EP2180859A1 - Cooling device - Google Patents
Cooling deviceInfo
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- cooling
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a device for cooling, in particular for cooling of bodies or body parts of a human or animal, consisting of at least one carrier material, which superabsorbent (SAP), which absorbs moisture, binds and can deliver again, wherein the moisture release by Evaporating a cooling effect occurs, wherein the carrier material is wrapped in a fabric and the fabric at least one moisture permeable or permeable to air and water vapor.
- SAP superabsorbent
- gel batteries filled chambers with gel, known, this gel is formed by introducing water into pockets with superabsorbent crystals.
- These gel batteries whether in plastic or in textiles, must be before they be used in the refrigerator or in a freezer.
- the disadvantage here is also quite heavy. As a result, the patient is additionally burdened.
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- Cooling systems with superabsorbent crystals are also known. Most cooling systems that contain superabsorbent crystals that absorb it by contact with water and thereby obtain a gel-like consistency, belong to the category of gel batteries described above, since the cooling effect by evaporation is very low. Here, too, therefore, a cooling in the freezer is usually recommended in order to achieve a sufficient cooling effect.
- the object of the invention is achieved by a device for cooling, in particular for cooling of bodies or body parts of a human or an animal, as described above, which is characterized in that at least one measuring instrument and / or sensor for measuring physical measured values or is provided in the device.
- the invention contemplates that medical cooling systems must be measurable and controllable, as the temperature of the body has a direct influence on vital bodily functions.
- the cardiovascular system is directly linked to and regulates body and skin temperature to sustain life-sustaining functions. Excessive cooling (hypothermia) or inadequate cooling and consequent overheating of the organism can result in serious or life-threatening situations. Therefore, control and / or monitoring of cooling in the medical field is almost always mandatory.
- the invention provides with the device, which includes at least one measuring instrument and / or a sensor for measuring physical measured values, such a solution that is excellently usable in the medical field.
- the invention proposes a device which on or in the device itself is a measuring instrument or a sensor for measuring physical Provides measured values.
- a measuring instrument or a sensor for measuring physical Provides measured values. This allows you to determine the temperature of the device and / or the subject or patient very accurately, so you can increase the cooling temperature, for example, by targeted addition of moisture or you are no longer moisture in the device, so that the temperature returns to a normal value can adjust.
- the advantage of the device is in particular that it can be very easily determined by the arrangement of measuring instruments or sensors, preferably so that it is provided close to the body or directly on the skin or surface of the patient, so that one can here also without further influence can influence.
- this device Furthermore, a great advantage of this device is that it is now possible to provide parts of the body or the whole body as a whole with a device, and the patient or wearer of this device still has sufficient freedom of movement so that he can move freely , This was completely impossible with the variable solutions of the prior art. It is now no longer necessary to provide special devices for cooling, for example for water cooling or air cooling, as in the known in the art solutions. Also, it is no longer necessary to provide refrigerators or freezers to bring the devices, as was necessary in the prior art, beforehand to a low temperature.
- the invention encompasses not only medical applications, that is, cases in which a patient is to be monitored with appropriate cooling.
- the use of a measuring instrument on the device according to the invention is also advantageous for self-monitoring of the device. It is an advantage of the invention that it can be activated by filling the carrier material with liquid, such as water, that is, then provides a corresponding cooling potential.
- This cooling potential is provided continuously, a correspondingly active support, such as with the help of a cooling generator, etc., is not necessary.
- the cooling effect or the cooling efficiency depends on how the liquid bound in the superabsorber escapes from the superabsorber again and the resulting water or moisture vapor disappears from the device.
- the cooling efficiency is correspondingly higher if the physical processes essential for the cooling effect are promoted.
- the physical processes essential for the cooling effect are promoted.
- the measuring instrument proposed according to the invention therefore, not only is a system which is reliable for the treatment of patients, for example in accidental or other life-threatening situations, which is characterized in particular by the cooling effect at a physiologically tolerable temperature level (eg between 15 ° C and 30 0 C) is made available (it is not aimed at icing) and in addition requires no additional external and complex cooling units and cooling machines.
- a physiologically tolerable temperature level eg between 15 ° C and 30 0 C
- the proposal according to the invention also provides autonomous control monitoring for the cooling efficiency of the device when it is used, for example, as a garment, for example in heat-treated work areas.
- the invention is also characterized by a very light weight and is particularly durable for a very long time at an appropriate temperature or adjustable. This can also be achieved, for example, by deliberately adding moisture again at certain intervals in order to achieve the cooling effect again. For this purpose, it may be sufficient, for example, to integrate a moisture sensor in addition to the measurement of measured values of the patient in the device and then add moisture on the basis of this display in order to increase the cooling effect again.
- the cooling effect occurs in particular because the carrier fleece carries a superabsorbent coated there or otherwise is introduced.
- the solution with a coated superabsorbent on the carrier nonwoven can very quickly absorb moisture and also give it up again without the adverse effects the escape of gel occurs. In the prior art, this has often been the case, so that the solutions thus formed are not used for medical purposes.
- the dripping or wet clothing is prevented because the fabric or the shell of the device is designed so that on the one hand, while in one direction moisture can occur, on the other hand, however, no moisture, eg. B. to the skin or to the body of the patient, so that a moisture can not occur.
- the cover fabric according to the invention is wasserdampf- duch adhere, at least in some areas, so that the moisture can pass both from outside to inside to the carrier fleece and on the other hand, a water vapor diffusion is also possible to the outside.
- the surface of the side of the cover material facing the patient may be impermeable to water, so that no moisture penetration, as occurred in the prior art in an unpleasant manner, may occur here.
- the solution according to the invention is characterized in that it is very easy that they are by the Patients can be worn on the body without adverse effects, such as wetting or hypothermia occur. Furthermore, the solution is characterized by the fact that targeted and controlled the temperature can be set to a certain range, for example, which was not possible with all systems of the prior art.
- the solution is characterized by the fact that by the coating of a carrier fleece with superabsorber now the moisture absorption can equip against very quickly, so you can humidify, for example, under the tap or under the shower this in a very short exposure time and then by evaporation , caused by the body temperature, then achieved a cooling effect, which is ideal for medical purposes, since they are in particular by the use of measuring instruments and / or sensors, which may of course be coupled with appropriate monitoring systems, are easily adjustable to the particular application ,
- cover fabric itself or parts of the cover fabric can accomplish the data transfer by using a cable-like textile thread having the ability to shield radiation or transmit data, to serve as an energy source or to replace sensors and used as such can be.
- This thread or parts which are made of it, can also be used as a connector for the transmission of energy and / or data or connected to terminals.
- the device according to the invention is highly suitable. So it is also possible according to the invention cooling blunt injuries, compressions or bruises, which were previously carried out in the normal case with ice, ice packs, gel pads or the like, now with the Perform inventive device.
- the warnings of hypothermia of the areas through the ice, and in particular also due to the possible constriction of the vessels, warned by specialized physicians and physiotherapists are completely avoided according to the invention. This not only concerns injuries to affected people, but also injuries to animals which have also previously been treated in the prior art with ice, frozen gel pads, accumulators or with cold water, with envelopes or the like.
- the cooling in cardiovascular complaints can now be solved elegantly with the device according to the invention. So it is now possible, especially in elderly patients with cardiovascular weaknesses or in animals such. As older dogs with cardiovascular weakness, perform a medically controlled cooling, especially at high ambient temperatures. It is particularly useful in this area to offer the climate control of the body in the form of cooling garments, which of course should contain due to the already weaker cardiovascular system, a lower weight and no ice temperatures. By using such a garment or a blanket according to the invention, no drops of water or gel residue, which can reach the body surface of the person concerned, also arise. Insofar, the cooling in cardiovascular disorders is an ideal area of application of the device according to the invention.
- the body temperature is deliberately lowered to actually harmful 33-34 ° C or lower.
- Side effects such as hypothermia or infections are accepted, as the more serious emergency can only be better treated.
- This is e.g. Especially in heart attack patients are possible, which are deliberately undercooled, since it can be minimized, according to studies, consequential damage.
- a control and monitoring of the cooling as well as the midizinischen parameters is indispensable.
- the device can be stored, for example in the form of a blanket in the refrigerator or in the freezer (with water previously activated) until the medically desired temperature is reached.
- the Superabsorbervlies keeps the temperature longer than would be the case with water or ice, so that there is also an advantage in the use here.
- the weight is lower than with ice packs and the effect is longer lasting.
- the flexibility and possibility of body adaptation is maintained, which makes the application to the patient practical and pleasant. Body functions and temperature are monitored.
- Prokukte activated in the context of the invention can be ready-made with water and sterile packaged in cool boxes of the ambulance or other meaningful patches as well as at risk people kept at home or on the road as an emergency product and / or be carried to be used immediately in an emergency of a heart attack. Since in these cases the shortest possible time to treatment can be life-saving or prevent subsequent complications, the invention serves the health of such sufferers.
- the invention can also be used in an outstanding manner by, for example, patients being affected by myocardial infarction being cooled by appropriate items of clothing or partial clothing.
- patients being affected by myocardial infarction being cooled by appropriate items of clothing or partial clothing.
- a solution that could actually be carried out by emergency medicine from the patient's place of detection to the hospital, that is also while driving, or does not allow the cold chain to be torn off during transport to the hospital, is still not present in everyday medical practice.
- the invention now provides a device with which this is possible.
- the disadvantages such as humidity, uncontrolled ice temperature, uncontrolled cooling temperature by batteries, leaking gel, etc. everything is completely avoided by the invention. It is even possible to set specific temperatures, so that the invention provides a system which can be used both in man and in animals in the medical field. This is also the case because an uncontrolled or unregulated cooling, which can be life-threatening, is now completely excluded.
- a significant advantage of the invention is that the inventively proposed measuring instruments or sensors are used in a variant of the invention to determine the cooling efficiency or monitor.
- the physical measured values measured by the measuring instruments or sensors for example temperature, temperature gradient, partial pressure of water vapor, relative humidity, charge state of the carrier material with SAP (superabsorbent polymers), etc.
- the device as a passive system, for example convection-based, may provide a time-varying release of water vapor which has a direct effect on cooling efficiency, the invention achieves optimum performance.
- the device is characterized in that at least one thermometer or thermal sensor is provided as a measuring instrument or sensor.
- This measuring instrument or the sensor preferably determines the temperature of the patient or test persons and can therefore provide information about whether the cooling is sufficient or whether further cooling is necessary. Due to this information moisture can then be supplied to the device, which results in a higher cooling effect. Or it is results from the information of the measurement that the cooling is sufficient. In this very straightforward way, it is possible, first, to make a cooling accordingly and, secondly, to monitor the cooling accordingly. It is possible that the measuring instrument displays the temperature directly or forward measuring instrument or sensor, the collected information to an evaluation unit.
- the evaluation is located directly on the device or that a central evaluation, for example, controlled by radio detects this data and evaluates accordingly.
- An evaluation and / or transmission can be done to or by a personal computer, a mobile phone, a minicomputer (PDA - Personal Digital Assistant).
- thermometer As already described, the use of a temperature difference measurement is proposed, for example, wherein, for example, with respect to two points in time or with respect to second locations, the temperature difference is determined. Thermodynamically, it is clear that a temperature gradient is a possibility of heat transport and thus serves to determine the cooling efficiency.
- the invention also proposes the use of an air humidity sensor or a humidity difference measurement. By determining the relative humidity, reference is made to the water vapor partial pressure closed.
- a measuring instrument is provided, which measures the water vapor partial pressure under certain circumstances directly and serves as a measure for the determination of the cooling efficiency.
- the cooling efficiency is determined by a difference measurement of the measured values either with respect to the measuring location and / or with respect to the measuring time. It has been observed, for example, that the accumulation of water vapor in the device (for example in a vest) is due to a temporally no longer changing or spatially constant atmospheric humidity or water vapor pressure. partial pressure distinguishes. To monitor the cooling efficiency, it is therefore convenient to observe these gradients either by time or by location and to base the evaluation.
- thermometer is designed as a liquid crystal thermometer.
- a thermometer makes use of the thermo-fluorescence effect.
- thermo-fluorescence effect There are reversible temperature sticker from liquid crystals known that have multi-colored analog displays.
- the advantage of using such thermometers is in particular their low price, their sufficient accuracy and also in their easy use of a device that comes so in accordance with their design so in contact with liquid because it is watered, for example, etc.
- a corresponding device which is designed with this thermometer, easy to wash.
- thermometers two or more thermometers are used as a liquid crystal thermometer and the user himself ascertains the temperature difference by sequential reading of the respective temperatures and thus concludes on the still existing cooling efficiency.
- the measuring instrument or the sensor is equipped or connected to an evaluation unit for determining the cooling efficiency.
- the most diverse parameters enter. Of course, these parameters depend on the measured physical measurements. It has been found that corresponding algorithms or scenarios exist for the various measured values in order to determine or determine a cooling efficiency. Exemplary It has been found that a constant water vapor partial pressure within the device, seen locally between a measuring point relatively close to the body surface and a second measuring point, for example within the carrier material or at its end facing away from the body, is a good basis for evaluating the cooling efficiency. If the gradient has disappeared, the same partial pressure of hydrogen exists everywhere, then no cooling effect takes place, the perceived cooling efficiency is correspondingly low. This is determined by means of the evaluation unit according to the variant of the invention.
- a display for the cooling efficiency which displays the information determined by the evaluation unit.
- the display is only designed to display information on the cooling efficiency, which then indicates to the user, for example, to change the device or briefly lay it down and then re-apply it, for example to generate a corresponding heat. or vapor lock.
- the display is given, for example, of two lamps of different colors, in which, for example, a green lamp indicates a good cooling efficiency and a red lamp indicates a poor cooling efficiency and calls for appropriate measures.
- the display can of course be arbitrarily complicated.
- other physical or physiological values may of course also be displayed on the display.
- the measuring instrument or the sensor is arranged on or in the carrier material.
- the measuring instrument or the sensor is not only characterized by a device for recording a measured value is, but of course the measuring instrument or the sensor comprises several Meßsteiien and is provided for example at different positions on or in the carrier material or on or in the device.
- the measuring instrument or the sensor is arranged on the side of the carrier material facing and / or facing away from the human or animal. Often just the gradient with respect to the side facing the body and away from interest and the measuring arrangement is constructed and arranged accordingly.
- the protective bag is made of, for example, water-impermeable material and protects the possibly sensitive measuring arrangement of measuring instrument, sensor and possibly evaluation unit from liquid. But also a protection against parasitic heat sources, such as solar radiation, which is undesirable, by the arrangement of the measuring instrument (thermometer) hiner a correspondingly well insulated protective flap on the device of considerable advantage for the accuracy of the measurement.
- the measuring instrument or the sensor is arranged on the body side facing the cover fabric or the envelope, particularly preferably such that the measuring instrument or the sensor direct conveniently fact contact with applied device receives.
- thermometer directly on the side that comes into contact with the patient, so that there is a direct body or skin contact and the measurements are very accurate and thus also statements regarding the necessary cooling measures can be made, which can be made much more targeted based on these values, as was previously possible in the prior art.
- the medical staff for example, in a hospital, receives information about the condition of the patient and can easily determine appropriate further measures relating to the cooling.
- the patient still remains highly mobile and is not hampered in his freedom of movement by overly heavy or non-portable devices or devices by which he can not move at all.
- the invention here provides a device by means of which these treatment measures can be used in a very targeted and simple manner, both in medical facilities and in patient transport but also in outpatient treatment.
- At least one further measuring instrument or a sensor for measuring physical parameters is provided on the device and hereby environmental parameters not influenced by the device, also on the body, are measured.
- the primary aim of the proposal according to the invention is to measure and monitor the cooling efficiency or cooling effect or cooling power or the actual physiological parameters in the area influenced by the device. For more extensive monitoring, it is advantageous to correlate this information with additional environmental parameters in order to obtain corresponding additional information and insights.
- Another aspect of the invention is characterized in that further measuring instruments and / or sensors for the detection of medical values of a human or an animal, such as blood pressure, ECG, blood, heart rate / pulse, oxygen content of the blood or the like, are provided.
- the invention also provides a device which sends an automatic emergency call when deviations from the desired or normal values occur.
- the position of the patient is important in order to locate him or her via GPS, GPRS or other technology, when he is no longer responsive or even unable to become noticeable do.
- the sensor or the detection of the spatial position is important to determine whether the patient has suddenly fallen over for health reasons and spatially suddenly possibly unconscious on Ground lies.
- the measuring instruments or sensors are wirelessly and / or connected with connecting cables to a receiving, evaluation, and / or display device or connectable. According to the invention, it is advantageous if at least one transmitting unit is provided which can communicate with a receiving station.
- a variant of the invention provides that the measuring instrument or the sensor is connected to the transmitting unit for a wireless or wired data transmission, which sends the measured values to a receiving station.
- the measuring instrument or sensor is connected to the transmitting unit and the transmitting unit to the receiving station. It is thus possible, for example, for the measuring instrument or sensor to be connected by cable to the transmitting unit within the device, and to wireless data transmission to the receiving station, for example via radio.
- the invention may be indicated by such solutions as infrared, Bluetooth, GPS, GPRS or the like.
- the transmission of the values with radio waves is also included in the invention.
- position data relating to the localization or spatial position of the person carrying the device are also provided on the device and transmitted for evaluation purposes.
- the means for transmitting the position data or the localization are combined with a speed sensor to determine whether the person wearing the device is in a horizontal or vertical position, and in particular whether a change in position is normal or sudden ,
- a speed sensor to determine whether the person wearing the device is in a horizontal or vertical position, and in particular whether a change in position is normal or sudden .
- it can be determined whether the person is moving or whether, for example, is going to bed or going to a sitting or horizontal position, and in particular can be determined by means of the speed sensor, whether the change in position due to a disturbance in the movements of the person or the subject, or whether it is a normal change in position.
- the invention proposes in a further advantageous variant that at least one identification means is arranged on the device, the patient or the subjects or can also be assigned to the animal.
- This may be, for example, a normal barcode that can be evaluated via a scanner.
- other electronic possibilities are included by the invention, by means of which the person wearing the device or the animal can be determined, such.
- RSID systems By RSID systems.
- the evaluation and / or receiving or display device is arranged on the device itself. It is also possible that the invention carries a data memory, or the data memory is integrated into the device, which stores the measured values, in particular over a longer period of time and having a connection or interface for an evaluation unit. Here it is possible to carry out long-term tests and to give the person who wears the device the greatest possible freedom of movement for this period of time.
- a device as described above, is characterized according to a development in that at the device or at the evaluation and / or receiving station, a display and / or an input unit, such. As a keyboard, an input field (touch screen) or the like is provided. By means of the display or the input field, it is possible that the person carrying the device is then able to communicate with the system. At the same time, it is also possible to display certain values to the wearer or wearer of the device.
- the information exchange between the data memory on the device of the external evaluation unit can take place.
- the evaluation can then, as usual, be done on computers or corresponding evaluation devices.
- the patient or the person wearing the device need not on the Be evaluation but be able to easily await the evaluation spatially separated from the information or evaluation.
- An advantageous development of the invention proposes that the exchange of information between the device and the outer evaluation is provided in particular bidirectional. This makes it possible to exchange information on both sides. Thus, it is accordingly provided that the values and information measured on the device are routed to the evaluation unit, but conversely, necessary information can also be sent from the evaluation unit to the device and made visible.
- the invention also proposes that a remote data transmission system can be connected to the device.
- the device according to the invention is also characterized in that a power supply is provided internally or externally for the supply of arranged on the device sensors, transmitters, etc. These may be accumulators, batteries or the like. Of course, a wired system is possible, but this limits the freedom of movement. For this reason, you will prefer batteries that can be recharged, for example, then wired over night. It is also possible to provide appropriate solar cells, which provide the necessary energy for data acquisition and transmission available. At the same time, such solar cells can also supply the necessary energy to charge accumulators present on the device.
- the carrier material of natural and / or Kunststoffmateriai or fibers in particular as a plastic fleece made of polyester, polypropylene or polyamide, z. B.
- the invention is designed as a lightweight and flexible filling material.
- the lightness and flexibility of the filling material are of particular importance for the properties of the device, since it succeeds to completely replace the devices which are considerably too heavy in the prior art by a new generation of light devices with a very high degree of flexibility and thus a high degree of wearing comfort , This comfort results in spite of the cooling effect to be achieved with the device and thus provides a universal device available, which is very advantageous especially in the field of medical applications.
- the invention is not limited to use in the medical field, but can conveniently be used in the leisure sector, sports or in the normal field, for example, when extremely high outside temperatures make a cooling of the body necessary or pleasant influence. Then you can for example use a vest or jacket made of the material of the device and also achieve a cooling effect.
- SAP Super Absorbing Polimers
- the favorable according to the invention superabsorbent from a network of flexible hydrofiler Polimerisate is particularly suitable for use in the device according to the invention.
- These can be SAP (Both superabsorbent polimers of both ionic and nonionic nature are used.) Both variants are embraced by the invention and provided with the same beneficial effect.
- the invention is also distinguished by the fact that the superabsorbent is provided as a gel or coating on or in the carrier material or the carrier fleece.
- the superabsorbent is provided as a gel or coating on or in the carrier material or the carrier fleece.
- the carrier material is designed as a paper insert, fabric layer or closed fabric bag, on or in which the superabsorber is arranged or embedded as a gel, in crystal form or as a coating.
- the superabsorbent in crystal form corresponding water or liquid-permeable carrier materials are formed as a closed fabric bags, in which the bulk material-like, trickling, crystalline superabsorber is filled.
- the arrangement in the closed fabric bag ensures that the superabsorbent material is not distributed uncontrollably throughout the device.
- a suitably formed fabric layer serves as a carrier material in the context of the invention.
- the invention is characterized according to a further advantageous variant in that the superabsorbent is a water or fattykeitsschnellbindender superabsorbent, which is able to absorb water, for example under the shower or under the tap.
- the water absorption can take place in a time of 2 to 60 seconds, preferably in 15 to 30 seconds. Due to the high speed of the absorption of the liquid or moisture by the device according to the invention, the overall comfort of the device is further improved. It is now possible to "reload" the device accordingly within a very short time, without the need for complicated procedures, as was often the case in the prior art.
- the invention is very flexible in its use and can of course also be completed with a corresponding water reservoir, which for example, when carrying the device within certain time periods, the moisture to the device zuorg. Also, it is of course possible to make the entire matter something comfortable, for example, by filling connections such as hoses or nozzles are arranged on the device to which then a water pipe can be connected.
- the device is also characterized by the fact that the fabric is designed as a sheath.
- top and bottom can consist of different materials.
- the top of the fabric or the cover of a moisture-permeable material and the underside contrast consists of a moisture-permeable material, it being understood, of course, that the bottom is still breathable, so that a body can still breathe through the skin and this is not hindered by the underside.
- Corresponding materials are known in the prior art and have been combined according to the invention in the device in combination with the carrier fleece to the device according to the invention.
- the invention also encompasses a device which has a multilayer structure, wherein both several layers of a reference Stoffes, as well as different fabrics form the layers. It is further contemplated that carrier fleece is disposed between the individual layers of a fabric. By such a multilayer structure, the overall efficiency of the device can be further increased.
- membranes can be installed which are either moisture-permeable or impermeable or vapor-permeable or vapor-impermeable.
- the cover fabric is formed as a membrane and / or the membrane forms the fabric. This makes it possible to realize further variants of the device according to the invention which can be adapted to specific medical purposes.
- the covering material is made of natural or synthetic fibers.
- a combination of natural or synthetic fibers is just as covered by the invention, as the formation of the device only with natural or synthetic fibers only.
- the invention can also be used for other purposes.
- refractory or flame-retardant material is provided as a fabric.
- the device according to the invention can also be used as a protective device in heat and / or fire applications.
- the device can also be used in applications in hot areas, as may be necessary for example in steelmaking or in the chemical industry in certain rooms in which a high temperature prevails, for example, a person should not enter without appropriate protective equipment.
- the carrier material in particular the carrier fleece and the cover material, are joined to one another at least at one or a few points in such a way that the carrier material is arranged so as to be resistant to slipping in the cover fabric.
- full bonding or bonding of the carrier material to the cover material does not necessarily occur; a few connection points, possibly even only one connection point, are sufficient, depending on the size of the carrier material arranged in the device.
- the device in the form of blankets, clothing, Be or covers, mats or the like has. It is also advantageous if the device is designed as a vest, bandage, jacket, pants, headgear, headband, cap, helmet, sleeping bag, cuff or bag or bag. It is particularly advantageous if the device of the shape of the body or adapted to the body part or this form is customizable.
- the invention also provides a medical cooling system, comprising a device for cooling according to one of the variants described above, which further comprises at least one measuring instrument or a sensor for measuring medical values, an evaluation and / or Empfangsl. Display device, a remote data transmission system and an ex- or internal power supply includes and further comprises an external evaluation.
- a medical cooling system comprising a device for cooling according to one of the variants described above, which further comprises at least one measuring instrument or a sensor for measuring medical values, an evaluation and / or Empfangslust. Display device, a remote data transmission system and an ex- or internal power supply includes and further comprises an external evaluation.
- These components can be kept individually, so that then desired devices can be made or assembled according to their needs as desired.
- a universal system is available, which makes it possible to provide devices according to the invention either only as a blanket, or as clothing or as a cuff, for example, and equip them with appropriate measuring instruments or sensors that just for the particular application required are.
- the invention also provides that a storage and / or cooling container is provided for the medical cooling system or for the system components.
- a storage and / or cooling container is provided for the medical cooling system or for the system components.
- This can be z. B. by a climatic cabinet, by a refrigerator or a freezer, a refrigerator or freezer or the like may be provided.
- this container which of course can also be adapted to the shape of the respective device, the device can not only be kept but also cooled for certain medical purposes. This is especially useful if the medical treatment requires a lower cooling temperature than can be achieved, for example, by evaporative cooling.
- the advantages of the device according to the invention can be very well combined with the normal cooling devices and thus complete the medical cooling system according to the Invention.
- the invention also encompasses a method for monitoring the cooling efficiency of a device, as described in particular, wherein it is proposed according to the invention that the measured values transmitted by the at least one measuring instrument or sensor are evaluated in an evaluation unit in such a way that the cooling efficiency is determined and User of the device is communicated the cooling efficiency.
- a preparation of the measured values leads to a noticeable improvement in the comfort of the device according to the invention in use.
- the design of the algorithms for determining the cooling efficiency are very variable and of course adapted to the respectively available measured values.
- the method can also be explicitly applied to other devices which serve the same purpose but have no superabsorber.
- the cooling efficiency is too low, the user is visually and / or acoustically informed and, if necessary, is requested to change the position and / or arrangement of the device at least for a short time.
- An essential removal of the body heat (this creates the cooling effect) takes place by convection of the water vapor out of the device.
- the cooling efficiency decreases below a definable threshold and, skillfully before the user perceives a corresponding heat sensation, this is visually and / or acoustically informed and also prompted (alternatively), the location and / or arrangement of the device at least for a short time to change or to use, for example, another device.
- the water vapor accumulation in the vest can be remedied by briefly storing and reversing it, for example, and then turning it on again. is withdrawn.
- Such simple measures can again lead to a noticeable improvement in the cooling efficiency.
- the advantage of the invention lies in particular in the fact that the device according to the invention can be carried in a simple manner without additional external cooling devices and without any mechanical effort and can be used, for example, in the working area.
- the invention according to the method includes all features which have been described with respect to the device, even if they have not been expressly mentioned in connection with the method. In this respect, all features which are described and disclosed in connection with the device, also in connection with the method as co-disclosed and can be combined accordingly. The same applies, of course, in the opposite direction.
- an improvement in the cooling effect is achieved if, for example, the entire device is pre-cooled or operated with liquid which has been cooled down accordingly. This can be achieved by appropriate use of cooled liquids or by placing the device in appropriate refrigerators. Optionally, this also means a brief freezing or freezing while cooling.
- FIG. 1 shows the schematic representation of a single embodiment of the invention.
- the single figure shows an embodiment of a device according to the invention.
- the device is shown substantially schematically and formed in the selected variant as a cuff. It should be noted that according to the preceding description, the embodiment of the device according to the invention in the most varied variants is possible.
- the device for example, it is possible to use the device as a vest, as a blanket, as a headgear, as a headband, as a suit, as a sleeping bag, etc.
- the components of the invention are as shown in the embodiment, also in the other, now not shown embodiments, to see.
- the device according to the invention is, as already mentioned, designed as a sleeve, wherein a carrier fleece 1 in a cover fabric 2, which is designed as a shell, is arranged.
- the fabric 2 has a top 2/1 and a bottom 2/2. Due to the size of the representation, the execution of a wall of the device according to the invention is shown enlarged as a circle detail right below. This refers to the circle in the normal representation.
- This embodiment allows for a variety of superabsorbent components to be incorporated into the carrier nonwoven, yet the negative effects of the prior art will not occur, such that dripping gel will contaminate the garment, or that the pockets used in the prior art in the carrier material were of the order of magnitude insufficient to provide sufficient fluid or the carrier fleece was arranged so unfavorably in the pockets that the liquid could not be adequately absorbed and released, so that no sufficient cooling effect occurred.
- the carrier web 1 has sufficient superabsorbent components 11, so that a very good cooling is recorded.
- On the body or the skin side facing either the measuring instruments 4 and the sensors 41 are arranged according to the invention. These are connected in the illustrated variant via connecting cable or connecting lines 6 with a display device 5.
- an identification means 12 is connected to the display device 5 via a connecting line 6.
- an identification means 12 is provided, which may be connected to the display unit, for example by radio, or else by means of a connection cable.
- the sensors and / or measuring instruments have their own transmitting devices in order to communicate with the display device 5 radio-bound.
- the display device 5 has a transmitting unit 7, which is connected to a receiving unit 13.
- This receiving unit 13 is in turn arranged on a remote data transmission system 8.
- permeable areas 3 are shown in phantom on the top 2/2 of the fabric 2. Moisture can penetrate through these permeable regions 3 in order, for example, to moisten the superabsorber 11 or the superabsorber constituents. Due to the body heat, the moisture evaporates from the superabsorber or the carrier fleece and can escape through the permeable areas 3 to the outside. According to the invention, it is therefore intended that the permeable areas 3 z. B. on the top 2/1 or in the top 2/1 of the fabric 2 are provided. However, they can also be arranged on the top and bottom or even on the bottom. On the display device 5, an interface 10 is provided, which can be connected to an evaluation unit 100 and is able to communicate.
- the evaluation unit 100 the data from the display device, which of course has a corresponding memory takes over.
- the double arrow here also a direct communication via radio, infrared or the like take place.
- the invention is by no means limited to a particular variant.
- the invention consists essentially of three parts, namely the first of a light and flexible film material.
- This consists of a plastic fleece made of polyester, which is referred to here as a carrier fleece 1.
- This carrier fleece 1 is coated with the superabsorbent (SAP) 11.
- SAP superabsorbent
- the superabsorbent is a network of flexible hydrophilic polymers, which may be both ionic and nonionic in nature. These are, as already described, able to absorb and bind aqueous liquids and are, however, also able to release this moisture again, as a result of which cooling takes place. stands .
- the invention now solves the negative problems encountered in the prior art, according to which a cooling was required or after which gel has escaped, for example, from the casing and so has led to contamination, or that in the case when the cooling effect was no longer sufficient, then a re-cooling the device was necessary.
- the invention now provides a solution where neither water nor gel can escape.
- the binding of the water is done, as described above, for example, in the shower in seconds or under the tap or in any other way, for. B. by connecting to a nozzle to add moisture accordingly.
- a water reserve according to the invention can be provided, which then provides the necessary moisture, if no longer sufficient cooling effect is present.
- the cooling effect is provided according to the invention by the evaporative cooling, which in turn is effected by the body heat of the patient or subject or the animal to be treated. Accordingly, a sufficient evaporative cooling or cooling effect for medical applications by the device according to the invention is provided.
- the second component of the invention consists of a nonwoven covering material which is already commercially available in many colors and variations from different manufacturers. It is of course provided that upper and lower parts of the envelope or other parts may be different. Accordingly, a cover fabric 1 to x-fold may be provided. Of course, it is also possible to use correspondingly refractory or flame-retardant materials. In the same way, it is of course also provided that the cover material is made of different materials. The material can be considered as Sold by the meter on rolls. Of course, it can also be obtained in the form of blankets or mats in various sizes and also as clothing for medical cooling. As already mentioned, the wrapper according to the invention has one or more points or sides which are permeable to air and / or water vapor in order to ensure the absorption and the evaporation of the bound water so that the cooling effect can be produced.
- the finished product in the form of blankets or mats in various sizes or in the form of clothing, headgear or in the form of pads, is equipped with the tele Kunststoffschen measuring instruments 4 and sensors 41 so that the control of medical cooling in the temperature measurement but also in the field of measuring other body functions of medicine is possible.
- this measurement should also be wirelessly transmitted according to an embodiment of the invention or, as also described above, be stored for later evaluation.
- the data can also be combined with corresponding evaluation systems or with the monitoring systems commonly used in medicine. Similarly, a remote data transmission or remote maintenance and transmission is included by the invention.
- the measurements made on the device according to the invention and provided by the system according to the invention include temperature measurement, blood pressure measurement, pulse / heart rate measurement, ECG, measurement of the oxygen content of the blood, localization of the patient, spatial position of the patient or identification of the patient ,
- the measured values are evaluated directly on the invention and displayed or just queried by a remote system and stored there or evaluated.
- short-term and long-term measurements can be made without the affected person must be connected to devices.
- the full freedom of movement remains, which brings significant benefits in terms of quality of life and it also makes it possible that the person affected, for example, remains fit for work.
- these systems can also be connected to remote data transmission systems in the field of telemedicine, which saves hospital stays and doctor visits and thus also minimizes healthcare costs.
- the invention summarizes the following advantages.
- the invention is optimally suited for cooling in the medical field, since it fulfills the following requirements:
- the device according to the invention is reusable, whereby the product is environmentally friendly;
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