Gas mist pressure bathing method and gas mist pressure bathing system

• US 9,101,528 B2
• Filed: 11/01/2012
• Issued: 08/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Acp Japan Co., Ltd., Shoichi Nakamura
• Original Assignee: Acp Japan Co., Ltd., Shoichi Nakamura
• Inventors: Nakamura, Shoichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Sirmons, Kevin C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hall, Deanna K
• Application Number:
  US14/113,732
• Publication Number:
  US 20140046247A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,013 Days
• Field of Search: 604/23, 604/24, 607/84
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2033/143 with oxygen
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2033/145 with CO2
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0157 portable
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0207 heated
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/164 Feet or leg, e.g. pedal
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/165 Wearable interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5082 Temperature sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/06 Arms
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/065 Hands
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/067 Fingers
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/106 for the lower legs
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/12 Feet
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 33/02 Bathing devices for use with gas-containing liquid, or liquid in which gas is led or generated, e.g. carbon dioxide baths A61H33/6026 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 33/14 Devices for gas baths with ozone, hydrogen, or the like production of ozone or hydrogen C01B, C25B1/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2300/00 Mixtures or combinations of active ingredients, wherein at least one active ingredient is fully defined in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 33/00 Medicinal preparations containing inorganic active ingredients

Abstract

Provided are a gas mist pressure bathing method and a gas mist pressure bathing system that improve the efficiency of absorbing a gas mist from the skin and mucous membranes of a living body. The gas mist pressure bathing method is provided with a first step, a second step and a third step. The first step involves supplying a gas mist and gas for a predetermined time to at least a first cover 51 of a living body cover member 50 having said first cover 51 and a second cover 55 positioned outside of the first cover 51, the inside of said second cover 55 being substantially sealed; covering the skin and mucous membranes of the living body; and forming a space wherein the gas mist and gas supplied by a gas mist generating means 30 are sealed. The second step involves discharging the gas mist and gas from the first cover 51 and/or the second cover 55. The third step involves supplying the gas mist and gas for a predetermined time from the gas mist generating means 30 to the first cover 51 and the second cover 55, and keeping the pressure inside at least the second cover 55 in a predetermined range. The first to third steps are repeated multiple times.

Claims

1. A gas mist pressure bathing method of causing carbon dioxide or oxygen, or a mixed gas (called as “

gas”

hereafter) of carbon dioxide and oxygen and a liquid which are pulverized and dissolved to turn out a mist (called as “

gas mist”

hereafter) at concentration of not less than a predetermined value to contact a skin or mucous membrane of a living body, comprising;

(a) a first step of having an inside placed first cover and a second cover placed outside of the first cover to substantially seal the inside thereof, and supplying the gas mist and the gas mixed with the gas mist into a space of at least the first cover of a living body covering member for a predetermined time, the gas mist being supplied from the gas mist generation means,

(b) a second step of discharging the gas mist and the gas from any one of the first cover and the second cover or from both, and

(c) a third step of supplying the gas mist and the gas for the predetermined time into the first cover and the second cover from the gas mist generation means, and setting air pressure in at least the second cover to be within a predetermined range,

wherein the first to third steps are repeated in multiple turns.

2. The gas mist pressure bathing method as set forth in claim 1, wherein a fourth step is provided after the third step for discharging the gas mist from the inside of the living body covering member.

3. The gas mist pressure bathing method as set forth in claim 1, wherein, in the first step and the third step, environments in the first cover or the second cover are controlled to be within ranges of predetermined values, based on one or plural sensors disposed within the first cover or second cover for measuring temperature, concentration of oxygen, concentration of carbon dioxide, or moisture.

4. The gas mist pressure bathing method as set forth in claim 1, wherein predetermined ranges of air pressure in the first cover and the second cover in the third step are 1.01 to 2.5 air pressure.

5. A gas mist pressure bathing system, which causes carbon dioxide or oxygen, or a mixed gas of carbon dioxide, oxygen (called as “

gas”

hereafter) and a liquid pulverized and dissolved to turn out a mist (called as “

gas mist”

hereafter) at concentration of not less than a predetermined value to contact a skin or mucous membrane of a living body, comprising;

a gas supply means of supplying the above mentioned gas,

a gas mist generation means of generating the above mentioned gas mist with the gas supplied from the gas supply means and a liquid stored inside, and supplying the gas mist under a condition of mixing the gas, and

a living body covering member which is a cover of covering the skin and mucous membrane of the living body and formed with a space for sealing inside the gas mist supplied from the gas mist generation means and the gas, furnishing a first cover placed inside and a second cover placed outside of the first cover and substantially sealing the inside of the first cover,

wherein a covering region of the first cover is narrower than that of the second cover, and after contact of the gas mist to the covering region of the first cover, repeating contact of the gas mist to the covering region of the first cover and the covering region of the second cover, thereby to improve skin-pass absorption efficiency of the gas mist.

6. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 5, further provided with manometers of measuring pressure within the first cover and the second cover, and

a control means of controlling air pressure within the first and the second covers to be within predetermined values on the basis of the measured values of the manometers.

7. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 5, further provided with one or plural sensors for measuring temperature, concentration of oxygen, concentration of carbon dioxide, or moisture within the first cover or the second cover, whereby the control means controls environments in the first cover or the second cover to be within predetermined values, based on the measured values of the sensor(s).

8. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the first cover has a shape of releasing the inside by the opening.

9. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the first cover has a shape of closing the inside.

10. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the first cover includes a hand palm or a foot sole in the covering region.

11. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the above mentioned liquid is any one or plural combination of water, ionic water, ozone water, physiological salt solution, purified water, or sterilized and purified water.

12. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 11, wherein the above mentioned liquid is any one or plural combination of menthol, vitamin E, vitamin C derivative, retinol, anesthetic agent, cyclodextrin, photo catalyst, complex of photo catalyst and apatite, hyaluronic acid, coenzyme Q10, seed oil, propolith, citric acid, ethanol, chlorhexidine gluconate, amphoteric surface active agent, benzalkonium chloride, alkyl diamino etherglycine acetate, sodium hypochlorite, peracetic acid, sodium sesquicarbonate, silica, povidone-iodine, sodium hydrogen carbonate, carbonate spring agent of high concentration, anti-allergic agent, anti-inflammatory agent, anti-febrile agent, anti-fungus agent, anti-influenza virus agent, influenza vaccine, steroid agent, anti-cancer agent, anti-hypertensive agent, cosmetic, or trichogen.

13. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 5, wherein, by the control means, gas is intermittently supplied from the gas supply means into the gas mist generation means to effect interval pressurization on the living body covering member.

14. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 5, wherein a size of the mist supplied from the gas mist generation means into the living body cover member is not larger than 10 μ

m.

15. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 5, wherein an electric charge giving means is provided for giving an electric charge to the mist supplied by the gas mist generating means.

16. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 15, wherein the electric charge is minus.

17. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the gas mist generation means has a gas mist supply pipe for supplying the gas mist and gas into the living body pressure bathing cover, and

the gas mist supply pipe is furnished with a filter for removing liquid drops attaching to the inside of the pipe.

18. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the gas mist generating means has a gas mist supply pipe for supplying the gas mist and gas into the living body pressure bathing cover, and

the gas mist supply pipe is composed of a cornice shaped pipe over a whole or at one part of the gas mist supply pipe.

19. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 18, wherein the cornice shaped pipe is formed inside with a groove in a shaft direction of the pipe.

20. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the gas mist generating means has a gas mist supply pipe for supplying the gas mist and gas into the living body pressure bathing cover, and

the gas mist supply pipe is provided with a check valve.

21. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the first cover has a gas mist supply port for receiving supply of the gas mist and gas from the gas mist generation means, and

the gas mist supply port is provided with a check valve.

22. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the second cover is provided with the gas mist supply port for supplying the gas mist and gas, and the gas mist supply port is provided with the check valve.

23. The gas mist pressure bathing system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the control means stops gas supply from the gas supply means when pressure value within the living body covering member exceeds a predetermined value.