CN103908747B - Ear vagus stimulator - Google Patents
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An ear vagus stimulator is characterized by comprising an ear electrode, a main frame and connection conductive wires; the main frame comprises a shell which is provided with a hook-shaped part in a protruding mode, the surface formed by the inner side face of the hook-shaped part and one side face of the shell together is matched with the outer side face of the ear back of the human body in shape, and therefore the main frame can be hung on the ear back of the human body; the ear electrode comprises an insulation base, an earplug electrode, an auricle electrode and a regulating knob, the earplug electrode plays a role in locating and acts on the ear canal port when the ear vagus stimulator is used, the auricle electrode plays a role in locating and acts on the auricle portion, the earplug electrode is fixedly arranged on the base, and the auricle electrode is connected to the base in a sliding mode; the regulating knob is screwed on the base, so that the auricle electrode is located on the base after sliding in place; the earplug electrode and the auricle electrode are connected to the main frame through the connection conductive wires. The ear vagus stimulator is simple in structure and convenient to carry, convenient and comfortable to operate when used, good in flexibility when used, and capable of adapting to the sizes and inner shapes of different ears.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to medical instruments field is and in particular to a kind of nervus auricularis vagi stimulation instrument.
Background technology
According to clinical verification, the nerve electric stimulation therapy being combined with traditional acupuncture meridian theory using electronic technology is to nerve
Functional disorder disease has curative effect.Vagus innervates respiratory system and most organs of digestive system and the sense of heart
The secretion of feel, motion and body of gland, carries out electricity irritation for vagus nerve, epilepsy, diabetes, insomnia, depression etc. is had
Auxiliary therapeutic action well.Auricular branch in vagal cervical region branch contains general somesthesia fiber, from superior ganglion,
The outer skin being distributed in auricle and external auditory meatus backward, referring to Fig. 1, at A（Auditory meatus mouth）, at B（Auricle portion）As it is confused absent-minded
The ear acupuncture point of warp, vagus nerve ending enriches, and therefore, at A, B, acupuncture point carries out electricity irritation, you can reach nerve electric stimulation
The effect for the treatment of.
There is the equipment for electrical vagus nerve stimulation auricular branch, site of action is positioned at auricular branch acupuncture point by it in prior art
Mode have head-hoop, earclip type etc., the strength that these modes clamp to user ear is larger, using uncomfortable, and acts on
Point is unadjustable, therefore also poor using motility.Additionally, also having the nerve stimulation of the implanted being used for auxiliary treatment diabetes
Instrument, but this stimulation instrument is expensive, and this nerve stimulation instrument is served only for treating diabetes.
Content of the invention
The present invention provides a kind of nervus auricularis vagi stimulation instrument, its object is to solve current ear's nerve stimulation instrument make
Used time inconvenient operation, uncomfortable and using the poor problem of motility.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution used in the present invention is：A kind of nervus auricularis vagi stimulation instrument, fan is absent-minded for this ear
Through stimulation instrument by ear's electrode, main frame, and connecting wire is constituted；
Described main frame includes housing, described housing is equipped with a crook, on the medial surface of crook and described housing
The face that is collectively forming of one side and the hard of hearing lateral surface of human body mating shapes, with enable the host to hang over human body hard of hearing on；
Described ear electrode includes the support insulating, earplug electrode and the positioning positioning and acting on auditory meatus mouth when using
And acting on auricle electrode and the adjusting knob in auricle portion, described earplug electrode is installed on described support, described auricle electricity
Pole is slidably connected on support；Described adjusting knob is tightened on support, so that auricle electrode slides after putting in place is positioned support
On；Described earplug electrode and auricle electrode connect main frame through described connecting wire.
Relevant content in technique scheme is explained as follows：
1st, in such scheme, preferably scheme is the chip that described main frame also includes being installed in housing；On described housing
It is additionally provided with least one button；Press described button when using and can trigger described chip operation, so that main frame output pulse
Ripple.
2nd, in such scheme, preferably scheme be described support be an insulating vessel, one end of connecting wire is inserted described
In the accommodating chamber of insulating vessel, the other end stretches out from accommodating chamber；
Described earplug electrode includes a conductive straight-bar and a conductive earplug, and one end of conductive straight-bar connects described conduction ear
Plug, the other end passes through described insulating vessel stretching in the accommodating chamber of described insulating vessel to connect with connecting wire；Described conduction
Straight-bar is fixed in insulating vessel through screw nut structure, so that earplug electrode is installed on support；Outside described conduction earplug
Edge shape and the mating shapes of auditory meatus mouth.
3rd, in such scheme, preferably scheme be described conduction earplug on be further opened with through hole so that human antrum auris mouth with
Extraneous connection；Described conduction earplug is elastic conduction silica gel material.
4th, be stored with described chip impulse wave, and waveform is biological information wave or dilatational wave.
Operation principle of the present invention is：Pulse stimulation human acupoint, similar to acupuncture stimulating therapy, acupuncture information is mainly led to
Cross afferent nervous system and be transmitted to central nervous system, it is the coding combining nerve information with a group in time and spatial sequence
Form plays integration and the regulation and control to body function in the presence of mesencephalic centre.The nervus auricularis vagi stimulation instrument of the present invention will
The manipulation of acupuncture stimulates the group's encoding human information producing to amplify the signal of telecommunication that output has stimulation therapy effect, and human body is carried out
Electronic stimulation.Experimentation shows, the concha auriculae vagal stimulation of the present invention can activate vagus nerve maincenter nucleus solitariuss nerve
The electric discharge of unit, reduces blood pressure, reduces blood glucose, suppress epilepsy wave, improve depressive symptom, and clinic is in epilepsy, depression, diabetes
Patient also observes same response to treatment, therefore stimulates nervus auricularis vagi to can be used for epilepticss, depression, insomnia and glycosuria
The treatment of disease, postpones medication times, reduces dosage.The most effective position being stimulated according to systematic study, nervus auricularis vagi
It is the outer lower rear that Following Vagus Nerve navigates within external auditory meatus, this establishes the stimulation sites of nervus auricularis vagi.
When ear's electrode of nervus auricularis vagi stimulation instrument uses, the pleasant road junction of earplug electrode plug, auricle electrode and ear
Skin of pinna contacts, and the impulse wave of main frame is transmitted to earplug electrode and auricle electrode through connecting wire simultaneously, that is, constitute one
Electrode unit, the ear acupoint position that the pulse stimulation of electrode is touched, electricity thorn is carried out to the vagus nerve ending of human body ear
Swash treatment.This two electrodes of earplug electrode and auricle electrode constitute a loop, and each electrode is an output point, and human body is suitable
In wire.Meanwhile, in order to adapt to ear's size and ear's interior shape of different people, the position-adjustable of auricle electrode, that is,
Auricle electrode is slidably connected on support, is tightened on support by adjusting knob, the positioning after putting in place so that auricle electrode slides
On support.
Because technique scheme is used, the present invention compared with prior art has following advantages：
1st, the nervus auricularis vagi stimulation instrument of the present invention is in the special contact of the nervus auricularis vagi setting up auricle therapy and reflection work(
On the basis of energy, determine the ear acupoint of privileged sites, can effectively suppress epilepsy, improve depressive symptom, improve insomnia, reduce blood
Sugar.
2nd, the nervus auricularis vagi stimulation instrument structure of the present invention is simple, is easy to carry, lightweight.
3rd, the nervus auricularis vagi stimulation instrument of the present invention adopts supra-aural, easy to operate, comfortable when using, spirit during use
Activity preferably, can adapt to size and ear's interior shape of different human ear.
Brief description
Accompanying drawing 1 is human body ear portion shape and nervus auricularis vagi acupuncture point schematic diagram；
Accompanying drawing 2 is the structural representation of the nervus auricularis vagi stimulation instrument of the present invention；
Accompanying drawing 3 is the structural representation of ear's electrode of the present invention；
Accompanying drawing 4 is the decomposed structural representation of ear's electrode of the present invention；
Accompanying drawing 5 is the top view of ear's electrode of the present invention；
Accompanying drawing 6 is the A-A direction sectional view of accompanying drawing 5；
Accompanying drawing 7 is the structural representation of the main frame of the present invention；
Accompanying drawing 8 is the top view of the main frame of the present invention；
Accompanying drawing 9 is the B-B direction sectional view of accompanying drawing 8.
In the figures above：1st, main frame；2nd, connecting wire；3rd, housing；4th, crook；5th, support；6th, earplug electrode；7th, auricle
Electrode；8th, adjusting knob；9th, conductive straight-bar；10th, conductive earplug；11st, on and off switch；12nd, mode selecting key；13rd, output intensity
Button.
Specific embodiment
Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiment the invention will be further described：
Embodiment one：A kind of nervus auricularis vagi stimulation instrument
This nervus auricularis vagi stimulation instrument is made up of ear's electrode, main frame 1 and connecting wire 2；
Described main frame 1 includes housing 3, and described housing 3 is equipped with one 4, on the medial surface of crook 4 and described housing 3
The face that is collectively forming of one side and the hard of hearing lateral surface of human body mating shapes so that main frame 1 can hang over human body hard of hearing on；
Described ear electrode includes the support 5 insulating, the earplug electrode 6 positioning and acting on auditory meatus mouth when using and determines
Position simultaneously acts on auricle electrode 7 and the adjusting knob 8 in auricle portion, and described earplug electrode 6 is installed on described support 5, described
Auricle electrode 7 is slidably connected on support 5；Described adjusting knob 8 is tightened on support 5, so that auricle electrode 7 slides after putting in place
It is positioned on support 5；Described earplug electrode 6 and auricle electrode 7 connect main frame 1 through described connecting wire 2.
Described main frame 1 also includes the chip being installed in housing 3；It is additionally provided with least one button on described housing 3；Make
Used time presses described button and can trigger described chip operation, so that main frame 1 output impulse wave.
Described support 5 is an insulating vessel, and one end of connecting wire 2 is inserted in the accommodating chamber of described insulating vessel, another
End is stretched out from accommodating chamber；
Described earplug electrode 6 includes a conductive straight-bar 9 and a conductive earplug 10, leads described in one end connection of conductive straight-bar 9
Electric ear plug 10, the other end passes through described insulating vessel stretching in the accommodating chamber of described insulating vessel to connect with connecting wire 2；Institute
State conductive straight-bar 9 to be fixed in insulating vessel through screw nut structure, so that earplug electrode 6 is installed on support 5；Described conduction
The outer rim shape of earplug 10 and the mating shapes of auditory meatus mouth.
It is further opened with through hole, so that human antrum auris mouth is in communication with the outside on described conduction earplug 10；Described conduction earplug 10
For elastic conduction silica gel material.
Use with regard to the nervus auricularis vagi stimulation instrument of the present embodiment：1st, open the battery plate of instrument side, load knob
Button battery；Using the front ear first wiping required treatment with hot towel or medical alcohol, be conducive to improving curative effect.Again earplug electricity
Pole 6 is fixed in auditory meatus, and auricle electrode 7 is close to skin of pinna surface, and two electrodes must be in close contact with required stimulation location.With
Family can adjust the position of auricle electrode 7 by adjusting knob 8, to adapt to the needs of different ear shape.Main frame 1 hangs over hard of hearing
On.
2nd, start shooting：Turn on the power switch 11, switch on power, power supply indicator is shinny.
3rd, set：By mode selecting key 12, user may be selected " A " or " B " treatment mode of operation, instrument start acquiescence " A "
Mode of operation, user can according to different treatments need select different treatment mode of operations.
4th, treat：After selecting treatment mode of operation, press respectively output intensity button 13 "+" "-" adjusting output intensity.Often press
Once "+" it is increased by one-level, until maximum output intensity, it is not further added by.When needing to reduce output intensity, often press a "-"
Just reduce one-level, do not export until 0 grade.After start, user is adjustable to suitable output intensity and is treated.4
5th, shut down：Treatment time arrives every time, turns off the power switch 11, takes off instrument, keeps properly.
Some technical parameters with regard to the present embodiment：
Power supply：Internal electric source DC3V（CR2032）
Output pulse waveform：Output waveform includes mode A and B-mode;
Output pulse frequency, mode of operation：
Mode A:1 ~ 120Hz, change at random；
B-mode：20Hz operation 7 seconds, 4Hz run 3 seconds, and both replace；
The limit value of output current：≤ 50mA (500 Ω load impedance)
Output pulse width：0.2ms±30%.
Above-described embodiment only technology design to illustrate the invention and feature, its object is to allow person skilled in the art
Scholar will appreciate that present disclosure and implements according to this, can not be limited the scope of the invention with this.All according to the present invention
Equivalence changes or modification that spirit is made, all should be included within the scope of the present invention.
Claims (2)
1. a kind of nervus auricularis vagi stimulation instrument it is characterised in that：This nervus auricularis vagi stimulation instrument is by ear's electrode, main frame（1）With
And connecting wire（2）Constitute；
Described main frame（1）Including housing（3）, described housing（3）On be equipped with a crook（4）, crook（4）Medial surface and
Described housing（3）On the face that is collectively forming of one side and the hard of hearing lateral surface of human body mating shapes so that main frame（1）Can
Hang over human body hard of hearing on；
Described ear electrode includes the support insulating（5）, position and act on the earplug electrode of auditory meatus mouth when using（6）With fixed
Position simultaneously acts on the auricle electrode in auricle portion（7）And adjusting knob（8）, described earplug electrode（6）It is installed in described support（5）
On, described auricle electrode（7）It is slidably connected to support（5）On；Described adjusting knob（8）It is tightened on support（5）On, so that auricle
Electrode（7）Slip is positioned support after putting in place（5）On；Described earplug electrode（6）With auricle electrode（7）Through described connecting wire
（2）Connect main frame（1）；
Described support（5）For an insulating vessel, connecting wire（2）One end insert in the accommodating chamber of described insulating vessel, another
End is stretched out from accommodating chamber；Described earplug electrode（6）Including a conductive straight-bar（9）With a conductive earplug（10）, conductive straight-bar（9）
One end connect described conduction earplug（10）, the other end passes through described insulating vessel and stretches in the accommodating chamber of described insulating vessel
With connecting wire（2）Connection；Described conduction straight-bar（9）It is fixed in insulating vessel through screw nut structure, so that earplug electrode
（6）It is installed in support（5）On；Described conduction earplug（10）Outer rim shape and auditory meatus mouth mating shapes；Described conduction ear
Plug（10）On be further opened with through hole, so that human antrum auris mouth is in communication with the outside；Described conduction earplug（10）For elastic conduction silica gel
Material.
2. nervus auricularis vagi stimulation instrument according to claim 1 it is characterised in that：Described main frame（1）Also include being installed in
Housing（3）Interior chip；Described housing（3）On be additionally provided with least one button；Press described button when using can trigger
Described chip operation, so that main frame（1）Output impulse wave.
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