JP2003004893A - X-ray protection article - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an X-ray protection articles with superior safety, durability and design by making easily grasping the state of internal X-ray shield material. SOLUTION: Front or back surface of a shield part 20 constituted of the X-ray shield materials 21 and 22 is covered with a transparent flexible protection sheet 30. The transparent flexible protection sheet 30 is made of synthetic resin sheet 30 provided with meshed reinforcement 31. The meshed reinforcement 31 is desired to be a colored one. A colored layer is formed on the outer surface of the X-ray shield material 21.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to medical X-ray protective clothing and other X-ray protective articles using an X-ray shielding material.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, X-ray medical staff and the like have a high X-ray shielding ability in order to avoid adverse effects due to X-ray exposure.
He is engaged in work while wearing X-ray protective clothing made of X-ray shielding material. As the X-ray shielding material, a sheet obtained by uniformly mixing lead or a lead compound with a synthetic resin such as rubber or vinyl chloride resin is widely used.

There are roughly two types of structures for medical X-ray protective clothing using the above X-ray shielding sheet. One is a structure in which an X-ray shielding sheet is directly color-coated and two or more sheets are combined with the color surface facing outward.
The other is to cover the outer layers of a plurality of X-ray shielding sheets with a colored protective sheet such as vinyl chloride resin which is not intended for shielding. The former is exposed to the X-ray shielding sheet, while the latter is covered with a protective sheet, so that it is less likely to get dirty and has excellent durability. Therefore, the X-ray protective garment having the latter structure is widely used. However, since the X-ray shielding sheet is covered with the colored protective sheet, the X-ray shielding sheet located inside cannot be visually recognized. It is difficult to visually grasp the state of the X-ray shielding sheet, and especially the abnormality such as damage or dropout due to long-term use.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned prior art, and makes it possible to easily grasp the state of the X-ray shielding material inside the protective sheet, thereby ensuring safety. It is an object of the present invention to provide an X-ray protective article having excellent durability, and further to provide an X-ray protective article having excellent durability and design.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] (1) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an X-ray protection article using an X-ray shielding material, wherein the front surface or the back surface of a shielding portion formed of the X-ray shielding material. Is covered with a transparent flexible protective sheet. (2) In the X-ray protection article using the X-ray shielding material, the front surface and the back surface of the shielding portion made of the X-ray shielding material,
It is characterized by being covered with a transparent flexible protective sheet. (3) It is preferable that the transparent flexible protective sheet is made of a synthetic resin sheet having a mesh-shaped reinforcing member. (4) The mesh reinforcement is preferably colored. (5) At least the outer surface of the X-ray shielding material may be colored. (6) The X-ray protective article is preferably selected from medical X-ray protective clothing, X-ray protective cover, X-ray protective curtain, and X-ray protective screen.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, taking an example in which the present invention is applied to an apron type medical X-ray protective garment. 1A is a front view of the X-ray protective clothing, FIG. 1B is a rear view, and FIG.
It is a figure which shows an A-2A cross section typically.

The X-ray protective garment 1 has a front face portion 2, a rear face portion 3 and armhole portions 4 and 4. The front part 2 covers the front surface or side surfaces of the body such as the shoulders, chest, abdomen, and thighs. The back surface part 3 is separated into a left back surface part 3a and a right back surface part 3b.
And covers the shoulder and the scapulae, overlaps and intersects with the back, forms band-shaped portions 5 and 5 and extends obliquely toward the lumbar portion on the opposite side. The respective end portions 5a, 5b of the belt-shaped portions 5, 5 are fixed to the front portion 2 by a fixing means such as a surface fastener near the pelvis.

The front portion 2 is a portion where X-ray shielding ability is strongly required. In the illustrated X-ray protective suit 1, an X-ray shielding material is used for the front part 2. FIG. 2 shows a sectional structure of the front portion 2. In the illustrated example, the shielding unit 20 is composed of two X-ray shielding materials 21 and 22. The shield 20 is
It may be composed of one or three or more X-ray shielding materials. As the X-ray shielding materials 21 and 22, well-known sheets of synthetic resin such as rubber or vinyl chloride resin into which lead or a lead compound is uniformly mixed, and other materials having X-ray shielding ability (for example, A woven or knitted fabric made of a thread having an X-ray shielding ability is used.

The front surface (outer side) and back surface (inner side) of the shielding portion 20 formed of the X-ray shielding materials 21 and 22 are covered with a transparent flexible protective sheet 30. Transparent means that the other side of the material can be seen through. The transmittance may be low to some extent. It is flexible so that its operation is not hindered. The thickness of the transparent flexible protective sheet 30 is not particularly limited, but is usually 0.1 to 0.1.
It is about 1.0 mm. By covering the front surface and the back surface of the shielding portion 20 with the transparent flexible protective sheet 30, both inside and outside surfaces of the shielding portion 20 (two X-ray shielding materials 21, 22).
The state of can be visually observed. However,
A flexible protective sheet 3 having a transparent front or back surface of the shield 20
You may make it coat | cover with 0.

The transparent flexible protective sheet 30 is composed of a synthetic resin sheet 30 having a mesh-shaped reinforcing member 31. It is preferable that the mesh-shaped reinforcing member 31 and the transparent synthetic resin portion 32 are integrally formed and molded into one sheet. The one shown in the figure shows an example in which the mesh-like reinforcing member 31 is formed in layers so as to be positioned in a state of being sandwiched between the intermediate portions of the transparent synthetic resin parts 32, 32. The mesh-like reinforcing member 31 is integrated with the transparent synthetic resin portion 32,
For example, the transparent synthetic resin portion 32 may be an outer layer and the mesh-like reinforcing member 31 may be an inner layer, which are integrated into a two-layer structure.

As the mesh-shaped reinforcing member 31, for example,
A flexible synthetic resin molding, woven or knitted material, or the like is used. The size and shape of the mesh (hole) may be such that transparency is not impaired. It is preferable that the material has a good affinity with the transparent synthetic resin portion 32. As the transparent synthetic resin portion 32, vinyl chloride resin, polyurethane or other flexible synthetic resin material is preferably used. The mesh-shaped reinforcing member 31 can be colored in a chromatic color or an achromatic color. By coloring it, it is possible to have an aesthetic appearance rich in design, as opposed to being simply transparent. The transparent flexible protective sheet 30 is, for example, antibacterial / flameproof /
You may comprise as what has functionality, such as antistatic property, electrostatic property, oil resistance, and weather resistance.

The surface of the X-ray shielding material 21 does not necessarily have to be colored, but as shown in the figure, the X-ray shielding material 21
The colored layer 25 may be formed on the outer surface of the. The colored layer 25 can be formed by coating a single color or a plurality of colors or printing a pattern or the like. The collected colored layer 25 may be entirely or partially. Since the X-ray shielding material 21 is visually recognized through the flexible protective sheet 30, it is possible to provide an excellent aesthetic appearance when at least the outer surface of the X-ray shielding material 21 is colored. Further, the combination with the colored mesh-shaped reinforcing member 31 provides a more excellent aesthetic appearance. The outer surface of the X-ray shield material 21 may be provided with an identification display of the lead equivalent weight and clothing size of the X-ray protective clothing 1, and other information.

Reference numeral 40 is an edging tape provided to protect the edge portion of the X-ray protective garment 1, and is usually sewn by a sewing machine using a suture thread 45. The flexible protective sheet 30 is fixed to each other. A lining mesh or other lining material may be provided on the innermost surface of the X-ray protective garment 1 (front portion, etc.). The transparent flexible protective sheet 30 may be partially adhered (welded or the like) to the X-ray shielding materials 21 and 22 at the edges or the like, or may be entirely laminated.

The back surface portion 3 may have the same structure as that of the front surface portion 2 as described above, or may be formed in a mesh shape having air permeability if the shielding ability is not required,
The structure is not particularly limited.

As the X-ray protective garment, in addition to the apron type described above, a coat having a shield portion on the back, a short half coat, a skirt, a cloak, a neck guard, a hat, gloves, a back, a belt, etc. There is. Examples of the X-ray protective article using the X-ray shielding material include X-ray protective clothing, X-ray protective cloth, X-ray protective curtain, and X-ray protective screen.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
The present invention can be implemented with appropriate changes and additions within the scope of the present invention.

[0017]

According to the X-ray protective article of the present invention, the X-ray shielding material inside can be visually recognized through the transparent flexible protective sheet. The condition of the X-ray shielding material, in particular, abnormalities such as damage and falling due to long-term use, can be easily grasped visually, and therefore it is extremely safe. It is possible to detect abnormalities such as breakage and falling off at an early stage without using a fluoroscopy using the device, and the effect is extremely large.

Further, by forming the transparent flexible protective sheet from a synthetic resin sheet having a mesh-shaped reinforcing member, an X-ray protective article having high strength and excellent durability is provided. .

Further, by making the mesh-shaped reinforcing member colored, unlike a transparent and dry member,
There is provided an X-ray protective article having a beautiful appearance.

By making the outer surface of the X-ray shielding material colored, the colored coloring can be visually recognized through the flexible protective sheet, thus providing an excellent aesthetic appearance. In addition, the combination with the colored mesh-shaped reinforcing member provides a more excellent aesthetic appearance.

The present invention is particularly useful as a medical X-ray protective garment, an X-ray protective cover, an X-ray protective curtain and an X-ray protective screen.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A is a front view of an X-ray protective garment, and FIG. 1B is a rear view.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a 2A-2A cross section of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 X-ray protective clothing 2 front 3 back 20 Shield 21,22 X-ray shielding material 25 Collected colored layer 30 Flexible protection sheet (synthetic resin sheet) 31 mesh reinforcement 32 Transparent synthetic resin part

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An X-ray protective article using an X-ray shielding material, characterized in that the front surface or the back surface of a shielding portion made of the X-ray shielding material is covered with a transparent flexible protective sheet. Wire protection supplies. 2. An X-ray protective article using an X-ray shielding material, characterized in that the front surface and the back surface of a shielding portion made of the X-ray shielding material are covered with a transparent flexible protective sheet. Wire protection supplies. 3. The X-ray protective article according to claim 1, wherein the transparent flexible protective sheet is made of a synthetic resin sheet having a mesh-shaped reinforcing member. 4. The X-ray protective article according to claim 3, wherein the mesh-shaped reinforcing member is colored. 5. The X according to claim 1, wherein at least an outer surface of the X-ray shielding material is colored by coloring.
Wire protection supplies. 6. The X-ray protective article is selected from X-ray protective clothing for medical use, X-ray protective cover, X-ray protective curtain and X-ray protective screen. X-ray protective article according to any one of the above.