JP2000126312A - Electronic therapy appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic therapy appliance whose electrode can be securely adhered to the skin of a patient's body in conformity with the curve of the patient's body. SOLUTION: This electronic therapy appliance consists of a control part, a pair of electrodes 5, and connecting means 10 and 11. The control part outputs control signals corresponding to a treatment pattern. The electrodes 5 are put on the human body 6 and applies a voltage corresponding to the control signal to the human body 6. The control part and the electrodes 5 are connected to the connecting means 10 and 11 which are flexible.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electron therapy device for applying a voltage to an affected part of a human body to treat the affected part, and more particularly, to an electron therapy device for improving the contact state of a conductor brought into contact with an affected part having a curved surface such as a shoulder or a neck. Related to therapeutic devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an electron therapy device has been used.
For example, as shown in JP-A-4-132566,
A control unit that outputs a control signal corresponding to the treatment pattern;
The control unit includes a pair of conductors that are mounted on the human body and apply a voltage according to the control signal to the human body, and a connection unit that connects the control unit and the conductors. This guide is configured such that an electrode made of conductive rubber or the like and an adhesive pad made of conductive gel are attached to the surface of the guide base material, and can be attached to a human body via the adhesive pad. I have.

[0003]

However, in the conventional electrotherapy device, when the lead is attached to a human body, the connection means hinders the attachment, and the attachment may be incomplete. However, there is a possibility that the adhesive may be peeled off from the human body due to a reaction force at the time of sticking. If the sticking of the conductor is incomplete, electrical contact failure will occur, and it will be impossible to apply the voltage required for treatment.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide an electrotherapy device capable of securely attaching a conductor to a curved surface of a human body.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control unit for outputting a control signal corresponding to a treatment pattern, and a control unit which is mounted on a human body and responds to the control signal. In an electrotherapy device comprising a pair of conductors for applying a voltage to a human body and a connection unit connecting the control unit and the conductor, the connection unit is flexible.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the connecting means is flexible, if the connecting means is attached to a curved surface such as a shoulder, a neck, an arm, or a joint, the connecting means sufficiently follows the curved surface of the human body. In addition, the conductor can be securely attached.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the electron therapy device according to the first aspect, wherein the flexible portion of the connecting means is a joint for connecting the electrodes of the conductor. .

According to the second aspect of the present invention, even if the width between the electrodes of the conductor and the angle between the electrodes are large, the flexible portion of the connecting means sufficiently follows, and the curved surface of the human body can be followed. In addition, the conductor can be securely attached.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of an electron therapy device showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are enlarged views of a state in which a lead is attached to a human body.

As shown in FIG. 1, the electrotherapy apparatus to which the present invention is applied selectively selects either a low-frequency voltage for treating the surface layer of the affected part of the human body 6 or an interference wave for treating the deep part of the affected part. It can be used.

In FIG. 1, the control unit of the electrotherapy device boosts the low-frequency or interference wave current of the primary circuit 2 using the microcomputer 1 as a power supply to a required voltage by the insulating transformer 4 and then increases the voltage. The voltage is applied to the human body 6 from the secondary circuit 3 via the conductor 5.

As shown in FIG. 2, an electrode 8 made of a conductive rubber or the like and an adhesive pad 9 made of a conductive gel are attached to a surface of a flexible conductor base member 7 as shown in FIG. It is what I wore.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a cord of the secondary circuit 3 as a connecting means, and a joint portion 11 disposed between the electrodes 8, 8 has flexibility.

When the electrotherapy device of the present invention is used, the operation of the electrotherapy device is as follows. Since the cord 10 and the joint portion 11 are flexible, the conductor 5 is attached to the projecting curved surface of the human body 6 such as an arm or a joint. As shown in FIG. 2, the joint 11 bends sufficiently and follows, so that the conductor 5 can be securely adhered to the curved surface of the human body 6.

The width between the electrodes 8 of the conductor 5 and the width of the electrodes 8
Even if the angle formed by the gaps 8 is large, the joint portion 11 sufficiently follows, and the conductor 5 can be securely adhered to the projecting curved surface of the human body 6.

In this manner, when the contact of the conductor 5 with the human body 6 is in a good state, that is, in a state where treatment is possible, an effective treatment can be performed when a voltage is applied.

When the guide 5 is attached to a planar portion such as the back and the waist of the human body 6, as shown in FIG.
Has a planar shape, so that the joint portion 11 can bend upward to absorb the dimension between the electrodes 8 as shown in FIG. Therefore, when the conductor 5 is adhered to a planar part such as the back or the waist, the joint 11 bends sufficiently and follows, and the conductor 5 is securely adhered to the surface of the human body 6. Can be.

When the conductor 5 is attached to a concave curved surface portion such as the neck of the human body 6, as shown in FIG.
Is bent so that the joint portion 11 becomes straight, and a state in which the electrodes 8 are not disconnected can be maintained. Therefore, when the conductor 5 is pasted on a concave curved surface such as a neck line, the joint portion 11 sufficiently follows, and the conductor 5 can be securely adhered to the concave surface of the human body 6.

Also in this case, even if the width between the electrodes 8 and 8 of the conductor 5 and the angle between the electrodes 8 and 8 are large, the joint portion 11 can sufficiently follow and conform to the curved surface of the human body 6. The conductor 5 can be securely attached.

[0021]

According to the present invention, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the connection means is flexible, the shoulder, the neck, the arm,
When pasted on a curved surface such as a joint, the connecting means sufficiently follows, and the conductor can be securely adhered to the curved surface of the human body.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, even when the width between the electrodes of the conductor and the angle between the electrodes are large, the flexible portion of the connecting means sufficiently follows, and the curved surface of the human body can be followed. In addition, the conductor can be securely attached.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of an electron therapy device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of a state in which a conductor is stuck to a protruding surface such as a human body, particularly an arm.

FIG. 3 is a top view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of a state in which a conductor is stuck to a human body, particularly a plane surface such as a back.

FIG. 5 is a top view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view of a state in which a conductor is stuck to a concave surface such as a human body, particularly a neck.

FIG. 7 is a top view of FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Microcomputer (control part) 2 Primary circuit 3 Secondary circuit 4 Insulation transformer 5 Conductor 6 Human body 7 Conductor base material 8 Electrode 9 Adhesive pad 10, 11 Cord, joint part (connection means)

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Claims (2)

[Claims] A control unit that outputs a control signal corresponding to a treatment pattern; a pair of conductors that are attached to a human body and apply a voltage according to the control signal to the human body; and the control unit and the conductor. An electronic therapeutic device comprising a connecting means connected, wherein the connecting means is flexible. 2. The electrotherapy device according to claim 1, wherein the flexible portion of the connection means is a joint portion connecting between electrodes of the conductor.