FR2626181A1 - GERMANICAL MEDICAL ARTICLE - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a germanium medical article for use in contact with the skin to alleviate various symptoms such as pain, inflammation, etc. The medical article 1 comprises a core 2 made of germanium or a mixture of germanium with a poorly ionizable material, a nickel layer 5 completely covering the core 2, a palladium layer 6 completely covering the nickel layer, and a outer layer of rhodium 7 completely covering the palladium layer. These metallic layers increase the durability of the medical article while preventing side effects such as chapping and rashes. The invention applies to the medical field.

Description

The present invention relates to medical technology and, more

  particularly, medical articles including germanium which are used in contact with

  skin to alleviate various symptoms such as

  shoulders, a lapse of the kidneys, muscular pain

and others.

  As is well known in the art, germination

  Nium is very useful in electronics because of its semiconducting properties. It is also known that given the inherent characteristics of germanium

  due to its characteristic atomic structure, it acts electrically

  on a living organism and can be used in the form of a medical device or article to alleviate various symptoms such as stiffness of the shoulders, a turn

kidney and muscle pain.

  The atom of germanium has atomic number 32 and, among its 32 electrons, four electrons are arranged on the outermost layer, one of these being very likely to be released. If this electron is released, it creates a hole in this outer layer, so that the property appears to attract an electron from outside to fill the hole. On the other hand, the nervous system of a living organism is organized in such a way that a normal function is maintained by the electric action involved in the living organism. We know

  that the potential of each of the cells of various

  affected by a living organism becomes abnormal. Lors-

  that germanium is applied, in a suitable form, on an affected part, it is known that the pain or

  the inflammation of this affected part diminishes or resolves itself.

  Although we do not know exactly why germanium exerts this curative effect on the part

  affected, it would appear that the electrical character of the

  manium allows the exchange of electrons with the

  for example by an ion generating effect or a radical-eliminating effect according to which H or OH would be captured

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  and eliminated. As a result, the potential of the affected part would return to a normal level, which would remedy

disorders such as inflammation.

  The use of germanium has been proposed, for example, in Japanese Patent Publication No. 58-4816

  to pass pain or inflammation. This letter

  vet describes a medical contact device that is used in contact with the skin at an effective point or site of action, such as a pain seat, of a human body. This medical device is simply made of solid crystals of germanium in the form of a thin disc. At the time

  of use, the germanium disc is applied by adhesion

  directly in contact with the surface of the skin.

  It has been confirmed that when the disc is placed in direct contact with the surface of the skin, the superficial layer of the germanium disc dissolves under the action of salts, acidic body fluids and other components contained in the excreted sweat. by the skin. It results

  skin side effects such as germs

  cures, an eruption, etc. Moreover, because of the disso-

  lution of the superficial layer of the germanium disc, it is contaminated at the surface and becomes bad for health, and it is difficult to

  serve a long time because of the considerable degree of wear.

  So, this type of germanium disc does not make it possible to make the most of its function which is to exert a good

  curative effect on inflammation or other.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a medical article comprising germanium, which rarely causes chapped or erupted skin.

  skin and which is very resistant to corrosion.

  Another object of the invention is to provide a medical article comprising germanium which exerts a good healing effect on various symptoms such as fever, oppressive pain, stiffness of the shoulders and the like, accompanied by better oxygenation, an improvement in the state of health, an improvement of the blood and a

  activation of the nutrient recharge.

  Another object of the invention is to provide germanium medical articles which comprise three layers of metal coating completely covering a core

  of Germanium and therefore offer good durability

bility.

  The above aims can be achieved, in accordance

  according to the invention, thanks to a medical article

  nium which comprises a core consisting of a material selected from germanium and mixtures of germanium with poorly ionizable materials, a nickel layer completely covering this core, a layer of palladium completely covering the nickel layer, and an outer layer

  of rhodium completely covering the palladium layer.

  The outer rhodium layer directly enters into

  tact with the skin. The core can take various forms, including that of a disc having a convex surface that is placed in contact with the skin, or having a protrusion, as described in detail in the following. The core is coated with three layers, including the nickel layer, the palladium layer and the rhodium layer, such as

  way that these layers completely cover the core.

  Each of these layers has a great resistance to

  corrosion and wear, so that in addition to the best durability

  achieved, it is possible to completely eliminate skin side effects, such as cracking and eruptions,

  that one experiences according to the prior art.

  The invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is a schematic sectional view of a germanium medical article made according to one embodiment of the invention; FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic sectional view of a germanium medical article made according to another embodiment of the invention; and

  FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view.

  of a germanium medical article made according to

  another embodiment of the invention.

  In FIGS. 1 to 3, with the same reference numerals

  describe similar elements. FIG. 1 represents a germanium medical article 1 which comprises a nucleus 2 made of germanium, with or without another non-ionizable material. Core 2 is completely covered with a protective coating 4

  consisting of three layers 5, 6 and 7 formed by metallization.

  The core 2 can take various forms, and it is generally in the form of a thin disc whose

  diameter is a few millimeters to 7-8 mm. Preferably

  In contrast, the thin disc has a convex face which comes into contact with the skin of a human body and can be flat on the other side, as shown in particular in FIG. have a protrusion 3, as shown in Figure 2, located

  roughly at the center of the disc, thanks to which a

  finger pressure can also be performed.

  Core 2 is, for example, a highly purified germanium molded part, which has a purity of 99.999%, which is obtained by melting an extremely pure germanium ingot and pouring the melt into a mold of desired shape. Alternatively, the germanium ingot may be reduced to small pieces by a suitable grinding machine. The small pieces, whether or not mixed with a fine powder of a material unlikely to ionize, are introduced into a sintering mold and compressed under a high pressure of, for example, about 5 to 6 tons, and sintered in a sintering furnace to thereby give a

  core having the desired shape. The material to be mixed

  Alternatively, the small pieces of germanium may be a metal whose thermal conductivity is good and which is rarely ionized, for example gold, silver, tin and the like, or a glass. This concerns the fine powder

  of the material to be mixed with the pieces of germanium.

  The protective coating 4 formed by metallization so as to completely cover the core 2 comprises a nickel layer 5 which serves to give a smooth surface to the core 2. On the nickel layer 5 is further applied a layer of palladium 6 on which is applied an outer layer of rhodium 7 serving as a contact layer

with the skin.

  The nickel layer 5 is directly applied to the surface of the core 2 in any known manner, and this layer provides a smooth surface, so that it is possible to reduce the importance of the expensive layer of palladium

  6 and that the formation of this layer 6 becomes easier.

  In this sense, the nickel layer 5 serves as a primer.

  The palladium layer formed by metallization has good corrosion resistance and acts as an anti-corrosion layer upon exposure to sweat containing salts, acidic body fluids and

other impurities.

  The outer layer of rhodium 7 has good resistance to sweat and corrosion and offers a metallic luster similar to that of platinum with a good appearance. Thus, this layer 7 can protect the surface of the medical article of the invention and contribute to increasing

its commercial value.

  Referring now to FIG.

  another embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, the medical article 1 is disposed and firmly adhered to a piece 8 of adhesive tape whose dimensions are larger than those of article 1

  so that it can be fixed on an affected part. Lors-

  that this adhesive piece 8 is used, it becomes easy to place the article 1 by sticking it through the adhesive piece 8 on a human body into an effective site of action, such as an oppressive pain point, a place where the skin is chapped, a place where the skin is blistered or torn, and some

  affected such as the outer layer of skin in the

swimming internal organs.

  In the practice of the invention, despite the fact

  that the germanium nucleus 2 is covered with the coating pro

  4, consisting of three layers 5, 6 and 7, it has been clinically confirmed that the effects of germanium, such as an ion-generating effect and an elimination effect of

  radicals, are not reduced and there is no reduction

  curative effectiveness. In other words, the healing effect of germanium is satisfactorily manifested, while no roughness or

  skin where the skin is in contact with the skin.

medical article.

Claims (7)

  1. Germanium medical article, characterized in that it comprises a core (2) consisting of a material selected from germanium and mixtures of germanium with little ionizable materials, a layer of nickel (5)   completely covering the core (2), a palladium layer   dium (6) completely covering the nickel layer (5),   and an outer layer of rhodium (7) completely covering the palladium layer (6).   2. Germanic medical article according to the   cation 1, characterized in that said core (2) is unique- germanium.   3. Medical article with germanium according to the   cation 1, characterized in that said core (2) is   stained with a mixture of germanium and glass.   4. Medical article with Germanium according to the   cation 1, characterized in that said core (2) is under the shape of a disc.   5. Medical article with Germanium according to the   cation 4, characterized in that said disk has a   convex face that comes into contact with a human body.   6. Medical article with Germanium according to the   cation 4, characterized in that said disc has a protrusion (3), located approximately in the center of the disc, on the   face of the disc that comes into contact with a human body.   7. Medical article with germanium according to the   cation 1, characterized in that it further comprises an adhesive part (8) on which said core is bonded with fixed way.