JPS6034264Y2 - Cryogenic cooling treatment room - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a cryogenic cooling treatment room used for whole-body cooling treatment to cool patients suffering from rheumatism or low back pain, etc., and more specifically, the invention relates to a cryogenic cooling treatment room that is used for whole-body cooling treatment to cool patients suffering from rheumatism or lower back pain. It was made so that it could be digitized.

As a treatment for rheumatism, etc., cryo-exercise therapy is well known, in which the patient's affected area is cooled with cryogenic cold air to temporarily paralyze the affected area and then actively exercised. It has been found that in addition to cooling, exposing the whole body to an extremely low temperature atmosphere has an even more therapeutic effect.

In other words, by cooling the patient's whole body in an extremely low temperature atmosphere of -100 degrees Celsius or less while completely naked or half-naked, a strong cold stimulus is given, which has the advantage of making subsequent exercise more active. .

This treatment method using whole body cooling requires an environment in which the patient must be placed in an extremely low temperature atmosphere, and it is also necessary to eliminate feelings of anxiety or discomfort during the cooling treatment.

The cryogenic cooling treatment room according to the present invention is intended to satisfy these requirements, and aims to achieve a cooling effect by equalizing the room temperature in the treatment room, and uses a well-known mechanical device such as a stirring fan as the homogenizing means. This eliminates the feeling of anxiety and discomfort by allowing the process to be carried out by a flow of cold air that creates a cryogenic atmosphere without resorting to physical means.

In other words, its features include an insulated patient access door, observation window, lighting, and communication equipment, and the room is cooled by cold air obtained by exchanging compressed dry air with low-temperature liquefied gas. The cold air is formed by openings in the upper part of each of the walls on the four sides of the room in the cryogenic cooling treatment room configured with a heat insulating structure, near the corner on the same side facing each wall and in a direction parallel to the adjacent side wall. A cryogenic cooling treatment room is provided with a discharge port at the bottom of the treatment room, and a part of the cold air from the discharge port is sucked in by a blower via a damper and then merged with the supplied cold air. It is in.

The embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the figures below. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an insulated cryogenic treatment room, 2 a patient entrance/exit door also having an insulated structure, and 3 a peephole for monitoring the patient's movements from outside. Window 4 is lighting.

Further, 5 is a microphone, and 6 is a speaker, and these communication equipment are used to know the patient's situation and give instructions through direct dialogue between the outside observer and the patient.

Next, reference numeral 7 denotes a cold air spout, and the spout lowers are installed near each of the four corners in the upper part of the treatment room, and each jet of cold air is spouted out along the side wall of the room, so that the flow of the jet of cold air is the same throughout the room. It is provided so that it can rotate in any direction.

In addition, the ejected cold air is obtained from a low-temperature air generator that exchanges heat with compressed and dried air with low-temperature liquefied gas such as liquid nitrogen to produce extremely low-temperature air of around -180℃. is sent to the header 10 via supply tubes 8 and 9 connected to the device.

The cold air supplied to the header 10 is distributed and ejected to each cold air outlet via a branch pipe 11.

Next, 12 is an external exhaust pipe that penetrates the upper part of the treatment room 1, and 13 is an exhaust port that is opened at the bottom. A part of the cold air is released from the external exhaust pipe 12, and the other part is exhausted. The air flows from the port 13 to the exhaust pipe 14 and is sucked into the blower 16 via the damper 15.

The exhaust cold air sucked into the blower 16 joins the cold air flowing through the supply pipe 9, reaches the header 10, and is again jetted out from each jetting lower.

With this configuration, the cold air ejected from the ejection lower forms a swirling flow in the upper part of the treatment room 1, and the blower 1
6, the cold air is also sucked downward and this state is maintained, thereby achieving a uniform indoor temperature.

As explained above, the main feature of this invention is that it equalizes the temperature in the treatment room, but in addition to this, it also uses the cold of low-temperature liquefied gas to obtain cold air. A cryogenic atmosphere can be easily obtained and the cooling effect is high.

Furthermore, since the room temperature is made uniform without using mechanical agitation means such as a fan, it is advantageous in terms of maintenance, and the patient's anxiety caused by the presence of mechanical devices in the treatment room can be eliminated.

Furthermore, since the flow of cold air is smooth, it has the effect of alleviating the discomfort experienced by the patient.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a plan view of the cryogenic cooling treatment room, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the same, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the operation of the cold air supply device. 2...Door, 3...Peep window, 4...
...Lighting, 5...Microphone, 6...Speaker, 7...Cold air outlet, 13...
Exhaust port, 15... Damper, 16...
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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It is equipped with an insulated patient access door, observation window, lighting, and communication equipment, and is constructed with an insulated structure that cools the room with cold air obtained by exchanging heat between compressed dry air and low-temperature liquefied gas. At the top of each wall on the four sides of the room of the low-temperature cooling treatment room, the cold air outlet is provided near the corner on the same side facing each wall and in a direction parallel to the adjacent side wall. A cryogenic cooling treatment room, characterized in that an exhaust port is provided at the bottom of the treatment room, and a portion of the cold air from the exhaust port is sucked by a blower through a damper and then merged with the supplied cold air.