Cold treatment of human and animal body parts - by means of appts. supplying cold dry gas to affected body part

摘要

Appts. (I) for the medical cold treatment of human or animal body parts contains a tube (vortex- or Hilsch tube) connected to an outlet for the cold gas surrounded by a funnel. The funnel is covered by an airpermeable and water absorbent material. Pref. the funnel (5) is covered with an inner water absorbing and an outer water repellant layer that are bound to a multilayer textile (6). The material covering is pref. detachable from the funnel rim. The funnel is detachable from the vortex tube (1) and is made fro either a hard material such as metal or plastic or from a flexible material such as silicone rubber or rubber. The material coverin gthe funnel opening has elastic properties and additionally is covered by an air permeable foam or mesh layer. The water absorbing material is composed of cotton and/or modified acrylate and the water repellant material is composed of polyamide, polyester or propylene. USE/ADVANTAGE - Use of (I) allows a physically therapeutic cooling of body parts without unpleasant sensation by the application of a dry coldness in an exact and reproducible manner. (I) may be used with compressed air thereby eliminating the hazards of toxic gas inhalation and flammability.