KR102370274B1 - Medical glove and method for manufacturing medical glove - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a medical glove and a method for manufacturing a medical glove, wherein a conductor is adhered to one side of the glove worn on the hand, and the pressure and electrical stimulation of the hand are simultaneously transmitted to the body, thereby enhancing the therapeutic effect. It is an invention for a glove manufacturing method. Specifically, a glove 100 having a finger insertion part formed thereon; and a conductor 200 adhered to one surface of the glove.

Description

Medical glove and method for manufacturing medical glove

The present invention relates to a medical glove and a method for manufacturing a medical glove, wherein a conductor is adhered to one side of the glove worn on the hand, and the pressure and electrical stimulation of the hand are simultaneously transmitted to the body, thereby enhancing the therapeutic effect. It is an invention for a glove manufacturing method.

Patent Invention 001 is an electrotherapy device comprising a power supply unit to which power is supplied, a control unit controlled by a microprocessor, a medical current generator, and two or more contact electrodes, wherein at least one of the contact electrodes is an armored electrode It is about an electrotherapy device having a glove-type electrode.

Patent Invention 002 discloses a glove body having a space in which all or part of a finger can be inserted; at least one conductive electrode in contact with the glove body from the side of the space and having a protrusion partly protruding to the outside of the glove body ; A low-frequency output unit in which one surface is in contact with the conductive electrode and the other surface is in contact with a hand; A connection member electrically connected to the conductive electrode by forming a coupling hole coupled to the protrusion of the conductive electrode and connected to the connection member A low frequency oscillation unit having a conducting wire, generating a low frequency, and transmitting the generated low frequency to the low frequency output unit through the conductive electrode; It is about a smart medical glove system comprising a glove shell;

Patent Invention 003 discloses a glove body made of an electrically insulating material, a pair of electrodes disposed at intervals on the surface of the palm side of the glove body, and the electrode attached near the wrist on the back or palm side of the glove body. It relates to an electrode-attached glove comprising: an operation panel for controlling power feeding to the glove;

Patent Invention 004 discloses an armor part made of an insulating material that does not conduct electricity; two electrode parts to which electric signals of opposite polarities are applied and formed separately on the palm surface of the glove part; and the two electrode parts and a pair of power connectors electrically connected to the The characteristics of the conductive gloves for massage disposed in the forming part are presented.

KR 10-2009-0098541 A (published on September 17, 2009) KR 20-0458596 Y1 (Registration Date January 29, 2012) KR 10-0473105 B1 (Registration date February 15, 2005) KR 20-0350353 Y1 (Registration date May 03, 2004)

The present invention relates to a medical glove and a method for manufacturing a medical glove, wherein a conductor is adhered to one side of the glove worn on the hand, and the pressure and electrical stimulation of the hand are simultaneously transmitted to the body, thereby enhancing the therapeutic effect. It is an invention for a glove manufacturing method.

In order to solve the problems of the prior inventions, the present invention relates to a medical glove, and includes a glove 100 having finger and hand inserts formed therein, and a conductor 200 attached to one surface of the glove.

In the invention presented above, the medical glove of the present invention includes that the conductor is formed of rubber.

In the invention presented above, the medical glove of the present invention includes a first terminal 300 coupled to the conductor; a second terminal 400 formed on one side of the power supply line and coupled to the first terminal; and the power supply line The controller 500 is formed on the other side; includes.

In the invention presented above, the medical glove of the present invention includes an insulating layer 600 formed between the glove and the conductor.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a medical glove, comprising: a supplying step (S100) of supplying the glove in an unfolded state; and a coating step (S200) of coating a conductor on one side of the glove.

The method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention includes, in the above-described invention, the supplying step (S110) of inserting a finger-shaped, flat plate-shaped mold into the glove.

The method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention includes, in the invention presented above, the conductor is formed of conductive rubber, and a conductor seating step (S210) of seating the conductor on one surface of the glove.

The method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention includes, in the above-described invention, an adhesion step (S220) of bonding the conductor and the glove with pressure after the conductor seating step (S220).

The method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention includes a demolding step 300 of demolding the mold from the glove after the bonding step in the present invention.

According to the present invention, a conductor is adhered to one side of a glove worn on the hand, and the hand pressure and electrical stimulation are simultaneously transmitted to the body to increase the therapeutic effect.

The medical glove of the present invention has an effect of protecting the therapist because it has an electrical shielding function so that the electric current applied to the conductor is not transmitted to the therapist's hand.

Since the medical glove of the present invention uses a mold during the manufacturing process, it maintains the flatness of the glove and has the effect of easily attaching a conductor.

The medical glove of the present invention is thin and has excellent elasticity, so it is comfortable to wear, and when pressure is applied to the body while worn on the hand, it has excellent adhesion, so that it is applied to manual therapy, exercise therapy, body shape correction, and the like.

The medical glove of the present invention has the effect of automatically determining whether there is an abnormality in the conductor during the manufacturing process.

The medical glove of the present invention is prepared by fixing a mold to a jig during the manufacturing process, and attaching a conductor and a release paper to the release film, so that automation can be applied.

1 is a block diagram showing a medical glove of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a medical glove of the present invention.
3 is an exemplary view showing the state of use of the prior art and the present invention.
Figure 4 is a block diagram showing a method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the formwork of the present invention.
Figure 6 is an exemplary view showing the supply step of the method for manufacturing a medical glove according to the present invention.
7 is an exemplary view showing the coating step of the method for manufacturing a medical glove according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the most preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail in order to explain in detail enough that a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily carry out the present invention.

[Embodiment 1-1] The present invention relates to a medical glove, and includes a glove 100 having finger and hand insertion portions formed therein, and a conductor 200 attached to one surface of the glove.

Conventional electrical therapy attaches a pad to the body to apply electrical stimulation to a specific part of the body, and the pad is treated by supplying regular or irregular electrical signals to the body. However, there is a limit in that only a specific area can be treated with the pad attached to the body. Accordingly, the present invention can be worn on the hand to differentially apply pressure to body parts, and to apply electrical stimulation. To this end, a conductor is attached to one side of the glove worn on the hand, and the hand pressure and electrical stimulation are transmitted to the body, thereby enhancing the therapeutic effect. The present invention can be substituted with an article that can be inserted into socks or a massage rod, etc. instead of a glove, and can be substituted with an object that exhibits the same purpose and effect.

[Example 2-1] In Example 1-1 of the medical glove of the present invention, the conductor includes one made of rubber.

Conductors must be flexible because they apply pressure to the body when worn on the hand. Therefore, even if the conductor is deformed by wearing gloves, it can be smoothly stretched and deformed to cope with the deformation. To this end, the conductor is formed of rubber, and exhibits excellent electrical conductivity while maintaining moldability. In order to impart conductivity, a filler is added to the elastic polymer resin, and the filler is made of any one selected from carbon black, graphite, gold, silver, nickel, and copper powder. In addition, a conductive material synthesized with rubber can be equally applied as a substitutable object.

[Embodiment 3-1] In the medical glove embodiment 1-1 of the present invention, the first terminal 300 coupled to the conductor; formed on one side of the power supply line, the second terminal coupled to the first terminal ( 400); and a controller 500 formed on the other side of the power supply line.

Power is supplied by fitting the first and second terminals together. To this end, a first terminal of a female structure is formed on the conductor, and a second terminal of a male structure is formed at one end of the power supply line. The controller may adjust the voltage or frequency output to the conductor, and periodically change the magnitude and frequency of electrical stimulation.

[Embodiment 4-1] In Embodiment 1-1 of the medical glove of the present invention, an insulating layer 600 formed between the glove and the conductor is included.

The insulating layer has an electrical shielding function so that the current applied to the conductor is not transmitted to the therapist's hand. For this purpose, an insulating layer is placed between the glove and the conductor.

[Example 5-1] The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a medical glove, comprising a supply step (S100) of supplying the glove in an unfolded state; a coating step (S200) of coating a conductor on one side of the glove; .

The medical glove of the present invention is formed through a coating method in which a conductor is coated on one side of the glove. Therefore, it maintains a strong bonding force by improving the adhesion between the glove and the conductor. In addition, it is possible to prevent the separation of the conductor due to external impact or changes in pressure and temperature.

[Example 6-1] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 5-1, the supply step is inserted into the glove and has a finger shape, and a mold insert step of inserting a flat plate shape (S110) includes ;

Keep the glove flat to adhere the conductor to one side of the glove. Therefore, it is possible to attach the conductor to the glove surface as closely as possible. This prevents poor adhesion of conductors and achieves uniform adhesion as a whole. For this, the mold 700 is inserted inside the glove.

[Example 6-2] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 6-1, after the mold inserting step, a glove fixing step (S120) of fixing the glove wrist part to the insert 710; includes.

Gloves are molded to maintain their shape. In addition, the glove wrist is extended and fixed to the insert formed in the mold. The inserts are respectively formed on the outside of the molds positioned on both sides of the plurality of molds, and are formed in the form of protrusions or grooves.

[Example 6-3] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 6-2, after the glove fixing step, a jig fastening step (S130) of fixing the mold to the jig 800; includes.

Fix the mold to the jig to accurately fix the conductor bonding position. To this end, the jig forms a coupling groove 810 to which one side of the formwork is coupled to one side of the upper side, and the fixing plate 820 is hinged to one end so as to be foldable. By fixing the mold to the jig, one side of the glove faces the conductor, and the conductor can be accurately positioned at the bonding position of the glove.

[Example 6-4] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 6-1, the molds are formed and assembled in plurality.

[Example 6-5] The method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 6-4, the molds include forming three.

A plurality of molds are formed so that the molds can be easily inserted into the glove. The mold includes a first mold to be inserted into the thumb region, a second mold to insert the index finger and middle finger regions, and a third mold to be inserted into the ring finger and little finger region. At this time, when the insertion part of the mold is changed, the shape and number of the molds may also be changed.

[Example 6-6] The method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 6-4, the mold comprises a groove and a protrusion coupled to each other.

[Example 6-7] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 6-6, the grooves and protrusions are formed on the side of the mold.

A plurality of molds are combined with each other to be integrated. For this, a groove/protrusion is formed in the contact part of the mold, and the contact position of the mold is limited, which can ensure an accurate assembly shape.

[Example 7-1] The method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 5-1 or 6-1, the conductor is formed of conductive rubber, and a conductor seating step of seating the conductor on one surface of the glove (S210); includes

The conductor presses the body while it is worn on the hand, so it must be elastic. To this end, the conductor is formed of conductive rubber, and must exhibit excellent electrical conductivity while maintaining moldability. These conductors are seated on the glove so that it is coated at the correct position on one side of the glove.

[Example 7-2] The method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 7-1, before the conductor seating step, a release film supply step of supplying a release film 900 with a conductor attached to one surface (S230); includes

[Example 7-3] The method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 7-2, after the conductor seating step, a release film separation step (S240) of separating only the release film; includes.

A conductor is pre-attached to the release film, and after the conductor is attached to one side of the glove, only the release film is separated and the conductor is attached to the glove. In order to secure the workability of attaching the conductor, a release film is attached to one side of the conductor, and a release paper is attached to the other side. The reason for attaching the release paper is to secure the convenience of storage and operation. The release paper presented above must be separated before work, so the conductor with adhesive material is attached to the glove.

[Example 7-4] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Examples 7-2 and 7-3, the shape of the conductor attached to the release film includes being formed in the shape of a palm and/or a finger.

Many deformations occur in the glove joint area. Therefore, the conductor attached to the joint can be easily separated. To prevent this, no conductors should be attached to the joint. To this end, it is preferable to attach a conductor from which the joint is removed to the palm and finger. A conductor in the shape of a palm and a finger with joints removed is attached to the release film.

[Example 7-5] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Examples 7-2 and 7-3, the release film is wound on a reel, and the mold is formed on a conveyor.

Glove production requires automation. On one side, a mold with gloves is continuously supplied through a conveyor, and on the other side, a release paper and a release film with a conductor attached to it are supplied. The release film is wound on a reel, in order to continuously supply a large amount.

[Example 8-1] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 6-1, after the conductor seating step, an adhesion step (S220) of bonding the conductor and the glove with pressure; includes.

[Example 8-2] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 8-1, the bonding step includes bonding to the glove with an adhesive formed on one side of the conductor.

[Example 8-3] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 8-2, the bonding step includes a pressing step of pressing with a roller or a press.

[Example 8-4] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 8-3, during the pressurization step, a heat supply step of supplying heat together with the pressurization by supplying heat to the conductor is included.

[Example 8-5] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 8-3, during the pressing step, ultrasonic vibration is oscillated on a conductor to include an ultrasonic compression step together with the pressure.

The conductor must be adhered to one side of the glove, and the bonding efficiency of the conductor and the glove must be high.

For this purpose, it is adhered by pressing using a press, or bonding using an adhesive.

Alternatively, it may be adhered through ultrasonic welding. Alternatively, it can be adhered by supplying heat.

[Example 9-1] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 8-1, after the bonding step, a demolding step 300 of demolding the mold from the glove includes;

After the gluing step, the gloves must be removed. For this, the mold inserted inside the glove must be removed. Before separating the mold from the armor, first separate the fixing plate from the jig. After that, remove the mold from the jig, and remove the glove from the mold.

[Example 9-2] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 9-1, a terminal coupling step of coupling a terminal to a conductor before or after the demolding step is included.

[Example 9-3] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 9-2, after the terminal coupling step, a detecting step (S400) of supplying power to the terminal to detect the amount of heat generated is included.

[Example 9-4] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 9-3, the detecting step includes a checking step (S500) of variously giving power supply and measuring the amount of heat by a temperature sensor .

[Example 9-5] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 9-4, the temperature sensor is formed of a thermocouple and is fixed to a mold.

[Example 9-6] Method for manufacturing a medical glove of the present invention In Example 9-5, the temperature sensor includes a plurality of formation.

In order to check whether the conductor of the glove is defective, an inspection step is required. The inspection step supplies current to the conductor. Specifically, the controller terminal is coupled to the conductor terminal. A constant magnitude and type of current is supplied from the controller, and the conductor response is detected by the supplied current. Specifically, the amount of heat generated by the conductor can be measured, and the current generated from the conductor can be measured. The controller supplies currents of different magnitudes, currents of different cycles, and currents of different times. The response of the conductor according to the current magnitude, current time, and current cycle as suggested above should be detected. In the case of measuring heat, the heat of reaction can be sensed using a thermocouple. The thermocouple is pre-mounted on the mold, and the measurement signal can be measured through the jig on which the mold is assembled.

100: gloves 200: conductor
300: first terminal 400: second terminal
500: controller 600: insulating layer
700: form 710: insert
800: jig 810: coupling groove
820: fixed plate 900: release film

Claims (9)

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Supply step (S100) of supplying the glove in an unfolded state;
a coating step of coating a conductor on one side of the glove (S200);
The supply step is inserted into the glove and has a finger shape and a flat plate shape.
A mold inserting step of inserting a mold (S110);
The conductor is formed of conductive rubber, and a conductor seating step (S210) of seating the conductor on one surface of the glove;
After the conductor seating step, an adhesion step of bonding the conductor and the glove with pressure (S220);
A release film supply step (S230) of supplying a release film 900 with a conductor attached to one side before the conductor seating step (S230);
After the conductor seating step, a release film separation step of separating only the release film (S240);
After the bonding step, demolding step 300 of demolding the mold from the glove;
a terminal coupling step of coupling a terminal to a conductor before or after the demolding step;
After the terminal coupling step, a detecting step (S400) of supplying power to the terminal to detect the amount of heat generated by the conductor;
The detecting step includes a confirmation step (S500) of varying the amount of power supply and measuring the amount of heat generated by the conductor by a temperature sensor;
The mold is formed of a first mold to be inserted into the thumb part, a second mold to insert the index finger and middle finger part, and a third mold to be inserted into the ring finger and little finger part, and the temperature sensor is formed as a thermocouple. A method of manufacturing medical gloves formed to be fixed to a mold.
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