JPS61128967A - Heating or cooling treatment device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A. Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a heat or cold treatment device for treating an affected area from the skin surface.

Mouth, Conventional Techniques Hot or cold treatments that cool the head and chest to prevent a rise in body temperature, or warm the chest or lower back to stimulate the affected area, are widely practiced, but generally they are not used as heating devices. In addition to pocket warmers, hot water bottles, and ice packs and water pillows, heat-generating or heat-absorbing devices that utilize chemical reactions have recently become known.

C0 Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, each of these heating and cooling tools requires the treatment to be maintained in contact with the skin for a long period of time, but there is a problem in that they may shift from the treatment position, especially for infants and the elderly. In this case, it was difficult to maintain the treatment position.

In addition, this type of heating or cooling device loses its effectiveness over time and must be replaced, but the treatment position must be checked each time it is replaced.
For example, in the case of moxibustion, there is the problem of having to find so-called pressure points.

The present invention was made in view of the above problems, and was made for the purpose of providing a thermal or cold treatment device that does not shift from the treatment position, and which can be used by being attached to the skin surface to be treated. or for the purpose of providing cold treatment equipment.

20 Means for Solving the Problems The heat or cold treatment device of the present invention includes a thermally conductive container having an appropriate capacity and shape that directly or indirectly accommodates a heating element or a heat absorbing element, at least on the skin to be treated. An adhesive layer is formed on the contact surface, and a release paper with a finger hook and an edge is provided on the outer surface of the adhesive layer.If necessary, a patch drug layer can be added in place of the adhesive layer. It is formed by forming.

The container is made of a hard or soft fire-resistant or non-retardant material, and in the case of a hard material, the surface in contact with the skin to be treated is shaped so as to be substantially along the skin to be treated. It is preferable.

Further, a heat conductive relaxation layer is appropriately formed on the surface of the container that comes into contact with the skin to be treated, and other parts of the container are surrounded by a heat insulating layer coating, if necessary.

E, fl'' The above-configured hot or cold treatment device uses hot water, hot water,
Hand warmers consisting of various heat sources, various exothermic chemical reactants or moxibustion, etc.
Cold water, ice dry ice, or an endothermic chemical reaction agent is used as the heat absorbing body, and the product is stored directly in or sealed in a container, or in another small container or sealed.

After removing the release paper, the adhesive layer or adhesive drug layer is applied to the treated area and the container is fixed to the skin surface. Temperature stimulation is propagated from a heating element or a heat absorbing element housed in a container to the skin surface to be treated, and treatment is performed.

At this time, in the case of products equipped with a patch drug layer instead of an adhesive layer, for example, in the case of a bag agent, the medicinal effect will rapidly develop with heating, and the treatment time will be shortened by storing a short-heating body or a heat-absorbing body. In the case of a device with a structure that allows for continuous heating or cooling for a long period of time, the heating element or the length of the heat absorbing body can be replaced while the container is attached and fixed to the skin surface to be treated. Become.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the thermal or cold treatment device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the principle of the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 is a container body made of a fireproof material with good thermal conductivity, and as described later, it takes on various sizes and shapes depending on the purpose of use and the mounting position of the treated area. The bottom wall 2 is attached to the skin surface to be treated.

The container body 1 is formed of, for example, a glass wool molded body or a heat-resistant resin, and forms a storage cavity A surrounded by a side wall 6 formed on the upper surface of the bottom wall 2.

The storage cavity A directly accommodates a heat source 4 such as a heat generating element or a heat absorber, which will be described later, or indirectly accommodates a heat source 4 housed or enclosed in a small container 5, and is configured to accommodate necessary conditions. It can be sealed or opened depending on the situation, and may further include a lid member 6.

The heat source 4 includes a pocket warmer, hot water, moxibustion, exothermic chemical reactant, etc. as a heating element, and cold water, ice as an endothermic element.

This method uses dry ice or an endothermic chemical reaction agent.

Further, reference numeral 7 denotes a heat conduction relaxation layer made of a heat insulating material of an appropriate thickness formed on the lower surface of the bottom wall 2. A skin adhesive layer 8 is formed on the bottom surface of the heat conduction relaxation layer 7, and furthermore, on the outer surface thereof, a skin adhesive layer 8 is formed. A release paper 9 is provided along the skin so that it can be freely peeled off, and a part of the release paper 9 forms an end 1o of a finger hook for peeling that protrudes from the skin adhesive layer 8.

In the above configuration, instead of the skin adhesive layer 8 for simply adhering to the surface to be treated, an adhesive patch layer 11 made of a mixture of poultices and various plasters may be formed.

In use, first, the release paper 9 is peeled off from the skin adhesive layer 8 or the patch drug layer 11, and the skin patch layer 8 or the patch drug #11 side is pressed and adhered to the skin surface to be treated to form the container body. 1
The temperature stimulus from the heat source 4 is applied to the bottom wall 2 of the container body 1, the heat conduction relaxation layer 7, and the skin adhesive layer 8.
Alternatively, it is propagated to the skin surface via the patch drug layer 11, and warms or cools the skin surface to be treated.

At this time, the temperature stimulus is propagated through the heat conduction relaxation layer 7, so by adjusting the heat conduction relaxation layer 7 according to the type of heat source 4, the skin surface to be treated can be protected from accidents such as burns or frostbite. can be protected.

Regarding the second factor, the arrow shows another embodiment of the present invention in which the side wall 6 has an adhesive surface. The container main body 1 has a bag-like shape, and has a skin adhesive layer 8 or an adhesive drug layer 11 formed on the side wall 3, and a release paper 9 removably provided on the surface thereof.

The heat or cold treatment device having the structure of this embodiment is used when the bag-like container main body 1 is attached to the skin surface to be treated on the side of the body, for example, and is attached to the lower back in a sitting position. A heat source 4 such as a hand warmer can be housed in part A to warm the waist.

Furthermore, by providing the patch drug layer 11 in place of the skin adhesive layer 8, the medicinal effects of the patch drug layer 11 can also be obtained.

Furthermore, FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the container body 1 is made of a particularly hard material, and the adhesive surface is configured in an approximate shape so as to be placed along the skin surface to be treated. be.

This embodiment shows a device for treatment of the head, in which the bottom wall 2 has a concave curved shape extending approximately from the forehead to the top of the forehead in an image-like posture, and the bottom wall 2 is in contact with the forehead. A skin adhesive layer 8 is formed on the surface of the skin adhesive layer 8, and six removable release papers 9 are provided on the surface of the skin adhesive layer 8.

Further, a heat insulating material 12 is provided on the outer surface of the side wall 2 and the lid member 6 of the container main body 1 in this embodiment to prevent heat radiation or heat absorption from the container wall other than the surface in contact with the skin to be treated.

G. Effects As mentioned above, the heat or cold treatment device of the present invention has a structure (C) in which a part of the container is adhered to the affected area and receives temperature stimulation from the heat source inside the container via the adhesive surface. Practical advantages of the present invention include not only that it does not shift from the treatment position, but also that by providing a patch drug layer in place of the skin patch layer, it is possible to obtain a medicinal effect at the same time as a temperature stimulation effect. The effect is extremely large.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Drawing F shows an embodiment of the thermal or cold treatment device of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the first embodiment;
Figure 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the second embodiment;
The figure is a front sectional view showing the third embodiment. 1 - Container body 4 - Heat source 5 - Small container 6 - Lid member 7 - Heat conduction relaxation layer 8 - Skin adhesive layer 9 - Release paper
11 ~ Adhesive drug layer 12 ~ Insulation material November 27, 1981

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) An adhesive layer is formed on at least the surface in contact with the skin to be treated of a thermally conductive container having an appropriate capacity and shape that directly or indirectly accommodates a heat generating element or a heat absorbing element, and the outer surface of the adhesive layer. A heat or cold treatment device comprising a release paper with a finger hook end. (2) The thermal or heat-resistant treatment device according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive layer is a pasted drug layer. (3) The thermal or heat-resistant treatment device according to claims 1 and 2, wherein the surface of the container that contacts the skin to be treated has a shape that extends along the skin to be treated. (4) The thermal or cold treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a thermally conductive relaxation layer is formed between the container and the adhesive layer.