KR102403916B1 - Mask for virus diagnosis - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mask combined with virus infection diagnosis, comprising: a mask part that covers the mouth and nose of a wearer; and a pair of hook parts connected to both sides of the mask part in a string form, It is disposed to be fixed, and further includes a diagnostic unit for absorbing the wearer's droplet and diagnosing whether the virus is infected by antigen/antibody reaction.

Description

Mask for virus diagnosis

The present invention relates to a mask, and more particularly, to a mask for diagnosing virus infection that protects the respiratory tract from infectious agents such as viruses and fine dust, as well as confirms whether or not a virus is infected.

Recently, as yellow dust occurs frequently with the increase of fine dust, the demand for a mask that covers the mouth and nose to protect the respiratory system from fine dust and yellow dust is increasing.

In addition, a lot of masks are worn for the purpose of blocking the inflow of infectious bacteria such as various viruses that cause respiratory diseases such as colds into the respiratory tract.

In particular, recently, the novel coronavirus has spread worldwide and has reached a pandemic situation. Accordingly, the demand for masks is rapidly increasing for the purpose of blocking the influx of infectious bacteria such as viruses into the human body through the respiratory system. is in an increasing trend.

However, in the case of the recently popular novel coronavirus, it is known that the transmission power is very strong and the incubation period is relatively long. Accordingly, asymptomatic infections are increasing one after another.

Moreover, even in the case of asymptomatic infected persons infected with the novel coronavirus, there are cases in which the virus is released and transmitted to others, which is a situation that is experiencing great difficulties in quarantine.

Therefore, recently, only when symptoms such as high fever or sore throat develop, specimens are collected and tested for infection. As this continued to occur, there was a problem that caused more and more difficulties in quarantine.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2017-0001339 (2017.01.04.)

The present invention has been devised in view of the various problems described above, and the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to protect the respiratory tract from infectious agents such as viruses and fine dust, as well as to check whether or not infected with viruses. It is to provide a mask that can be used to diagnose virus infection.

That is, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to identify whether or not a virus is infected by antigen/antibody reaction caused by the wearer's droplets as the mask is worn for more than a set time to protect the respiratory tract from infectious agents such as viruses and fine dust. It is to provide a mask for diagnosing a virus infection that prevents the spread of the virus by detecting asymptomatic infected persons as early as possible.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problems, a mask for diagnosing virus infection includes a mask part that covers a wearer's mouth and nose, and a pair of hook parts connected to both sides of the mask part in a string form In the present invention, the mask unit may be fixedly disposed on the front surface of the mask unit and further include a diagnostic unit that absorbs the wearer's droplets and diagnoses virus infection by antigen/antibody reaction.

Here, the diagnostic unit is fixedly installed on the front center side of the mask unit, has an internal space of a set size, and a case in which a diagnostic reagent is filled as much as a set height in the lower part of the internal space, and a case filled in the lower side of the case The diagnostic reagent may be partially impregnated to include a sample portion into which the diagnostic reagent is absorbed, and at least one antibody portion fixedly disposed on one surface of the sample portion.

This ‹š, the case is made of a transparent or translucent material, the lower side of the case is configured with a cover having a hole formed at a position of a set height from the bottom, and the diagnostic reagent is to be filled in the space between the cover and the bottom can

In addition, the sample unit includes an impregnating unit that passes through the through hole of the cover unit and is impregnated with a diagnostic reagent, a reaction unit disposed in the space inside the case, and at least one antibody unit being fixedly disposed on one surface thereof; It may be configured to include a droplet absorption part passing through the case and disposed on the inner surface side of the mask part.

Here, a separation preventing portion having a width greater than a width of the through hole formed in the cover portion may be formed in a portion forming a boundary between the impregnated portion and the reaction portion.

In addition, the inner surface of the mask unit may be provided with a protective cover that surrounds the droplet absorption unit, a plurality of through-holes are formed.

Other specific details of the invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the mask for diagnosing virus infection according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide the effect of not only protecting the respiratory tract from infectious agents such as viruses and fine dust, but also confirming whether or not the virus is infected.

That is, according to the mask combined with virus infection diagnosis according to an embodiment of the present invention, in order to protect the respiratory tract from infectious agents such as viruses and fine dust, etc., as the mask is worn for more than a set time, the antigen/antibody reaction caused by the wearer's droplets By making it possible to identify whether or not the virus is infected, asymptomatic infected persons can be detected at an early stage, thereby preventing the spread of the virus and maximizing the prevention effect can be provided.

The effect according to the present invention is not limited by the contents exemplified above, and more various effects are included in the present specification.

1 is a perspective view of a mask for diagnosing virus infection according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a partial cross-sectional view of a state in which a mask for diagnosing virus infection according to an embodiment of the present invention is worn.
3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a diagnostic unit in the mask for diagnosing virus infection according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 and 5 are front views of a mask for diagnosing virus infection according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a partial cross-sectional view of a state in which a mask for diagnosing virus infection according to another embodiment of the present invention is worn.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method for achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs It is provided to fully inform the possessor of the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

Accordingly, in some embodiments, well-known process steps, well-known structures, and well-known techniques have not been specifically described in order to avoid obscuring the present invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase. As used herein, includes and/or comprising means not excluding the presence or addition of one or more other components, steps and/or actions other than the stated components, steps and/or actions. use it as And, “and/or” includes each and every combination of one or more of the recited items.

In addition, the embodiments described herein will be described with reference to perspective, cross-sectional, side, and/or schematic views that are ideal illustrative views of the present invention. Accordingly, the shape of the illustrative drawing may be modified due to manufacturing technology and/or tolerance. Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the specific form shown, but also include changes in the form generated according to the manufacturing process. In addition, in each of the drawings shown in the embodiment of the present invention, each component may be enlarged or reduced to some extent in consideration of convenience of description.

Hereinafter, a mask for diagnosing virus infection according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on the accompanying exemplary drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a mask for diagnosing virus infection according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of a state wearing a mask for diagnosing virus infection according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the present invention An enlarged cross-sectional view of a diagnostic unit in the mask for both virus infection diagnosis according to an example.

4 and 5 are front views of a mask for diagnosing virus infection according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 , the mask 100 for diagnosing virus infection according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a mask unit 110 made of a cloth material that covers the wearer's face, that is, the mouth and nose connected to the respiratory tract. ) and a pair of hooks 120 connected to both sides of the mask unit 110 in the form of a string to be hung on both ears and installed on the front side of the mask unit 110 to diagnose whether the wearer is infected with a virus It may be configured to include the diagnostic unit 200 .

Here, the mask unit 110 may be applied to a plurality of non-woven fabric laminated.

On the other hand, the diagnosis unit 200 is fixedly installed on the front center side of the mask unit 110, has an internal space of a set size, and a case 210 in which the diagnostic reagent 216 is filled in the lower part of the internal space by a set height. ) and a part of the diagnostic reagent 216 filled in the lower side of the case 210 is impregnated and the diagnostic reagent 216 is absorbed by osmotic pressure, the sample unit 220 and one of the sample unit 220 It may be configured to include at least one or more antibody units 230 that are fixedly disposed on the surface.

Here, the case 210 is preferably made of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin material so that the inside can be seen with the naked eye from the outside.

On the lower side of the case 210, as a cover portion 212 having a through hole 214 formed at a position of a set height from the bottom is configured, the lower side of the cover portion 212, that is, the cover portion 212 and the case ( The diagnostic reagent 216 may be filled in the space between the bottom portions of the 210 .

The sample unit 220 may be made of a cloth material to absorb the diagnostic reagent 216 in a liquid state. The impregnated part 222 constituting the state and the reaction part 226 and the case 210 disposed in the inner space of the case 210 and having at least one antibody part 230 fixedly disposed on one surface thereof. It may be configured to include a droplet absorption unit 228 disposed on the inner surface side of the mask unit 110 .

Here, the separation preventing part 224 having a width larger than the width of the through hole 214 formed in the cover part 212 may be formed in a region forming a boundary between the impregnated part 222 and the reaction part 226 .

That is, in a state in which the impregnated part 222 of the sample part 220 passes through the through hole 214 of the cover part 212 and the diagnostic reagent 216 is inserted into the filled space, by the flow of the mask 100 In order to prevent the impregnated part 222 from falling out of the space, a separation prevention part 224 is formed in the region forming the boundary between the impregnated part 222 and the reaction part 226, and the impregnated part 222 is a diagnostic reagent ( 216) is preferably prevented from falling out of the filled space.

As described above, the sample unit 220 is made of a cloth material is applied, and the separation prevention unit 224 is compressible, so that the through hole 214 of the cover unit 212 passes in a compressed state. If it is, it is elastically restored in a state passing through the through hole 214 to form an unfolded state, so that the impregnated part 222 can perform a function of preventing it from coming out through the through hole 214 of the cover part 212 .

For reference, in the drawings for supporting an embodiment of the present invention, the length of the impregnated part 222 is shown to be short and it is shown that only the upper part of the diagnostic reagent 216 is impregnated, but the length of the impregnated part 222 is the case It will be apparent that it may be formed to be elongated to extend to the bottom of the 210 .

At this time, it is preferable that the amount of the diagnostic reagent 216 be filled to such an extent that it can be continuously absorbed into the sample unit 220 for at least 1 to 3 days.

The operational relationship of the mask 100 for diagnosing virus infection, which can be configured as described above, will be described as follows.

As shown in FIG. 2 , in a state in which the wearer wears the mask 100 for diagnosing virus infection according to the embodiment of the present invention to cover the face, the wearer's mouth and nose are on the inner side of the mask unit 110 . It is placed in a position adjacent to the droplet absorption unit 228 of the sample unit 220 to be disposed.

At this time, the droplet absorption unit 228 of the sample unit 220 achieves a state in which the diagnostic reagent 216 absorbed by the impregnation unit 222 is absorbed through the reaction unit 226 .

In this way, in a state in which the wearer wears the mask 100 for a set time, for example, 12 to 24 hours, the droplets exposed through the mouth are adsorbed to the droplet absorption unit 228 disposed at an adjacent position.

Accordingly, the droplets absorbed by the droplet absorption unit 228 of the sample unit 220 for a long time are absorbed by the reaction unit 226 .

At this time, when there is no virus in the wearer's droplet, as shown in FIG. 4 , the antigen/antibody reaction does not occur, so that the antibody unit is fixedly disposed on one surface of the reaction unit 226 of the sample unit 220 . At 230, the color change is not made, so that the wearer can recognize that he or she is not infected with the virus.

Conversely, when there is a virus in the wearer's droplets, as shown in FIG. 5 , the antibody unit 230 changes color by the antigen/antibody reaction, so that the wearer can recognize that he or she is infected with the virus. .

That is, in the case of an asymptomatic infected person, it is impossible to know whether he or she is infected with the virus. You can recognize whether you are infected with the virus, and accordingly, you can prevent the transmission of the virus to others in an asymptomatic state by formally conducting a virus infection test at a health office or screening clinic to receive a more reliable diagnosis.

As described above, in the case of the mask 100 for diagnosing virus infection according to an embodiment of the present invention, the wearer wears the mask 100 for more than a set time in order to protect the respiratory system from infectious agents such as viruses and fine dust. Virus infection can be identified by antigen/antibody reaction caused by droplets, so that asymptomatic infected persons can be detected at an early stage, thereby preventing the spread of the virus and maximizing the prevention effect can be provided.

Meanwhile, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the mask 100 for diagnosing virus infection according to another embodiment of the present invention.

For reference, in describing the mask 100 for diagnosing virus infection according to another embodiment of the present invention, the same parts as in the previous embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals, and repeated descriptions thereof will be omitted. .

Referring to FIG. 6 , in the case of the combined mask 100 for diagnosing virus infection according to another embodiment of the present invention, for enclosing the droplet absorption unit 228 of the sample unit 220 in the central portion of the inner surface of the mask unit 110 . A protective cover 120 may be further provided.

The protective cover 120 may be provided with the same material as the mask unit 110 , and may have a configuration in which an edge portion thereof is coupled by thermal fusion or sewing.

At this time, it is preferable that a plurality of passage holes 122 are formed in the protective cover 120 at regular intervals so that the wearer's droplet passes and is absorbed by the droplet absorption unit 228 .

As such, when the protective cover 120 having a plurality of passage holes 122 formed to surround the droplet absorption unit 228 of the sample unit 220 is provided, the wearer's mouth and nose allow the diagnostic reagent 216 to be absorbed. By not being in direct contact with the droplet absorption unit 228, the convenience of its use can be further improved.

In the case of the mask 100 for diagnosing virus infection provided with the protective cover 120 as described above, the operational relationship between the mask 100 and the mask 100 for diagnosing virus infection in the previous example has the same operational effect. to be omitted.

Those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the above detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: mask 110: mask unit
120: protective cover 122: through hole
112 ; Hanging unit 200: diagnostic unit
210: case 212: cover part
214: through hole 216: diagnostic reagent
220: sample part 222: impregnated part
224: separation prevention unit 226: reaction unit
228: droplet absorption unit 230: antibody unit

Claims (6)

In the mask comprising a mask part that covers the wearer's mouth and nose, and a pair of hooks connected to both sides of the mask part in a string form,
It is fixedly disposed on the front side of the mask unit, and is fixedly installed on the front center side of the mask unit to absorb the wearer's droplets and diagnose virus infection by antigen/antibody reaction, and has an internal space of a set size. A case in which a diagnostic reagent is filled in the lower part of the inner space as much as a set height, a sample part into which the diagnostic reagent is absorbed by partially impregnated in the diagnostic reagent filled on the lower side of the case, and fixedly disposed on one surface of the sample part Further comprising a diagnostic unit consisting of at least one or more antibody parts,
The case is made of a transparent or translucent material, and a cover part having a hole formed at a position of a set height from the bottom is configured on the lower side of the case, and the diagnostic reagent is filled in the space between the cover part and the bottom part,
The sample unit,
an impregnating part passing through the through hole of the cover part and forming a state impregnated with a diagnostic reagent;
A reaction unit disposed in the inner space of the case, at least one antibody unit being fixedly disposed on one surface thereof;
Virus infection diagnosis combined mask comprising a droplet absorption part passing through the case and disposed on the inner surface side of the mask part.
delete delete delete The method of claim 1,
A mask for diagnosing virus infection, characterized in that at a portion forming a boundary between the impregnated part and the reaction part, a separation prevention part having a width larger than the width of the through hole formed in the cover part is formed.
The method of claim 1,
Virus infection diagnosis combined mask, characterized in that the inner surface of the mask part is provided with a protective cover that surrounds the droplet absorption part, a plurality of passage holes are formed.

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