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Sheet material of germanium and ceramic for skin contact medical treatment
Assignee: TACHINBANA TEXTILE FABRICS Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-06-14
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Granted: 1990-12-11
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Expires: 2009-06-14
Abstract
Abstract A sheet material for skin contact medical treatment at least one part of which is a therapeutically effective part comprising germanium and ceramic which irradiates far infrared rays by heating, said germanium and ceramic being provided within a distance of 0 to 3 cm in said therapeutically effective part. A composition of therapeutically effective materials for skin contact medical treatment which comprises germanium powder and ceramic powder which irradiates far infrared rays by heating is also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Osami Aki
- 👤 Yoshinori Yamamoto
- 👤 Masayoshi Matsuoka
- 👤 Hideki Tachibana
- 👤 Setsumi Tanase
Bibliographic Details
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US
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2026-11-05 11:20
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N5/00; A61N5/06; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/00051; A61F13/00063; A61K; A61K41/00; A61K41/0004; A61N1/00; A61N1/18; A61N1/20; A61N5/0613; A61N5/0616; A61F2013/00089; A61F2013/00187; A61F2013/00204; A61F2013/00212; A61F2013/00217; A61F2013/00234; A61F2013/00361; A61F2013/00902; A61F2013/00919; A61F2013/00936; A61N2005/0635; A61N2005/0643; A61N2005/0645; A61N2005/065; A61N2005/0658; A61N2005/0659; A61N2005/066
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
52 words
A sheet material for skin contact medical treatment at least one part of which is a therapeutically effective part comprising germanium and ceramic which irradiates far infrared rays by heating, said germanium and ceramic being provided within a distance from 0 to 3 cm of each other in said therapeutically effective part.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
52 words
A sheet material for skin contact medical treatment at least one part of which is a therapeutically effective part comprising germanium and ceramic which irradiates far infrared rays by heating, said germanium and ceramic being provided within a distance from 0 to 3 cm of each other in said therapeutically effective part.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composition of therapeutically effective materials for skin contact medical treatment which comprises germanium powder and ceramic powder which irradiates far infrared rays by heating.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composition of therapeutically effective materials for skin contact medical treatment which comprises germanium powder and ceramic powder which irradiates far infrared rays by heating.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition according to claim 2, wherein the weight ratio of germanium as inorganic pure germanium: ceramic is 3 to 40:97 to 60.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
85 words
A sheet material for skin contact medical treatment at least one part of which is a therapeutically effective part comprising germanium and ceramic which irradiates far infrared rays by heating, said germanium and ceramic being provided within a distance of 0 to 3 cm of each other in said therapeutically effective part, and wherein the therapeutically effective part is a cloth composed of yarns coated with a composition of therapeutically effective materials comprising germanium powder and ceramic powder which irradiates far infrared rays by heating.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
85 words
A sheet material for skin contact medical treatment at least one part of which is a therapeutically effective part comprising germanium and ceramic which irradiates far infrared rays by heating, said germanium and ceramic being provided within a distance of 0 to 3 cm of each other in said therapeutically effective part, and wherein the therapeutically effective part is a cloth composed of yarns coated with a composition of therapeutically effective materials comprising germanium powder and ceramic powder which irradiates far infrared rays by heating.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A sheet material according to claim 4, wherein the composition contains germanium and ceramic in a weight ratio of germaium as inorganic pure germanium : ceramic of 3 to 40:97 to 60.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
82 words
A sheet material for skin contact medical treatment at least one part of which is a therapeutically effective part comprising germanium and ceramic which irradiates far infrared rays by heating, said germanium and ceramic being provided within a distance of 0 to 3 cm of each other in said therapeutically effective part, and wherein the therapeutically effective part is a coated film of a composition of therapeutically effective material comprising germanium powder and ceramic powder which irradiates far infrared rays by heating.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
82 words
A sheet material for skin contact medical treatment at least one part of which is a therapeutically effective part comprising germanium and ceramic which irradiates far infrared rays by heating, said germanium and ceramic being provided within a distance of 0 to 3 cm of each other in said therapeutically effective part, and wherein the therapeutically effective part is a coated film of a composition of therapeutically effective material comprising germanium powder and ceramic powder which irradiates far infrared rays by heating.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A sheet material according to claim 6, wherein the composition contains germanium and ceramic in a weight ratio of germanium as inorganic pure germanium:ceramic of 3 to 40:97 to 60.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
76 words
A sheet material for skin contact medical treatment at least one part of which is a therapeutically effective part comprising germanium and ceramic which irradiates far infrared rays by heating, said germanium and ceramic being provided within a distance of 0 to 3 cm of each other in said therapeutically effective part, and wherein one surface of the therapeutically effective part which is not brought into contact with the skin is covered with a metallic film.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
76 words
A sheet material for skin contact medical treatment at least one part of which is a therapeutically effective part comprising germanium and ceramic which irradiates far infrared rays by heating, said germanium and ceramic being provided within a distance of 0 to 3 cm of each other in said therapeutically effective part, and wherein one surface of the therapeutically effective part which is not brought into contact with the skin is covered with a metallic film.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
71 words
A sheet material for skin contact medical treatment at least one part of which is a therapeutically effective part comprising germanium and ceramic which irradiates far infrared rays by heating, said germanium and ceramic being provided within a distance of 0 to 3 cm of each other in said therapeutically effective part, and wherein the therapeutically effective part is a laminate of a germanium thin film and a ceramic thin film.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
71 words
A sheet material for skin contact medical treatment at least one part of which is a therapeutically effective part comprising germanium and ceramic which irradiates far infrared rays by heating, said germanium and ceramic being provided within a distance of 0 to 3 cm of each other in said therapeutically effective part, and wherein the therapeutically effective part is a laminate of a germanium thin film and a ceramic thin film.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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