Protective / therapy medical glove

Abstract

A medical protective / therapeutic glove (1) for protecting a patient against unintentional injuries to their own body and against damage to medical infrastructure by the patient themselves, comprising a basic body (2) with a first lower wall section (2a) and a second upper wall section (2b) made of a flexible, in particular textile, material, which define a hand-receiving space (4) formed between them, as well as with a front inspection opening (6) and an arm-side passage opening (8) opposite this, is characterized in that the first and second wall sections (2a, 2b) are connected to each other in a wing-like manner via a hinge connection (10) and can be folded over each other from a first spatially flat unfolded release position into a second protective position,in which the second upper wall section (2b) is arranged above the first lower wing-like section (2a), forming the hand-receiving space (4) defined by the wall sections and the front inspection opening (6) and arm-side passage opening (8) communicating with it, and with locking means (20) with which the first and second wall sections (2a, 2b) can be detachably fixed to each other in the second protective position.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a medical protective / therapeutic glove according to the preamble of claim 1.

[0002] Medical protective / therapeutic gloves are well-known and are used to protect patients during the recovery phase after surgery or during a prolonged stay in a hospital bed while sedated from injuries they often unconsciously inflict on themselves with their hands, especially their fingernails.

[0003] The problem here is that putting protective / therapeutic gloves on a patient's hands is usually very difficult, as not only does the respective hand have to be inserted into the glove, but also infusion tubes that are connected to a hand-side port and electrical cables for SOP2 sensors and the like have to be guided through a front opening in the protective / therapeutic glove.

[0004] The protective / therapeutic gloves described above are, for example, distributed by the Dutch company Human Protection BV 5026 SP Tilburg under the product name "Mitty Care" and have a fully enclosed, fingerless base. An inspection opening is incorporated into the front of the glove. Medical supply lines and electrical sensor leads are threaded through this opening, providing access to the port and sensor. Due to the glove's fully enclosed design, putting it on a patient's hand is very cumbersome and time-consuming, as the supply lines, e.g., for transfusion lines leading to a port on the back of the hand, must first be routed through the inspection opening.Furthermore, such a port, as well as an attached SOP2 sensor, can only be checked for correct function to a limited extent through the inspection opening, which can only be expanded slightly.

[0005] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to create a medical protective / therapeutic glove that can be put on a patient to be protected with less effort and in a shorter time.

[0006] This problem is solved according to the invention by a medical protective / therapeutic glove having the features of claim 1.

[0007] Further features of the invention are contained in the dependent claims.

[0008] According to the invention, a medical protective / therapeutic glove, which protects the patient against unintentional self-inflicted injuries as well as damage to medical infrastructure, comprises a base body with a first lower wall section and a second upper wall section. The wall sections preferably consist of a flexible, in particular textile, and preferably also padded material, and, in the protective position described in more detail below, define a hand-receiving space formed between them. In the protective position, the base body further features a front inspection opening and an arm-side opening opposite this, into which the corresponding part of a human forearm, or more precisely the wrist, is received when the protective / therapeutic glove is worn.

[0009] The protective / therapeutic glove according to the invention is characterized in that the first and second wall sections are connected to each other in a wing-like manner via a hinge connection and can be folded over each other from a first spatially flat, unfolded release position into a second protective position, in which the second upper wall section is arranged above the first lower wing-like section, forming the hand-receiving space defined by the wall sections and the front inspection opening and arm-side passage opening communicating with it. To ensure that the two wall sections are folded over each other after a hand has been inserted and placed one on top of the other, respectively...To fasten the glove together and thereby create a fully enclosed protective / therapeutic glove with a front inspection opening, fastening means are provided, preferably in the form of known hook-and-loop fasteners with cooperating hook-and-loop elements and complementary band-shaped hook-and-loop elements. Alternatively, these can also be designed as hook-and-eye connections or as button-and-buttonhole connections.

[0010] The invention offers the advantage that the protective / therapeutic glove can be put on without disconnecting cables and hoses. Furthermore, the inspection opening allows for checking the correct placement of a port inserted on the back of the hand without removing the protective / therapeutic glove or disconnecting cables / hoses. A particular advantage is that the inspection opening is created by completely unfolding two halves of the glove, hereinafter referred to as wall sections, rather than by a simple opening at the tip of the glove, as is the case with the prior art mentioned earlier. This allows the opening to be opened significantly wider even when the protective / therapeutic glove is in place.

[0011] This allows, for example, the correct positioning of an SPO2 sensor on a finger to be checked with minimal effort, or to verify whether, for example, an infusion line is kinked and thereby obstructing the flow of blood, medication or solutions.

[0012] The invention is described below with reference to the drawings and by way of preferred embodiments.

[0013] The drawings show: Fig. 1 a schematic top view of the outside of the unfolded medical protective / therapeutic glove according to the invention, Fig. 2 a schematic view of the inside of the unfolded medical protective / therapeutic glove according to the invention in the release position with a schematically indicated human hand, Fig. 3 a schematic side view of the partially unfolded medical protective / therapeutic glove with a schematically indicated hand representation, Fig. 4 a schematic side view of the side of the medical protective / therapeutic glove closed by the fastening means in the form of a hook and loop fastener in the closed protective position, and Fig. 5 a schematic top view of the upper side of the closed glove according to the invention with an applied common flat section of hook and loop material to which a fixing element for holding a medical tube is attached.

[0014] As in Figures 1 to 5As shown, a medical protective / therapeutic glove 1 for protecting a patient against unintentional injuries to their own body and against damage to medical infrastructure by the patient themselves comprises a basic body 2 with a first lower wall section 2a and a second upper wall section 2b made of a flexible, in particular textile, padded material, which define an intermediately shaped hand-receiving space 4, which is in Figure 3 as indicated. The protective / therapeutic glove 1 according to the invention has, in the closed protective position, a Figures 3 , 4 and 5 indicated front inspection opening 6 and a passage opening 8 opposite it, through which a Figure 3 schematically indicated forearm section 12 extends through it.

[0015] As the depiction of the Figure 2As can be further seen, the first and second wall sections 2a, 2b, i.e. the upper and lower glove halves, are connected to each other in a wing-like manner via a hinge connection 10, via which the two wall sections 2a, 2b, which have a preferably mirror-image contour adapted to the shape of a left or right human hand 13, are opened from a first spatially flat unfolded release position ( Fig. 2 ) foldable into a second protective position, one on top of the other, e.g. in Figure 4 and 5 shown.

[0016] In the second protective position, the first and second wall sections 2a, 2b are arranged one above the other and enclose a space in Fig. 3indicated hand reception area 4, which communicates with the front inspection opening 6 and the arm-side passage opening 8, so that the fingers and the back of the hand or the palm of the hand in question can be viewed through the inspection opening 6 when the protective / therapy glove 1 is worn and the flexible textile material is folded away, in order to check, for example, the proper function of an attached port.

[0017] The protective / therapeutic glove 1 according to the invention further comprises closure means 20 with which the first and second wall sections 2a, 2b can be detachably fixed to each other in the second protective position in order to prevent the glove from being opened by a patient to be protected.

[0018] In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the closure means 20 comprise a first closure element 22a, which in the closed position is attached to the upper side of the second upper wall section 2b, and a first complementary band-shaped closure element 22b, which interacts with the first closure element 22a to create a releasable mechanical connection and is attached to the first lower wall section 2a. This type of closure means 20 and its attachment offers the advantage that the closure elements can be connected after a human hand 13 is placed in the open protective / therapeutic glove 1 and the two wall sections 2a and 2b are folded together on the upper side of the second upper wall section 2b, without having to turn the hand over while wearing the partially applied protective / therapeutic glove 1.This significantly simplifies and speeds up the process of putting on and closing glove 1.

[0019] According to a further concept underlying the invention, the locking means 20 comprise a second locking element 24a, which in the closed position is attached to the top of the second upper wall section 2b, and a second complementary band-shaped locking element 24b, which interacts with this by generating a releasable mechanical connection and is attached to the first lower wall section 2a, and which in the protective position can be guided from the lower wall section 2a over the inspection opening 6 onto the second locking element 24a and can be releasably fixed to it.

[0020] By providing a second closure element 24a, which interacts with a corresponding complementary band-shaped complementary closure element 24b, the advantage arises that the inspection opening 6 can also be at least partially closed, so that when the patient is wearing a protective / therapeutic glove 1, he has no possibility of gaining access to his fingers by pushing back the flexible textile material in the area of ​​the inspection opening 6 in order to grasp and pull out, for example, infusion lines or electrical cables.

[0021] In the preferred embodiment of the invention, it can further be provided that the closing means 20 - as in the Figures 1 to 5The device comprises a third locking element 26a and a third complementary band-shaped locking element 26b, which interacts with it to create a releasable mechanical connection. In the closed position, the latter is preferably attached to the outside of the lower wall section 2b in the area of ​​the arm-side passage opening 8. Alternatively, one end of the third complementary band-shaped locking element 26b can be attached to the upper wall section 2b. It serves to be guided around a forearm section 12 extending through the arm-side passage opening 8 into the hand-receiving space 4 and to be releasably engaged with itself via the third locking element 26a, as shown in [reference to figure]. Figure 4 and 5This makes it possible to press the lower and upper wall sections 2a, 2b in the protective position against a forearm section 12 passed through the arm-side opening 8 and to fix it both circumferentially and axially, so that the protective / therapeutic glove 1 according to the invention is reliably and immovably held on the hand 13 to be protected.

[0022] To further increase the hold of the protective / therapeutic glove 1 according to the invention on the human hand 13 to be protected after it has been put on, it can also be provided that guide loops 14 are arranged on the outside of the lower and / or upper wall section 2a, 2b at the level of the arm-side opening 8, through which the third band-shaped complementary closure element 26b can be passed when wrapping around the wrist, as is done in Fig. 1 as indicated.

[0023] In the preferred, in the Figures 1 to 5In the embodiment of the invention shown, the first closure element 22a and the first complementary band-shaped closure element 22b interacting with it, as well as preferably also the second closure element 24a and the complementary band-shaped second closure element 24b interacting with it, and particularly preferably also the third closure element 26a and the third complementary closure element 26b interacting with it, are designed as hook-and-loop fasteners comprising a known hook-and-loop material and a complementary hook-and-loop material that can be engaged with it to create a releasable mechanical connection. The hook-and-loop materials can comprise any hook-and-loop material known from the prior art, but are preferably designed as a soft loop or velvet tape, or a hook tape made of plastic material that can be engaged with it, in order to minimize skin irritation upon contact.The band-shaped complementary closure elements 22b, 24b and 26b preferably have a width in the range of 50 mm, which provides a good compromise for ease of handling and sufficient holding power in gloves for adults.

[0024] According to a further concept underlying the invention, the first and / or second closure element 22a, 24a can each have a flat section 32a made of hook and loop material which is attached to the top of the second upper wall section 2b in the closed position; and the first and / or second complementary band-shaped closure element 22b, 24b has, in particular, at its respective free end, a section 32b, 34b made of complementary hook and loop material which can be engaged with the hook and loop material of the respective flat section 32a, creating a releasable mechanical hook and loop connection.

[0025] In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the planar sections 32a, 34a of the first and second closure elements 22a, 24a are a common planar, preferably rectangular, section 32a made of hook and loop material, which preferably covers more than 50% of the surface of the upper side of the upper wall element 2b. This is particularly preferably a common continuous surface made of loop tape, to which both the section 32b made of complementary hook and loop material of the first complementary band-shaped closure element 22b and the section 34b made of complementary hook and loop material of the second complementary band-shaped closure element 24b can be attached.

[0026] By providing a common flat section 32a made of hook and loop material, which is sewn or glued onto the top of the second upper wall section of the base body, the advantage arises that the size of the hand receiving space 4 can be adjusted flexibly with minimal effort, and the protective / therapeutic glove 1 can be closed and opened in a very short time, since the top of the protective / therapeutic glove 1 can be fixed by a caregiver with one hand while the hook and loop fastener is released with the other hand.

[0027] As an alternative to using hook and loop fasteners, the first fastening element 22a and the first complementary band-shaped fastening element 22b interacting with it, and / or the second fastening element 24a and the second complementary band-shaped fastening element 24b interacting with it, and / or the third fastening element 26a and the third complementary band-shaped fastening element 26b interacting with it, may be designed as interlocking hooks and eyes and / or buttons and buttonholes. The buttonholes are formed, in particular, in the first and / or second and / or third band-shaped complementary fastening element, which may be designed as a band-shaped section made of a rubber-elastic material, in particular stretch fabric or polyurethane, or another soft, stretchable plastic material.In this embodiment (not shown), the buttons are preferably attached to the upper surface of the upper wall section 2b to facilitate access for caregivers when opening and closing the button-buttonhole connection. Preferably, for flexible adjustment to different hand sizes and wrist diameters, several buttonholes are successively incorporated into a band-shaped section of the first or second complementary closure element 22b, 24b, whereas only one corresponding button is attached to the upper surface of the upper wall section 2b as the first or second closure element.

[0028] According to a further aspect of the invention, the lower and upper wall sections 2a, 2b consist of a preferably padded textile material and have a preferably one-piece, continuous shape which, in the second protective position, is adapted to the outer contour of a human hand 13 to be received in the hand-receiving space 4. In this embodiment, the joint connection 10 is formed by a preferably closed, sewn fabric section 10a extending between the two wall sections 2a, 2b, wherein the first and second wall sections 2a, 2b have a continuous, one-piece, wing-like contour which is preferably shaped such that the thumb of a human hand 13 to be received in the hand-receiving space 4 in the protective position runs along the sewn fabric section 10a of the joint connection 10.In other words, the first and second wing-like lower and upper wall sections 2a, 2b consist of a continuous section of padded textile material in which the joint connection 10 is created by sewing a fabric section 10a. The hook and loop material for the first and second fastening elements 22, 24 is then sewn onto this continuous section, and the complementary first and second band-shaped fastening elements 22b, 24b are sewn on, as shown in the illustration. Fig. 1 It can be removed. This opens up the possibility of particularly efficient and cost-effective manufacturing.

[0029] In order to enable a particularly advantageous adaptation of the medical protective / therapeutic gloves 1 according to the invention to the respective hand shape, an arrangement for fixing the hands of a patient comprises a first and second medical protective / therapeutic glove, in which the lower and upper wall section 2a, 2b of the first glove are designed as a mirror image to the lower and upper hand section 2a, 2b of the second glove, such that the joint connection 10 is positioned on the side of the respective thumb of a right or left human hand 13. Reference symbol list

[0030] 1 Protective / Therapeutic Glove 2 Main Body 2 a First Lower Wall Section 2 b Second Upper Wall Section 4 Hand Receptacle 6 Front Inspection Opening 8 Passage Opening 10 Joint Connection 10 a Sewn Fabric Section 12 Forearm Section 13 Hand 14 Guide Loops 20 Closure Mechanism 22 a First Closure Element 22 First Complementary Band-Shaped Closure Element 24 a Second Closure Element 24 b Second Complementary Band-Shaped Closure Element 26 a Third Closure Element 26 b Third Complementary Band-Shaped Closure Element 32 a Flat Section of Hook and Loop Material 32 b Section of Complementary Hook and Loop Material at the End of the First Complementary Band-Shaped Closure Element 34 b Section of Complementary Hook and Loop Material at the End of the Second Complementary Band-Shaped Closure Element 40 Fixing Element for Securing a Medical Line

Claims

1. Medical protective / therapeutic glove (1) for protecting a patient against unintentional injuries to his own body and against damage to medical infrastructure by the patient himself, comprising a basic body (2) with a first lower wall section (2a) and a second upper wall section (2b) made of a flexible, in particular textile, material, which define a hand receiving space (4) formed between them, as well as with a front inspection opening (6) and an arm-side passage opening (8) opposite this, characterized by thatthe first and second wall sections (2a, 2b) are connected to each other in a wing-like manner via a hinge connection (10) and can be folded over each other from a first spatially flat, unfolded release position into a second protective position, in which the second upper wall section (2b) is arranged above the first lower wing-like section (2a), forming the hand receiving space (4) defined by the wall sections and the front inspection opening (6) and arm-side passage opening (8) communicating with it, and with locking means (20) with which the first and second wall sections (2a, 2b) can be detachably fixed to each other in the second protective position.

2. Medical protective / therapeutic glove according to claim 1, characterized by thatThe locking means (20) comprise a first locking element (22a) attached to the top of the second upper wall section (2b) in the closed position and a first complementary band-shaped locking element (22b) attached to the first lower wall section (2a) and which cooperates with the first locking element by creating a releasable mechanical connection and which can be releasably fixed to the first locking element (22a).

3. Medical protective / therapeutic glove according to claim 2, characterized by thatThe locking means (20) comprise a second locking element (24a) which, in the closed position, is attached to the top of the second upper wall section (2b), and a second complementary band-shaped locking element (24b) which, in the protective position, cooperates with this second locking element by creating a releasable mechanical connection and is attached to the first lower wall section (2a), and which, in the protective position, can be guided from the lower wall section (2a) over the inspection opening (6) onto the second locking element (24a) and can be releasably fixed to it.

4. Medical protective / therapeutic glove according to one of claims 2 or 3, characterized by thatThe locking means (20) comprise a third locking element (26a) and a third complementary band-shaped locking element (26b) that interacts with it by generating a releasable mechanical connection and which, in the closed position, is attached to the outside of the upper or lower wall section (2b) in the area of ​​the arm-side passage opening (8), wherein the third complementary band-shaped locking element (26a) is arranged to be guided around a forearm section (12) extending through the arm-side passage opening (8) into the hand receiving space (4) and to be releasably engaged with itself via the third locking element (26a) in order to press the lower and upper wall sections (2a, 2b) in the protective position against a forearm section (12) that is guided through the arm-side passage opening (8) and to fix it thereon.

5. Medical protective / therapeutic glove according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized by that Guide loops (14) are arranged on the outside of the lower and / or upper wall section (2a, 2b) at the level of the arm-side passage opening (8), through which the third band-shaped complementary closure element (26b) can be passed for axial fixation of the lower and / or upper wall section (2a, 2b) to a human forearm section (12) extending through the arm-side passage opening (8).

6. Medical protective / therapeutic glove according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by thatthe first closure element (22a) and the first complementary band-shaped closure element (22b) interacting with it and / or the second closure element (24a) and the complementary band-shaped second closure element (24b) interacting with it and / or the third closure element (26a) and the third complementary closure element (26b) interacting with it comprise a hook and loop material and a complementary hook and loop material that can be engaged with it by generating a releasable mechanical connection.

7. Medical protective / therapeutic glove according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by thatthe first and / or second closure element (22a, 24a) comprise a common flat section (32a) made of hook and loop material which is attached to the top of the second upper wall section (2b) in the closed position, and that the first and / or second complementary band-shaped closure element (22b, 24b) have, in particular at their respective free ends, a section (32b, 34b) made of complementary hook and loop material which interacts with the hook and loop material of the flat section (32a) to create a releasable mechanical hook and loop connection, and / or that simultaneously or alternatively a fixing element (40) for fixing a medical line, in particular a strip made of complementary hook and loop material, is provided which can be temporarily fixed to the common surface.

8. Medical protective / therapeutic glove according to claim 7, characterized by thatThe planar section (32a) made of hook and loop material of the first and second closure element is a common, continuous surface, in particular made of loop tape, to which both the section (32b) made of complementary hook and loop material of the first complementary band-shaped closure element (22b), and the section (34b) made of complementary hook and loop material of the second complementary band-shaped closure element (24b) can be attached.

9. Medical protective / therapeutic glove according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterized by thatthe first closure element (22a) and the first complementary band-shaped closure element (22b) interacting with it and / or the second closure element (24a) and the second complementary band-shaped closure element (24b) interacting with it and / or the third closure element (26a) and the third complementary band-shaped closure element (26b) interacting with it comprise hooks and eyes and / or buttons and buttonholes that can be engaged with one another, wherein the buttonholes and eyes are formed in particular in a first and / or second and / or third band-shaped complementary closure element from a rubber-elastic material, in particular stretch material.

10. Medical protective / therapeutic glove according to any of the preceding claims, characterized by thatthe lower and upper wall sections (2a, 2b) consist of a textile material, in particular a padded one, and have an outer contour adapted to the shape of a human hand (13) to be received in the hand receiving space (4), and that the joint connection (10) is formed over a preferably closed sewn fabric section (10a) extending between the two wall sections (2a, 2b), wherein the first and second wall sections (2a, 2b) have an outer wing-like contour which is preferably shaped in such a way that the thumb of a human hand (13) to be received in the hand receiving space (4) in the protective position runs along the sewn fabric section (10a) of the joint connection (10).

11. Arrangement for fixing the hands of a patient comprising a first and second medical protective / therapeutic glove according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by thatthe lower and upper wall sections (2a, 2b) of the first protective / therapeutic glove are designed as a mirror image of the lower and upper wall sections (2a, 2b) of the second protective / therapeutic glove, such that the joint connection (10) is positioned on the side of the respective thumb of a right and left human hand (13).

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