Inflatable glove device for measuring swelling of wrist and hand and using method of inflatable glove device

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and provides an inflatable glove device for measuring wrist and hand swelling and a using method thereof. Comprising a glove body, and the glove body is provided with a non-deformable outer layer and an elastically deformable inner layer; a plurality of pressure sensors are uniformly arranged on the surface, far away from the non-deformable outer layer, of the elastically deformable inner layer; the non-deformable outer layer and the elastically deformable inner layer are nested to form a finger part, a thumb part, a palm part and a wrist part of the glove body, and an inflation cavity is formed between the non-deformable outer layer and the elastically deformable inner layer. The glove device has the advantages that the glove device is arranged on a swollen hand in a sleeving mode before treatment, the inflation cavity is inflated, the inflation amount V1 is metered after the multiple pressure sensors reach the threshold value, the glove device is arranged on the hand in a sleeving mode again after treatment is conducted for a period of time, the inflation cavity is inflated again, and the inflation amount V2 is metered after the multiple pressure sensors reach the threshold value; and the detumescence amount of the swollen hand is calculated by calculating the difference value of the two inflation amounts.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of medical devices, and in particular to an inflatable glove device for measuring wrist and hand swelling and a use method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Wrist and hand swelling caused by stroke or other diseases is relatively common, but there are currently few devices (methods) for measuring swelling, or there are limitations in their use, such as tape measure measurement, volume measurement (container filled with water), dimensional measurement, etc.

[0003] In view of this, the present invention is proposed. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide an inflatable glove device for measuring wrist and hand swelling and a method of using the same, so as to solve the technical problems existing in the prior art.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is: an inflatable glove device for measuring wrist and hand swelling, comprising: a glove body, wherein the glove body is provided with a non-deformable outer layer and an elastically deformable inner layer; wherein a plurality of pressure sensors are evenly arranged on a surface of the elastically deformable inner layer away from the non-deformable outer layer;

[0006] The non-deformable outer layer and the elastically deformable inner layer are nested to form the finger portion, thumb portion, palm portion and wrist portion of the glove body, and an inflation cavity is formed between the non-deformable outer layer and the elastically deformable inner layer, and the inflation cavity is connected to an external air source;

[0007] One side of the wrist is a closed end; the external air source and the plurality of pressure sensors are electrically connected to the controller.

[0008] In an optional embodiment, the finger portion is a whole, covering the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger.

[0009] In an optional embodiment, the finger portion is split into an index finger portion, a middle finger portion, a ring finger portion and a little finger portion.

[0010] In an optional embodiment, the arrangement density of the pressure sensors on the fingers, thumb, palm and wrist is the same.

[0011] On the other hand, the present invention also provides a method for using the above-mentioned inflatable glove device for measuring wrist and hand swelling, comprising:

[0012] S1: putting the glove body on the swollen hand, and the closable end fits the forearm;

[0013] S2: inflating the air chamber, and stopping inflating the air chamber when all of the plurality of pressure sensors reach a first threshold, and measuring the air volume V1 of the air chamber;

[0014] S3: After an interval of time T1, the glove body is put on the swollen hand again, and the closable end fits the forearm;

[0015] S4: inflating the inflation cavity again, and when all the pressure sensors reach the first threshold, stopping inflating the inflation cavity, and measuring the inflation volume V2 of the inflation cavity;

[0016] S5: Calculate the amount of swelling reduction V3 of the hand, V3 = V1 - V2.

[0017] In an optional embodiment, the first threshold value is F, and when the pressure values ​​f detected by a plurality of pressure sensors are all within a floating range of the first threshold value F, inflating the inflation cavity is stopped.

[0018] In an optional embodiment, the swollen hand is local swelling or global swelling.

[0019] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0020] (1) The glove device is put on the swollen hand before treatment, and the inflation cavity is inflated. After multiple pressure sensors reach a threshold, the inflation volume V1 is measured. After a period of treatment, the glove device is put on the swollen hand again, and the inflation cavity is inflated again. After multiple pressure sensors reach a threshold, the inflation volume V2 is measured. By calculating the difference between the two inflation volumes, the swelling reduction volume V3 of the swollen hand can be accurately calculated to verify the treatment effect.

[0021] (2) The glove device extends to the wrist, which can not only test the amount of swelling reduction in the hand, but also the amount of swelling reduction in the wrist. In addition, since the arrangement density of the pressure sensors has an impact on the inspection effect, as one of the main invention points of the present invention, the density of the pressure sensors in various parts of the glove device is set to be the same, and the pressure sensors are guaranteed to reach the threshold at the same time as much as possible. At the same time, the more pressure sensors are set, the more accurate the measurement results are. The finger part is a split setting, and more pressure sensors can be set, and the measurement accuracy is higher. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0023] Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an inflatable glove device for measuring wrist and hand swelling provided by one embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 2 This is a flow chart of a method for using an inflatable glove device for measuring wrist and hand swelling provided by one embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] Among them, the accompanying drawings are marked as follows:

[0026] 1- finger part, 2- wrist part, 3- thumb part, 4- closable end, 5- palm part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved by the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0028] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed on" or "disposed on" another component, it may be directly or indirectly located on the other component. When a component is referred to as being "connected to" another component, it may be directly or indirectly connected to the other component. The directions or positions indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "back", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc. are based on the directions or positions shown in the accompanying drawings and are only for the convenience of description and cannot be understood as limitations on the present technical solution. The terms "first" and "second" are only used for the convenience of description and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features. "Multiple" means two or more, and "several" means any number including one, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0029] Embodiment 1

[0030] Please see attached Figure 1-2 The purpose of this embodiment is to provide an inflatable glove device for measuring wrist and hand swelling, characterized in that it includes: a glove body, the glove body is provided with a non-deformable outer layer and an elastically deformable inner layer; wherein a plurality of pressure sensors are evenly arranged on the surface of the elastically deformable inner layer away from the non-deformable outer layer; the non-deformable outer layer and the elastically deformable inner layer are nested to form a finger portion 1, a thumb portion 3, a palm portion 5 and a wrist 2 of the glove body, and an inflation cavity is formed between the non-deformable outer layer and the elastically deformable inner layer, and the inflation cavity is connected to an external air source; one side of the wrist 2 is a closed end 4; the external air source and the plurality of pressure sensors are electrically connected to a controller.

[0031] In this embodiment, the finger portion 1 is a whole, covering the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger. The pressure sensors on the finger portion 1, thumb portion 3, palm portion 5 and wrist portion 2 are arranged at the same density.

[0032] The method for using the inflatable glove device for measuring wrist and hand swelling comprises:

[0033] S1: Put the glove body on the swollen hand, and the closed end 4 fits the forearm;

[0034] S2: Inflate the air-filling cavity, and stop inflating the air-filling cavity when all the pressure sensors reach the first threshold value, and measure the air-filling volume V1 of the air-filling cavity;

[0035] S3: After an interval of time T1, the glove body is put on the swollen hand again, and the closure end 4 fits the forearm;

[0036] S4: inflating the air chamber again, and when all the pressure sensors reach the first threshold, stopping inflating the air chamber, and measuring the air volume V2 of the air chamber;

[0037] S5: Calculate the amount of swelling reduction V3 of the hand, V3 = V1 - V2.

[0038] It should be noted that the first threshold is F, and the inflation into the inflation cavity is stopped when the pressure values ​​f detected by the plurality of pressure sensors are all within the floating range of the first threshold F. The swollen hand may be partially swollen or completely swollen.

[0039] Embodiment 2

[0040] Please see attached Figure 1-2 The purpose of this embodiment is to provide an inflatable glove device for measuring wrist and hand swelling, characterized in that it includes: a glove body, the glove body is provided with a non-deformable outer layer and an elastically deformable inner layer; wherein a plurality of pressure sensors are evenly arranged on the surface of the elastically deformable inner layer away from the non-deformable outer layer; the non-deformable outer layer and the elastically deformable inner layer are nested to form a finger portion 1, a thumb portion 3, a palm portion 5 and a wrist 2 of the glove body, and an inflation cavity is formed between the non-deformable outer layer and the elastically deformable inner layer, and the inflation cavity is connected to an external air source; one side of the wrist 2 is a closed end 4; the external air source and the plurality of pressure sensors are electrically connected to a controller.

[0041] In this embodiment, the finger part 1 is divided into an index finger part, a middle finger part, a ring finger part and a little finger part. The arrangement density of the pressure sensors on the index finger part, the middle finger part, the ring finger part and the little finger part of the finger part 1, the thumb part 3, the palm part 5 and the wrist part 2 is the same. Compared with the integral arrangement in the first embodiment, the finger part 1 is divided into two parts, because the area of ​​the elastically deformable inner layer is increased as a whole, the number of pressure sensors is increased, and the measurement result is more accurate.

[0042] The method for using the inflatable glove device for measuring wrist and hand swelling comprises:

[0043] S1: Put the glove body on the swollen hand, and the closed end 4 fits the forearm;

[0044] S2: Inflate the air-filling cavity, and stop inflating the air-filling cavity when all the pressure sensors reach the first threshold value, and measure the air-filling volume V1 of the air-filling cavity;

[0045] S3: After an interval of time T1, the glove body is put on the swollen hand again, and the closure end 4 fits the forearm;

[0046] S4: inflating the air chamber again, and when all the pressure sensors reach the first threshold, stopping inflating the air chamber, and measuring the air volume V2 of the air chamber;

[0047] S5: Calculate the amount of swelling reduction V3 of the hand, V3 = V1 - V2.

[0048] It should be noted that the first threshold is F, and the inflation into the inflation cavity is stopped when the pressure values ​​f detected by the plurality of pressure sensors are all within the floating range of the first threshold F. The swollen hand may be partially swollen or completely swollen.

[0049] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An inflatable glove device for measuring wrist and hand swelling, characterized in that: include: A glove body, wherein the glove body is provided with a non-deformable outer layer and an elastically deformable inner layer; wherein a plurality of pressure sensors are evenly arranged on a surface of the elastically deformable inner layer away from the non-deformable outer layer; The non-deformable outer layer and the elastically deformable inner layer are nested to form a finger portion (1), a thumb portion (3), a palm portion (5) and a wrist portion (2) of the glove body, and an inflation cavity is formed between the non-deformable outer layer and the elastically deformable inner layer, and the inflation cavity is connected to an external air source; One side of the wrist (2) is a closed end (4); the external air source, the plurality of pressure sensors and the controller are electrically connected.

2. The inflatable glove device for measuring wrist and hand swelling as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The finger part (1) is a whole, covering the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger.

3. The inflatable glove device for measuring wrist and hand swelling as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The finger part (1) is arranged in a split type, and is divided into an index finger part, a middle finger part, a ring finger part and a little finger part.

4. The inflatable glove device for measuring wrist and hand swelling as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The arrangement density of the pressure sensors on the finger part (1), thumb part (3), palm part (5) and wrist part (2) is the same.

5. The method for using the inflatable glove device for measuring wrist and hand swelling according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: include: S1: putting the glove body on the swollen hand, and the closable end (4) fits the forearm; S2: inflating the air chamber, and stopping inflating the air chamber when all of the plurality of pressure sensors reach a first threshold, and measuring the air volume V1 of the air chamber; S3: After an interval of time T1, the glove body is put on the swollen hand again, and the closable end (4) fits against the forearm; S4: inflating the inflation cavity again, and when all the pressure sensors reach the first threshold, stopping inflating the inflation cavity, and measuring the inflation volume V2 of the inflation cavity; S5: Calculate the amount of swelling reduction V3 of the hand, V3 = V1 - V2.

6. The method of use according to claim 5, characterized in that: The first threshold value is F, and when the pressure values ​​f detected by the plurality of pressure sensors are all within the floating range of the first threshold value F, the inflation into the inflation cavity is stopped.

7. The method of use according to claim 5, characterized in that: The swollen hand may be local swelling or whole swelling.

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