JPH08131468A - Suppressing gloves - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide suppressing gloves capable of preventing the slipping down during use even if these gloves are not firmly tightened. CONSTITUTION: These suppressing gloves 1 are composed of a cylindrical main body 2 which fully encloses the patient's hand H and a cylindrical part 4 which encloses the patient's wrist W. This cylindrical part 4 is provided with a projecting line 20 engaging with a half-split neosponge 22 on the inner side of its front half part 12 and is provided with a first tightening means 26 for tightening the front half part 12 and a second tightening means for tightening a rear half part 14.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control glove suitable for suppressing the activity of the fingertips of a patient in the medical field, and more specifically, for example, a dementia patient while not giving the feeling of restraint to the patient as much as possible. The present invention relates to a device suitable for suppressing actions such as pulling out a drip needle by itself.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the field of medical care for the elderly, demented patients themselves have long been worried about actions by themselves, such as pulling out drip, catheter, tube, etc., and diaper messing. As a means for suppressing such an act, classically, the wrist of the patient is tied to the bedside with a belt, and as a medical aid,
A restraint band with a wrist that can be tightened as softly as possible has been put on the market, and the restraint band is still widely used. However, such a method binds the patient to the bed to deprive him of his freedom, and the mental stress felt by the patient himself is immeasurable.

Recently, CLEAN SPRIT has marketed a restraining glove under the trade name "Mamoru-kun". This restraining glove consists of a cylindrical plastic body with a flat bottom and a size that fits comfortably in the hand, and a cylindrical cloth body connected to the open end of the body and extending along the patient's wrist. It is roughly composed of parts. Then, a pair of cords are attached to the body portion at intervals in the circumferential direction, and the body portion is attached by tightening and tying the body portion with the cord.

According to this restraint glove, since the patient's hand is entirely surrounded by the cylindrical body, the patient can move his / her fingertip freely, but it is impossible to grasp the object by this. Without restraining the patient to the bed, the depressive patient's actions described above can be suppressed by the restraining gloves. In addition, since the side wall of the cylindrical body of the restraining glove has relatively large lattice-shaped through holes as a whole, it is possible to ensure air permeability through the through holes, and also the patient's patient. It has an advantage that the condition of the hand can be constantly monitored from the outside.

However, this restraining glove is apt to be misplaced at the wearing position, and the string is loosened during use to untie the knot.
For this reason, it may fall out. This point will be described in detail below. First, when putting on a conventional restraint glove, tie the string with the trunk of the glove extended so that the patient's hand is entirely surrounded by the cylindrical body.
It is located away from the tip of the wrist, that is, the base of the hand.

By the way, the diameter of a human wrist gradually becomes smaller toward the tip. For this reason, it is considered that the position of the string gradually shifts to the tip of the wrist during use, and as a result, the string is loosened and eventually the knot is unraveled. Even if the knot of the string cannot be unraveled, when the position of the string is displaced to the tip of the wrist, the trunk of the glove and the cylindrical body are slid down, so that the patient's entire hand is supposed to move. It becomes impossible to maintain the original position of the cylindrical main body that should be surrounded by the vertical direction. For example, when the arm is moved up and down, the cylindrical main body is displaced up and down and touches the hand. Problems such as occur. Of course, when the string is tightened to prevent such a problem, blood circulation may be impaired.

[0007]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
Since it does not physically restrain the freedom of the patient like a classical restraint band, it has an excellent advantage that it does not give the patient a feeling of mental restraint or discomfort. Regarding the ideal form of such a suppression glove, the inventor of the present application
A comprehensive consideration was given from the perspectives of patients, caregivers, and doctors. The results are as follows.

(1) In general, the patient to whom the application is applied is often physically weak, and in order to prevent the generation of fungus due to stuffiness, the main body part surrounding the hand is conventionally It is desirable that the gloves have breathability like the control gloves. (2) In general, the patient to whom the application is applied is often unable to express himself or herself sufficiently so that inconveniences such as blood circulation disorder due to overtightening can be detected early.
It is desirable to be able to constantly monitor the condition of the hand from the outside by providing a relatively large grid-like through hole as in a conventional restraint glove. (3) With respect to the above (1) and (2), it is desirable that the glove body surrounding the hand is easily and reliably positioned, and the slipping and dropping out during use are surely prevented.

(4) In order to prevent blood circulation disorders and not to give discomfort to the patient, it is desirable that the patient can wear the device securely without tightening it tightly. (5) It is desirable that it is easy to mount. (6) Since this restraint glove does not restrain the movement of the patient's arm, it is desirable that there is no risk of injuring surrounding objects or the patient himself as the patient moves his arm.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a restraining glove capable of preventing a slippage during use without being tightly tightened. Another object of the present invention is to provide a control glove that is easy to wear and can surely prevent slipping down during use without tight tightening. Another object of the present invention is to provide a restraining glove that does not damage surrounding objects or the patient himself.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve such a technical problem, according to the present invention, basically, a cylindrical main body having at least one end opened and surrounding a hand as a whole. And a restraining glove having a tubular torso connected to the open end of the body and extending along the patient's wrist, and fastening means provided on the torso for radially tightening the torso. At least a pair of elastic members that bulge inward are provided inside the body at a position adjacent to the main body, and the pair of elastic members are spaced by 180 degrees in the circumferential direction. Are provided separately.

According to the above structure, when the restraining glove is worn and the hand is entirely surrounded by the tubular body, the elastic member protruding inward is located at the tip of the wrist. . And, at least one pair of this elastic member is provided,
Further, since the elastic members are provided at intervals of 180 degrees in the circumferential direction, the elastic members are positioned by arranging the elastic members at the step between the tip of the wrist and the heels of the hands and the roots of the ball of the foot. It will engage with each of these steps. Therefore, according to the present invention, the elastic member provided on the body portion basically forms the slip-down preventing means in use, so that the tightening means for tightening the tightening means such as a string is conventionally used. It is not necessary to suppress the slippage during use depending on the degree of sticking. Moreover, from another perspective, the elastic member provided on the trunk can prevent the trunk from slipping down, so that the position of the fastening means does not move to the tip of the wrist during use. The loosening of the tightening means due to this does not occur.

The number of elastic members is not particularly limited. Therefore, a large number of elastic members may be provided around the circumference of the body, or may be continuous in the circumferential direction. If a pair of elastic members are provided at intervals of 180 degrees in the circumferential direction, a tightening means is provided at a position where the elastic members are tightened, and the tip of the wrist, the heel of the hand, and the ball of the ball of the foot are provided. It is desirable to ensure the positioning of the elastic member relative to each root and step.

Further, this positioning may be ensured from the surface of the shape of the cylindrical main body. In other words, if the shape of the tubular body is, for example, an elliptical cross section along the palm, it is possible to secure the relative relationship between the tubular body and the hand only by inserting the hand into the tubular body. become.
Therefore, in this case, if a pair of elastic members are arranged along the long axis of the tubular main body having an elliptical cross section, these elastic members are naturally attached to the tip of the wrist, the heel of the hand, and the ball of the foot. It will be located at the step with each root.

When a large number of elastic members are discontinuously provided, the series of elastic members acquires flexibility in the gap between the adjacent elastic members. This allows the elastic member of the torso to bend along the contour of the patient's wrist when wearing the restraining glove, regardless of the difference in the thickness of the wrist based on the individual difference of the patient. It is possible to engage the step between the tip of the wrist and the heel of the hand and the base of each of the ball of the thumb while tightening the entire area around the wrist without undue pressure. Further, when the elastic member continuous in the circumferential direction is provided, it is desirable that the elastic member itself has flexibility so that it can be bent along the contour of the wrist of the patient.

The tightening means may be arranged at a position where the elastic member is tightened or at a position close thereto, or at a position where the elastic member is distant from the elastic member. You may arrange in both. When the tightening means is arranged in the elastic member portion, it is preferable that a large number of elastic members are provided in the circumferential direction or that the elastic member is continuous in the circumferential direction. This allows the patient's wrist to be softly tightened overall without locally squeezing the wrist, thus not disturbing blood circulation and causing discomfort to the patient even when worn for a long time. Nothing.

The fastening means may be a cord as in the conventional case, but it is desirable to use a belt having a certain width in order to disperse the pressure associated with this fastening. As the belt fixing means, various conventionally known means can be appropriately used, and for example, a hook tape that can be easily attached and detached may be used, or a buckle may be used.

To facilitate the wearing of the restraining glove, it is preferred that the body has a notch extending from one end thereof to the other. According to this, when wearing the restraining glove, it is possible to insert the restraining glove into the patient's hand in a state where the notch is opened and the torso is opened.

Further, by making the cylindrical main body as a whole without a corner, it is possible to prevent the surrounding objects or the patient itself from being damaged, and further, the material of the cylindrical main body is protected against external force. By selecting from a material that is elastically deformable and that retains its own shape unless external force is applied, the above-mentioned scratch prevention effect can be secured.
As in the conventional case, the tubular body may be made of a material having air permeability so as to prevent the generation of fungi due to stuffiness, and further, a through hole of a certain size should be provided as a whole. Therefore, it is desirable that the condition of the patient's hand can be constantly monitored from the outside.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a restraining glove of an embodiment, and the restraining glove 1 is attached to a body 2 having a bottomed cylindrical shape that generally surrounds a patient's hand H and an open end of the body 2. And the body 4 surrounding the wrist W of the patient.

The tubular body 2 has a cylindrical tubular portion 6 and a curved closed end portion 8 projecting outward from the one end of the tubular portion 6 in the axial direction. The ends 8 are connected by a smooth curve with no corners. That is, the tubular main body 2 has the shape of a bottomed tubular body formed by a curved surface without corners as a whole, and the tubular portion 6 and the closed end portion 8 have lattice-shaped through holes 10 on the entire surface. Made of the same material. Specifically, the cylindrical main body 2 is made of a semi-rigid high-pressure polyethylene material that flexibly and elastically deforms with respect to an external force, but retains its own shape unless an external force is applied, and each through hole 10 has one side. It has a substantially square shape of about 1 cm. Further, the tubular main body 2 has a size such that the adult's hand H in a relaxed state can be easily accommodated, specifically, the tubular main body 2 has a shape dimension of about 11 cm in diameter and 16 cm in length. The shape of the main body 2 is not limited to the circular cross section,
For example, an arbitrary shape such as an elliptical cross section or a flat cross section can be selected.

The body portion 4 has a front half portion 12 sewn to the opening end edge of the tubular main body 2 and a rear half portion 14 continuously extending rearward from the front half portion 12, and about 11 in total.
It has a length dimension of cm. The body portion 4 has a tapered shape in which the diameter gradually decreases as it goes away from the attachment end having the same diameter as the tubular body 2, and is made of a flexible thick cloth. The material of the body 4 is not particularly limited, but it is desirable to use a material such as 100% cotton which has excellent hygroscopicity and is soft against human skin. The body portion 4 may be made by laminating different kinds of cloth, in which case the inner layer is made of a highly hygroscopic fabric, and the outer layer is made of a large tear to prevent damage. It is desirable to place a strong fabric or a stretchable fabric.

The body 4 also has a notch 16 extending longitudinally from one end to the other.
The edge of 6 and the opening edge of the rear half 14 and the opening edge of the front half 12 are bordered by a series of cloth pieces 18.

The front half 12 of the body 4 has an elastic and flexible ridge 20 which bulges inward. The arrangement position of the ridges 20 is a problem to be determined in relation to the diameter of the tubular body 2, but in this embodiment, the diameter of the tubular body 2 (about 11 cm as described above) is a human wrist. Since the diameter of the ridge 20 is considerably larger than that of the cylindrical body 2, the ridge 20 is provided at a position separated by about 2.5 cm to about 3 cm from the open end of the cylindrical body 2. Thereby, a space between the cylindrical main body 2 and the convex shape 20 serves as a buffer region, and when the body portion 4 is fastened to the wrist W, the body portion 4
It is possible to prevent the deformation of the cylindrical main body 2 due to the reduction of the diameter.

The ridges 20 are notches 1 in this embodiment.
Except for 6, it extends continuously in the circumferential direction, but it may be discontinuous, and at least a pair of convex portions may be provided at intervals of 180 ° in the circumferential direction. Here, the ridge 20 has a height of about 1.5 cm and a width of about 3 cm, and a substantially semicircular cross section. Specifically, a commercially available tubular elastic member called Neopress sponge is halved in the circumferential direction, and the halved surface of the Neopress sponge 22 is applied to the inner surface of the body portion 4. Then, it is attached to the body portion 4 by covering it with a cloth piece 24.

The body portion 4 is a first body provided on the front half portion 12.
The fastening means 26 and the second fastening means 28 provided in the rear half portion 14 are provided. The first tightening means 26 is the ridge 2
It has a first belt 30 having a width of about 2.5 cm and a length of about 18 cm attached to one side across the notch 16, and a ring 32 arranged on the other side. A first loop tape (which may be polyester pile) 34 having a length of about 6.5 cm is sewn on the surface of the first belt 30 at the base end, and the other portion is covered with the first loop tape 34. The hook tape 36 is sewn on. The first belt 30 is folded back through the ring 32, and the first hook tape 36 is fixedly attached to the first loop tape 34 at an appropriate position, so that the first tightening means 26 allows the body portion 4 to move. It is possible to tighten the first half 12 of the.

The second tightening means 28 has a second loop tape 40 sewn on the back side of a second belt 38 having a width of about 3 cm and a length of about 5 cm which is attached to one side of the slit 16 with the slit 16 interposed therebetween. And width of about 3.5 cm sewn on the other side, length of about 6 cm
The second hook tape 42 of FIG. The second loop tape 40 and the hook tape 42 are alternatives, and the hook tape may be provided on the second belt 38 side and the loop tape may be provided on the body portion 4 side. Further, the surface of the body portion 4 side may be made of polyester pile so that the body portion 4 can be fixed at any position. By the second fastening means 28 as described above, the rear half portion 14 of the body portion 4 can be fastened.

The restraining glove 1 having the above-described structure is mounted on or removed from a patient by making use of the notches 16 so that the trunk portion 4 is widened to the left and right. This facilitates the work of mounting or removing. When the restraining glove 1 is attached to the patient's hand, the ridge 20 is located at the position of the tip of the wrist W, and the tip of the wrist is softly tightened through the ridge 20. For this reason,
In particular, as apparent from FIG. 1, the ridge 20 enters and engages in the step between the tip of the wrist W and the ball of the ball B and the heel R of the hand, whereby the first and / or Alternatively, even if the second tightening means 26 and 28 are not tightly tightened, it is possible to surely prevent the slipping down of the restraining glove 1 in use and to prevent blood circulation. Does not cause any discomfort to the patient.

Further, since the tubular body 2 of the restraining glove 1 is made in a shape without corners as a whole, it does not damage the surrounding objects or the patient himself. In particular, in addition to the shape of the tubular body 2, since the tubular body 2 is made of a semi-hard material, the above-mentioned effect of preventing damage can be secured.

The concrete structure of the fastening means 26, 28 described above is arbitrary, and for example, a buckle 40 may be used as shown in FIG. The buckle 40 has an intermediate bar 42 with teeth (not shown), and the front end of the first belt 30 is inserted into the buckle 40 and folded back at the intermediate bar 42 to stop the movement of the first belt 30. Since this type of buckle is conventionally known, its details are omitted. By adopting such a buckle 40, even if a patient holds the tip of the first belt 30 with his / her mouth (teeth) and pulls it, the first belt 30 does not come off from the buckle 40, but rather tightens further. Since the increase is performed, it is possible to reliably prevent the tightening means 28 from being released due to an unexpected behavior of the patient.

In the example shown in FIG. 7, the buckle 40 is used for the first fastening means 26 and the hook tape is used for the second fastening means 28 as in FIG. The buckle type described above may be used. According to this, although it takes some time to wear the restraining glove 1 (fixing the first tightening means 26), once it is fixed, it is possible to surely prevent the patient from releasing due to an unexpected behavior of the patient. There is an effect.

[0032]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, basically, it is possible to provide a restraining glove capable of preventing slipping down during use without tight tightening. Further, when the notch is provided in the body surrounding the wrist, it is possible to easily wear the glove. Further, by making the tubular main body surrounding the hand around to have a shape without corners as a whole, it is possible to provide a control glove in which surrounding objects and the like are not damaged.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of the restraining glove of the first embodiment seen from an angle and a part of which is cut away (along line BB in FIG. 5).

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the suppression glove according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the restraining glove of the first embodiment seen from an angle.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the restraining glove of the first embodiment seen from another angle.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the suppression glove according to the first embodiment as viewed from the insertion opening side.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the restraining glove of the first embodiment seen from another angle, with a part thereof cut away (along line AA in FIG. 5).

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a control glove according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Suppressing glove 2 Cylindrical main body 4 Body part 10 Through hole 16 Notch 20 Convex line 22 Half split Neopress sponge 26 1st tightening means 28 2nd tightening means

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A tubular body having at least one end open and generally surrounding the hand, a tubular body connected to the open end of the body and extending along the patient's wrist, and the body. A restraining glove having a tightening means for tightening the torso portion in a radial direction, the inside of the torso portion having at least a pair of inwardly bulging portions at a position adjacent to the main body. An elastic glove is provided, and the pair of elastic members are provided at intervals of 180 degrees in the circumferential direction, and the suppression glove. 2. The restraining glove of claim 1, wherein the body has a notch extending from one end thereof to the other. 3. The elastic member extends continuously in the circumferential direction except the cut portion and has flexibility.
The suppression glove according to claim 2. 4. The restraining glove according to claim 1, wherein the tubular main body has a shape without corners as a whole. 5. The cylinder body is made of a material which is elastically deformable with respect to an external force and retains its shape unless an external force is applied. The suppression glove according to any one of 1.