1. Underlay and/or wrapping cloth for nursing and beauty care, characterized in that the underlay and/or wrapping cloth (1) consists of a layered material (2a, 2b) protected by the patent DE 36 01 245 C1, which is made up of a carrier fabric (3) in the form of a knitted fabric made of polyamide threads and of a film or membrane (4) and has up to a maximum of three laminateable layers (3, 4), wherein the threads of the knitted fabric contain an antistatic core made of suitable material and a partial layer normally forming the upper layer is provided in the form of the film or membrane (4) made of 100% polyester. 2. Underlay and/or wrapping cloth according to claim i, characterized in that the layer material of the underlay and/or wrapping cloth consists of two partial layers (3, 4), the film or membrane (4) being provided on the outside or inside of the carrier fabric (3) in the form of a knitted fabric made of polyamide threads. 3. Underlay and/or wrapping cloth according to claim 1, characterized in that the film or membrane (4) is arranged between two layers of the carrier fabric (3). &bull; I · · · · ti ' < I till ' 'III Ill I 4. Underlay and/or wrapping cloth according to claim 1, characterized in that the underlay and/or wrapping cloth (1) is provided with an edge (5) to prevent fibers from splitting off. 5. Underlay and/or wrapping cloth according to claim 1, characterized in that the underlay and/or wrapping cloth (1) has at least two Velcro fasteners (6) at one side end, which serve, for example, to regulate the arm width of a treated person.