WO2013122350A1 - Portable brain cooling device - Google Patents

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WO2013122350A1
WO2013122350A1 PCT/KR2013/000958 KR2013000958W WO2013122350A1 WO 2013122350 A1 WO2013122350 A1 WO 2013122350A1 KR 2013000958 W KR2013000958 W KR 2013000958W WO 2013122350 A1 WO2013122350 A1 WO 2013122350A1
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  • the present invention relates to a brain cooling device for a patient that can cause brain damage, and more particularly, it can be easily carried and used anywhere in various situations such as heart attack, stroke, trauma that can be caused by brain damage
  • the present invention relates to a device for cooling the brain by lowering the temperature of adjacent body parts in order to suppress edema and damage of the brain.
  • ice packs and cooling pads are used to cool the brain by lowering the temperature of adjacent body parts or cooling blood.
  • Brain cooling apparatus aims to solve the following problems.
  • Body cooling apparatus is a cooling device using the vaporized fluid as a cooling fluid, a liquid fluid storage tank, and one end is in communication with the liquid fluid storage tank, the other end is a cooling fluid transfer pipe open And, one side of the cooling fluid transfer pipe is preferably formed with injection holes for injecting the cooling fluid transferred through the cooling fluid transfer pipe.
  • a vaporizer is disposed between the liquid fluid storage tank and the cooling fluid transfer pipe.
  • an apparatus for supplying outside air into the liquid fluid storage tank is disposed in the liquid fluid storage tank.
  • a heat exchanger is disposed in the liquid fluid storage tank to vaporize the liquid fluid stored in the liquid fluid storage tank.
  • an insulation tube is disposed between one end of the cooling fluid transfer tube and the injection hole.
  • one side of the cooling fluid transfer pipe is formed in a zigzag shape is preferably disposed in any one of the coating, helmet, band.
  • Brain cooling apparatus by using the vaporized fluid to cool the brain area does not require a heat exchange using a separate power source, and reliable to cool the body without having a transport means such as a pump There is an effect to provide a cooling device.
  • FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view according to another embodiment of the cooling fluid transport tube shown in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is an application example of the cooling fluid transfer pipe according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view according to another embodiment of the cooling fluid transfer pipe shown in Figure 1
  • Figure 3 is a cooling fluid transfer pipe according to an embodiment of the present invention Is an example of application.
  • Brain cooling apparatus comprises a liquid fluid storage tank 100, the cooling fluid transfer pipe (200).
  • the liquid fluid storage tank 100 is connected to the fluid cooling transfer pipe 200 as shown in FIG. 1 (a) to store liquid material, for example, liquid nitrogen, which is easily vaporized.
  • the fluid cooling transfer pipe 200 is connected to the fluid storage tank 100 so that one end of the liquid vaporized liquid fluid is moved, the other end is opened so that the moved liquid fluid can be discharged.
  • the cooling fluid transfer pipe 200 may be provided at the surgical site as described above.
  • a vaporizer 300 is disposed between the liquid fluid storage tank 100 and the cooling fluid transfer pipe 200 to vaporize the liquid material stored in the liquid fluid storage tank 100 more easily as shown in FIG. It is preferable to be able to, and as shown in Figure 1 (c) is to supply the outside air into the liquid fluid storage tank 100 so that the air supply device 400 for promoting the vaporization of the stored liquid material is arranged You may.
  • a heat exchanger 500 may be disposed in the liquid fluid storage tank 100 to change the temperature of the liquid fluid storage tank 100 to promote vaporization, as shown in FIG. 1 (d).
  • One side of the cooling fluid transfer pipe 200 is formed with the injection hole 201 for injecting the cooling fluid as shown in FIG.
  • the vaporized cooling fluid introduced through one end of the cooling fluid transport pipe 200 is injected through the other end of the injection hole 201 and the cooling fluid transport pipe 200 to cool the body.
  • an insulation tube 210 is disposed between one end of the cooling fluid transfer pipe 200 and the injection hole 201. Is preferably disposed.
  • the cooling fluid transfer pipe 200 may be configured to be worn by the patient to be disposed inside the coating 610, the helmet 620 and the band 630 as shown in Figure 3, such a cooling fluid transfer pipe ( 200 is preferably to be formed and arranged in a zigzag shape to improve the cooling performance. It is preferable to arrange.
  • the present invention relates to a brain cooling device for a patient capable of brain damage, by lowering the temperature of adjacent body parts to suppress edema and damage of the brain in various situations such as heart attack, stroke, trauma that can be caused by brain injury It may be used in the field of portable medical devices to cool the brain.

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A body cooling device, according to one embodiment of the present invention, is a cooling device using gasified fluid as a cooling fluid, and comprises: a liquid fluid storage tank; and a cooling fluid transport tube of which one end communicates with the liquid fluid storage tank, and the other end is open, wherein a spray hole is desirably formed on one side of the cooling fluid transport tube so that the cooling fluid transported through the cooling fluid transport tube can be sprayed, and wherein a gasifier is desirably arranged between the liquid fluid storage tank and the cooling fluid transport portion. The body cooling device, according to the present invention, does not require a separate replacement by cooling the surgery area by using gasified fluid, and can effectively provide a reliable cooling device that can cool the body without requiring a transport means, such as a pump.

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휴대 가능한 뇌 냉각장치Portable Brain Chiller
본 발명은 뇌손상이 발생 가능한 환자를 위한 뇌 냉각 장치에 관한 것으로서, 보다 상세하게는 뇌손상이 유발할 수 있는 심장마비, 뇌졸중, 외상 등 각종 상황에서 어디에서나 쉽게 휴대 및 사용이 가능하여 환자를 대상으로 뇌의 부종과 손상을 억제하기 위하여 인접한 신체 부위의 온도를 낮추어서 뇌를 냉각시키는 장치에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a brain cooling device for a patient that can cause brain damage, and more particularly, it can be easily carried and used anywhere in various situations such as heart attack, stroke, trauma that can be caused by brain damage The present invention relates to a device for cooling the brain by lowering the temperature of adjacent body parts in order to suppress edema and damage of the brain.
심장마비, 뇌졸중, 외상 등으로 인한 뇌손상이 발생할 경우에는 응급을 요하는 상황으로 뇌의 온도를 강하시키는 저체온 치료를 통해 뇌부종과 손상을 억제할 수 있다. 일반적으로 뇌를 냉각시키기 위해서는 얼음주머니, 냉각 패드 등을 이용하여 인접한 신체 부위의 온도를 낮추거나 혈액을 냉각시켜 뇌를 냉각시킨다. In case of brain injury due to heart attack, stroke, trauma, etc., it is possible to suppress brain edema and damage through hypothermic treatment, which lowers the temperature of the brain in an emergency situation. Generally, to cool the brain, ice packs and cooling pads are used to cool the brain by lowering the temperature of adjacent body parts or cooling blood.
일반적으로 얼음주머니 또는 냉각패드를 이용하는 경우, 열을 흡수하면 냉각성능이 떨어지는 구조를 갖고 있어 지속적으로 열교환을 유지해야 하는 불편함이 있었다. 특히 병원 등에서 많이 사용되는 치료용 냉각기를 이용할 경우 동력원을 이용한 열교환 장치를 포함하고 있고 사용에 불편함과 휴대가 어려운 단점을 가지고 있었다.In general, in the case of using an ice bag or a cooling pad, there is an inconvenience of having to maintain heat exchange continuously because it has a structure in which cooling performance is lowered when heat is absorbed. In particular, in the case of using a treatment chiller that is frequently used in hospitals, etc., it includes a heat exchanger using a power source and has inconveniences in use and difficulty in carrying.
본 발명에 따른 뇌 냉각장치는 다음과 같은 해결과제를 목적으로 한다. Brain cooling apparatus according to the present invention aims to solve the following problems.
별도의 동력 공급원 없이 신체를 냉각시킬 수 있도록 하고자 하며, 간단한 구조를 갖고 작동할 수 있도록 함으로써 휴대용이면서 신뢰성 있는 냉각장치를 제공할 수 있도록 하고자 한다. It is intended to be able to cool the body without a separate power supply, and to provide a portable and reliable cooling device by operating with a simple structure.
본 발명의 해결과제는 이상에서 언급된 것들에 한정되지 않으며, 언급되지 아니한 다른 해결과제들은 아래의 기재로부터 당업자에게 명확하게 이해되어 질 수 있을 것이다.The problem of the present invention is not limited to those mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.
본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 신체 냉각장치는 기화된 유체를 냉각유체로 사용하는 냉각장치로서, 액상 유체저장탱크와, 일단이 액상 유체저장탱크에 연통되고, 타단이 개방된 냉각유체이송관을 포함하며, 냉각유체이송관의 일측에는 냉각유체이송관을 통해 이송되는 냉각유체를 분사시키는 분사공이 형성되는 것이 바람직하다. Body cooling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is a cooling device using the vaporized fluid as a cooling fluid, a liquid fluid storage tank, and one end is in communication with the liquid fluid storage tank, the other end is a cooling fluid transfer pipe open And, one side of the cooling fluid transfer pipe is preferably formed with injection holes for injecting the cooling fluid transferred through the cooling fluid transfer pipe.
이러한 액상 유체저장탱크와 냉각유체이송관 사이에는 기화기가 배치되는 것이 바람직하다. It is preferable that a vaporizer is disposed between the liquid fluid storage tank and the cooling fluid transfer pipe.
또한, 액상 유체저장탱크에는 외부의 공기를 액상 유체저장탱크 내부로 공급하는 장치가 배치되는 것이 바람직하다. In addition, it is preferable that an apparatus for supplying outside air into the liquid fluid storage tank is disposed in the liquid fluid storage tank.
또한, 액상 유체저장탱크에는 열교환기가 배치되어 액상 유체저장탱크에 저장된 액상유체를 기화시키는 것이 바람직하다. In addition, it is preferable that a heat exchanger is disposed in the liquid fluid storage tank to vaporize the liquid fluid stored in the liquid fluid storage tank.
또한, 냉각유체이송관의 일단과 분사공 사이에는 단열관이 배치되는 것이 바람직하다. In addition, it is preferable that an insulation tube is disposed between one end of the cooling fluid transfer tube and the injection hole.
아울러 냉각유체이송관의 일측은 지그재그 형상으로 형성되어 피복, 헬멧, 밴드 중 어느 하나의 내부에 배치되는 것이 바람직하다. In addition, one side of the cooling fluid transfer pipe is formed in a zigzag shape is preferably disposed in any one of the coating, helmet, band.
본 발명에 따른 뇌 냉각장치는 기화된 유체를 이용하여 뇌 부위를 냉각할 수 있도록 함으로써 별도로 동력원을 이용한 열교환을 필요로 하지 않으며, 펌프와 같은 이송수단을 구비하지 않고 신체를 냉각시킬 수 있는 신뢰성 있는 냉각장치를 제공할 수 있도록 하는 효과가 있다. Brain cooling apparatus according to the present invention by using the vaporized fluid to cool the brain area does not require a heat exchange using a separate power source, and reliable to cool the body without having a transport means such as a pump There is an effect to provide a cooling device.
본 발명의 효과는 이상에서 언급된 것들에 한정되지 않으며, 언급되지 아니한 다른 효과들은 아래의 기재로부터 당업자에게 명확하게 이해되어 질 수 있을 것이다.The effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.
도 1은 본 발명의 실시예에 따른 개념도이다. 1 is a conceptual diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.
도 2는 도 1에 도시된 냉각 유체이송관의 다른 실시예에 따른 평면도 및 단면도이다. 2 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view according to another embodiment of the cooling fluid transport tube shown in FIG. 1.
도 3은 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 냉각유체 이송관의 적용예이다. Figure 3 is an application example of the cooling fluid transfer pipe according to an embodiment of the present invention.
이하에서는 도면을 참조하면서 본 발명에 따른 뇌 냉각장치 및 신체 냉각장치에 관하여 구체적으로 설명하겠다. Hereinafter, a brain cooling apparatus and a body cooling apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
도 1은 본 발명의 실시예에 따른 개념도이고, 도 2는 도 1에 도시된 냉각 유체이송관의 다른 실시예에 따른 평면도 및 단면도이며, 도 3은 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 냉각유체 이송관의 적용예이다.1 is a conceptual diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view according to another embodiment of the cooling fluid transfer pipe shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a cooling fluid transfer pipe according to an embodiment of the present invention Is an example of application.
본 발명에 따른 뇌 냉각장치는 액상 유체저장탱크(100), 냉각유체이송관(200)을 포함하여 이루어진다. Brain cooling apparatus according to the present invention comprises a liquid fluid storage tank 100, the cooling fluid transfer pipe (200).
액상 유체 저장탱크(100)는 기화가 용이한 액상 물질, 예를 들어 액상질소가 저장되는 것으로 도 1 (a)에 도시된 바와 같이 유체냉각이송관(200)에 연결된다. The liquid fluid storage tank 100 is connected to the fluid cooling transfer pipe 200 as shown in FIG. 1 (a) to store liquid material, for example, liquid nitrogen, which is easily vaporized.
이때 유체냉각이송관(200)은 일단이 액상 기화된 액상 유체가 이동될 수 있도록 유체저장탱크(100)에 연통되고, 이동된 액상 유체가 배출될 수 있도록 타단이 개방된다. 이러한 냉각유체이송관(200)은 앞에서 설명한 바와 같이 수술 부위에 비치될 수 있다. At this time, the fluid cooling transfer pipe 200 is connected to the fluid storage tank 100 so that one end of the liquid vaporized liquid fluid is moved, the other end is opened so that the moved liquid fluid can be discharged. The cooling fluid transfer pipe 200 may be provided at the surgical site as described above.
액상 유체저장탱크(100)와 냉각유체이송관(200) 사이에는 도 1 (b)에 도시된 바와 같이 기화기(300)가 배치되어 액상 유체저장탱크(100)에 저장되는 액상 물질을 보다 용이하게 기화시킬 수 있도록 하는 것이 바람직하며, 도 1 (c)에 도시된 바와 같이 외부의 공기를 액상 유체저장탱크(100) 내부로 공급하여 저장된 액상 물질의 기화를 촉진하는 공기 공급장치(400)가 배치되게 할 수도 있다. A vaporizer 300 is disposed between the liquid fluid storage tank 100 and the cooling fluid transfer pipe 200 to vaporize the liquid material stored in the liquid fluid storage tank 100 more easily as shown in FIG. It is preferable to be able to, and as shown in Figure 1 (c) is to supply the outside air into the liquid fluid storage tank 100 so that the air supply device 400 for promoting the vaporization of the stored liquid material is arranged You may.
아울러 도 1 (d)에 도시된 바와 같이 액상 유체저장탱크(100)에는 액상 유체저장탱크(100)의 온도를 변화시켜 기화를 촉진하는 열교환기(500)가 배치될 수도 있다.  In addition, a heat exchanger 500 may be disposed in the liquid fluid storage tank 100 to change the temperature of the liquid fluid storage tank 100 to promote vaporization, as shown in FIG. 1 (d).
이러한 냉각유체이송관(200)의 일측에는 도 2에 도시된 바와 같이 냉각유체를 분사시키는 분사공(201)이 형성된다. One side of the cooling fluid transfer pipe 200 is formed with the injection hole 201 for injecting the cooling fluid as shown in FIG.
따라서 냉각유체이송관(200)의 일단을 통해 유입된 기화된 냉각유체는 분사공(201) 및 냉각유체이송관(200)의 타단을 통해 분사되어 신체를 냉각시킨다. Therefore, the vaporized cooling fluid introduced through one end of the cooling fluid transport pipe 200 is injected through the other end of the injection hole 201 and the cooling fluid transport pipe 200 to cool the body.
이러한 냉각유체이송관(200)의 냉각유체는 분사공(201)을 통해 분사되기 전까지 주변과 열교환을 하지 않는 것이 바람직하므로 냉각유체이송관(200)의 일단과 분사공(201) 사이에는 단열관(210)이 배치되는 것이 바람직하다. Since the cooling fluid of the cooling fluid transfer pipe 200 is not preferably heat-exchanged with the surroundings until it is injected through the injection hole 201, an insulation tube 210 is disposed between one end of the cooling fluid transfer pipe 200 and the injection hole 201. Is preferably disposed.
이러한 냉각유체이송관(200)은 도 3에 도시된 바와 같이 피복(610), 헬멧(620) 및 밴드(630)의 내부에 배치하여 환자가 착용할 수 있도록 구성될 수도 있으며, 이러한 냉각유체이송관(200)은 냉각성능을 향상시킬 수 있도록 지그재그 형상으로 형성되어 배치될 수 있도록 하는 것이 바람직하다. 배치되는 것이 바람직하다. The cooling fluid transfer pipe 200 may be configured to be worn by the patient to be disposed inside the coating 610, the helmet 620 and the band 630 as shown in Figure 3, such a cooling fluid transfer pipe ( 200 is preferably to be formed and arranged in a zigzag shape to improve the cooling performance. It is preferable to arrange.
본 명세서에서 설명되는 실시예와 첨부된 도면은 본 발명에 포함되는 기술적 사상의 일부를 예시적으로 설명하는 것에 불과하다. 따라서, 본 명세서에 개시된 실시예들은 본 발명의 기술적 사상을 한정하기 위한 것이 아니라 설명하기 위한 것이므로, 이러한 실시예에 의하여 본 발명의 기술 사상의 범위가 한정되는 것은 아님은 자명하다. 본 발명의 명세서 및 도면에 포함된 기술적 사상의 범위 내에서 당업자가 용이하게 유추할 수 있는 변형 예와 구체적인 실시 예는 모두 본 발명의 권리범위에 포함되는 것으로 해석되어야 할 것이다.The embodiments described in the present specification and the accompanying drawings merely illustrate some of the technical ideas included in the present invention. Therefore, since the embodiments disclosed herein are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention but to explain, it is obvious that the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. Modifications and specific embodiments that can be easily inferred by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technical idea included in the specification and drawings of the present invention should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.
본 발명은 뇌손상이 발생 가능한 환자를 위한 뇌 냉각 장치에 관한 것으로서, 뇌손상이 유발할 수 있는 심장마비, 뇌졸중, 외상 등 각종 상황에서 뇌의 부종과 손상을 억제하기 위하여 인접한 신체 부위의 온도를 낮추어서 뇌를 냉각시키는 휴대용 의료 장치 분야에 이용될 수 있다.The present invention relates to a brain cooling device for a patient capable of brain damage, by lowering the temperature of adjacent body parts to suppress edema and damage of the brain in various situations such as heart attack, stroke, trauma that can be caused by brain injury It may be used in the field of portable medical devices to cool the brain.

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  1. 뇌 경막 또는 절개된 뇌 경막에 배치되어 뇌를 냉각시키는 냉각장치로서, A cooling device disposed in the cerebral dura or incised brain dura to cool the brain,
    액상 유체저장탱크(100);Liquid fluid storage tank 100;
    일단이 상기 액상 유체저장탱크(100)에 연통되고, 타단이 개방된 냉각유체이송관(200)을 포함하며, One end is in communication with the liquid fluid storage tank 100, the other end includes a cooling fluid transfer pipe 200,
    상기 냉각유체이송관(200)의 일측에는 냉각유체이송관(200)을 통해 이송되는 냉각유체를 분사시키는 분사공(201)이 형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대 가능한 뇌 냉각장치.Portable brain cooling apparatus, characterized in that the injection hole 201 is formed on one side of the cooling fluid transfer pipe 200 for injecting the cooling fluid transferred through the cooling fluid transfer pipe (200).
  2. 제1항에 있어서, The method of claim 1,
    상기 액상 유체저장탱크(100)와 상기 냉각유체이송관(200) 사이에는 기화기(300)가 배치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 특징으로 하는 휴대 가능한 뇌 냉각장치. Portable brain cooling device, characterized in that the vaporizer 300 is disposed between the liquid fluid storage tank 100 and the cooling fluid transfer pipe (200).
  3. 제1항에 있어서, The method of claim 1,
    상기 액상 유체저장탱크(100)에는 외부의 공기를 상기 액상 유체저장탱크(100) 내부로 공급하는 공기펌프(400)가 배치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대 가능한 뇌 냉각장치.The liquid fluid storage tank 100 is a portable brain cooling device, characterized in that the air pump 400 for supplying the outside air into the liquid fluid storage tank 100 is disposed.
  4. 제1항에 있어서, The method of claim 1,
    상기 액상 유체저장탱크(100)에는 열교환기(500)가 배치되어 상기 액상 유체저장탱크(100)에 저장된 액상유체를 기화시키는 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대 가능한 뇌 냉각장치.Portable liquid cooling device, characterized in that the heat exchanger 500 is disposed in the liquid fluid storage tank 100 to vaporize the liquid fluid stored in the liquid fluid storage tank 100.
  5. 제1항 내지 제4항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서, The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
    상기 냉각유체이송관(200)의 일단과 상기 분사공 사이에는 단열관(210)이 배치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대 가능한 뇌 냉각장치.Portable brain cooling device, characterized in that the heat insulation pipe 210 is disposed between one end of the cooling fluid transfer pipe 200 and the injection hole.
  6. 제1항에 있어서, The method of claim 1,
    상기 냉각유체이송관(200)의 일측은 지그재그 형상으로 형성되어 피복(610), 헬멧(620), 밴드(630) 중 어느 하나의 내부에 배치되는 것을 특징으로 하는 휴대 가능한 뇌 냉각장치.One side of the cooling fluid transfer pipe 200 is formed in a zigzag shape portable brain cooling apparatus, characterized in that disposed in any one of the coating (610), helmet (620), band 630.
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