HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY MASK

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hyperthermia mask used in the field of medical appliances. The hyperthermia mask of the present invention comprises a mask surface body and a tensioning belt, the mask surface body is made of phase change fibers or the mask surface body is filled with the phase change fibers; the phase change fibers are composed of hollow fibers and phase change materials filled into the hollow fibers; and the phase change materials have a phase change temperature of 40° C.-55° C. The hyperthermia mask of the present invention is prepared based on phase change heat storage, is convenient to use and has a good hyperthermia effect.

Claims

1. A hyperthermia mask, comprising a mask surface body and a tensioning belt; wherein the mask surface body is made of phase change fibers or the mask surface body is filled with the phase change fibers; the phase change fibers are composed of hollow fibers and a phase change material filled into the hollow fibers; the phase change material has a phase change temperature of 40° C.-55° C.; the phase change material is paraffin; the phase change fibers are prepared by a method of heating the paraffin to a molten state, immersing one end of each hollow fiber in the paraffin, inserting the other end of each hollow fiber into one end of a rubber tube, sealing a connection port of the hollow fibers and the rubber tube and connecting the other end of the rubber tube with a vacuum pump to suck the paraffin into the hollow fibers.

2. The hyperthermia mask of claim 1, wherein a filling rate of the paraffin in the hollow fibers is 80%-90%.

3. The hyperthermia mask of claim 1, wherein an opening with a zipper is further formed in the mask surface body; and the phase change fibers are filled into the mask surface body through the opening with the zipper.

4. The hyperthermia mask of claim 3, wherein textiles are arranged on an upper surface and a lower surface of the phase change fibers.

5. The hyperthermia mask of claim 4, wherein the textiles are gauzes or cotton cloths.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a hyperthermia mask of the present invention.

REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0020] In the FIGURE, 1 refers to a mask surface body; 2 refers to a tensioning belt; 3 refers to phase change fibers; and 4 refers to an opening with a zipper.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0021] In order to better describe the purpose, the technical solution and the advantages of the present invention, the present invention is further described below in combination with drawings and specific embodiments.

Embodiment 1

[0022] As shown in FIG. 1, a hyperthermia mask of an embodiment of the present invention comprises a mask surface body 1 and a tensioning belt 2. The mask surface body 1 is filled with phase change fibers 3. The phase change fibers 3 are composed of hollow fibers and paraffin filled into the hollow fibers, wherein a melting point of the paraffin is 40° C.-55° C. The paraffin as an organic phase change heat storage material has advantages of high latent heat of phase change, adjustable phase change temperature, stable performance, no poison, etc.

[0023] When the phase change fibers 3 are prepared, the paraffin can be filled into the hollow fibers by an adsorption method, a blending method or a dipping method. In the present embodiment, a method for preparing the phase change fibers 3 preferably comprises the following steps: firstly, heating the paraffin to a molten state; then, immersing one end of each hollow fiber in the paraffin, inserting the other end of each hollow fiber into one end of a rubber tube, and sealing a connection port of the hollow fibers and the rubber tube; and finally, connecting the other end of the rubber tube with a vacuum pump to suck the paraffin into the hollow fibers.

[0024] In order to prepare the phase change fibers with high latent heat, ensure the hyperthermia time of the hyperthermia mask to be more than 30 minutes and prevent the paraffin from melting and leaking, the filling rate of the paraffin in the hollow fibers is 80%-90% in the present embodiment.

[0025] In order to conveniently fill the phase change fibers 3 into the mask surface body 1 and more conveniently replace the phase change fibers 3, an opening 4 with a zipper is further formed in the mask surface body 1; and the phase change fibers 3 are filled into the mask surface body 1 through the opening 4 with the zipper.

[0026] In addition, gauzes are arranged on upper surfaces and lower surfaces of the phase change fibers 3 of the present embodiment, so that the phase change fibers can be more conveniently placed in the mask surface body, and the mask has a better heat preservation effect. Certainly, other textiles, such as cotton cloth can also be used to replace the gauzes.

[0027] A method for using the hyperthermia mask of the present embodiment comprises the following steps: heating the hyperthermia mask by a heating device before use to melt paraffin; a patient with rhinitis wears the hyperthermia mask after the paraffin is molten; since the environmental temperature is lower than a melting point of the paraffin, when the patient wears the hyperthermia mask, the paraffin is solidified, releases heat and keeps the temperature of the mask close to the phase change temperature of the paraffin, thereby playing a role of hyperthermia.

[0028] It should be noted that the hyperthermia mask of the present invention can also be prepared by spinning the phase change fibers. A spinning method is the prior art, wherein the phase change fibers are composed of hollow fibers and the phase change materials filled into the hollow fibers; and the phase change materials have a phase change temperature of 40° C.-55° C.

Embodiment 2

[0029] In order to verify the effect of the hyperthermia mask of the present invention in the treatment of rhinitis, we randomly select 50 patients with rhinitis and inspect relevant symptoms (nasal itching, nasal congestion, nasal mucus and sneezing) of the rhinitis before and after the patients wear the hyperthermia mask of the present invention. The selected patients with rhinitis used the hyperthermia mask of the present invention for hyperthermia twice every day for 30 minutes every time. After one week of hyperthermia, only five patients had mild nasal congestion symptom; after two weeks of hyperthermia, the nasal itching, nasal congestion, nasal mucus and sneezing symptoms of 50 patients were significantly improved, and no patient had nasal itching, nasal congestion, nasal mucus and sneezing situations.

[0030] Thus, the hyperthermia mask of the present invention can treat the rhinitis effectively.

[0031] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are merely used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, not to limit a protection scope of the present invention. Although the present invention is described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those ordinary skilled in the art should understand that the technical solution of the present invention can be modified or equivalently replaced without departing from the substance and the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.