Device for hyperthermia treatment of pruritus

Device according to the prior claim

• so characterized in that
• the size of the treatment surface (1) is at least 6 cm2, preferentially at least 7 cm2, and the treatment temperature lies between 42° C. and 53° C., especially preferred between 50° C. and 53° C.

Device according to one of the prior claims

• so characterized in that
• the device is characterized in that the device is comprised of at least two heating plates (5), preferably at least four heating plates (5) and very especially preferred at least six heating plates (5), which are present with the treatment surface and whose temperature can be set by the control device, whereby the setting of the treatment temperature on the treatment surface (1) occurs through heating of the heating plates (5).

Device according to one of the prior claims

• so characterized in that
• the at least two heating plates (5), preferentially at least four heating plates (5), and especially preferred at least six heating plates (5) can be separately controlled and heated by the control device.

Device according to one of the prior claims

• so characterized in that
• the treatment surface (1) is a connected surface and/or the treatment surface (1) consists of several partial surfaces, which preferentially are congruent to the heating plates (5).

Device according to the prior claim

• so characterized in that
• the control device can regulate the heating plates (5) in the heating phase to a heating temperature between 43° C. and 54° C. and can maintain the heating temperature in the treatment phase for a time period between 4 seconds and 6 seconds.

Device according to one of the prior claims

• so characterized in that
• the treatment surface (1) has a thickness of between 0.2 mm and 5 mm, preferentially between 0.5 mm and 2 mm, and especially preferentially between 1 mm and 1.5 mm, and is made of a material that can conduct heat at 50° C. between 20 and 400 W/mK, preferentially between 100 and 350 W/mk.

Device according to one of the prior claims

• so characterized in that
• the treatment surface (1) is made of ceramics and/or gold.

Device according to one of the prior claims

• so characterized in that
• the device is constituted of between 4 and 18 heating plates (5) and preferentially between 8 and 14, and the size of the heating plates (5) lies between 0.05 cm2 and 2 cm2, preferentially between 0.1 cm2 and 0.5 cm2.

Device according to one of the prior claims

• so characterized in that
• the device is constituted of at least one temperature sensor to measure the temperature of the treatment surface (1) an/or at least one heating plate (5), and the control device sets the temperature of at least one heating plate (5) based on measurement data of the temperature sensor.

Device according to one of the prior claims

• so characterized in that
• the device has a safety shut off based on a software program and/or hardware that occurs when a maximum temperature is exceeded.

Device according to one of the prior claims

• so characterized in that
• the device includes a fuse that turns off the device if there is a short circuit or unregulated heating.

Device according to one of the prior claims

• so characterized in that
• the treatment temperature during the treatment phase can be maintained in a range of +/−10%, preferentially +/−5%, and especially preferentially +/−3%.

Device according to one of the prior claims

• so characterized in that
• the device has an optical display and/or a sound emitter, which by an acoustical and/or optical signal indicate the start of the heating up phase, reaching the treatment temperature, the duration of the treatment phase, and/or the end of the treatment phase.

Device according to one of the prior claims

• so characterized in that
• the device is constituted of an optical display or a sound emitter, which indicate by an optical and/or acoustical warning signal of not reaching a preset treatment temperature an/or deviations from the treatment temperature during the treatment phase that is greater than the preferred +/−5% and very preferred +/−3%.

The use of a device according to one of the prior claims to treat chronic pruritus, to reduce itching due to dermatitis, or after contact with poisonous cnidaria or plants, preferentially after contact with jellyfish.