Technical Field

The invention relates to a diabetic sock for the detection of an unnoticed increase in temperature after loss of sensation in patients with neuropathy, as well as an increase in temperature that may occur as a sign of infection in patients without neuropathy.

In particular, the invention relates to a thermochromic diabetic sock that changes color in response to heat and enables the detection of conditions that may occur in the feet of diabetic patients.

Known State of the Art

Due to neuropathy, the senses in the patient's foot weaken and prevent the recognition of stimuli and serious deformities occur in patients. For this reason, diabetic patients should be observed very well regarding their feet. The first indicator of deformities is the temperature increase in the foot.

Diabetes socks are traditionally used in the present technique. Diabetes socks are cotton and non-squeezing for daily use. However, these socks do not have a heat sensing feature and do not provide awareness of the increase in temperature in the patient's foot. Accordingly, it is not possible to detect deformities in the feet of diabetic patients by early diagnosis with temperature increase. For this reason, there is a need for a sock in the known state of the art that enables the detection of temperature increase in the feet of diabetic patients.

The document numbered TR2007/02596 can be shown as an example of the known state of the art in the literature search. This document is related to diabetic socks. In the said invention, a sock is mentioned that consists of 70% cotton, 20% polyamide, 10% statex (Silver Polyamide) and is used as a supportive treatment tool in the treatment of injuries and ulcers that occur in the feet and legs of patients due to blood circulation disorders and nerve damage caused by diabetes. The said sock is a therapeutic sock that does not provide early diagnosis in diabetic patients.

Therefore, the existence of the above problems and the inadequacy of existing solutions necessitated a development in the relevant technical field.

Objective of the Invention

The present invention relates to a thermochromic diabetes sock which overcomes the disadvantages mentioned above and provides new advantages for the relevant technical field.

The main objective of the invention is to provide a thermochromic diabetes sock that changes color in response to temperature and enables the detection of conditions that may occur in the feet of diabetic patients.

The objective of the invention is to ensure that the increase in temperature in the feet of the patients is recognized by printing the thermochromic dye on the socks with the printing paste method.

Another objective of the invention is to recognize the increase in temperature that may occur as a sign of infection in patients without neuropathy.

Another objective of the invention is to recognize the increase in temperature in the feet of the patients at an early stage, to check their feet for undesirable conditions such as the presence of wounds, etc. and to go to the doctor's control on time and to start treatment early with early diagnosis.

Another object of the invention is to prevent 75% of foot ulcers in diabetic patients.

In order to achieve all the objectives mentioned above and that may arise from the detailed description, the invention is a thermochromic diabetes sock that is used to detect the unnoticed increase in temperature after loss of sensation in patients with neuropathy and to detect the increase in temperature that may occur as a sign of infection in patients without neuropathy, wherein the said sock comprises: a fingertip section of the thermochromic diabetes sock with a thermochromic dye print that is chemically activated by temperature change at the fingertips and changes color with temperature increase at the fingertips,

- an ankle (malleolus) section of the thermochromic diabetes sock with a thermochromic dye print that is chemically activated by temperature change in the ankle section and changes color with the increase in temperature in the ankle section,

- a cap section of the thermochromic diabetic sock has with a thermochromic dye print that is chemically activated by temperature change in the upper part and changes color with temperature increase in the upper part of the thermochromic diabetic sock.

The structural and characteristic features and all the advantages of the invention will be more clearly understood by means of the figures given below and the detailed description written by making references to these figures. Therefore, evaluation should be made by taking these figures and the detailed description into consideration.

Figures to Help Understand the Invention

Figure 1 : Representative view of thermochromic diabetes sock, which is the subject of the invention.

Description of Part References

10. Fingertip section

20. Ankle (malleolus) section

30. Cap section

A. Thermochromic diabetes sock

Detailed Description of the Invention

In this detailed description, preferred alternatives to the inventive thermochromic diabetes socks (A) are described for the purpose of a better understanding of the subject matter and without causing any limiting effect. Figure 1 shows a representative view of the inventive thermochromic diabetes sock (A). Accordingly, the thermochromic diabetes sock (A) in its most basic form comprises; a fingertip section (10) of the thermochromic diabetes sock (A) with a thermochromic dye print that is chemically activated by temperature change at the fingertips and changes color with temperature increase at the fingertips, an ankle (malleolus) section (20) of the thermochromic diabetes sock (A) with a thermochromic dye print that is chemically activated by temperature change in the ankle section and changes color with the increase in temperature in the ankle section and a cap section (30) of the thermochromic diabetic sock (A) with a thermochromic dye print that is chemically activated by temperature change in the upper part and changes color with temperature increase in the upper part of the thermochromic diabetic sock.

The thermochromic diabetes sock (A), which is the subject of the invention, is a footwear made of cotton fabric worn on the foot for early diagnosis of conditions that may occur in the feet of diabetic patients.

The fingertip section (10) of the thermochromic diabetes sock (A) has a thermochromic dye print that is chemically stimulated and activated by temperature change at the fingertips. The said thermochromic dye is printed as a pattern on the fingertip section (10) by printing paste method.

The ankle (malleolus) section (20) of the thermochromic diabetes sock (A) has a thermochromic dye print that is chemically stimulated and activated by temperature change at the ankle section (20). The said thermochromic dye is printed as a pattern on the ankle (malleolus) section (20) by printing paste method.

The cap section (30) of the thermochromic diabetes sock (A) has a thermochromic dye print that is chemically stimulated and activated by temperature change at the upper section. The said thermochromic dye is printed as a pattern on the fingertip section (30) by printing paste method.

Thermochromic dye is a dye that changes color with heat and becomes transparent by losing its color when exposed to heat. In the thermochromic diabetes sock (A) worn on the feet by the diabetic patient, the fingertip section (10), the ankle (malleolus) section (20) and the cap section (30) change color when the extremity temperature rises above normal body temperature and provides warning before foot ulcers occur. Thus, it is ensured that the conditions that may occur in the feet of diabetic patients are detected. At the same time, in patients without neuropathy, an increase in temperature that may occur as a sign of infection is also detected.