Patent ID: 9078736
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for preventing or treating hemorrhoids, comprising the step of: preparing an instrument for preventing or treating hemorrhoids, comprising a container having air permeability and being adhered to a patient's back in contact with the skin over at least one of the sacrum and/or its periphery either directly to the skin or indirectly through clothing; and a heat generating material which generates heat by oxidation upon contact with air and is contained in the container; and adhering the instrument to a back of a hemorrhoid patient or a user trying to prevent hemorrhoids in contact with the skin over at least one of the sacrum and its periphery either directly to the skin or indirectly through clothing, wherein the container substantially has a pentagonal shape in a plan view provided with a substantially triangle-shaped projecting portion on one end, the area of the container in a plan view is in a range of from 45 to 117 cm the container has an air permeability of from 234 to 390 g/m