CZ29011U1 - Electrical applicator - Google Patents

Description

The utility model is a medical technique and can be used to perform physiotherapeutic procedures and study the effects of physical factors on the human body, on animals and on medicinal substances of natural and synthetic origin.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A physiotherapy apparatus is known in accordance with patent RU 2495686. The apparatus comprises two electrodes housed / installed in cavities of dielectric cup-shaped boxes connected to an ultra-high-frequency device, each box being equipped with an additional cross-linked electrode of graphite electrically conductive material adjacent thereto; impregnated drug substance. The cross-linked electrode in shape and size corresponds to the main electrode, is placed parallel to the main electrode, is separated from it by a dielectric seal and connected to a direct current source. On the outer surface of each of the cabinets, at an equivalent distance from each other, tides are made with openings going through, for flexible light conductors of 4 to 10 pieces, connected in one common cable and connected to a laser light source with possibility of illumination / irradiation tumor / swelling with laser radiation from both sides. The disadvantage is the complexity of the structure.

An apparatus for physiotherapy is known from RU 2210395. The device is designed for three physiotherapeutic procedures: dosed local hyperthermia, electrophoresis and electrostimulation. The physiotherapy apparatus comprises a power supply, a block / panel for connecting at least one electrode, a controlled current generator coupled via the RCD block to the power supply. The instrument includes a current control / protection block / panel, a current indication panel / block, and an emergency / current fault indicator / detector. The instrument is equipped with a timer control node, a heating control node, and a procedure start block / panel. The controlled current generator is coupled to the Shape and Current Level Controller, via the EMERGENCY STOP switch - the electrode wiring block and the current measurement block - the current control / protection block / panel and the current indication block. The current control and protection block / panel is connected to the current fault detector, the residual current circuit block with the procedure trigger control panel, the EMERGENCY OFF switch, and the current shape and level control that is connected to the procedure trigger control block / panel. The timer node is in the form of a timer associated with the indication block, the comparison / comparison block, and the procedure trigger control block / panel. The comparison / comparison block is associated with the procedure time / duration controller and the procedure execution block / panel. The heater control node includes a temperature controller, a temperature control and protection block, a rectifier / controller powered by the power supply / power block, an electromagnetic emergency switch, a measurement / measurement block, a temperature indicator / detector, and a temperature indication block. The temperature controller is coupled to the procedure trigger control block, the temperature control and protection block, and the rectifier / controller. The measurement block is connected to the electrode wiring block, the temperature indication block, the rectifier / controller, and the temperature control and protection block, which is connected to the temperature fault indicator / detector, the EMC switch, and the procedure start control panel. In addition, the rectifier / regulator is connected to an electromagnetic emergency switch that is connected to the electrode wiring block. The device allows simultaneous hyperthermia, stimulation, electrophoresis.

A drawback of RU 2210395 is the complexity of the construction.

An electrode according to patent RU 2144344 is known. The apparatus consists of connected fittings forming an arc of a vibrator frame and a stimulator with a magnetic field source and a drug substance injector with an electrophoresis electrode and a cylinder with a drug delivery tube. The vibrator is positioned on the frame over the beam of the vibrator and can be displaced along the end portions, at the free end of the frame, additional means of intensifying the medicinal products are fastened / attached. The device allows changing the direction of the magnetic field acting on the diseased organ, administering the active substance and performing electrophoresis.

Lack of RU 2144344 is a narrowly specialized purpose electrode.

An electrode according to patent RU 2465025 is known. The apparatus comprises parallel-axis light guides with a core, an optical protective cover, a tube-catheter and a second tube. The water light has outlets for sources of electromagnetic radiation and optical windows. The last outlets are located near the distal end of the light guide and occupy an area there, proportional to and defined by the spinal cord damage area. The tube-catheter has an outlet for source of electrical signals and electrodes. The second tube is located parallel to the catheter-tube, is provided with the possibility of telescoping the tubes and the tube-catheter with light guide, and has an output / source of electrical signals and electrodes. The optical windows are formed in the form of periodically repeating sections along the light guide. These sections are not occupied by protective and optical packages and applied optical backlighting with the possibility of transmitting electromagnetic radiation of infrared, red, green and blue wavelength ranges. To implement this method, the device is placed in the epidural space on the cerebrospinal fluid.

Deficiencies: narrowly specialized purpose of the electrode.

An electrode according to patent RU 2283146 is known. The ultrasonic therapy apparatus comprises a high frequency electrical signal generator, a PID controller, a pulse modulator and a transducer in the form of a piezocrystalline plate having electrodes on both sides, wherein the piezocrystalline plate is fixed firmly on the pad / cushion. at an angle to their surface, the space between them is filled with compound, while the outside of the mat is a work surface made with the possibility of contact with the surface zones of the human body. The high frequency generator is connected to a PID controller in the form of an attenuator connected to the electrodes via a controlled low frequency pulse modulator.

Lack: use only for ultrasound.

An electrode according to patent RU 2210399 is known. A physiotherapy device in which three physiotherapeutic procedures are combined: dosed local hyperthermia, electrophoresis and electrostimulation. The physiotherapy apparatus comprises a power block, at least one electrode wiring block, a controlled current generator connected via the RCD block to the power block. Lack: complexity of construction and high cost of the device.

An electrode according to patent RU 2376958 is known. The tool comprises two branches, connected by their ends to each other and to a handle made with the possibility of angular rotation of the branches with respect to each other. The other ends of the branches are fitted with electrodes with a hydrophilic material enclosing the free ends of each electrode. Each of the hydrophilic material electrodes is housed in a polymer insulating tube which is fixed at one end to a branch, while the other end of the tube has an opening and is made to extrude the hydrophilic material through the opening to form the working portion of the electrode. The use of this tool allows to increase the effectiveness of the treatment performed by locally acting the working portion of the electrode on a small area with a curved surface in a limited, deepened space.

Deficiencies: narrowly specialized use.

A medical electrode according to RU 64912 is known. The medical electrode comprises a contact element in the form of a plate of porous material coupled to the current supply element, additional contact elements of an electrically conductive needle-shaped material disposed in the contact element perpendicular to its working surface. The electrode is characterized in that the power supply element is in the form of a plate and the non-working ends of the additional contact elements are in contact with the power supply element. The symptoms are common to the proposed technical solution and prototype: the existence of at least one contact element in the form of a dielectric plate connected to the current-supply element, needle-shaped contact electrodes of electrically conductive material disposed perpendicular to the work surface.

29011 U1 in the form of an electrically conductive plate and the non-working ends of the contact elements contact the current supply element.

Deficiency: use for physiotherapeutic action only by electrostimulation.

The essence of the technical solution

Disadvantages of the known solutions are largely eliminated by the electrical applicator according to the invention comprising at least one electrode block in the form of a dielectric plate connected to a current-carrying element from a contact electrode of electrically conductive material disposed in the base plate perpendicular to its working surface. a current-supplying element made in the form of an electrically conductive plate mounted on a non-working surface of the contact block, and the non-working ends of the contact electrodes contact the current-supplying element. The principle of the invention consists in that at least one source of physiotherapeutic action is placed between the contact electrodes.

According to a first preferred embodiment, the electrode blocks are connected to each other by mechanical connections.

According to a second preferred embodiment, the contact electrodes are made with rounding at the working edges, for example with conical tips rounded at the top.

According to another preferred embodiment, a handle / holder may be disposed on the non-working surface of the electrical applicator.

In another preferred embodiment, magnets are used as a source of physiotherapeutic action.

According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, electromagnets having the ability to generate a magnetic field are used as a source of physiotherapeutic action.

According to further preferred embodiments of the invention, micro-vibrators or light sources are used as the source of the physiotherapeutic effect. Light sources or laser light sources are used as light sources.

Clarification of drawings

The technical solution is explained in more detail in the attached drawings, which show:

GIANT. 1 shows the electrode block in cross-section,

GIANT. 2 shows the electrode block from above,

GIANT. 3 shows a brush-like electrode block;

GIANT. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a brush-like electrode block;

GIANT. 5 shows two electrode blocks in the form of a brush;

GIANT. 6 shows the connection of two electrode blocks,

GIANT. 7 shows the connection of several electrode blocks in the form of a two-dimensional (flat) kit, consisting of rectangular shaped electrode blocks,

GIANT. 8 shows the connection of several blocks in the form of a two-dimensional (flat) kit, made up of elliptical-shaped electrode blocks,

GIANT. 9 shows a contact element with a flat edge,

GIANT. 10 shows a contact element with a tapered tip on the edge,

GIANT. 11 shows a contact element having a rounded edge,

GIANT. 12 shows a contact element with a tapered tip on the edge and with rounding of the tapered element,

GIANT. 13 - connection of electrode blocks with adhesive tape,

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GIANT. 14 shows section B-B,

GIANT. 15 illustrates one block of electrodes using permanent magnets having a swallow-tail connection using handles,

GIANT. 16 shows the connection of the electrode blocks by means of a slitting spring ring;

GIANT. 17 shows the connection of the electrode blocks by means of a «Π» clamp,

GIANT. 18 shows the connection of the electrode blocks by means of an adhesive;

GIANT. 19 shows an electrode block using electromagnets,

GIANT. 20 shows section A-A,

GIANT. 21 shows an electrode block in which micro vibrators are used,

GIANT. 22 shows a cross-section D-D of an applicator in which a "swallow tail" type lock is used,

GIANT. 23 shows an electrode block using a light source in the form of light bulbs;

GIANT. 24 shows an electrode block, section C-C, series wiring of bulbs,

GIANT. 25 shows the electrode block, section C-C, parallel connection of bulbs,

GIANT. 26 shows the electrode block, cross-section F-F, series connection of bulbs,

GIANT. 27 shows an electrode block, cross-section F-F, parallel connection of bulbs using a light transmitting window,

GIANT. 28 illustrates the appearance of the applicator using light sources in the form of a light emitting diode / LED;

GIANT. 29 illustrates the appearance of an applicator using light sources in the form of a light emitting diode / LED;

GIANT. 30 is a first schematic of a light emitting diode / LED;

GIANT. 31 shows a second circuit diagram of a light emitting diode / LED;

GIANT. 32 illustrates the construction of a light emitting diode / LED;

GIANT. 33 shows an applicator using light sources in the form of laser emitters;

GIANT. 34 shows an applicator using light sources in the form of optical fibers associated with the excitation block;

GIANT. 35 illustrates an applicator using optical fiber light sources coupled to a microchip excitation block-lasers,

GIANT. 36 is a diagram of the electrical applicators wiring to the power supply block;

GIANT. 37 shows a schematic of treatment with an electrical applicator of the skeletal and muscular system. Examples of technical solutions

The electric applicator (FIGS. 1 to 37) comprises, at least, one electrode block i in the form of a plate 2 of dielectric material connected to a current supply element 3, this element 3 being mounted on the plate 2. The electric applicator further comprises cylindrical contact electrodes 4. needle-shaped) of electrically conductive material, which are connected by one edge to the electrically conductive power supply element 3 (FIGS. 1 and 2), while the other edge is working. The conductive current supply element 3 may be in the form of an electrically conductive plate or an electrically conductive mesh or film. The current supply element 3 is covered with an insulating cover layer 5. As an insulating cover layer 5, a paint layer, a lacquer layer, a fabric or a rubber bonded to the conductive element 3 can be used to insulate it. The insulating covering layer 5 must comply with hygienic safety requirements.

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An electrical wire 6 (cable / wire) is connected to the conductive element 3, the other end of which is connected to a power source.

The plate 2 can be made in any shape. In FIG. 3 to 5 there is shown a variant of a brush-shaped plate 2.

An alternative variant of several (at least two) blocks and electrodes is shown in FIG. 6 and their mechanical connection by means of the joints 8 in FIG. 6 to 8. The connection of the blocks and the electrodes can be made in the form of a two-dimensional (flat) kit (FIG. 8).

The plates 2 may have any shape (rectangle, oval, and the like) and be connected to each other in any manner, some of which are described below.

The contact electrode 4 is made in the form of a cylinder 9 with a contact surface 10 (FIG. 9) or in the form of a conical tip 11 (FIG. 10). It is possible to use rounding 12 on the contact surface 10 (FIG. 11) or on the tapered tip JT (FIG. 12). The fillets 12 are designed to prevent damage to the skin surface of the patient.

The joints 8 may be in the form of an adhesive tape 13 (FIGS. 13 and 14), in the form of a swallow-tail lock 14, which is made on surfaces 15 of both blocks and electrodes (FIG. 15), in the form of holes 16 in plates 2; in these openings 16 are located joints in the form of slit spring rings 17 (FIG. 16) or «18» shaped clamps (FIG. 17). It is possible to make the joint 8 with adhesive 19 (FIG. 18), and other methods are also possible.

As previously noted, at least one source of therapeutic effect 7 is placed on the plates 2. Several variants of the source of therapeutic effect 7 are possible. The most preferred variant of locating the therapeutic effect sources 7 is in the middle of the electrode block 1. In some cases, in the central part of the current supply element 3, a window may be made to locate the source of therapeutic effect 7.

A handle 20 (FIG. 15) can be attached to the plate 2.

Permanent magnets 21 (FIG. 15) can be placed on the plates 2 as a source of therapeutic effect 7. The magnets 21 may be attached (e.g. glued) to the plate 2 by the edges 22.

Electromagnets 23 (FIGS. 19, 20) comprising a core 24 and coils 25 may be located on the plate 2. The electromagnets 23 may, in contrast to the permanent magnets 15, generate a magnetic field (the power source in FIGS. 1 to 37 is not shown). The coils 25 are connected to each other by connecting wires 26 and have power wires 27.

A variant of the embodiment of the therapeutic effect sources 7 is possible in the form of microvibrators 28 (FIGS. 21 and 22). The microvibrator 28 comprises a coil 29 and a vibroelectrode 30 (FIG. 22). The microvibrators 28 are connected to each other by connecting wires 26 and have power wires 27.

The use of light sources as a source of physiotherapeutic action is possible (FIG. 23).

Bulbs 31 (FIG. 26) connected to each other by connecting wires 26 and having lead wires 27 may be disposed on the plate 2.

The bulbs 31 can be connected in parallel (FIG. 24) or in series (FIG. 25). In this case, the bulbs 31 can be placed in metal sleeves 32 (FIGS. 24 and 25).

Other variants of fastening the bulbs 31 (FIGS. 26 and 27) are also possible, for example on a non-metallic plate 33, which in turn is fastened with a gap to the plate 2 by means of screws 34 (FIG. 26). It is also possible to place the bulbs 31 in the holes in the metal plate 35 (FIG. 27). In this case, it is possible to use a light transmitting optical window 36 which is arranged parallel to the plate 2 and covers the bulb 31 (FIG. 27).

The light transmissive optical window 36 (FIG. 29) may be colored to change natural (white). This may be necessary in practice, as light radiation of different colors provides different therapeutic effects in different diseases. The drawbacks of bulbs 31 are high energy consumption and heating.

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To overcome these drawbacks, light-emitting diodes / LEDs 37 (FIGS. 28 and 29) may be used instead of bulbs 31. Various mounting options for the light emitting diodes / LED 37 are possible, for example on the plate 2 by means of screws 34 can be fixed to the base 38 and connected to the electrically nonconductive plate 39 by metal grooves 40 to which the light emitting diodes / LED 37 are soldered. 28 and 29). In a variant (FIG. 29), a light transmissive optical window 36 is used.

The use of light-emitting diodes / LEDs 37 as light sources instead of incandescent bulbs 31 will bring considerable practical benefit, since light-emitting diodes / LEDs consume less energy, are small in size, do not heat, and the industry produces light-emitting diodes / LEDs emitting light waves to any extent wavelengths (of any color), see tab. 1.

Schematic diagrams of the light emitting diodes / LEDs 37 are shown in FIG. 30 and 31.

220 V mains wiring diagram (includes a damping transformer 43) to which the input wires 44 are connected, while a rectifier 46 is connected to the output via the low-voltage wires 45, to which light emitting diodes / LEDs 37 connected to the output with connecting wires 26.

In FIG. 31 shows a diagram for supplying light emitting diodes / LEDs 37 from a accumulator battery 47 which is connected by electrical wires 27 to light emitting diodes / LEDs 37.

In FIG. 32 shows a light-emitting diode / LED 37 structure comprising a dielectric body 48, a metal base on which a light-emitting diode / LED 50 is placed, and an optical lens 52 is glued from above by an adhesive 51. The light-emitting diodes / LED 37 comprise electrodes 41 and 42.

Lasers of different types and wavelengths can be used as the light source 7 depending on the disease. By way of example, three variants of light laser radiation are shown (FIGS. 33 to 35).

In a first variant, the laser radiation sources are made in the form of solid-using lasers 53 and are located on the plate 2 and have a light transmitting optical window 36 (FIG. 33).

In a second variant, optical fibers 54 connected to the excitation block 55 (FIG. 34) are used as light sources.

In the third variation shown in FIG. 35, the excitation block 55 is connected by optical fibers 54 to the microarrays 30 - lasers 56, to which in turn vacuum tubes 57 with lenses 58 are attached. The microarrays - lasers 58 additionally amplify the laser radiation transmitted to the optical fibers 54 from the excitation block 55. laser radiation up to the amount required for therapeutic action.

In FIG. 36 is a diagram of the connection of the electrical applicator to the power block.

In FIG. 37 shows a schematic of treatment of the skeletal and muscular systems.

Working with applicator

Prior to use, the applicator is assembled into a two-dimensional (flat) kit comprising one or more electrode blocks 1 with therapeutic effect sources 7. An applicator with different blocks and electrodes is also possible.

The wires 6 and 27 are connected to the power sources (the power supply for the contact elements 4 is shown in FIG. 36). The power source for the physiotherapeutic sources of FIG. 1 to 37 is not shown. The power source is switched on and their mode of operation is set: voltage and frequency of the current pulses. Structurally, the power sources can be connected in one common body / housing.

The electrical applicator is applied to the skin surface of the patient. In doing so, the contact elements 4 contact the skin of the patient, and the sources of therapeutic action 7, i.e. permanent magnets 20, electromagnets 23, microvibrators 28, bulbs 33, light emitting diodes / LED 37 and lasers using solid 53 (or optical fiber 54, or lenses 58) may not touch each other.

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The voltage applied to the contact elements 4 and the frequency of the electrical pulses are regulated by the practitioner.

The power of electromagnetic or light radiation is also regulated by a special regulator on the power supply. The choice of physical factors and their parameters (not shown in FIGS. 1 to 37) depends on the type of disease and is determined by the physiotherapist based on methodological recommendations and own experience.

The electric applicator for treating skeletal and musculoskeletal disorders has proven to be particularly effective. A diagram of the reflective zones treated by the electric applicator is shown in FIG. 37.

The use of an electric applicator allowed:

1. Increase treatment effectiveness of many diseases.

2. Apply several physiotherapeutic effects simultaneously for treatment, for example:

- electrotherapy and magnetotherapy,

- electrotherapy, light therapy and color therapy,

- electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, color therapy and light therapy.

3. Using simple components, pre-fabricated in an industrial manner in sufficient quantities, to quickly assemble, in hospital conditions, an electrical applicator of any size with any combination of physiotherapeutic effects based on the two-dimensional kit principle.

4. Ensure the security of procedures.

Claims (10)

PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS An electrical applicator, comprising, at least one electrode block (1) in the form of a plate (2) of dielectric material connected to a current supply element (3), contact electrodes (4) of cylindrical shape of electrically conductive material disposed in the plate (2). are perpendicular to their working surface, the current-supply element (3) being manufactured in the form of an electrically conductive plate mounted on the non-working surface of the electrode block (1) and the contact electrode ends (4) in contact with the current-supply element (3). in that at least one source (7) of physiotherapeutic action is located between the contact electrodes (4). Electric applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrode blocks (1) are connected to one another by mechanical connections. An electrical applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the contact electrodes (4) are made with roundings at the working edges. An electrical applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that a handle (20) is disposed on the non-working surface of the electrode block (1). Electric applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that magnets (21) are used as a source (7) of physiotherapeutic action. Electrical applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that electromagnets (23) having the ability to generate a pulsed magnetic field are used as the source (7) of physiotherapeutic action. Electric applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that microvibrators (28) are used as the source (7) of physiotherapeutic action. -7GB 29011 Ul Electrical applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that electrodes (41, 42) are used as the light source as the source (7) of physiotherapeutic action. An electrical applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that light-emitting lamps are used as the light electrodes (41, 42). An electrical applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrodes (41, 42) are used as laser light sources as light sources. 14 drawings