CN111093756A

CN111093756A - Electric potential therapeutic apparatus and electric potential therapeutic system

Info

Publication number: CN111093756A
Application number: CN201980004027.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 松田悠介
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2019-02-05
Filing date: 2019-08-28
Publication date: 2020-05-01
Also published as: JPWO2020161951A1; JP2020124379A; WO2020161951A1; TW202033236A; TWI755676B; KR20200098477A; JP6624707B1

Abstract

The invention provides a technique by which a user can move while receiving a potential therapy. The user wears the insulating slippers (11), wears the insulating gloves (13) on the hand, and installs the electrifying pad (20) on the upper arm. The user sits on the insulating pad (14), and performs an operation for instructing the start of the electric potential therapy using a button of the electric potential therapy device (10) or a button of the controller (21). When a user performs an operation for instructing the start of the electric potential therapy, the electric potential therapy device (10) outputs a high-voltage signal to the energization pad (20). Since the user is insulated by wearing the insulating slippers (12), the electric potential therapy apparatus (10) can be used while the electric potential therapy apparatus (10) is moved indoors by holding the electric potential therapy apparatus (10) with the handle (109) away from the insulating pad (14).

Description

Electric potential therapeutic apparatus and electric potential therapeutic system

Technical Field

The invention relates to a potential therapy device and a potential therapy system.

Background

There is known an electric potential therapy apparatus that improves the physical condition of a user by making the user's body at a high electric potential compared to the surrounding environment. A general electric potential therapy apparatus includes an electrically conductive pad that is in contact with a part of a user's body on an insulating sheet, and applies a dc or ac voltage having a potential higher than that of the surrounding environment to the user's body through the electrically conductive pad. In Japan, relief of headache, shoulder pain, insomnia, chronic constipation has been recognized as the efficacy of the electric potential therapy apparatus by the Ministry of health and labor. As a document disclosing a technique related to a potential treatment device, for example, patent document 1 is known.

Prior art documents

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese laid-open patent publication No. 1-58266

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

In the conventional electric potential treatment apparatus, a user sits or lies on the energization pad to contact the energization pad. The user needs to be kept sitting or lying on the power supply pad during the period of receiving the electric potential therapy, and cannot move while receiving the electric potential therapy.

The invention provides a technique by which a user can move while receiving a potential therapy.

Means for solving the problems

The present invention provides a potential treatment device for applying a potential higher than a potential of an ambient environment to a body of a user, which is a human or a non-human animal, in an insulated state from the ambient environment, the potential treatment device including: a voltage generator that generates a voltage for applying an electric potential to the body of the user; and a power-on pad capable of being fitted to the body of the user, and applying the voltage generated by the voltage generator to the body of the user.

In the present invention, the electric potential therapy device may have an insulating shoe worn by the user.

In the present invention, the electric potential treatment device may have an insulating glove worn by the user.

In the present invention, the potential therapy device may have a secondary battery for supplying electric power to the voltage generator.

In the present invention, the voltage generator may include a digital circuit for increasing a voltage of the electric power supplied from the secondary battery.

In the present invention, the electric potential therapy device may have a handle provided in a case that houses the voltage generator and the secondary battery.

In the electric potential therapy device according to the present invention, the electric potential therapy device may include a sound generator that continuously notifies the user or a person related to the user of a state in which the electric potential is applied to the body.

In addition, the present invention may be configured such that the electric potential treatment apparatus includes: a control unit which controls the voltage generated by the voltage generator; and a remote controller that can be attached to the body of the user and that transmits instruction data indicating a change in voltage to the control unit in accordance with an operation by the user or a person related to the user.

In the present invention, the power pad and the remote controller may be integrally formed.

In addition, the present invention provides a potential therapy system comprising: the electric potential therapy apparatus described above; and a terminal device used by a user of the potential treatment device, the potential treatment device including a transmission unit that causes the terminal device to receive potential state data indicating a state in which a potential is applied to a body of the user, the terminal device including: a receiving unit that receives the potential state data from the potential therapy device; and a sound emission unit that emits a sound that continuously notifies the user of the state indicated by the potential state data.

The present invention may be configured such that the terminal device includes: an operation receiving unit that receives an operation by the user; and a transmission unit that transmits instruction data instructing a change in a state of an electric potential applied to a body of the user to the electric potential treatment apparatus in accordance with the operation of the user received by the operation reception unit, the electric potential treatment apparatus including: a receiving unit that receives the instruction data from the terminal device; and a voltage control unit which controls the voltage generated by the voltage generator according to the indication data.

Effects of the invention

According to the present invention, the user can move while receiving the electric potential therapy.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an electric potential treatment system 1A according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of the electric potential treatment apparatus 10.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of an electric potential treatment system 1B according to embodiment 2.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the structure of the electric potential treatment instrument 10B.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing the structure of the smartphone 30.

Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed by the smartphone 30.

Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state in which an animal (other than a human being) uses the electric potential treatment system 1C according to one embodiment.

Detailed Description

Embodiment 1

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a potential therapy system 1A according to embodiment 1 of the present invention. The electric potential treatment system 1A includes at least an electric potential treatment device 10 and an energization pad 20. The insulating slippers 12 are worn by the user of the potential treatment device 10 and have insulating properties. The insulated slippers 12 are an example of the shoe of the present invention. The insulating glove 13 is a glove worn by a user of the potential treatment device 10, and has insulating properties. The insulating glove 13 is an example of the glove of the present invention. The insulating pad 14 is a pad laid on the floor for the user of the site treatment apparatus 10 to sit on, and has insulating properties.

The potential treatment device 10 is a device that outputs a high-voltage signal to an energization pad 20 described later and makes the potential of a user wearing the energization pad 20 higher than the potential of the surrounding environment. The electric potential treatment apparatus 10 has a grip 109 to be held by a user or a person related to the user while carrying the apparatus. The electric potential treatment apparatus 10 is an example of the electric potential treatment apparatus of the present invention. The handle 109 is an example of the handle of the present invention.

The energization pad 20 is a material having electrical conductivity and has a face fastener for wearing on the arm of the user. The energization pad 20 is an example of the energization pad of the present invention. The energization pad 20 is connected to the electric potential treatment device 10, and a high voltage signal is supplied from the electric potential treatment device 10. In addition, the energization pad 20 has a controller 21 for remotely operating the electric potential therapy device 10. The controller 21 has a plurality of buttons for operating the electric potential treatment apparatus 10. The controller 21 is an example of a remote controller of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of the electric potential treatment apparatus 10. The operation unit 101 has a plurality of buttons for operating the electric potential treatment device 10. The display 103 is a liquid crystal display, and displays, for example, the voltage of a signal output to the power-on pad 20. The speaker 107 outputs a sound corresponding to the signal output from the control unit 100. The speaker 107 is an example of the sound generator of the present invention.

The power supply unit 105 has a power supply line connected to a household 100V outlet, and supplies power to each unit of the electric potential treatment apparatus 10. The high voltage circuit 106 is a digital circuit booster circuit that generates a signal of a high voltage for bringing a user to a high potential compared with the surrounding environment, and generates a signal of a voltage of, for example, 1000V to 9000V. The high-voltage circuit 106 is connected to the current-carrying pad 20, and the generated signal is output to the current-carrying pad 20. The signal generated by the high voltage circuit 106 is not limited to a direct current signal, and may be an alternating current signal. The high voltage circuit 106 monitors the current flowing through the current-carrying pad 20, and stops outputting a signal to the current-carrying pad 20 when a current exceeding a predetermined threshold value flows. The high voltage circuit 106 is an example of a voltage generator of the present invention, and is also an example of a digital circuit of the present invention. Secondary battery 104 is charged with electric power supplied from power supply unit 105. When the power supply unit 105 is not connected to the outlet, the secondary battery 104 supplies electric power to each unit of the electric potential treatment apparatus 10. The secondary battery 104 may be replaced by the user or the user's related person. The secondary battery 104 is an example of the secondary battery of the present invention.

The control Unit 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The control unit 100 controls each unit by the CPU executing a program stored in the ROM. In the control section 100, a CPU executes a program, thereby realizing a display control section 1002 and a voltage control section 1003.

The display control unit 1002 controls the display 103 so that various information is displayed on the display 103. The display 103 displays, for example, a voltage of a signal generated by the high voltage circuit 106 or the like under control from the display control unit 1002. The voltage control unit 1003 controls the voltage of the signal generated by the high voltage circuit 106. The voltage control unit 1003 is an example of the control unit of the present invention.

Next, a use example of embodiment 1 will be explained. When the user uses the electric potential treatment device 10, the user sits on the insulating mat 14 laid on the floor or wears the insulating slippers 11, and wears the electric pad 20 on the upper arm. In this state, the user or a person related to the user performs an operation for instructing the start of the potential therapy by using a button of the operation unit 101 or a button of the controller 21. When the user or a person related to the user performs an operation to instruct the start of the potential therapy, the control unit 100 (voltage control unit 1003) controls the high-voltage circuit 106 to output a high-voltage signal to the power pad 20. The control unit 100 (display control unit 1002) controls the display 103 to display the voltage of the signal output from the high voltage circuit 106. The control unit 100 outputs a signal to the speaker 107, and plays predetermined music from the speaker 107. In addition, the user or a person related to the user may also select music to be played from the speaker 107.

According to the present embodiment, when a signal is output from the potential treatment device 10 to the current-carrying pad 20, since music is output from the speaker 107, the user or a person related to the user can constantly know whether or not the potential treatment is in progress even without looking at the display 103. In addition, according to the present embodiment, since the current-carrying mat 20 for applying a high potential to the user is worn on the user and is continuously in contact with the user, the user can freely move his/her body on the insulating mat 14 or can freely move indoors while wearing the insulating slippers 11, for example, during the use of the electric potential treatment apparatus 10.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, the user or a person related to the user can easily move the electric potential treatment instrument 10 by gripping the electric potential treatment instrument 10 with the grip 109. At this time, if the user wears the pair of insulation slippers 11, the electric potential treatment apparatus 10 can be moved while continuing to use the electric potential treatment apparatus 10. Further, since the potential treatment device 10 can be operated by the secondary battery 104, the user can move the potential treatment device 10 while continuing the potential treatment without being restricted by the power cable.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the user can wear the insulating glove 13 on the hand, for example, use the vacuum cleaner while continuing to use the electric potential treatment apparatus 10, and can perform various actions that cannot be performed without touching the articles in the surrounding environment.

Further, when the user needs to touch an object in the surrounding environment with bare hands, or when there is a risk that an uninsulated body part comes into contact with an object in the surrounding environment even if the user wears the insulating glove 13 with hands, the user or a person related to the user can temporarily stop the electric potential therapy at the hand by operating the controller 21 worn on the upper arm. Further, by operating the controller 21, the electric potential therapy which has been temporarily stopped can be restarted at hand. In addition, even when the signal output to the energization pad 20 is stopped due to the current exceeding the threshold value set in advance flowing in the energization pad 20 by the user inadvertently bringing the energization pad 20 into contact with an object in the surrounding environment, the user or a person related to the user can restart the electric potential therapy at hand by operating the controller 21.

In the present embodiment, the control unit 100 may change the voltage of the signal to be output to the current-carrying pad 20 according to the elapse of time. For example, the control unit 100 may control the output of the 6000V signal for 10 minutes and then the output of the 1000V signal for 20 minutes, and repeat the control a plurality of times.

In the configuration in which the voltage of the signal to be output to the current-carrying pad 20 is changed by the electric potential treatment device 10, the change in voltage with the passage of time may be displayed on the display 103 as a graph.

Embodiment 2

Next, embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 3, which is a diagram showing a potential therapy system 1B according to embodiment 2 of the present invention. In the following description, the same components as those in embodiment 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted, and differences from embodiment 1 will be mainly described.

The electric potential treatment system 1B is different from the electric potential treatment system 1A in that an electric potential treatment device 10B is provided instead of the electric potential treatment device 10, and an energization pad 20B is provided instead of the energization pad 20. The electric potential therapy system 1B is different from the electric potential therapy system 1A in that it includes a smartphone 30. The electric potential treatment apparatus 10B is an example of the electric potential treatment apparatus of the present invention.

The energization pad 20B is a material having conductivity and has a face fastener for wearing on the arm of the user. The energization pad 20B is an example of the energization pad of the present invention. The energization pad 20B is connected to the potential treatment device 10B, and a high-voltage signal is supplied from the potential treatment device 10. The energizing pad 20B is different from the energizing pad 20 of embodiment 1 in that it does not have the backup 21.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the structure of the electric potential treatment instrument 10B. The electric potential treatment device 10B is different from the electric potential treatment device 10B in that it includes the communication unit 102 and does not include the speaker 107. The communication unit 102 is a module that performs wireless communication. The communication unit 102 performs, for example, ble (Bluetooth Low energy) communication, which is one of extended uses of Bluetooth (registered trademark), and communicates with the smartphone 30. The communication performed by the communication unit 102 is not limited to Bluetooth communication, and may be another short-range wireless communication method.

The potential treatment device 10B is different from embodiment 1 in that a transmitting/receiving unit 1001 that transmits and receives information to and from another device is realized by executing a program by the CPU of the control unit 100. The transmitter/receiver 1001 controls the communication unit 102 to communicate with another device, transmits information to the other device, and receives information from the other device.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing the structure of the smartphone 30. The communication unit 302 is a module that performs wireless communication. The communication unit 302 performs BLE communication and communicates with the electric potential therapy apparatus 10. The communication performed by the communication unit 302 is not limited to Bluetooth communication, and may be another short-range wireless communication method. The operation unit 301 has a plurality of buttons for operating the smartphone 30. The touch panel 303 has a liquid crystal display, and displays a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for operating the smartphone 30. In addition, the touch panel 303 detects a position touched with a finger by the user or a person related to the user. The storage unit 305 stores an application program executed by the control unit 300. The application program is an example of the program of the present invention.

The control unit 300 includes a CPU, ROM, and RAM. The control unit 300 controls each unit according to an operation performed on the touch panel 303 by executing a program stored in the ROM by the CPU. Further, in the control unit 300, the CPU executes an application program to realize the transmission/reception unit 3001, the display control unit 3002, and the sound emission unit 3003.

The transceiver 3001 receives information transmitted from the electric potential treatment device 10B. The transmission/reception unit 3001 transmits information for operating the electric potential treatment device 10B. The display control unit 3002 controls the touch panel 303, and displays a GUI for operating the electric potential treatment apparatus 10B on the touch panel 303. The sound emitting unit 3003 outputs an audio signal to the speaker 307, and music is played from the speaker 307. In addition, the user or a person related to the user may also select music to be played out from the speaker 307.

Next, a use example of embodiment 2 will be explained. The user sits on the insulating sheet 14 laid on the floor, or wears the insulating slippers 11, and the power-on pad 20B is mounted on the upper arm. The user or a person related to the user operates the smartphone 30 to start the application program for operating the electric potential treatment apparatus 10B.

The control unit 300 (display control unit 3002) having started the application program controls the touch panel 303 to display the GUI for operating the electric potential treatment apparatus 10B. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed by the smartphone 30 in which an application is started. The user or a person associated with the user clicks the START button shown in fig. 6. When the START button is clicked, control unit 300 (transmitting/receiving unit 3001) controls communication unit 302 to transmit an output instruction message instructing to output a signal to current-carrying pad 20B to electric potential treatment device 10B.

The control unit 100 (the transmission/reception unit 1001) receives the output instruction message received by the communication unit 102. Upon receiving the output instruction message, the control unit 100 (voltage control unit 1003) controls the high-voltage circuit 106 to output a high-voltage signal to the power pad 20B. The control unit 100 (display control unit 1002) controls the display 103 to display the voltage of the signal output from the high voltage circuit 106. The control unit 100 (the transmission/reception unit 1001) transmits an output message indicating that a signal is being output to the smartphone 30. The output message is an example of the potential state message of the present invention. The control unit 300 (the transmission/reception unit 3001) receives the output message. Upon receiving the output message, the control unit 300 (sound emitting unit 3003) outputs an audio signal to the speaker 307, and music is played from the speaker 307.

In the case where the user or the person related to the user ends the potential treatment, the STOP button shown in fig. 6 is clicked. When the STOP button is clicked, the control unit 300 (the transmission/reception unit 3001) controls the communication unit 302 to transmit a STOP instruction message instructing output of a STOP signal to the potential treatment device 10B.

The control unit 100 (the transmission/reception unit 1001) receives the stop instruction message received by the communication unit 102. Upon receiving the stop instruction message, the control unit 100 (voltage control unit 1003) controls the high-voltage circuit 106 to stop outputting the signal to the power-on pad 20B. The control unit 100 (the transmission/reception unit 1001) transmits a stop message indicating that the output of the signal has been stopped to the smartphone 30. The stop message is an example of the potential state data of the present invention. The control unit 300 (the transmission/reception unit 3001) receives the stop message. The control unit 300 (sound emitting unit 3003) that has received the stop message stops outputting the signal to the speaker 307, and stops playing music from the speaker 307.

According to the electric potential therapy system 1B of the present embodiment, as in the case of the electric potential therapy system 1A of embodiment 1, the user or a person related to the user can constantly know whether or not electric potential therapy is in progress by hearing music from the speaker 307 of the smartphone 30 without looking at the display 103. In addition, according to the electric potential therapy system 1B of the present embodiment, as in the case of the electric potential therapy system 1A of embodiment 1, the user can freely move the body or move while continuing the electric potential therapy.

Modification example

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be implemented in various other embodiments. For example, the present invention can be implemented by modifying the above-described embodiment as follows. The above-described embodiment and the following modifications may be combined.

In the above embodiment, the current-carrying

pads

20, 20B are attached to the upper arms, but the positions where the current-carrying

pads

20, 20B are attached are not limited to the upper arms, and may be, for example, legs or waist.

In the above embodiment, the insulating slippers 12 are worn by the user for insulation, and the insulating socks or insulating shoes may be worn by the user instead of the insulating slippers 12.

In the present invention, the insulating glove 13 may be made waterproof. According to this configuration, the user can perform the brushing work while continuing the electric potential therapy by wearing the insulating gloves 13 on the hand.

In the present invention, power may be supplied from an external power supply to the high-voltage circuit 106 instead of the power supply unit 105 included in the electric

potential treatment devices

10 and 10B.

In the above embodiment, the high voltage circuit 106 is a digital booster circuit, but may be an analog booster circuit using a transformer.

In the present invention, the high-voltage circuit 106 may convert the output of the DC/DC converter into alternating current by the DC/AC converter and output the alternating current to the

pads

20 and 20B. In the present invention, the output of the DC/AC converter may be changed in voltage by the AC/AC converter and then output to the

pads

20 and 20B.

In the above embodiment, the user or a person related to the user is notified that a signal is being output to the power pad 20 by emitting music from the speaker 107 or the speaker 307, and the sound emitted from the speaker 107 or the speaker 307 may not be music. For example, it is also possible to notify the user or a person related to the user that a signal is being output to the energization pad 20 by periodically emitting an electronic sound from the speaker 107 or the speaker 307.

In the above-described embodiment 1, the music is played from the speaker 107 provided in the electric potential treatment device 10, but the speaker 107 may be provided on the energization pad 20 and the music may be played from the energization pad 20.

In embodiment 1, the controller 21 is provided on the energization pad 20, but the controller 21 may be provided separately from the energization pad 20 and the controller 21 may be mounted at a position different from the position where the energization pad 20 is mounted on the body of the user. For example, if the controller 21 can be fitted to a finger, the user or the person associated with the user can stop or restart the potential therapy by moving only the finger.

Embodiment 1 of the present invention is not limited to the configuration in which the controller 21 and the control unit 100 are connected by a wire, and the controller 21 and the control unit 100 may be connected by the communication unit 102, and the potential treatment device 10 may be operated by wireless communication from the controller 21.

When installing the application program into the smartphone 30, the application program may be downloaded and installed via a communication network, or the application program may be installed from a recording medium that is installed in the smartphone 30.

The user of the electric potential treatment system of the present invention is not limited to a human being, and an animal other than a human being (for example, a companion animal such as a dog or a cat) may be treated by the electric potential treatment system of the present invention. Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a body of a dog as a user is subjected to electric potential treatment using an electric potential treatment system 1C according to an embodiment of the present invention, as an example of an animal other than a human.

In the example of fig. 7, a wearable power pad 20 is worn on the torso of a user (dog). In addition, an insulating sock 15 (corresponding to the insulating glove 13 of the electric

potential therapy systems

1A and 1B) as an insulating sock is worn on the front leg of the user (dog), and an insulating sock 16 (corresponding to the insulating slipper 12 of the electric

potential therapy systems

1A and 1B) as an insulating sock is worn on the rear leg of the user (dog).

In addition, when the user is an animal other than a human, various operations of the electric potential therapy system are performed by a person related to the user (for example, a master of a companion animal as the user). In addition, when the user is an animal other than a human, a person related to the user (for example, the owner of the companion animal of the user) can know whether or not the electric potential therapy is being performed on the user by the notification of the electric potential therapy system.

Description of the reference symbols

1A, 1B, 1C: potential therapy system, 10B: electric potential therapeutic apparatus, 12: insulating slippers, 13: insulating glove, 14: insulating pad, 15, 16: insulating sock, 20B: energization pad, 21: controller, 30: smart phone, 100: control unit, 101: operation unit, 102: communication unit, 103: display, 104: secondary battery, 105: power supply unit, 106: high voltage circuit, 109: handle, 300: control unit, 301: operation unit, 302: communication unit, 303: touch panel, 305: storage unit, 307: speaker, 1001: a transmitting/receiving unit 1002: display control unit, 1003: voltage control unit, 3001: transmitting/receiving unit, 3002: display control unit, 3003: a sound-emitting part.

Claims

1. An electric potential treatment apparatus for applying a potential higher than that of the surrounding environment to the body of a user, which is a human or a non-human animal, in a state insulated from the surrounding environment, comprising:

a voltage generator that generates a voltage for applying an electric potential to the body of the user; and

an energizing pad capable of being fitted to the user's body to impart the voltage generated by the voltage generator to the user's body.

2. The electric potential treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electric potential treatment apparatus has an insulating shoe worn by the user.

3. The electric potential therapy apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the electric potential therapy apparatus has an insulating glove worn by the user.

4. The potential therapy device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the potential therapy device has a secondary battery that supplies electric power to the voltage generator.

5. The potential therapy device according to claim 4, wherein the voltage generator has a digital circuit that raises the voltage of the electric power supplied from the secondary battery.

6. The electric potential therapy apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the electric potential therapy apparatus has a handle provided to a housing that houses the voltage generator and the secondary battery.

7. The potential therapy device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the potential therapy device has a sounder that emits a state that continuously notifies the user or a person related to the user of the state in which the potential is given to the body.

8. The potential therapy device of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the potential therapy device has:

a control unit which controls the voltage generated by the voltage generator; and

and a remote controller that can be attached to the body of the user and that transmits instruction data indicating a change in voltage to the control unit in accordance with an operation by the user or a person related to the user.

9. The potentiometric therapy device of claim 8, wherein the energization pad and the remote control are integrally formed.

10. A potentiometric therapeutic system, comprising:

the potential therapy device of any one of claims 1 to 9; and

a terminal device used by a user of the electric potential therapy apparatus,

the potential therapy device comprises a transmission unit for enabling the terminal device to receive potential state data representing the state of applying potential to the body of the user,

the terminal device includes:

a receiving unit that receives the potential state data from the potential therapy device; and

and a sound emission unit that emits a sound for continuously notifying the user of the state indicated by the potential state data.

11. The potentiometric treatment system of claim 10, wherein,

the terminal device includes:

an operation receiving unit that receives an operation by the user; and

a transmission unit that transmits instruction data instructing a change in a state of an electric potential applied to the body of the user to the electric potential treatment apparatus in accordance with the user's operation received by the operation reception unit,

the electric potential therapy apparatus has:

a receiving unit that receives the instruction data from the terminal device; and

and the voltage control unit controls the voltage generated by the voltage generator according to the indication data.