KR101808830B1 - Glove for joint treatment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to gloves for joint treatment, capable of treating or relieving a joint inflammation by applying heat to a joint of a hand or wrist. To achieve the purpose, the prevent invention includes: a plurality of main treatment parts applying heat to a joint of at least one among a hand and a wrist in particular; a banding part installed on the main treatment parts to make the main treatment parts installed on fingers; a plurality of support parts including a through hole formed inside, and combined with the banding part to support the banding part; and a rod part connecting the support parts through the through hole.

Description

[0001] Glove for joint treatment [

The present invention relates to a glove for treating joints. More particularly, the present invention relates to a glove for treating joints which can perform hyperthermia treatment on the finger joints and the wrist joints.

In general, there is a joint in the human body that reaches from the shoulder to the arm through the hand, and arthritis can occur in these joints. In particular, the hand has many joints to grip objects, and in the early stage of arthritis, pain and stiffness resulting from inflammation of the joint may appear as an early symptom on the fingers and wrist joints. Such arthritis may result in weakness of the muscles, .

On the other hand, techniques have been developed for treating or alleviating arthritis by applying heat to the joints of the hand for treatment of arthritis in the hands or for acupressure purposes. In this connection, in the prior art, there is a patent No. 10-0865847 having an area heating element inside the glove to provide heat to the hand. Japanese Patent Application No. 10-0865847 relates to an exothermic winter glove constituted by a planar heating element for generating heat and a power supply for supplying power to the planar heating element, and more particularly to a planar heating glove comprising respective planar heating elements for generating heat; A power supply unit for supplying power to each of the surface heating elements; And a connection part for connecting the respective surface heating elements and the power supply part in parallel, thereby providing a heat-resistant protective glove which is easy to move and which is easy to use when worn.

However, there has been a problem in that the glove of the conventional cold treatment, treatment or acupressure purpose (hereinafter referred to as 'therapeutic glove') has to purchase and wear two gloves separately for wearing on both hands. In other words, the treatment gloves for the left hand and the right hand are separately required, so that the user has to be burdened with the purchase cost. In addition, the conventional therapeutic glove has a convex portion formed on the inner surface of the glove for acupressure while taking the shape of general glove to apply acupressure or the like. However, these conventional therapeutic gloves can not be adjusted in length, which is inconvenient for users with different finger lengths. That is, in the case of a user with a long finger length, the portion where the finger of the therapeutic glove is inserted is short, and in the case of a user with a short finger length, the portion where the finger of the therapeutic glove is inserted is long, There was no problem. Of course, it is also possible to manufacture and sell the gloves according to the length of the user's fingers so that they can be selected and purchased. However, this not only causes troublesomeness in manufacturing, but also increases the production cost.

Registration No. 10-0865847 (registered on 22nd October, 2008)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a glove for treating joints which can perform thermal treatment and far-infrared rays treatment on the joints of a finger or wrist.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medical treatment apparatus including: a plurality of main treatment units for applying heat to at least one of a joint part and a wrist of a hand; A bending unit provided on the upper side of the main treatment unit for mounting the main treatment unit on a finger; A plurality of supporting portions formed in the inside of the through hole and coupled to the bending portion to support the bending portion; And a rod portion connecting the plurality of supporters to each other through the through hole.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for treating a human hand, the apparatus comprising:

Further, the gap adjusting portion may include a wire connecting the plurality of supporting portions to each other; A winding roll for winding the wire so that the distance between the supporting portions is adjusted; And an elastic body that applies an elastic force so that a gap between the plurality of support portions controlled by the winding roll is kept constant.

Further, the bending portion may include a finger attaching portion for accommodating the finger inside; And a finger insertion unit that is engaged with one side of the finger insertion unit to cause the finger insertion unit to be pushed inward to thereby press the finger insertion unit while pressing the finger; And a latching portion coupled to the other side of the finger mounting portion and adapted to pass through a space formed inside the fastening portion.

In addition, the main treatment section may include an auxiliary treatment section for radiating far-infrared rays to the joint region of the hand.

And an operation control unit for controlling operation of the main treatment unit, wherein the operation control unit includes: a control unit for setting the temperature of the main treatment unit; A control unit for controlling the temperature of the main treatment unit to be raised or lowered according to the temperature set by the control unit; A display unit for outputting at least one of a temperature of the main treatment unit and a current temperature of the main treatment unit set by the control unit; And a notification unit for informing at least one of the operation of the main treatment unit and the overheating of the main treatment unit.

The present invention also relates to an endothelium enclosing a hand and a wrist; And an outer skin surrounding the outer surface of the endothelium, wherein the main treatment portion is located between the inner skin and the outer skin.

In the joint treatment glove, at least six portions into which fingers are inserted are formed, and one end of the portion into which the fingers are inserted is opened.

The glove for treating a joint of the present invention has the effect of treating or alleviating arthritis by applying heat to the joint region of the hand and the wrist joint.

Second, since the left and right hand joint treatment gloves can be commonly used in the left and right hands without purchasing them separately, it is possible to reduce the purchase cost of the joint treatment glove.

Third, even if the length of the finger is different, it is possible to treat the joint more efficiently by positioning the treatment part corresponding to the part of the treatment that can apply heat to correspond to the joint part. In addition, since the user does not need to purchase the glove according to the length of the finger, the manufacturer can avoid the manufacturing hassle of not manufacturing and selling the glove for joint treatment according to the dimension, have.

Fourth, the treatment portion capable of applying heat can be brought into close contact with the fingers, thereby effectively applying pressure and heat to the joints of the hands and wrists.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the overall configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a bottom view showing the overall configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
3 is a perspective view showing a part of the configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an operation control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the same components of the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals and signs as possible even if they are shown on different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

<Composition of glove for joint treatment>

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an overall configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a bottom view showing an overall configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an operation control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 to 4, the glove for treating a joint according to the present invention includes a main treatment unit 50, a bending unit 30, a support unit 10, a gap adjusting unit 40, and an operation adjusting unit 60, .

The main treatment unit 50 is provided to apply heat to at least one of a joint part of a hand and a wrist (hereinafter, referred to as a joint part). The main treatment section 50 is provided with a plurality of joints so as to correspond to a plurality of joints formed in the hand. In addition, the main treatment unit 50 may be constituted by a planar heating element so as to apply heat to joints. To this end, the main treatment unit 50 may include a connector (not shown) for receiving power from a power supply unit (not shown) to the surface heating element. Meanwhile, according to the embodiment, the main treatment unit 50 may be configured to receive power from the battery, wherein the battery is preferably a rechargeable battery. In addition, the main treatment portion 50, which applies heat to fingers and wrists of the main treatment portion 50, may have a rounded shape in which the inner surface is recessed so as to be brought into close contact with the fingers and perform heat treatment. In addition, the main treatment portion 50, which applies heat to the back of the hand, may have a flat surface structure. Meanwhile, the main treatment portion 50 is preferably made of a material having elasticity so that the main treatment portion 50 can be brought into close contact with the shape of the joint portion. The main treatment portion 50 preferably has the same or similar structure as the finger mounting portion 32 so as to be seated on the finger mounting portion 32 described later.

Meanwhile, the main treatment unit 50 may include an auxiliary treatment unit 52 for radiating the far-infrared ray to the joint region. The auxiliary treatment unit 52 not only smoothes the blood circulation at the joint region by radiating the far-infrared ray to the joint region, but also effectively heals arthritis and arthralgia caused at the joint region. To this end, the auxiliary treatment unit 52 may be constructed using a natural far-infrared radiator such as jade, elvan, germanium, or porcelain made by baking loess, a magnetic material, or a far-infrared ray emitting powder in powder form. In addition, the auxiliary treatment portion 52 may be configured to be inserted into the medial central portion of the main treatment portion 50.

The bending portion 30 is provided on the upper side of the main treatment portion 50 for attaching the main treatment portion 50 to the fingers. Here, the bending portion 30 includes a finger mounting portion 32 for receiving a finger inside, a finger mounting portion 32 coupled to one side of the finger mounting portion 32, and a finger mounting portion 32, And a latching part 34 coupled to the other side of the finger mounting part 32 and adapted to pass through a space formed in the inner side of the finger tightening part 36 . In particular, the finger-mounting portion 32 mounted on the finger or wrist is rounded so as to cover the finger inside, and the finger-mounting portion 32 mounted on the back of the hand may have a plate-like structure. Further, the finger-mounting portion 32 can be configured to sufficiently cover the finger or the wrist by taking an elongated band shape. Thus, even when the thickness of the finger is different for each person, the main treatment portion 50 can be brought into close contact with the joint region of the finger by the operation of the tightening portion 36. Meanwhile, the throttle portion 36 may include a Velcro member so as to penetrate through the engaging portion 34, but the present invention is not limited thereto and various other fastening means can be applied. The finger attaching portion 32 is coupled to the support portion 10 to be described later. The finger attaching portion 32 and the support portion 10 may be coupled using an adhesive, but may be combined using other bolts or the like.

The support portion 10 is coupled to the bending portion 30 to support the bending portion 30. The support portion 10 has a through hole formed therein, and a plurality of support holes are provided. The support portion 10 may include a rectangular main body and wings extending from the side surface of the main body. The finger attachment portion 32 is supported by the support portion 10 by being engaged with the wings of the support portion 10. [ On the other hand, the support portion 10 includes a wire fixing portion 12 for fixing a wire 44 to be described later. The wire fixing portion 12 is provided for fixing the wire 44 for connecting the plurality of supporting portions 10.

The rod portion 20 is provided for connecting the plurality of supports 10 to each other through a through hole formed in the support portion 10. The support portion 10 can slide along the rod portion 20 when the distance between the plurality of support portions 10 is increased or decreased by the interval adjusting portion 40 described later. For this purpose, the rod section 20 may take the form of an elongated rod. The rod portion 20 may be coated with a sliding film (not shown) of a slippery material so that the support portion 10 can easily slide along the rod portion 20. The rod portion 20 has a predetermined rigidity to prevent tension or compression with the support portion 10 when the distance between the plurality of support portions 10 is adjusted by the operation of the gap adjusting portion 40 It is preferable that the braid is made of a metal material such as iron, copper or aluminum or a plastic material.

The gap adjusting part 40 is provided to adjust the distance between the plurality of support parts 10 so that the main treatment part 50 can be positioned at a position corresponding to the joint part. Here, the gap adjusting portion 40 includes a wire 44 connecting the plurality of supporting portions 10, a winding roll 42 for winding the wire 44 so that the distance between the supporting portions 10 is adjusted, And an elastic body 48 that applies an elastic force so that the interval between the plurality of supports 10 adjusted by the elastic member 42 is kept constant. One side of the wire 44 is connected to the wire fixing part 12 provided on the support part 10 and the other side of the wire 44 is wound around the winding roller 42. [ When the wire 44 is wound by the rotation of the winding roll 42, the supporting portion 10 connected through the wire fixing portion 12 is pulled by the wire 44, so that the supporting portions 10 The spacing between the support portions 10 becomes long when the wire 44 is loosened by the rotation of the winding roll 42. [ Accordingly, even when the distance between the joints or the position at which the joints are formed differs from person to person, the distance between the supports 10 can be adjusted so that the support 10 (or the main treatment unit 50) can be positioned. An elastic body 48 is provided on the rod portion 20 between the plurality of support portions 10. The elastic body 48 is formed by winding the wire 44 by the nipping roll 42, When the wire 44 is loosened by the winding roll 42, a pressing force is applied to the supporting portion 10 so that the distance between the supporting portions 10 is increased by the elastic restoring force, 10 are kept constant.

A grip 46 may be provided on the winding roll 42 so that the winding roll 42 can be easily rotated. That is, the user grips the handle 46 and rotates the wind-up roll 42 so that the support portion 10 can easily move back and forth along the rod portion 20.

The operation regulating portion 60 is provided for regulating the operation of the main treatment portion 50. [ Here, the operation control unit 60 includes a control unit 62 for setting the temperature of the main treatment unit 50, a control unit 62 for controlling the temperature of the main treatment unit 50 according to the temperature set by the control unit 62, A display unit 66 for displaying at least one of the temperature of the main treatment unit 50 and the current temperature of the main treatment unit 50 set by the control unit 62, And a notification unit (68) for informing at least one of the operation of the main unit (50) and the overheat of the main treatment unit (50). That is, the user can adjust the temperature of the heat applied to the joint part by the main treatment part 50 through the operation of the control part 62. The control unit 64 controls the main treatment unit 50 so that the temperature of the main treatment unit 50 is adjusted according to the temperature set by the operation of the control unit 62. [ On the other hand, the user can visually confirm the current temperature of the main treatment unit 50 through the display unit 66, and if necessary, operate the control unit 62 to raise or lower the temperature of the main treatment unit 50 . Meanwhile, the notification unit 68 includes an operation light 68a for visually informing the user whether the main treatment unit 50 is operating, an operation light control unit 70 for controlling the main treatment unit 50 to prevent the user from recalling, And a warning lamp 68b for visually warning the user when it is overheated.

In the meantime, the joint treatment glove of the present invention may have a dual structure including an endothelial portion 80 surrounding the hand and the wrist, and an outer skin 70 surrounding the outer portion of the endothelial portion 80. At this time, the main treatment unit 50 is positioned between the endothelium 80 and the outer skin 70. At this time, it is preferable that the winding roll 42 is exposed to the outside of the outer skin 70 so as to smoothly adjust the distance between the support portions 10. It is preferable that the finger attachment portion 32, the tightening portion 36 and the engaging portion 34 are exposed to the outside of the endothelium portion 80 through the cut portion of the endothelium portion 80, To the finger or the back of the hand.

In the joint treatment glove according to the present invention, six fingers are inserted, and one end of the finger insertion portion may be opened. Generally, gloves have five fingers inserted, and the left hand and right hand gloves are separated from each other. On the other hand, the joint treatment glove of the present invention is advantageous in that one glove can be used for both the left hand and the right hand by forming at least six portions into which one finger is inserted in one glove. In other words, as shown in FIG. 1, when the right hand is put on the glove for treating a joint according to the present invention, the portion to which the rightmost finger is inserted is left without the finger being inserted. In the case where the left hand is inserted, The inserted portion remains without being inserted. In addition, it is preferable that one end of the portion where the finger of the joint treatment glove of the present invention is inserted is opened, so that necessary work such as smart phone touch can be performed even in the state of wearing the glove for treating the joint.

In addition, the outer skin 70 of the glove for treating a joint of the present invention may include a shape retaining portion 72. The shape retaining portion 72 prevents the portions of the joint treatment glove in which the fingers are inserted from coming into contact with each other, thereby allowing the joint treatment glove to maintain a constant shape. This is because the portion where the finger is inserted is spaced apart at regular intervals, so that the user can smoothly move his or her fingers when wearing the glove for treating the joint.

<Operation of joint treatment gloves>

Hereinafter, the operation of the glove for treating joints of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 4. Fig.

First, the glove for treating a joint of the present invention is worn on the left or right hand of the user.

Next, the interval adjusting unit 40 is adjusted so that the main treatment unit 50 is positioned at the joint part of the user. That is, by the wire 44 fixed to the wire fixing part 12 by rotating the winding roll 42, the respective supporting parts 10 on which the main treatment part 50 is mounted slide along the rod part 20 So that the main treatment unit 50 is positioned at a position corresponding to the joint region. At this time, when the wire 44 is wound on the winding roll 42, the wire 44 pulls the supporting portion 10 including the wire fixing portion 12, (48) is compressed. When the wire 44 is unwound from the winding roll 42, the elastic body 48 pushes the supporting portion 10 including the wire fixing portion 12 by the elastic restoring force, and the gap between the supporting portions 10 .

Next, the finger attachment portion 32 is tightened so that the main treatment portion 50 can be brought into close contact with the finger by using the fastening portion 36 and the fastening portion 34 of the bending portion 30.

Next, the main treatment unit 50 adjusts the temperature of the heat applied to the joint region of the user through the control unit 62 of the operation control unit 60. At this time, the control unit 64 controls the main treatment unit 50 so that the temperature of the main treatment unit 50 is increased or decreased. The temperature of the main treatment unit 50 can be visually confirmed through the display unit 66 and the operation of the main treatment unit 50 can be confirmed through the operation light 68a of the notification unit 68 . In addition, the warning light 68b may be turned on or blinked in order to prevent an image when the main treatment unit 50 is overheated at a set temperature or higher. In this case, The temperature of the part 50 can be lowered or the joint treatment glove can be worn off.

Finally, the main treatment unit 50 applies heat to the joint region to perform treatment. In parallel therewith, the auxiliary treatment portion 52 emits a far-infrared ray to the joint region.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Further, it is obvious that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention by anyone having ordinary skill in the art.

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Claims (8)

A plurality of main treatment units for applying heat to at least one of a joint part and a wrist of a hand;
A bending unit provided on the main treatment unit to mount the main treatment unit on a finger;
A plurality of supporting portions formed in the inside of the bending portion and supporting the bending portion;
A rod portion connecting the plurality of supporters to each other through the through hole; And
And a gap adjuster for adjusting a gap between the plurality of supports so that the main treatment unit can be positioned at a position corresponding to the joint of the hand.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the interval adjusting unit comprises:
A wire connecting the plurality of supports to each other;
A winding roll for winding the wire so that the distance between the supporting portions is adjusted; And
And an elastic body for applying an elastic force such that a gap between the plurality of support portions adjusted by the winding roll is kept constant.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the bending portion includes:
A finger mounting portion for receiving a finger inside;
Wherein the finger attaching portion is engaged with one side of the finger attaching portion and the finger attaching portion is pushed inward to thereby press the finger attaching portion while the finger attaching portion is wrapped around the finger attaching portion; And
And a fastening portion coupled to the other side of the finger mounting portion and adapted to receive the fastening portion through a space formed inside the fastening portion.
The method according to claim 1,
The main treatment unit,
And an auxiliary treatment part for radiating far-infrared rays to the joint part of the hand.
6. The method of claim 5,
And an operation control unit for controlling operation of the main treatment unit,
The operation control unit includes:
A control unit for setting a temperature of the main treatment unit;
A control unit for controlling the temperature of the main treatment unit to be raised or lowered according to the temperature set by the control unit;
A display unit for displaying at least one of a temperature of the main treatment unit and a current temperature of the main treatment unit set by the control unit; And
And a notification unit for informing at least one of whether the main treatment unit is operated and whether the main treatment unit is overheated.
The method according to claim 1,
An endothelium enclosing the hand and the wrist; And
And an outer skin surrounding the outer surface of the endothelium,
The main treatment unit,
Wherein the glove is located between the endothelium and the outer skin.
The method according to claim 1,
In the joint treatment glove,
At least six portions into which fingers are inserted are formed,
Wherein one end of the portion into which the finger is inserted is open.

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