RU2804286C2 - Set of devices for carrying out thermal steam procedure, method for carrying out thermal steam procedure - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medical equipment.

SUBSTANCE: invention is related to a set of devices for carrying out a thermal steam procedure and a method for carrying out a thermal steam procedure. The complex includes a heating device having a heating element connected to the control unit, a temperature sensor for heating the air in the user's body area, and a heating device base consisting of two layers of non-soaking, allergen-neutral and antimicrobial material, between which there are heating elements having a wavy arrangement, and dividing the base into three independent heating zones. Each of the independent heating zones contains a temperature sensor connected to the control and monitoring unit of the heating device. The complex has a steam generator with forced air supply to the area of the user's upper respiratory tract, the control and monitoring unit of which is designed to be synchronized with the control and monitoring unit of the heating device. The method includes breathing air and heating the air around the user's body, in which a steam generator supplies air to the area of the user's upper respiratory tract at a temperature close to the user's body temperature, with an error of ±0.5°C, followed by a change in air temperature depending on changes in the user’s body temperature. The heating device heats the air around the user's body or its individual areas with the heating device to the temperature recommended for the procedure. The control and monitoring unit of the steam generator is designed to be synchronized with the control and monitoring unit of the heating device.

EFFECT: possibility of using a set of devices for supplying warm, moist air to the area of the user's upper respiratory tract, the temperature of which corresponds to the temperature close to the body temperature of the user breathing this air, as well as heating the air around the user's body.

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Description

The invention relates to the field of medicine, namely to devices for influencing the patient’s respiratory system using moist warm air, as well as on his body by artificially increasing body temperature.

In particular, the claimed set of devices can be used in complex treatment or in the prevention of respiratory diseases, i.e. diseases that involve the respiratory tract and which are transmitted primarily by airborne droplets, for example, influenza, coronavirus, rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial, adenovirus and other infections that cause catarrhal inflammation of the respiratory tract [ ¹ ] (1 Acute respiratory viral infection https:// ru.wikipedia.org [1]).

It is known that many viruses reproduce best at a temperature of 33°C, which corresponds to the temperature of the epithelium in the nasal passages [ ² ] (2 R. Eccles. An Explanation for the Seasonality of Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Viral Infections: [English] // Acta Oto-Laryngologica. - 2002. - Vol. 122. - P. 183-191. - PMID 11936911 [2]).

In addition, it is known that cooling causes a reflex constriction of blood vessels, including in the nose, which reduces blood flow and, accordingly, the supply of leukocytes decreases [ ³ ] (3 EG Mourtzoukou, ME Falagas. Exposure to cold and respiratory tract infections: [English]: [apx. July 28, 2019] // The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: The Official Journal of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. - 2007. - Vol. 11, no. 9 (September) . - P. 938-943. - ISSN 1027-3719. - PMID 17705968. [4]).

The permissible standard temperature in the premises of residential buildings according to Rospotrebnadzor data dated 10/09/2019 in the cold season should be from 18°C to 24°C, and in the warm season - from 20°C to 28°C (GOST 30494-2011 "Residential and public buildings. Indoor microclimate parameters") [ ⁴ ] (4 https://www.rospotrebnadzor.ru/about/info/news/news_details.php?ELEMENT_ID-12800 [5]).

The temperature of the epithelium of the nasal passages remains below the level of human body temperature and can decrease with a decrease in air temperature [2]. Cooling the nasal passages with cold air reduces the protective capabilities of the respiratory epithelium against viruses. In this case, the most effective prevention could be pre-warming of the inhaled air [2].

Thus, during an illness, the patient’s temperature rises from normal 36.4-36.8 ° C to subfebrile (up to 38 ° C), to febrile (38-39 ° C), to pyretic (39-41 ° C) or even to hyperpyretic (above 41°C), and the inhaled air remains at the same level at an average of 23°C, which leads to a reflex vasoconstriction in the respiratory system, in particular in the nasal passages and throat.

In most cases, specialized treatment for ARVI is not required, and recovery occurs on its own. Most often in practice, treatment of ARVI is aimed at alleviating symptoms, in particular, medicinal mitigation of a dry cough and easier breathing.

There are many ways to treat and prevent acute respiratory viral infections, for example, thermal physiotherapy, in the form of inhalation, which is the inhalation of air much warmer than the human body temperature.

All known methods have the disadvantage that the temperature of the inhaled air is much higher than the body temperature of the person breathing such air. This leads to excessive vasodilation, blood flow, and swelling [ ⁵ ] (5 Is it dangerous to heat the nose during sinusitis? https://uk.onclinic.kz/stati/opasno-li-nagrevat-nos-pri-gajmorite/ [5] ) and increased symptoms, as well as deterioration of the patient’s condition.

In febrile diseases, fluctuations in high temperature obey the daily rhythm of fluctuations in body temperature: the maximum rise in temperature is 5-7 hours. evenings, at least 4-6 am [2]. When measuring body temperature in the armpit, a temperature of 36.4-36.8°C is considered normal; possible fluctuations under normal conditions are no more than 1°C [6].

The invention RU 2762018 C2 “Overalls for pyrotherapy (variants), Method of conducting pyrotherapy”, IPC A61N 36/00 is known, including a overalls, which, according to the first embodiment, has current-carrying heating elements built into the entire base of the overalls. Current-carrying heating elements can be made in the form of flat heating elements or heating wires. The overalls according to the second embodiment include: an elastic base and heating elements made in the form of tubes filled with liquid, which are connected to a pump and a heater in a closed system. The overalls according to any of the options are equipped with at least two temperature sensors, isolated from the base and aimed at taking readings of the user’s body temperature. The sensor takes data and sends it to the control unit. The control unit regulates the user’s body temperature, keeping it at a given level, receives sensor data, records, and controls the state

6 R. Eccles. An Explanation for the Seasonality of Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Viral Infections: [English] // Acta Oto-Laryngologica. - 2002. - Vol.122. - P. 183-191. - PMID 11936911 [3].

user. The method involves performing pyrotherapy using a suit that increases the user's body temperature in the range from 37°C to 40°C.

The disadvantage of this technical solution is the inability to carry out a thermal steam procedure, which affects the human respiratory tract and artificially changes the temperature of his body. (RU 2762018 C2, http://new.fips.ru).

The invention is known RU 2239461 C2 “Apparatus for breathing air”, MPK A61M 15/00, A61M 16/00, containing a breathing tube connected to a heat-insulating body, in the bottom of which there are holes for communication with the atmosphere, a heating element enclosed between perforated plates, which are placed in the housing with the formation of gaps with its walls, a vessel made tapering towards the breathing tube and with a hollow bottom, with which it is installed on the upper perforated plate with the possibility of blocking its channels. The air mixture formed by the main flow of the side air flow has a therapeutic and preventive effect on the respiratory system.

The disadvantage of this technical solution is the inability to carry out a thermal steam procedure, which affects the human respiratory tract and artificially changes the temperature of his body. (RU 2239461 C2, //new.fips.ru).

The invention is known RU 2772484 C1 “Bed with heated air”, IPC A61G 7/00, including a bed frame and a base, while under the bed, in the headboard area, there is a thermal convector containing pipes connected to the base of the bed and providing a directed supply of heated air on both sides of the user's head. The device additionally includes a body temperature sensor and an inhaled air temperature sensor, as well as a temperature controller that provides adjustment of the temperature of the thermal convector depending on the readings of these temperature sensors.

The disadvantage of this technical solution is the inability to carry out a thermal steam procedure, which affects the human respiratory tract and artificially changes the temperature of his body. (RU 2772484 C1, http://new.fips.ru).

The technical task to solve the above-described shortcomings is to develop a set of devices for carrying out a steam-thermal procedure that heats the air around the user’s body, as well as to develop a method for carrying out a steam-thermal procedure using a set of the claimed devices to support the natural processes of the body in the fight against infection in users.

The essence of the invention

The stated technical problem is solved due to the fact that the complex of devices includes a heating device (1) FIG. 1, 2, base (1.5) fig. 1 of which consists of two layers of moisture-wicking, allergen-neutral and antimicrobial material, between which there are heating elements (1.1), having a wave-like arrangement, and dividing the base (1.5) into three independent heating zones, each of which contains a temperature sensor (1.2) FIG. 2, connected to the control and monitoring unit (1.3) of the heating device (1), and also contains a steam generator (2) FIG. 1, 2 with forced supply of warm, moist air to the area of the upper respiratory tract of the user, the control and monitoring unit of which is capable of synchronization with the control and monitoring unit (1.3) of the heating device (1).

Heating device (1) fig. 1 contains a base (1.5) with heating elements (1.1) fixed between its layers, connected through temperature sensors (1.2) FIG. 2 to the control and monitoring unit (1.3). The heating elements (1.1) have a wave-like arrangement and share the base (1.5) of Fig. 1 heating device (1) for three independent heating zones, conventionally lower, upper and middle.

Base (1.5) fig. 1 consists of two layers of moisture-wicking, allergen-neutral and antimicrobial material, such as polycolon.

Wave-like arrangement of heating elements (1.1) Fig. 1, 2 is primarily due to the need to provide a larger heating area. Base division (1.5) fig. 1 heating device (1) for three independent heating zones provides ease of use, as it makes it possible to connect only the required heating zone(s).

Heating element (1.1) fig. 1, 2, is a thin metal thread with high electrical resistance. The thread is insulated with dielectric material and also shielded with metal braiding to reduce the negative influence of electromagnetic fields and protect against mechanical damage. In a particular case, the heating element (1.1) can be made of polymer threads with resistive metal deposition (for example, lavsan threads metallized with silver or copper) with polyolefin-based insulation. The advantages of the above-described heating element designs (1.1) are: fire safety, relatively high heating rate, strength and relatively high flexibility.

Heating elements (1.1) fig. 2 are connected to temperature sensors (1.2), which in turn are connected to the control and monitoring unit (1.3) via wires (1.4). Each heating zone is connected to its own temperature sensor (1.2), which is due to the need to measure the temperature readings of each heating zone separately to ensure their independent operation.

Control and monitoring unit (1.3) fig. 2 is equipped with buttons for controlling temperature modes and selecting the base heating zone (1.5) FIG. 1, as well as a digital display on which temperature indicators are displayed.

Steam generator (2) fig. 1 includes a housing, the lower part of which is filled with water (2.4), a fan (2.1), a heater (2.2), located in the lower part of the housing, filled with water (2.4), and a warm moist air supply hose extending from the steam generator housing (2) (2.3 ), branched into two pipes, namely, left (2.3.1) and right (2.3.2) Fig. 2. Branch pipes (2.3.1), (2.3.2) fig. 2 are located on the sides of the user’s head so that their outlet is located in the area of the user’s upper respiratory tract. The branch pipes (2.3.1), (2.3.2) have at least one temperature sensor for the outlet warm moist air (2.3.3) Fig. 2.

Branch pipes (2.3.1), (2.3.2) fig. 2, in a particular case, the design is made with the ability to adjust the direction of movement of warm moist air. In another particular case of execution, the pipes (2.3.1), (2.3.2) are made with the ability to adjust the speed of movement of warm moist air.

Steam generator (2) fig. 2 has a control and monitoring unit (not shown in the figures), which has the ability to synchronize with the control and monitoring unit (1.3) of the heating device (1) for interconnected operation.

For ease of operation, the power supply of the heating device (1) FIG. 1 and the steam generator (2) can be powered not only from a 220 Volt public power grid, but also from a portable power source.

The set of devices for carrying out the thermal steam procedure includes a user's body temperature sensor that interacts via a wireless network with a control and monitoring unit (not shown in the figures) of the steam generator (2) FIG. 1, 2 and in the particular case of execution with a control and monitoring unit (1.3) FIG. 2 heating devices (1).

The user's body temperature sensor is configured to continuously measure the user's body temperature and transmit the received data to the control and monitoring unit of the steam generator (2) FIG. 12.

Control and monitoring unit (not shown in the figures) of the steam generator (2) FIG. 2 and the control and monitoring unit (1.3) of the heating device (1) are configured to set corrective temperature data.

The method of carrying out a thermal steam procedure using a set of claimed devices includes breathing warm, moist air, the temperature of which corresponds to the temperature close to the body temperature of the user breathing this air, as well as heating the air around the user’s body.

For example, if the user's body temperature is 36.6°C, warm moist air is supplied for his breathing at a temperature of 36.6°C±0.5°C. If the user's body temperature is 37.1°C, warm moist air is supplied for his breathing at a temperature of 37.1°C±0.5°C. With a subsequent increase/decrease in the user's body temperature, the temperature of the inhaled moist air is increased/lowered to the temperature value to which the user's body temperature changed with an error of ±0.5°C. Breathing with such air parameters can be called adaptive temperature breathing. At the same time, the air around the user’s body or its individual sections (zones) is heated by a heating device (1) FIG. 1 to the temperature recommended for the procedure.

The user's body temperature is measured in accordance with generally accepted and standardized requirements for such procedures. The air temperature is adjusted each time the user's body temperature is measured.

The supply of warm moist air to the area of the upper respiratory tract is carried out by a steam generator with forced supply of warm moist air, and the air around the body is heated by a heating device.

The technical result is the possibility of using a set of devices for supplying warm, moist air to the area of the user's upper respiratory tract, the temperature of which corresponds to the temperature close to the body temperature of the user breathing this air, as well as heating the air around the user's body.

Brief description of drawings:

In fig. 1 - schematic representation of a complex of devices for carrying out a steam-thermal procedure, side view.

In fig. 2 - schematic representation of a complex of devices for carrying out a steam-thermal procedure, top view.

Brief description of structural elements:

1 - heating device;

1.1 - heating element;

1.2 - temperature sensor;

1.3 - control and monitoring unit;

1.4 - wired connection;

1.5 - base;

2 - steam generator;

2.1 - fan;

2.2 - ten;

2.3 - warm humid air supply hose;

2.3.1 - left pipe;

2.3.2 - right pipe;

2.3.3 - temperature sensor of outgoing warm moist air;

2.4 - water;

Implementation of the stated decision:

The claimed solution works as follows.

To support the body's natural processes in the fight against infection, the user takes a comfortable position, for example, a supine position, placing his head between the right (2.3.2) Fig. 2 and the left (2.3.1) nozzles of the steam generator (2), and also places a temperature sensor on his body and covers his body with a heating device (1). The sensor transmits the current value of the user’s body temperature to the steam generator control and monitoring unit (2). The steam generator (2) heats the air to a temperature close to the current body temperature of the user and supplies it to the area of the upper respiratory tract through the right (2.3.2) Fig. 2 and left (2.3.1) pipes. The user, using the control and monitoring unit (1.3) of the heating device (1), sets the heating temperature and selects the heating zones of his body by the heating device (1). The procedure is carried out for the recommended time. After the procedure, the heating device (1) Fig. is turned off. 2 using the control and monitoring unit (1.3), and also turn off the steam generator (2) using the control and monitoring unit.

Claims (4)

1. A set of devices for carrying out a steam-thermal procedure according to claim 4, including a heating device having a heating element connected to a control unit, a temperature sensor for heating the air in the area of the user’s body, and a base of the heating device, consisting of two layers of moisture-wicking, allergen-neutral and antimicrobial material, between which there are heating elements having a wave-like arrangement and dividing the base into three independent heating zones, each of which contains a temperature sensor connected to a control and monitoring unit of the heating device, a steam generator with forced air supply to the area of the user's upper respiratory tract , the control and monitoring unit of which is configured to synchronize with the control and monitoring unit of the heating device. 2. The complex according to claim 1, characterized in that the heating element is made of polymer threads with resistive metal deposition and has polyolefin-based insulation. 3. The complex according to claim 1, characterized in that it contains a user’s body temperature sensor for wireless interaction with the control and monitoring unit of the steam generator. 4. A method of conducting a thermal steam procedure, including breathing air and heating the air around the user’s body, in which a steam generator supplies air to the area of the user’s upper respiratory tract with a temperature close to the user’s body temperature, with an error of ±0.5 ° C, with subsequent change air temperature depending on changes in the user's body temperature, and the heating device heats the air around the user's body or its individual sections with the heating device to the temperature recommended for the procedure, while the control and monitoring unit of the steam generator is configured to synchronize with the control and monitoring unit of the heating devices.