IT202100032762A1 - MOVABLE STRUCTURAL ELEMENT FOR HANDPIECE FOR COMPRESSIVE MICROVIBRATION OF TISSUES - Google Patents

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Description of the invention with title:

?MOVABLE STRUCTURAL ELEMENT FOR HANDPIECE FOR COMPRESSIVE MICROVIBRATION OF TISSUES?

Description

Technical field

The present patent application for invention refers generally to the sector of aesthetic medicine, sports medicine and phlebolymphology.

The invention? applicable to any sector where this type of device can be advantageously used, but preferably this concerns the sector of the treatment of various forms of cellulite and lipolymphedema.

State of art

As ? Do I notice the compressive microvibration of the tissues? a technology that uses a treatment which, through a roller composed of a plurality? of silicone spheres, generates low frequency mechanical vibrations which act on the main causes of cellulite. Although said technology? born to combat the blemishes resulting from cellulite, over the years it has become noticed that this could be advantageously extended to more? types of disorders. Technology over time yes? went on to perfect, gradually becoming more and more effective and applicable in the treatment and improvement of some blemishes and pathologies including the prevention of tissue aging in general, the treatment of scars, the remodeling treatment before and after liposuction and/or botox surgery, plantar stimulation, athletic training, post-traumatic rehabilitative physiotherapy, the improvement of venolymphatic insufficiency, lymphedema, shoulder-nape syndrome and the performance of lymphatic drainage. However, thanks to the technical improvements obtained, this technology has become increasingly more relevance in the improvement or resolution of these problems, as currently through a single device? It is possible to practice up to five different actions on the body areas being treated and including the vascular action through the improvement of circulation and hydration of the tissues, the remodeling action through the reshaping of the silhouette and the smoothing of wrinkles, the muscular action through toning and the firming of the tissues, the analgesic action through the improvement of oxygenation and the elimination of pain, the draining action through the elimination of toxins. What's more? these actions, thanks precisely to the creation of handpieces having different characteristics and dimensions, are now suitable for being able to carry out their advantageous action on any area of the body as well. such as from the feet to the neck, from the forehead to the abdomen, to the buttocks and arms.

The present invention was born precisely from the need to create a structural element for handpieces that is the most as functional as possible and compliant with the needs, which have inevitably arisen with the progress of the compressive microvibration technique.

In particular, up to now there have been structural handpiece holder elements in the art which due to technical limitations include the relevant recesses, capable of housing said handpieces, exclusively in the frontal-superior position, i.e. in proximity to the handpieces. of the screen. This inevitable frontal placement is due both to technical reasons and to convenience? of use severely limits the number of recesses present and which can accommodate said handpieces unless faced with a notable reduction in the dimensions of the screens present in the structural handpiece-holder element.

Therefore, the fundamental aim of the present invention generally consists in creating a movable structural element holding handpieces based on the well-known tissue compressive microvibration technology, which is capable of accommodating the greatest number of handpieces in the same device and thus? with the aim of effectively extending the technology both to the resolution and improvement of more? types of pathologies and blemishes and to the multiple body areas affected by these problems.

A further and no less fundamental purpose? is to make said device more? compliant with the strict hygiene regulations imposed for this type of medical equipment and which recommend suitable sterilization and/or disinfection of all parts that come into contact with the subject to be treated.

Therefore the aim of the present invention generally consists in creating a movable structural element holding handpieces for compressive microvibration of the tissues designed to solve the above problems, thus? how will it turn out? from the detailed description of an exemplary and non-limiting embodiment thereof, illustrated below.

Summary of the Invention

With the present patent application for industrial invention it is intended to describe and claim a movable structural element holding handpieces for compressive microvibration of the tissues equipped with at least one new and alternative solution to the solutions known so far and in particular it is proposed to overcome one or more of the inconveniences or problems referred to above and/or to satisfy one or more? needs felt in the technique and in particular deduced from what has been reported above. For this purpose, the inventors have developed an effective movable structural element holding handpieces for compressive microvibration of the tissues, capable of accommodating a plurality of of handpieces and all that? with the fundamental aim of rationalizing instrumental resources or so as not to have to resort to using more? structural elements or the replacement of individual handpieces for the treatment of various problems on different body areas.

Another characteristic lies in the fact that said handpieces, when not in use and therefore positioned in the relevant recess, are completely hidden from the patient's view and this gives this handpiece-holding structural element a particularly compact and pleasant appearance and therefore capable of increasing acceptance and even compliance on the part of the patient who must undergo the treatment.

More? specifically, said structural handpiece holder element is made up of a cylindrical shape having on the lower base a plurality of of swivel wheels capable of providing movability? to said structural element. The upper base, however, is inclined and suitable to include a screen preferably equipped with a digitizer, capable of providing a communication interface between the user and the computer terminal included in said structural element.

Posterior to said structural element? inventively including a trolley sliding in a transversal direction, consisting of at least two recesses suitable for hosting the relevant handpieces. The mechanism of said trolley is made up of a common rack-and-pinion system activated by an electric motor. Sliding towards the left or right side of the trolley is controlled by the operator, who, by acting on a special command on the screen, is able to make it slide to the desired side and easily remove the right or left handpiece directly from the front side, kept in the preparation phase. resting totally behind the body of said structural element so as to preclude its view.

A further innovative feature of this structural element consists in creating an inventive system through which to effectively and directly sanitize and sanitize the handpieces, even during a treatment session. Specifically, inside each of the specific recesses housing the handpieces, a UV-C disinfection lamp is provided, capable of effectively irradiating the bodies of said handpieces every time the operator deems their sanitization appropriate, by acting on a dedicated control present on the screen. A further feature consists in the fact that the rotors of said handpieces during the sanitization and sanitization phase inside the relevant recesses are put into automatic rotation at low speed. in order to optimize this phase.

Therefore, the specific object of the present invention is to create an inventive movable structural element holding handpieces for compressive microvibration of the tissues, capable of realizing the benefits deriving from a more easy use of the device mentioned above, making it directly available for a plurality? of types of treatment and mainly on every part of the patient's body.

Further and more? general objective? that of being able to create an inventive movable structural element holding handpieces for compressive microvibration of the tissues capable of increasing the patient's acceptance of the treatment.

A further and no less fundamental inventive feature of the movable structural element holding handpieces for compressive microvibration of the tissues? that of making said device readily usable in compliance? with all the stringent health and hygiene standards required in the sector.

Other features of the present invention are described in the following detailed description of one or more specific forms of performance, protected by the various dependent claims.

Brief Description of the Drawings

The previous advantages, as well as? other advantages and characteristics of the present invention will be illustrated by referring to the attached drawings, which are to be considered purely illustrative and not limiting or binding for the purposes of this patent application, in which:

- FIGURE 1 ? a perspective view of the inventive structural element deprived of the relative handpieces;

- FIGURE 2A ? a front view of the inventive structural element;

- FIGURE 2B ? a rear view of the inventive structural element;

- FIGURE 3A ? a side view of the inventive structural element;

- FIGURE 3B ? a side view of the inventive structural element;

- FIGURE 4A ? a front view of the inventive structural element with the trolley placed in the external operational position;

- FIGURE 4B ? a rear view of the inventive structural element with the carriage placed in the external operational position.

Detailed Description of the Invention

Will it turn out? It is immediately obvious that countless variations and modifications can be made to what has been described (for example relating to shape, dimensions, arrangements and parts with equivalent functionality) without departing from the scope of protection of the invention as appears from the attached claims.

In fact, with the present invention, we aim to propose a new and alternative solution to the solutions known so far and in particular we aim to obviate one or more of the inconveniences or problems referred to above and/or to satisfy one or more? needs felt in the technique and in particular deduced from what has been reported above. As shown in the detail of Fig. 1, a movable structural element holding handpieces for compressive microvibration of the tissues is shown in which said structural element 100 has an overall cylindrical shape consisting of a body 200, a lower base 300 and an upper base 400. Said lower base 300 has a flattened shape and acts as a support for a plurality of of 310 swivel castors capable of providing movability? to said structural element 100. The upper base 400 is, however, oriented obliquely and with the inclined plane oriented towards the front face of the body 200 and includes a screen 410 preferably of the touch screen type suitable for providing a communication interface between the user and the computer terminal included (not shown) in said structural element 100.

Said front face of the body 200 in proximity? the edge of said inclined plane of the upper base 400 has a main switch 210 (Figs. 2 and 4A) suitable for powering the entire system which also includes said computer terminal. The rear face of the 200 body, so? as shown in detail in the profile views of Figs. 3A-B, presents, with the sole exception of the portion in proximity? of the lower base 300, a recess extending longitudinally and transversally suitable, so? as shown in Figs. 1-4, to accommodate a trolley 500 sliding along a transversal axis. Said transversal sliding? suitable to allow said trolley 500, as shown in Figs. 4A-B, to extend transversally up to beyond its median longitudinal plane and beyond the respective left and right edges of the body 200. Said carriage 500 is fundamental for inventive purposes, since as shown in Fig. 1 it presents on the upper surface at least two recesses 510 suitable for housing the relevant handpieces 600, which constitute the fundamental instruments on which the compressive microvibration technique is based. Said 500 trolley slides in virtue? of a mechanism, which as shown in Fig. 4B, is formed by at least two racks 520 fixed transversely on said recess on the rear side of the body 200 and by two related electrically controlled pinions present on the front face of the trolley 500 and operable by the healthcare worker via a control present in the screen 410, capable of implementing the sliding to the right or left of the trolley 500. This condition shown specifically in Fig. 4B is a particularly innovative feature of the present invention, as it allows the operator, via the command just referred to, to slide the trolley 500 to the left or right with respect to to the body 200 and consequently easily withdraw the handpiece 600 relevant for the treatment, making it possible to use handpieces of different types and sizes during a treatment session and therefore suitable for different treatments and on different areas of the body and all using the same element structural 100 removable.

As represented in Figs. 3-4 the electric cables 610 connecting the handpieces 600 to the structural element 100 are preferably connected on both sides of the body 200 via a common plug/socket system 220, shown in Figs. 1 and 3B, so as not to constitute an obstacle to the operator during the execution of the treatments.

Another particularly innovative feature according to the present invention consists in appropriately placing within said recesses 510 UV-C disinfection lamps capable of effectively irradiating the bodies of said 600 handpieces. The sanitization and sanitization resulting from this process is particularly advantageous , as it allows to effectively reduce the germicidal charge on the handpieces 600, every time the operator deems their cleaning appropriate, by acting on a dedicated command present on said screen 410. Also? a preferred embodiment allows for the automation of said process by allowing the activation of the UV-C lamp each time the handpiece is inserted into the relevant recess 510. It must be highlighted that the presence of said lamps for UV-C disinfection allows inventive optimization of the process of sanitation, drastically reducing all those periods of inactivity? necessary to carry out it between one treatment session and the next.

A further aspect, aside from all the technical solutions described so far, but of particular relevance in the implementation of the invention, concerns the fact that sanitization and sanitization is made even more effective. efficient by allowing the rotors of the 600 handpieces to be activated automatically with a slow rotation, every time they are placed in the relative recess with the UV-C disinfection lamps activated. This slow rotation characteristic allows the rotor to be sanitized and sanitized more? quickly and effectively, as all the spheres including the rotor will be equally irradiated by the UV-C disinfection lamps.

The specific object of the present invention is therefore to develop an effective structural element 100 suitable for supporting the handpieces 600 for compressive microvibration of tissues having different dimensions and intended uses and therefore capable of realizing the benefits deriving from a greater easy use of this device, making it directly available to a plurality? of types of treatment and on every part of the patient's body.

Further and more? general objective? that of being able to create a structural element 100, which is easily removable and capable of minimizing the time required for the mandatory sanitization and sanitization of the handpieces between one treatment session and the next.

Another no less fundamental characteristic lies in the fact that said handpieces 600 when not in use and therefore when positioned in the relevant recesses 510 are completely hidden from the patient's view and this gives this handpiece-holding structural element a particularly compact and pleasant appearance and therefore capable of increasing acceptance and even compliance on the part of the patient who must undergo the treatment.

Obviously the data provided here are purely illustrative and absolutely not restrictive of the scope of the present invention, as they serve exclusively to enable a technician in the sector to understand some possible applications and embodiments of the invention. Therefore, it is clear from the foregoing that the inventive concept is adaptable to the particular needs of each individual case and that therefore various modifications can be made to the previous description without departing from its scope of protection, so? as defined by the following dependent claims.

Claims (10)

Claims 1. Movable structural element holding handpieces for compressive microvibration of the tissues in which said structural element (100) has an overall cylindrical shape constituted by a body (200) by a lower base (300) and by an upper base (400) and characterized by the fact that said lower base (300) has a flattened shape, from the fact that the upper base (400) is oriented obliquely and with an inclined plane oriented towards the front face of the body (200), from the fact that the rear face of the body (200) with the sole exception of the portion in proximity? of the lower base (300) presents a recess extending longitudinally and transversally and which is suitable for accommodating a trolley (500) sliding along a transversal axis, from the fact that said trolley (500) has on the upper surface at least two recesses (510) suitable for house the relative handpieces (600), from the fact that on the rear face of the body (200) at least two racks (520) are fixed transversely, each suitable for engaging a relative pinion located on the front face of the carriage (500), from the fact that the mechanism including the rack and pinion (520) ? suitable for implementing the transversal sliding of the trolley (500) and by the fact that said handpieces (600) are connected to sockets (220) made on the sides of the body (200) via pins present proximally on the electric cables (610). 2. Movable structural element for holding handpieces according to claim 1, characterized in that said mechanism comprising the pinion and the rack (520) is electrically controlled and by the fact that said mechanism is activated via a command present on the screen (410). 3. Movable structural element for holding handpieces according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that said mechanism comprising the pinion and the rack (520) is suitable to allow said carriage (500) to extend transversally beyond the respective left and right edges of the body (200) and beyond its median longitudinal plane and by the fact that said transverse extension reveals the relevant handpiece (600) on each side . 4. Movable structural element for holding handpieces according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that said lower base (300) is suitable to support a plurality? of swivel wheels (310) and by the fact that said swivel wheels (310) are suitable for providing removability? to said structural element (100). 5. Movable structural element holding handpieces according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that said upper base (400) includes a screen (410) suitable for providing a communication interface between the user and the computer terminal included in said element structural (100) and by the fact that said screen (410) is of the touch screen type. 6. Movable structural element holding handpieces according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that said front face of the body (200) in proximity the edge of said inclined plane of the upper base (400) has a main switch (210) suitable for allowing the power supply of the entire system also including said computer terminal. 7. Movable structural element for holding handpieces according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that UV-C disinfection lamps suitable for irradiating the bodies of said handpieces (600) are placed inside said recesses (510). 8. Movable structural element for holding handpieces according to any of the previous claims, characterized by the fact that the switching on of said lamps for UV-C disinfection occurs by acting on a dedicated control present on said screen (410). 9. Movable structural element holding handpieces according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that the switching on of said lamps for UV-C disinfection occurs every time said handpieces (600) are inserted into the relevant recesses (510). 10. Movable structural element holding handpieces according to any of the previous claims, characterized by the fact that the activation of said lamps for UV-C disinfection allows the rotors of the handpieces (600) to be activated automatically every time they are inserted into the relevant recesses ( 510) and by the fact that this operation creates a slow continuous rotation of the rotors of said handpieces (600).