JPH06245949A - Warming/cooling massage medical treatment device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a medical treatment device which can select and switch arbitrarily warming/cooling massages, or executing them simultaneously so that a medical treatment fitted to the condition of a disease is enable. CONSTITUTION:The device consists of a warm/cold water supply device 1, an air supply device 4, and a warm/cold pack 5 which has a warm/cold water circulating line in the inside, and is provided with an air bag 45 in the outside, and to the warm/cold water circulating line 46 of the warm/cold pack 5, the warm/cold water supply device 1 is connected so that warm water or cold water can be switched selectively and freely, and to the air bag 45 of the warm/ cold pack 5, the air supply device 4 is connected so as to feed intermittently air pressure by prescribed pressurization.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a therapeutic device for heating, cooling and massaging, which is used for treating local pain, inflammation and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a hot and cold massage treatment device used for treating local pain and inflammation in a human body is one that gives a thermal effect or radio wave stimulation by an ultra-short wave to the affected part, and cools the affected part when the inflammation is strong. Or arm with pressurized air at regular intervals,
There was a single massager that was sent into the supporter wrapped around the foot and massaged. In addition, JP-A-62-1
Japanese Patent Publication No. 59650 discloses a treatment device in which hot water or cold water is pressure-supplied to an injection nozzle and is sprayed to an affected part to give stimulation.

[0003]

Problems to be solved by the present invention are such that the treatment of heat, cooling and massage alone on the affected area cannot be treated according to the symptoms and the therapeutic effect is not improved. Further, the treatment device according to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-159650 requires a compressor or a pump for obtaining a corresponding pressure for stimulation by arbitrarily switching hot water or cold water for injection, and further hot water to be injected. -There is a problem that a large amount of cold water is required and that hot water is prevented from splashing or a place where splashing water may be splashed is selected.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a treatment device capable of arbitrarily selecting and switching between heat, cooling and massage so that treatment suitable for a symptom can be performed, or simultaneously.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a therapeutic apparatus according to the present invention comprises a hot / cold water supply device, an air supply device, a hot / cold water circulation passage inside, and an air bag outside. A hot / cold pack, and a hot / cold water supply device is connected to the hot / cold water circulation path of the hot / cold pack so that hot water or cold water can be selectively switched. The device was connected to deliver air pressure intermittently at constant pressurization.

[0006]

The hot and cold pack is wrapped around the affected area to be treated and fixed by the fixing means, and a fixing pressure is applied by the air supply device to bring the hot and cold pack into close contact with the affected area. Hot water or cold water of the hot / cold water generator is selectively switched to be supplied to the hot / cold water circulation path of the hot / cold pack to heat or cool the affected part, and then hot / cold water is selectively switched to generate the hot / cold water generator. Reflux to. Further, the compressed air of the air supply device is intermittently sent to the hot / cold pack at a constant pressure so that the massage can be performed while the treatment part is warm or cold.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a hot / cold massage apparatus includes a hot / cold water supply device 1 comprising a hot / cold water generating device 2 and a hot / cold water circulating device 3, and an air It is composed of a supply device 4 and a hot / cold pack 5, and 5 circulation systems of the hot / cold water supply device 1 and the hot / cold pack are filled with antifreeze liquid as hot / cold water.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the warm / cool pack 5 has an air bag 4 formed of a cloth 44 and an elastic body such as rubber on the outside.
5 and the hot and cold water circulation path 46 that meanders over the entire surface
And are laminated. Then, the cloth 4 is used as the fixing means 53 for mounting the warm / cool pack 5 on the local part.
One of the side fasteners 4 is projected so that one side of the surface fastener is fixed, and the other side of the cloth 44 is attached with the other side of the surface fastener. Air tube 4 in the air bag 45
7, a forward circulation tube 48 is provided at one end of the hot / cold water circulation path 46, and a double circulation tube 49 is provided at the other end. A connection port 50 is provided at the end of the air tube 47 to connect to the air generator 4, and a connection port 2 of the hot / cold water circulation device 3 is provided at the end of the outward circulation tube 48 of the hot / cold water circulation path 46.
4 is provided with a connection port 51, and the end of the double circulation tube 49 is provided with a connection port 52 for connection with the connection port 26. These connection ports 31 and 50, connection port 24
And 51 and 26 and 52 are detachably configured by a pair of male and female couplings.

The hot and cold water generator 2 comprises a cold water tank 12 and
Both ends of the hot water tank 14, the evaporator 13 arranged in the cold water tank 12 and the condenser 15 arranged in the hot water tank 14 are connected via an expansion valve 16, and the other ends of the both are connected to a compressor 17 Heat pump 1 connected via
It consists of 1. While the evaporator 13 of the heat pump 11 cools the antifreeze solution stored in the cold water tank 12 from -20 ° C to -10 ° C to make cold water, the condensation heat of the condenser 15 is used to cool the antifreeze liquid in the hot water tank 14. From 35 ° C to 4
Heat to 0 ° C. to warm water. When the warm water in the warm water tank 14 reaches a predetermined temperature, the condenser of the heat pump 11 causes the warm water tank 13 to operate by the warm water temperature thermostat (not shown).
From the internal condenser 15 to the air-cooled condenser 18 outside the hot water tank 13.
When the amount of heat of condensation is insufficient and the temperature does not reach the predetermined temperature, the auxiliary heater 19 heats the hot water in the hot water tank 13.

The hot / cold water circulation device 3 is for selectively supplying hot / cold water from the hot / cold water generating device 2 to the hot / cold pack 5, and is provided to the cold water tank 12 and the hot water tank 14 in the hot / cold water generating device 2, respectively. A hot / cold water switching valve 21 connected by a pipe, a circulation pump 22 and a pressure control valve 23 sequentially connected to the hot / cold water switching valve 21, and a forward circulation tube 48 of the hot / cold pack 5 connected to the pressure control valve 23. Sequential forward line 20 having a connection port 24 connected to the double circulation tube 4 of the hot and cold pack 5
9, a flow control valve 27 and a hot / cold water switching valve 28 sequentially connected from the connection port 26, and a double pipe connected to the cold water tank 12 and the hot water tank 14 respectively connected to the hot / cold water switching valve 28. It is constituted by the path 25.

The air supply device 4 includes an air compressor 29.
And a pressure control unit 30 connected thereto, and a pipe 32 having a connection port 31 connected to the air tube 47 of the hot and cold pack 5 is connected to the pressure control unit 30.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pressure control unit 30 includes a switching valve 33, a fixed pressure regulator 34, a check valve 35, a pressurization regulator 36, from the air compressor 29 side.
The on / off switching valve 37 is arranged so as to communicate with each other, and the connection port 31
It is provided so as to be continuous. Pressure regulator 36
Is set higher than the check valve 35 and the fixed pressure regulator 34. Check valve 35 and pressurization regulator 36
The pipe 40 of the switching valve 33 is short-circuited between and. The intermittent switching valve 37 is connected to the exhaust valve 3 via the pipe 43.
It is connected to 8.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a control unit, which switches the temperature, pressure, flow rate, time, heating / cooling of the hot / cold water circulation path 46 of the hot / cold pack 5, the fixed pressure of the air bladder 45, and the pressurized air pressure. The hot and cold water generating device 2, the hot and cold water circulating device 3, and the air generating device 4 are automatically controlled to arbitrary set values so that the intermittent pressure period and the like can be treated according to the symptoms of the affected area.

Next, the operation will be described. When the affected area is cooled, the antifreeze liquid in the cold water tank 12 selectively switched by the hot / cold water switching valve 21 is pressure-controlled to be pumped to the hot / cold water circulation passage 46 of the hot / cold pack 5 by the circulation pump 22, A certain amount of the cold water is retained in the hot / cold pack 5 by the flow rate control valve 27, and then the hot / cold water switching valve 28 is used to pass the cold water tank 12
Is returned to.

On the other hand, when warming the affected area, the hot / cold water switching valves 21 and 28 are switched, and the antifreeze solution in the hot water tank 14 is sent to the hot / cold pack 5 and then heated again in the hot water tank 14 as in the case of cooling. Is returned to.

When the affected area is repeatedly cooled and heated, the hot / cold water switching valves 21 and 28 are intermittently switched and used. From the hot / cold water switching valve 21 to the hot / cold water circulation path of the hot / cold pack 5. It is preferable to delay the timing of switching hot water and cold water of the hot / cold water switching valve 28 in comparison with the hot / cold water switching valve 21 in consideration of the residual antifreeze liquid up to the hot / cold water switching valve 28 via 46.

When pressure is applied so that the hot / cold pack 5 is closely fixed to the affected area, the switching valve 33 to the conduit 39 is used.
The fixed pressure regulator 34, the check valve 35, the pressurizing regulator 36, the pipe line 41, the intermittent switching valve 37, and the pipe line 42 communicate with each other, and the compressed air is conducted to the connection port 31 by the air compressor 29 to cool and cool. The air bag 45 of the pack 5 is supplied. The filled air is accumulated in the air bag 45 in the hot and cold pack 5 by the check valve 35.

When performing massage, the switching valve 33 is switched (to the left in the figure), and the pressurizing regulator 3 is connected through the pipe 40.
The air adjusted to the set pressure by 6 is connected to the intermittent switching valve 37.
Is supplied to the hot / cold pack 5 through the pipe line 42 and a constant pressure to pressurize the affected part, and after a lapse of a predetermined time, the intermittent switching valve 3
7 and the exhaust valve 38 are switched to leave a pressurization for closely fixing the hot and cold pack 5 to the affected area, and excess air is conducted from the conduit 42 to the exhaust valve 38 via the conduit 43 and exhausted to the atmosphere. It is released and these are repeated intermittently.

In the present invention, the hot and cold pack 5 includes the knee,
It is possible to change the shape and size of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and ankle to suit the affected area.

Further, the connection ports 24, 26 of the hot and cold water circulation device 2
And the connection port 31 of the air supply device 4 are added to the hot and cold pack 5
It is also possible to connect a plurality of devices so that treatment at a plurality of locations can be performed at the same time.

[0021]

[Effects] According to the present invention, a hot and cold pack can be fixed to the affected area according to the content of the treatment, and heating, cooling, and massage can be arbitrarily selected and switched, or simultaneously, so that a reliable and high therapeutic effect can be obtained. it can. Further, the hot / cold water that has once circulated through the hot / cold pack is returned to the cold water tank or the hot water tank again and is overheated / cooled by the heat pump, so that the hot / cold water is not wasted and the thermal efficiency is good. Furthermore,
The hot and cold water is only circulated, and there is no need to eject it with a considerable pressure, so the device can be made simple and small.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of a hot and cold massage treatment device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system diagram showing a pressure control unit.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a hot / cold pack.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a hot / cold pack.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 hot / cold water supply device 2 hot / cold water generator 3 hot / cold water circulation device 4 air supply device 5 hot / cold pack 11 heat pump 12 cold water tank 13 hot water tank 21, 28 hot / cold water switching valve 22 circulation pump 29 air compressor 30 pressure control unit 45 air Bag 46 Hot and cold water circulation path 53 Fixing means 6 Control unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hot / cold water supply device, an air supply device, and a hot / cold pack having a hot / cold water circulation passage inside and an air bag on the outside. , A hot / cold water supply device is connected so that hot water or cold water can be selectively switched, and the air supply device is connected to the air bag of the hot / cold pack so that the air pressure is intermittently sent at a constant pressurization. A hot and cold massage treatment device characterized by: