JP2003325634A - Treatment device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly uniform a water temperature of each part in a tank in regard to a rectangular tank allowing dipping of a human body or a large animal in hot water in a laid state in the tank. <P>SOLUTION: The treatment device is provided with the rectangular tank 1 storing hot water, two hot water feeding nozzles 9 and 10 attached to one side wall 2 in a short edge direction of the tank, and a heating circulation system taking out and heating the hot water in the tank and feeding the hot water into the tank from the hot water feeding nozzles. One hot water feeding nozzle of the hot water feeding nozzles is long and the other hot water feeding nozzle is set short. Hot water is fed from the long hot water feeding nozzle in a short edge side in an opposite side of the side wall attached with the hot water feeding nozzles, and hot water is fed from the short hot water feeding nozzle in an intermediate neighborhood of the tank and a side wall side of a short edge attached with the hot water feeding nozzles. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a therapeutic apparatus for performing thermal treatment by immersing a human body or a large animal in hot water in a horizontal state as it is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For treating human AIDS and cancer, generally known is a method of heating a virus with microwaves or destroying cells with a laser.

This is a method that is commonly used because both AIDS virus and cancer cells are vulnerable to heat, but as another method, a therapeutic method using an anticancer agent or heating a chip agent placed near the affected part in the body to destroy malignant cells. There is.

As another treatment method, there is a hyperthermia treatment method known in the medical field.

The prior art mainly on the thermotherapy method is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-33626. In this method, hot water of 41 to 42.5 degrees is put in a bathtub and the human body (therapeutic body) is kept stationary for several hours to raise the temperature of the deep part so that the cancer cells are destroyed by heat. There is.

[0006] In such a treatment method, since the deep part of the human body is heated to 41 to 42.5 degrees, it is possible to destroy not only the advanced part of the cancer cells but also the cancer cells metastasized to other parts. It is very effective in that it can be done.

[0007]

As described above, the hot water in the water tank is set to a predetermined temperature of 41 degrees to 4 degrees during treatment.
It is necessary to maintain a predetermined temperature of 2.5 degrees.

Therefore, the applicant proposed a treatment apparatus having a circulation path in which hot water in the water tank is once taken out of the water tank, heated by a heater, and controlled to reach a predetermined temperature and returned to the water tank.

In the circulation path, a hot water outlet and a hot water outlet are provided on the side wall of the water tank. The hot water sucked from the outlet by a pump is heated by a heater and then returned to the water tank through the hot water inlet. There is.

The hot water in the water tank is taken out and the hot water is sent while being forcibly circulated by a pump. However, the hot water sent from the hot water supply port is sent to only one determined side in the water tank. In the part of the water tank on the side opposite to the sprue, the hot water sent from the hot water spout circulates in the water tank, and then mixes with the hot water stored in advance and recirculates. There is a drawback that is not obtained.

In such a case, for example, in the case of a general household bath, agitating with a hot water stick or a hand can obtain a substantially uniform water temperature. In this case, the agitation of the hot water and the air The number of parts that came into contact with the water was increased, and as a result, almost uniform water temperature was obtained, but it also lowered the overall water temperature, and further required a pouring stick or manual work.

Therefore, when a severe hot water temperature is required as in the case of hyperthermia treatment, the stirring operation such as the above-mentioned general domestic bath affects the decrease in the hot water temperature and is not preferable.

When the treatment body is treated while being immersed in a water tank, if heated hot water is fed from only one place, a part of the body near the feed nozzle is The temperature is high, and the temperature of the part of the body farthest from the hot water supply nozzle tends to be slightly lower.

This means that a part of the body is always heated to a high temperature and a part is always heated to a low level, which is inconvenient for hyperthermia intended for systemic treatment.

In particular, when treating a human body, when the water tank is small, the amount of hot water used is small and it is easy to manage the hot water temperature, but the human body's legs and hands must be bent and immersed in hot water. As a result, there is little contact with hot water at the bent part or it becomes difficult to touch hot water, so the temperature rise of the whole body except the head becomes slow, and if it is the transferred part, the therapeutic effect will not be obtained. Become.

Therefore, when the human body is placed horizontally and put in the water tank, the water tank becomes horizontally long and large,
You can stretch out your limbs and let most parts of the body except the head be exposed to hot water, but the problem here is that the water tank in the water tank has a large rectangular shape, There is a drawback that variations occur and the hot water temperature in the entire area of the water tank cannot be maintained at a predetermined temperature, and as a result, the treatment itself cannot be performed.

The present invention is a rectangular water tank in which a human body or a large animal can be placed horizontally and immersed in warm water, and the temperature of each part in this water tank is always maintained at a predetermined temperature for accurate treatment. Is to do.

[0018]

According to the present invention, a rectangular water tank for storing hot water, two hot water supply nozzles attached to the short side wall of the water tank, and hot water in the water tank are taken out to a predetermined temperature. A pump for maintaining the temperature and a heating and circulating device comprising a heater, and which supplies hot water from the heating and circulating device to the inside of the water tank through the hot water supply nozzle, each of the hot water supply nozzles has one side wall. Attached to the bottom and 1
One nozzle is set to be long and the other one is set to be short.

Further, the length of the long hot water supply nozzle extends to at least an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the water tank.

Further, an electromagnetic valve is connected to each of the hot water supply nozzles, and the electromagnetic valves are alternately opened and closed.

[0021]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a treatment device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the same device, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a water tank showing another embodiment.

(1) is a rectangular tank having a hot water storage capacity of about 300 liters, and has two short side walls (2), (2) and two long side walls (3), which face each other. 3) and the bottom wall (4). The reason why the aquarium is rectangular is that if a human body or a small animal (especially a large dog) that is a therapeutic body is immersed in warm water, if it is a square or a circle, an extra space area will be increased, or there will be sufficient space area around it. This is because it is soaked in warm water without any treatment, and the treatment body cannot be stored in or taken out from the water tank and cannot be heated by a uniform hot water temperature.

(5) is a punching plate having a ∩-shaped side surface, which has a large number of water passage holes (6) (6), which are accommodated in the bottom of the water tank (1), and (7) is in the water tank. A mounted therapeutic body mounting table, and (8) is a lid body in which an opening of a water tank is openably and closably provided.

(9) and (10) are the same short side walls (2)
The punching plates (5) are attached one by one to the lower part of the
With the first and second hot water supply nozzles arranged toward the lower space of
The respective nozzles are arranged on the corner side of the (inner) side wall (2) of the water tank so as to be separated from each other on the left and right, and are mounted at different heights from the bottom wall (4) as shown in FIG.

The first hot water supply nozzle (9) has a length slightly exceeding the longitudinal middle position of the water tank (1) as shown in FIG. 1, and the bottom wall (4) as shown in FIG. The second hot water supply nozzle (10) is made up of
Is a position near the side wall on the side opposite to the mounting position of the first hot water supply nozzle (9) as shown in FIG. 1, and the bottom wall (4) is slightly separated as shown in FIG. It is installed at a position lower than the hot water nozzle (9).

The height difference between the first hot water supply nozzle (9) and the second hot water supply nozzle (10) is the respective nozzles (9), (1).
It is determined by the water pressure and the water flow sent from 0). If the water pressure is high and the water flow is large, the difference size is increased. On the contrary, if the water pressure is low and the water flow is small, the difference size is decreased.

Reference numerals (11) and (12) denote the first and the first sidewalls (2) to which the first (9) is attached, which are attached to the upper portion of the same sidewall and are located below the bath surface (W) at the time of treatment. Second
At the tap hole, as shown in FIG. 3, the first hot water supply nozzle (9) and the second hot water supply nozzle (9)
The hot water supply nozzle (10) communicates with the connecting pipe (13).

Reference numeral (14) is a drain pipe attached to the bottom wall (4) of the aquarium and partially connected to a drain valve (15), and (16) is an upper end connected to an upper side wall of the aquarium and a lower end is the drainage pipe. An overflow pipe connected to the pipe (14).

Reference numeral (17) is a warming circulation device for taking out hot water from the water tank, heating it to a predetermined temperature (41 to 42.5 degrees) suitable for treatment, and then sending hot water into the water tank, which is a pump (18). When,
The heater (19), the temperature controller (20), the pump, the heater, the first and second hot water supply nozzles (9), (10), and the first and second hot water outlets (11), (12) are connected. And a circulation pipe (21), and branch pipes (22) and (23) for branching a part of the circulation pipe and connecting the first and second hot water supply nozzles (9) and (10). First and second switching valves (24) and (25) that alternately open and close at regular intervals are connected to each of the branch pipes.

The hot water temperature heated by the heating circulation device (17), especially the heater (19), is maintained at a hot water temperature suitable for treatment by the temperature controller (20). The temperature (predetermined temperature) suitable for the treatment of is determined by the disease name of the therapeutic body, for example, malignant tumor (cancer) or human immunodeficiency virus (AIDS).

The first and second switching valves (24), (2
The interval of 5) is determined by the size of the treatment body, variations in hot water temperature in the water tank, the length of the first hot water supply nozzle (9), etc. For example, if the treatment body is large like a human being, For example, increase the time interval of alternate operation, and shorten the time interval if there is a large variation in hot water temperature.

The first and second switching valves (24),
Changing the opening time of (25) is also decided as one of the important constituent elements. For example, the opening time of the first switching valve (24) of the first hot water supply nozzle (9) is shortened and the opening time of the second switching valve (25) of the second hot water supply nozzle (10) is lengthened.

Furthermore, the second switching valve (25) is opened after a short time after the first switching valve (24) is closed, and the first switching is performed after a long time after the closing of this valve. The valve (24) may be opened.

Next, the operation will be described. First, hot water of about 60 degrees heated by a boiler (not shown) and tap water are mixed to reduce the temperature to about 40 degrees. First and second taps (11) of the circulation pipe (21) , (12) are connected to separate pipes to store hot water in the water tank until the hot water surface (W) reaches the position shown in FIG.

Next, the pump (18) is operated to energize the heater (19), and the first and second tap holes (11) and (12) are passed through the circulation pipe (21) as shown by the arrow in FIG.
The warm water absorbed from the hot water is heated by the heater (19) so as to reach the preset hot water temperature according to the medical condition of the treatment body, and first, the first switching valve (24) is opened to open the first hot water.
The molten metal is poured into the water tank by the hot water supply nozzle (9).

At this time, the flow of heated hot water enters below the punching plate (5) and rises from the water passage holes (6) (6) ... As shown by the solid line arrow in FIG. It circulates along the inner wall of the water tank while passing through the side, mixes with the hot water in the surroundings, absorbs hot water from the first and second tap holes (11) and (12), and is sent to the heater (19) side.

After a lapse of a certain time from the opening of the first switching valve (24), the second switching valve (25) opens, and this time, as shown by the broken line arrow in FIG.
Hot water is sent from the hot water supply valve (25), circulates along the inner wall of the water tank while hitting the right side of the treatment body, mixes with hot water in the surrounding area, and sucks water from the first and second tap holes (11) and (12). It is then sent to the heater (19) side.

Although the first and second switching valves are provided separately, the same switching operation can be performed by using one three-way valve.

[0039]

As described above, according to the present invention, two hot water supply nozzles are attached to the lower part of the same short side wall forming a rectangular water tank, and one hot water supply nozzle is long and the other hot water supply nozzle is long. Since the hot water supply nozzle is set to a short size, the length of the long hot water supply nozzle can be extended even if the rectangular shape of the water tank changes, or the size can be increased by providing multiple long size hot water supply nozzles. By replacing the hot water in the longitudinal direction of the water tank, the hot water is positively fed to the inside of the water tank on the side opposite to the mounting side of the hot water feeding nozzle to prevent variations in hot water temperature in the water tank.

Particularly, it is more effective in a water tank having a large rectangular size, and the hot water is forcibly fed to the opposite side in the longitudinal direction of the water tank, and since one hot water feeding nozzle is short, all the hot water is fed. The hot water is not partly retained and is dispersed in the aquarium.

Further, since the length of the long hot water supply nozzle is extended to at least an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the water tank, the length of the water tank is extended over the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the water tank. Compared to a fairly short one that does not reach the middle position in the direction, the hot water sent is concentrated on the opposite side of the water tank, or stays near the hot water nozzle and does not reach the opposite side.
There is no such thing.

An electromagnetic valve is connected to each of the hot water supply nozzles, and the valves are alternately opened and closed. Therefore, for example, hot water is first supplied from a long hot water supply nozzle, and then short hot water is supplied. The hot water is sent by the nozzle, and when the long hot water is mixed with the existing hot water, the short hot water nozzle can be switched to the long hot water nozzle again. The hot water sent is better stirred and dispersed than the hot water sent simultaneously from the hot water nozzle, and as a result, the hot water temperature in the water tank can be made uniform in a short time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a treatment device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the same device.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a water tank showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 aquarium A few side walls 9 First hot water supply nozzle 10 Second hot water supply nozzle 17 Heating circulation device 18 pumps 19 heater 24, 25 switching valve

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Kazuya Osugi             3-201 Minamiyoshikata, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture Tottori             Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor, Hisashi Shiga             3-201 Minamiyoshikata, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture Tottori             Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 4C094 AA01 BB15 DD14 FF15 GG01

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A rectangular water tank for storing hot water, two hot water supply nozzles attached to a side wall of the water tank in the short side direction, a pump and a heater for taking out hot water from the water tank and maintaining it at a predetermined temperature. And a hot water circulation device for feeding hot water from the warming circulation device into the water tank through the hot water feeding nozzle, each of the hot water feeding nozzles is attached to a lower portion of one side wall, and Nozzle is long, the other one
A treatment device characterized by two nozzles set to a short size. 2. The treatment device according to claim 1, wherein the length of the long hot water supply nozzle extends to at least an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the water tank. 3. The therapeutic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an electromagnetic valve is connected to each of the hot water supply nozzles, and the electromagnetic valve is alternately opened and closed.