DE202009006805U1 - Device for treating skin diseases by kangaroo fish - Google Patents

Abstract

Device for treating skin diseases by means of kangaroo fish, comprising a healing bath (10) for carrying out the treatment, a cleaning station (12) for cleaning the kangaroo fish and a connecting channel (11, 23, 24, 30) between the healing bath (10) and the cleaning station ( 12), characterized in that a pump (20, 31, 34) is provided for generating a through the connecting channel (11, 23, 24, 30) directed water flow, by means of which the Kangalfische between the Heilwanne (10) and the cleaning station ( 12) are transported.

Description

The The invention relates to a device for treating skin diseases using kangaroo fish. The device comprises a healing tub for performing the treatment and a cleaning station to clean the kangaroo fish. It is a connecting channel between the healing tub and the cleaning station intended. The invention further relates to a method of operation such a device.

A device of this kind is in DE 20 2008 005 347 U1 described. Patients take a bath with the Kangal fish in the healing well. It is well known that kangaroo fish nibble on the skin of the patient and that this relieves the patient in a number of skin diseases. In general, devices of this type have the problem of satisfying both hygiene requirements and animal welfare concerns. In DE 20 2008 005 347 U1 It is suggested that the kangaroo fish be lifted out of the healing well after treatment of each patient with a basket and inserted into the cleaning station for cleaning. By cleaning the kangaroo fish and the healing well, the risk of transmitting germs from a first patient to a second patient is reduced. Before the treatment of the following patient, the kangaroo fish are transferred again from the cleaning station to the healing well. Transferring the kangaroo fish between the healing well and the cleaning station is cumbersome and requires a considerable amount of personnel.

Of the Against this background, the invention is based on the object, a To present a device and an associated method, which require less staffing. Starting from the beginning mentioned prior art, the problem is solved by the features of the independent claims. advantageous Embodiments can be found in the subclaims.

at The device according to the invention is a pump provided with a water flow generated by the connecting channel can be. The water flow is such that the kangaroo fish through the water flow between the healing well and the cleaning station be transported. In the inventive Method is one from the healing well to the cleaning station or vice versa Directed water flow generated by which the Kangalfische between the healing tub and the cleaning station are transported.

First some terms are explained. In the healing bath finds the treatment of the patient, which is that the Kangaroo fish on the skin of the patient nibble. This can either the Bathe the patient in the healing bath altogether or he can do individual body parts, such as the feet, in the healing well hold.

In The cleaning station cleans the fish. The cleaning can be, for example, that the Kangalfische a Water flow are exposed to the impurities from the surface triggers, and that the kangaroo fish one compared to Temperature in the healing well be exposed to lower temperature to stimulate excretions that carry away with the water flow can be. There are other processes too Cleaning the fish possible.

With the formulation that kangaroo fish between the healing well and Being transported to the cleaning station is both the possibility detects that the transport from the cleaning station to the healing well takes place, as well as detects the possibility that the Transport from the healing tub to the cleaning station takes place. Due to the water flow generated by the pump, the Kangaroo fish in either direction or in both directions be transported. As a pump in the context of the invention, each Mean viewed with the aid of gravity Water flow through the connection channel can be generated.

With The invention is a system that provides a transport of the Kangaroo fish between the healing well and the cleaning station allows, without that the kangaroo fish must be carried by an operator. The personnel deployment is reduced compared to known systems. In addition, the transport takes place without the kangaroo fish Have to leave water. Although it is legally permissible the Kangalfische several times a day by means of a basket between the To carry cleaning station and the healing well back and forth, but diminished the stress for kangaroo fish when in the water can stay.

In the system according to the invention, both the transport of kangaroo fish from the cleaning station to the healing trough and vice versa take place through a connecting channel. In both directions, the kangaroo fish follow a stream of water directed through the connecting channel. It is possible to generate the water flow in both directions by means of a pump. Preferably, in one of the two directions, gravity is used to generate the water flow. The cleaning station and the healing well are arranged at different levels and the connecting channel extends with a continuous gradient between the two, so that by opening the connecting channel by itself a water flow from top to bottom arises, which carries the fish with itself. Only for the transport in the opposite direction, a pump for generating the water flow is required.

It is possible, the cleaning station on a higher To arrange level as the healing well. In many cases will but to be preferable to the reverse arrangement, at the healing well is higher than the cleaning station. Especially This is the case when the cleaning station is in a basement is arranged below the healing well. Is in this case the treatment a patient completed and the patient out of the healing well increased, so the connection channel can be opened and the water flows with the fish from the healing well in the cleaning station. In the connection channel can do this Lock be provided, which in the closed state, the connecting channel watertight closes and in the open state the passage of water and kangaroo fish.

ends the connecting channel at the deepest point of the healing well, so can the water through the connecting channel completely drain from the healing well. Another drain for the healing bath is not required. The effluent from the healing bath Water may be contaminated after treatment of a patient with germs and therefore not for the treatment of other patients be usable. From the cleaning station, in which the water with The Kangalfischen is passed, the water is therefore preferably over derived an outflow and either disposed of or a treatment fed. In the drain of the cleaning station is preferably arranged a fish grid, drain through the water can be withheld while fish.

Of the Connecting channel is so big that the kangaroo fish itself can easily move through it. The smallest Diameter of the connecting channel can be between 5 cm and 30 cm, preferably between 10 cm and 20 cm. The connection channel can be round in cross-section, others are possible Cross-sections. It turns out that kangar fish have a tendency also to follow a comparatively slow stream of water. Better The kangar fish are carried along by a faster one Water flow. The speed of the water flow can be, for example higher than 0.5 m / s, preferably higher than 1 m / s, more preferably higher than 2 m / s.

Of the The idea of the invention can be realized in the form that only a single connection channel between the healing well and the cleaning station extends. For the transport the kangaroo fish from the healing well into the cleaning station becomes then generates a stream of water in one direction, for the transport from the cleaning station in the healing well a stream of water in the opposite direction. This can however with the Problem be connected, that when draining the water From the healing well germs remain in the connecting canal, which through the water flow in the opposite direction back to the healing well be rinsed. There is a risk that a subsequent Patient in contact with germs of a previous patient comes. To avoid this, a first and a second connecting channel between the cleaning station and the healing well be provided. The first connection channel is for transportation in one direction, the second connection channel for determines the transport in the other direction.

For the transport of kangaroo fish from the cleaning station into the Healing bath is preferably a stream of water fed from a fresh water supply used. The fish cleaned in the cleaning station become then transported without germs in the healing well. In one embodiment is the pump between the fresh water supply and the cleaning station arranged. The pump then sucks fresh water from the fresh water supply It pumps and pumps it over the cleaning station and the connection channel into the healing well. Preferably, there is in the inflow between the pump and the cleaning station a fish grid arranged by the Water can pass through, but that prevents fish from entering Direction of the pump can swim.

alternative it is also possible that the pump in the connecting channel is arranged between the cleaning station and the healing well. The pump then sucks in fresh water from the fresh water supply the cleaning station through and promotes the flow of water in the direction of the healing well. Move in this embodiment the fish pass through the pump. In the prior art are Pumps known to do so without risking the Fish is possible.

An essential part of the cleaning of the fish in the cleaning station may be that the fish are exposed to a stream of water directed through the cleaning station. This water flow is preferably fed from a fresh water supply. It can be provided that this water flow is generated for cleaning the fish with the same pump, which also generates the flow of water for the transport of fish from the cleaning station in the healing well. This can be achieved by opening the drain when the fish is being cleaned, while the connection channel to the healing well is closed in a watertight manner, and that when transporting the fish in The healing well of the connecting channel is open, while the drain is closed watertight. For this purpose, watertight barriers may be provided in the drain and the connecting channel, so that a water flow generated by the pump can be diverted by appropriately opening and closing the watertight barriers between the drain and the connecting channel.

The Invention will be described below with reference to the attached Drawings based on advantageous embodiments by way of example described. Show it:

1 a first embodiment of a device according to the invention;

2 a second embodiment of a device according to the invention;

3 a third embodiment of a device according to the invention; and

4 A fourth embodiment of a device according to the invention.

In the 1 shown device according to the invention comprises a trained as a bathtub healing tub 10 , In the healing bath 10 a patient can get in with his whole body and take a bath together with kangaroo fish. The kangaroo fish nibble on the skin of the patient and thereby relieve his discomfort. When the treatment is complete, the patient gets out of the healing well 10 out and leave the water back with the kangaroo fish.

From the deepest part of the healing well 10 extends a connecting channel made of stainless steel 11 to a deeper cleaning station 12 , During the treatment is the connection channel 11 with a watertight barrier 13 locked. The patient's treatment is complete and the patient is out of the healing well 10 got out, the lock 13 open. The water flows out of the healing well under the influence of gravity 10 and generates a flow of water through the connecting channel 11 in the direction of the cleaning station 12 ,

From the cleaning station 12 extends an outflow 14 , In the drain 14 are a fish grid 15 and a watertight barrier 16 arranged. Furthermore, an inflow extends from the cleaning station 17 , in which also a fish grid 18 and a watertight barrier 19 are provided. The fish grid 15 . 18 are permanently installed, the watertight barriers 16 . 19 can be opened and closed.

If the water flow from the used bath water and kangaroo fish in the cleaning station 12 arrives is the watertight barrier 19 in the inflow 17 closed and is the watertight barrier 16 in the drain 14 open. The water flow then flows through the cleaning station 12 through the drain 14 , The kangaroo fish can the water flow because of the fish lattice 15 not in the drain 14 follow, so the fish stay in the cleaning station 12 , If the healing bath 10 Run empty, the stream of water that ends from the healing well ends 10 through the connection channel 11 in the cleaning station 12 flows. When the water flow has ended and all the fish with the water flow in the cleaning station 12 have been transported, the lock becomes 13 in the connection channel 11 closed, leaving the fish in the cleaning station 12 are included. The cleaning station 12 and the drain 14 are designed so that the cleaning station 12 remains filled with water when the water flow from the healing well 10 ends. So it is always water in the cleaning station 12 where the fish can swim.

At this stage, both the fish and the water in the cleaning station 12 be contaminated with germs from the previously treated patient. To clean the fish, becomes the watertight barrier 19 in the inflow 17 open. About one in the inflow 17 arranged pump 20 fresh water comes from a freshwater supply 21 sucked and in the cleaning station 12 pumped. The result is a stream of water flowing from the inflow 17 through the cleaning station 12 to the drain 14 extends. The fish are the water stream in the cleaning station 12 exposed, with the fish through the fish grid 15 . 18 and the lock 13 Hindered, the cleaning station 12 to leave. The cleaning effect is achieved on the one hand, that germs that adhere to the surface of the fish are rinsed by the flow of water. On the other hand, this is due to the inflow 17 supplied water a few degrees cooler than the water in the healing well 10 so that the fish are stimulated to increased excretions. The precipitates are also transported away by the water flow. The cleaning of the fish is in DE 20 2008 005 347 U1 described in detail. After completion of the cleaning process, the pump will 20 shut off and the waterproof lock 16 in the drain 14 closed. The cleaning station 12 is now thoroughly rinsed and the fish swim in fresh water.

The cleaning process takes about 10 minutes. Parallel to this is the healing well 10 cleaned and prepared for the next patient. Just before the next patient's treatment begins, new water enters the healing well 10 taken in, which is a pleasant for the patient Ba has the temperature. Subsequently, the fish from the cleaning station 12 back to the healing well 10 transported. This will be the lock 13 in the connection channel 11 opened and the pump 20 is turned on. It creates a from the fresh water supply 21 fed water flow extending from the inflow 17 over the cleaning station 12 , through the connection channel 11 to the healing well 10 extends. The stream of water is so strong that it carries the fish with it or the fish follow it voluntarily. If all fish in the healing well 10 arrived, the lock becomes 13 in the connection channel 11 closed and becomes the pump 20 off. The treatment of the next patient can begin. Theoretically, the fish could pass through the connecting channel 11 up to the lock 13 swim. It turns out, however, that the fish do not volunteer in the narrow connection channel 11 if they have the chance, go in the healing well 10 to swim.

In order not to burden the fish too much, they should come into contact with no more than five patients per day. Is the treatment of these five patients completed and are the fish in the cleaning station 12 subsequently cleaned, they can with a basket, not shown, from the cleaning station 12 be taken out and transferred to a night basin. Such a basket can also be used for the cleaning stations 12 the other embodiments may be provided.

In the embodiment which is in 2 is a first connection channel 23 for transporting the fish from the healing well 10 in the cleaning station 12 and a second connection channel 24 for transporting the fish from the cleaning station 12 into the healing well 10 intended. The healing well 10 is in the ground 22 let in an upper storey. The two connection channels 23 . 24 extend through the ground 22 through to the cleaning station 12 which is arranged in an underlying projectile. At the mouth of the connec tion channel 23 is in the healing well 10 a cover 33 arranged, which in the opened state a passage of the fish between the healing well 10 and the connection channel 23 allowed and in the closed state just with the bottom of the healing well 10 concludes.

In the connection channels 23 . 24 are waterproof locks 25 . 26 . 27 which are all closed during the treatment of a patient. After completion of the treatment will be the lock 25 open, allowing the water from the healing well 10 through the connection channel 23 in the cleaning station 12 flows. The fish are released from the healing well by the flow of water 10 in the cleaning station 12 transported. About the drain 14 the water flows out of the cleaning station 12 from. The fish grid 15 Ensures that the fish do not flow into the drain 14 but in the cleaning station 12 stay. That through the drain 14 discharged water is either disposed of or treated. Only after sufficient treatment, the water can be supplied to the system according to the invention again.

Is the water from the healing well 10 completely drained and all fish are in the cleaning station 12 arrived, the lock becomes 25 closed, leaving the fish in the cleaning station 12 are included. To clean the fish is with the pump 20 a from the fresh water supply 21 fed water flow, which flows through the inflow 17 and the cleaning station 12 in the drain 14 extends. Upon completion of the cleaning process will be the lock 16 in the drain 14 closed. To get the fish out of the cleaning station 12 back to the healing well 10 to transport the locks 26 and 27 open and it will be with the pump 20 Water flow generated by the fresh water supply 21 over the inflow 17 , the cleaning station 12 and the second connection channel 24 to the healing well 10 extends. The stream of water carries the fish with them and transports them from the cleaning station 12 into the healing well 10 , In the second connection channel 24 are two locks 26 . 27 provided by both the cleaning station 12 as well as from the healing well 10 from a penetration of the fish in the second connecting channel 24 prevent. It is a control unit 28 provided over which the process described can be controlled automatically. In particular, the control unit comprises 28 a warning light 29 that indicates the completion of the cleaning process.

This embodiment has the advantage that the transport paths from the healing well 10 in the cleaning station 12 and vice versa. This reduces the risk of contaminants arising when the water drains from the healing well 10 in the connection channel 23 have returned to the healing well 10 can be backwashed.

In the embodiment of the 3 is a healing tub designed as a foot tub 10 intended. The patient is sitting on the floor 22 into the healing well 10 is taken in, and bathes his feet in the healing well 10 ,

The cleaning station 12 , which has a connection channel 30 with the healing well 10 is higher than the healing well 10 , To catch the fish after treating a patient from the healing well 10 in the cleaning station 12 to transport is a pump 31 in the connection channel 30 arranged. The pump 31 generates a stream of water from the healing well 10 to the Reini supply station 12 who carries the fish with him. The pump 31 has a passage whose diameter is equal to the diameter of the connection channel 30 equivalent. Even if the pump 31 In operation, the fish can pump together with the water flow 31 traverse without being harmed.

When the fish in the cleaning station 12 have been cleaned, which is in the connecting channel 30 arranged waterproof lock 32 open, allowing the water under the influence of gravity through the connecting channel 30 and the pump 31 into the healing well 10 flows and the fish carries with it.

Another connection channel 36 extends between the cleaning station 12 and an overnight pool 35 , Should the fish no longer be used for the treatment of patients in one day, a lock will be made after the completion of the cleaning process 37 in the connection channel 36 opened and there is a stream of water, the fish from the cleaning station 12 in the overnight basin 35 transported. In the overnight basin 35 the fish stay until the next day. To return the fish to the cleaning station before treating the next patient 12 to bring, becomes a pump 38 in the connection channel 36 turned on, one from the overnight basin 35 in the cleaning station 12 directed water flow that carries the fish with it.

Finally, in 4 an embodiment shown in which the flow of water between the healing well 10 and the cleaning station 12 does not adjust in either direction alone under the influence of gravity. Rather, there are two pumps 31 . 34 intended to transport the kangaroo fish in both directions.

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Claims (9)

Device for treating skin diseases by means of kangaroo fish, comprising a healing well ( 10 ) for carrying out the treatment, a cleaning station ( 12 ) for cleaning the kangaroo fish and a connecting channel ( 11 . 23 . 24 . 30 ) between the healing well ( 10 ) and the cleaning station ( 12 ), characterized in that a pump ( 20 . 31 . 34 ) is provided for generating a through the connecting channel ( 11 . 23 . 24 . 30 ) directed Kangalfische between the healing well ( 10 ) and the cleaning station ( 12 ) be transported. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the cleaning station ( 12 ) is arranged on a different level than the healing well ( 10 ). Apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the cleaning station ( 12 ) is located lower than the healing well ( 10 ). Device according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the connecting channel ( 11 . 23 . 24 . 30 ) at the lowest point of the healing well ( 10 ) opens. Device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a water drain ( 14 ) from the cleaning station ( 12 ) and that a fish grid ( 15 ) in the water drain ( 14 ) is provided. Device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a first connecting channel ( 23 ) for the transport from the healing well ( 10 ) to the cleaning station ( 12 ) and a second connection channel ( 24 ) for the transport from the cleaning station ( 12 ) to the healing well ( 10 ) are provided. Device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the pump ( 20 ) one from the cleaning station ( 12 ) into the healing well ( 10 ) and that the pump ( 20 ) between a freshwater supply ( 21 ) and the cleaning station ( 12 ) is arranged. Device according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that a watertight barrier ( 13 . 25 . 26 . 27 . 32 ) in the connection channel ( 11 . 24 ) is provided. Device according to claim 8, characterized in that in addition a watertight barrier ( 16 ) in the outflow ( 14 ) and that one of the pump ( 20 ) by appropriately opening and closing the watertight barriers ( 13 . 16 . 25 . 26 . 27 . 32 ) between the drain ( 14 ) and the connection channel ( 11 . 24 ) can be redirected.