JP2000140129A - Pulse health device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrode fixture which is simple and comfortable in mounting, facilitates the alignment of electrodes and is snugly fittable to the body regardless of differences in sizes. SOLUTION: An electrode belt A for the upper half body is formed by fixing planar electrodes A1 to A3 symmetrical with the center line to its inner flank. The planar electrodes A1 are made to correspond to both shoulders, A2 to the back and A3 to the lower sides of both sides, respectively. The belt at the bottom end of the electrode belt A is formed as a belt F for tightening. Hook-and-loop fasteners a as tighteners are fixed to both ends of the belt. Electrode hooks (b) on one side of the male and female respectively conducted to the planar electrodes A1 to A3 are mounted at the outer side in the middle parts of the planar electrodes A1 to A3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pulse health device in which a pulse power supply is connected to an electrode which is to be brought into conductive contact with each part of a human body and a living body is electrically stimulated to perform treatment.

[0002]

In order to maintain the living body of the human body, a bioelectric current flows without interruption and cell activity and muscle contraction are performed. The pulse health device stimulates the living body by artificially supplying a pulse current from the outside, thereby activating cell activity in the same manner as the bioelectric current, evoking muscle contraction and enhancing biological functions. .

[0003] The electrodes of the pulse health device include a sucker electrode used for an electrocardiogram which is directly attached to each part of the human body,
There are clamp electrodes and the like which are used by directly sandwiching each part of the human body. All of these electrodes are cumbersome to attach and have a small contact area, so it has been difficult to reliably attach them to a desired position such as a pot.

[0004] For this reason, an electrode covering has been devised in which a large number of electrodes can be easily attached to desired positions at one time. In this electrode covering, a flexible planar electrode is arranged at a predetermined position on the inner surface of a covering such as tights, and the electrode is fitted to the body and treated.

[0005] However, this electrode covering was not comfortable because the inner electrode was rubbed or turned up in close contact with the skin when worn. In addition, since the size of the body and the position of the acupoint vary depending on the person, it has been difficult to hit many electrodes exactly at desired positions on the body. In addition, if the size of the clothing is too large and does not fit the body, the electrodes may not be in close contact with the body, which may cause poor contact.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an electrode mounting device which can be easily and comfortably mounted, can easily position electrodes, and can be fitted to a body irrespective of size. It is a thing.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows.

That is, a sheet-like electrode which is to be brought into conductive contact with a predetermined part of the body is fixedly connected to one surface of a series of sheet base members, and the sheet base is wound around each part of the body to tighten the sheet. A pulse health device which is attached to a base material and is connected to a pulse power source to the planar electrode.

[0009]

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

FIGS. 1 and 2 are front views of an electrode belt as a sheet base material according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows an electrode belt for the upper body, and FIG. 2 shows an electrode belt for the lower body. The electrode belt A for the upper body has symmetrical planar electrodes A1 to A3 fixed to the inner surface thereof. The planar electrode A1 is on both shoulders, A2
Corresponds to the back and A3 corresponds to both sides.

In the electrode belt A, a belt at a lower end is used as a tightening belt F, and a hook-and-loop fastener a as a tightening tool is fixed to both ends. An electrode hook b on one of the male and female sides, which is electrically connected to the planar electrodes A1 to A3, is attached to the outside of the center of the planar electrodes A1 to A3.

An electrode belt B for the lower body is provided for the left leg and the right leg, and the planar electrodes B1 to B6 are fixed to the inner surfaces thereof, respectively. The planar electrode B1 corresponds to the flank, B2 corresponds to the lower abdomen, B3 corresponds to the buttocks, B4 corresponds to the groin, B5 corresponds to the thigh, and B6 corresponds to the calf.

The electrode belt B has a belt at the upper end as a tightening belt F, and a hook-and-loop fastener a as a tightening tool is fixed to both ends. Further, one end of each of the planar electrodes B1 to B6 is extended to form planar conductors B1 'to B6', and the male and female electrode hooks connected to the planar conductors B1 'to B6' are provided outside the terminal ends thereof. b.

Electrode belts A and B for upper body and lower body
Is a method in which a fiber material having high elasticity is die-cut and formed into one piece. Therefore, the production cost can be reduced by eliminating the trouble of sewing a plurality of belts. Electrode belts A and B
The medical adhesive may be applied to the inner surface and directly adhered to the body for tightening.

The planar electrodes A1 to A3, B1 to B6 and the planar conductors B1 'to B6' are formed by coating the surface of a flexible sheet-like urethane resin with carbon ink. Then, the electrode belts A and B for the upper body and the lower body are attached to the inner surfaces of the electrode belts A and B by suturing or heat welding with the coated surface facing up. The surfaces of the planar conductors B1 'to B6' are covered with an insulating sheet.

The planar electrodes A1 to A3 and B1 to B6 may be gravure printed by superimposing carbon ink directly on the electrode belts A and B formed of urethane resin in order to eliminate unevenness. Thereby, the planar electrodes A1 to A3, B
1 to B6 become flat, and the feeling of unevenness and discomfort disappear.
In order to fit the planar electrodes A1 to A3 and B1 to B6 to the body, a pressing body made of air or sponge may be inserted into the back side and pressed.

FIG. 3 shows planar electrodes A1 to A3 and B1 to B6.
FIG. 1 shows a front view of a planar power supply tool C for supplying a pulse current.
The planar power supply tool C includes planar electrodes A1 to A3 and planar conductors B1 '.
B6 'to the electrode hooks b are detachably fitted to the male and female electrode hooks b' on the other side, and a cord (not shown) conducting to these electrode hooks b 'is focused on the connector C1 to start the cable C2. Connect to Then, the end of the cable C2 is connected to the pulse power supply.

The planar power supply tool C focuses a large number of cords connected to the pulse power source on a single cable C2 and simultaneously transmits the cords to the planar electrodes A1 to A3 and B1 to B6 via the electrode hooks b 'and b. Connecting. Accordingly, it is possible to save the trouble of fitting the electrode hooks b 'and b one by one and connecting the cords, and to prevent a large number of cords from being entangled or entangled with the body.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a pulse power supply embodying the present invention. The pulse power supply reads the type of treatment and the power supply pattern designated by the operation unit 1 from the memory 3 by the CPU 2, and outputs a digital trigger signal obtained by dividing the frequency of the clock pulse of the reference clock generator 4 based on the type and pattern. O interface 5 and D / A
The pulse is input to the pulse generator 7 via the converter 6, generates a pulse having a predetermined width and frequency, and supplies the pulse to the primary side of the transformer T1.

A transformer T2 is connected in parallel with the transformer T1, and a current detection circuit 8 is connected to the transformer T2 to measure a current value and monitor whether an overcurrent is flowing. The detection current detected by the current detection circuit 8 is input to the CPU 2 via the A / D converter 9 and the I / O interface 5, and when the current value exceeds the reference, the current protection circuit 1
When 0, the cutoff switch 11 is operated to cut off the circuit.

One ends of switching circuits 12A and 12B are connected to one end and the other end on the secondary side of the transformer T1, respectively.
The planar electrodes A1 to A3 and B1 to B6 are branched and connected via the connector C1 while using the other ends of the switching circuits 12A and 12B in common. The switching circuits 12A and 12B are photocoupler-connected switching circuits, and perform switching by energizing an arbitrary photocoupler according to an output signal of the corresponding switching unit 13A or 13B. As a result, a predetermined pulse current flows by arbitrarily combining the planar electrodes A1 to A3 and B1 to B6 based on the specified type of treatment and power supply pattern.

The type of treatment is 5 to 10 Hz
Stimulates the deep part of the body with low-frequency pulses, exercises skeletal muscles to stimulate blood circulation, and toning that has the effect of rubbing and loosening the body, and stimulating the surface of the body with high-frequency pulses of 20 to 100 Hz. There is a drainage that has the effect of exercising the muscles of the upper layer to promote the flow of lymph and remove edema.

The drainage and toning include special drainage and special toning in which the stimulus is changed by cyclically raising and lowering the pulse voltage. In addition to normal drainage and toning, in which pulses are simultaneously applied to a plurality of electrodes, time-series drainage in which pulses are applied to a plurality of electrodes in a time-sequential manner and time-sequential toning, or multiple simultaneous operations in a time-division manner. There are time division drainage and time division toning in which a pulse is applied between the electrodes.

The pulse health device of the present invention is configured as described above, and when performing a treatment, the front view of FIG.
As shown in the rear view, the electrode belts A and B are wound so as to cover predetermined positions of the upper and lower body legs, respectively, and the ends are inserted inside the tightening belt F and tightened with the hook-and-loop fastener a. At this time, the planar electrodes A1 to A3, B1
-B6 do not come to the desired site, electrode belts A and B
To adjust the position. Further, the planar electrodes A1 to A
3. If B1 to B6 do not fit the body, the strength of the tightening belt F is adjusted. In this state, the planar electrodes A1 to A3, B1 on the inner surfaces of the electrode belts A, B
The treatment is performed by supplying a pulse current of the type of treatment and the power supply pattern designated to B6.

[0025]

As described above, in the pulse health device of the present invention, a planar electrode which is to be brought into conductive contact with a predetermined part of the body is fixedly connected to one surface of a series of sheet base materials, A fastening tool for winding the material around each part of the body and tightening the material is attached to the sheet base material, and a pulse power source is connected to the sheet electrode. Therefore, according to the present invention, since the sheet base material is wound around the body so as to cover each part and tightened, it can be easily mounted, and the electrode can be worn comfortably because the electrode is not rubbed or turned like an electrode covering. Further, since the sheet base can be freely shifted, the positioning of the electrodes can be easily performed. Furthermore, since the strength of the fastener can be adjusted to fit the sheet base material to the body, the electrodes are in close contact with the body, the flow of pulse current is improved, and the treatment effect is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an upper-body electrode belt embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an electrode belt for a lower body embodying the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a planar power supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a pulse power supply embodying the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a human body wearing an electrode belt embodying the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation part 2 CPU 3 Memory 4 Reference clock generator 5 I / O interface 6 D / A converter 7 Pulse generator 8 Current detection circuit 9 A / D converter 10 Current protection circuit 11 Cutoff switch 12 Switching circuit 13 Switching unit A Electrode belt for upper body A1 to A3 Planar electrode B Electrode belt for lower body B1 to B6 Planar electrode C Planar feeding tool C1 Connector C2 Cable T1 to T2 Transformer a Surface fastener b Electrode hook

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A sheet-like electrode which is to be brought into conductive contact with a predetermined part of the body is fixedly connected to one side of a series of sheet base members, and the sheet base is wound around each part of the body to tighten the sheet. A pulse health device attached to a base material and connected to a pulse power source to the planar electrode.