JP2001321451A - Potential therapy instrument and method for treatment using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a potential therapy device capable of treating simultaneously a plurality of organisms or a plurality of sites of one organism and a method of treatment using the potential therapy instrument. SOLUTION: This potential therapy instrument is equipped with two voltage conversion circuits 1 and 1 parallelly connected to input terminals that convert alternating voltage supplied from a commercial alternator to low voltage, two rectifying smoothing circuits 2 and 2 connected to the output sides of the two voltage conversion circuits that change a low voltage alternating current to a direct current, two voltage regulation circuits 3 and 3 connected to the output side of the two rectifying smoothing circuits that increase and decrease direct current voltage, two or more inverter circuits 4 and 4 connected to the output sides of the two voltage regulation circuits that self- oscillate direct-current voltage and generate a high frequency and high voltage alternating current, two or more high voltage rectifying circuits 5 and 5 connected to the output sides of the two or more inverter circuits that change a high frequency, high voltage alternating current to a direct current, and two or more treatment electrodes 6 and 6 connected to the output sides of the two or more high voltage rectifying circuits.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a potential treatment device for treating headache and shoulder stiffness mainly by static electricity, and a treatment method using the potential treatment device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An electric potential therapy device is a device for applying a potential between a living body and the earth surface (zero potential) to treat headache, stiff shoulders, chronic constipation, insomnia, etc. by the action of electricity. There are AC type and DC type. A potential therapy device performs a potential treatment of a living body by connecting its output terminal to a living body insulated from the ground through a treatment electrode or an electric needle. Since a plurality of acupoints cannot be stimulated simultaneously, there is a problem that an effective treatment cannot be administered in a short time. Some acupuncture and moxibustion clinics also want to treat multiple patients simultaneously.

In addition, commercial frequencies (50/60 Hz (H
Some of them use z)) directly, but this has a problem that the patient feels pain in the treatment because the interval of supplying static electricity is long.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a potential therapeutic device capable of simultaneously treating a plurality of living bodies or a plurality of parts of one living body, and a potential therapeutic device therefor. An object of the present invention is to provide a treatment method using a potential treatment device. Another object is to reduce the pain experienced by the patient during treatment.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a voltage therapy circuit for converting an AC voltage supplied from a commercial AC power supply to a low voltage. (1), a rectifying / smoothing circuit (2) connected to the output side of the voltage conversion circuit (1) for converting the converted low-voltage alternating current into DC, and connected to the output side of the rectifying / smoothing circuit (2). A voltage adjusting circuit (3) for increasing / decreasing a DC voltage; and an inverter circuit connected to the output side of the voltage adjusting circuit (3) for self-oscillating the voltage-adjusted DC voltage to generate a high-frequency high-voltage alternating current ( 4), a high-voltage rectifier circuit (5) connected to the output side of the inverter circuit (4) for converting high-frequency, high-voltage alternating current into direct current, and a high-voltage rectifier circuit (5)
And two or more therapeutic electrodes (6) or electric needles connected to the output side of the device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a potential therapy device for converting an AC voltage supplied from a commercial AC power supply to a low voltage, the two voltage conversion circuits being connected in parallel to an input terminal. , 1), two rectifying / smoothing circuits (2, 2) connected to the output sides of the two voltage conversion circuits (1, 1) and converting the converted low-voltage AC into DC, and two rectifiers, respectively. Two voltage adjusting circuits (3, 3) connected to the output sides of the smoothing circuits (2, 2), respectively, for increasing and decreasing the DC voltage.
3) and the self-oscillation of the voltage-adjusted DC voltage which is connected to the output side of each of the two voltage adjustment circuits (3, 3),
Two or more inverter circuits (4, 4) and two or more inverter circuits (4, 4) for generating high-frequency, high-voltage alternating current
And two or more high-voltage rectifier circuits (5, 5) connected to the output sides of the high-voltage rectifier circuits (5, 5) for converting high-frequency, high-voltage alternating current into direct current, respectively. And two or more therapeutic electrodes (6, 6) or electric needles connected to each other.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the electric potential therapy apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the inverter circuit (4) includes an output pulse transformer (41) and an output pulse transformer (41). Two transistors (42, 43) connected to the primary side and two transistors (4
2, 43) and a primary side of an output pulse transformer (41).
The supplied DC voltage is converted into a capacitor (44), a primary side of an output pulse transformer (41), and two transistors (4
Self-oscillation occurs due to the difference from the conduction time of (2, 43),
It is characterized by generating high voltage alternating current at high frequency.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a potential therapeutic device according to any one of the first to third aspects,
In the high voltage rectifier circuit (5), a capacitor (5A) and a diode (5B) are connected in parallel, and the diode (5B) is connected so as to be in a forward direction toward the output side of the inverter circuit (4). It is characterized in that it is.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the electric therapy apparatus according to the second aspect, wherein the value of the DC voltage obtained by adjusting one of the two voltage adjusting circuits is adjusted. Two or more therapeutic electrodes (6, 6) connected to the output side of two or more high-voltage rectifier circuits (5, 5), respectively, while making the DC voltage value different from the adjustment on the other side.
Alternatively, an electric needle is applied to the same living body.

The symbols in parentheses indicate corresponding elements or matters described in the drawings and the embodiments of the invention described later.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a 50/60 Hz AC voltage supplied from a commercial AC power supply is supplied to a voltage conversion circuit, a rectification smoothing circuit, and a voltage adjustment circuit. , Inverter circuit, high voltage rectifier circuit,
Is converted into a high-frequency high-voltage DC voltage via As described above, since the high frequency obtained by the inverter circuit is used in the electric potential treatment, the interval between the supply of static electricity is shorter than that of the related art, so that the patient suffers less pain. Since two or more therapeutic electrodes or electric needles are connected to the output side of the high-voltage rectifier circuit, it is possible to simultaneously treat a plurality of living bodies or a plurality of parts of one living body. Can be.

According to the potential therapy device of the second aspect of the present invention, there are two voltage conversion circuits, a rectification smoothing circuit, and a voltage adjustment circuit, and two or more inverter circuits and high voltage rectification circuits. By adjusting the voltage, two different high-frequency high voltages can be used for treatment. Therefore, the value of the DC voltage obtained by adjusting one of the two voltage adjusting circuits and the value of the DC voltage obtained by adjusting the other of the two voltage adjusting circuits are different from each other. By applying two or more treatment electrodes or electric needles respectively connected to the same living body to the same living body, an effective treatment utilizing a potential difference can be performed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the inverter circuit is a so-called inverter booster circuit.
It is possible to reduce the size and weight of the potential therapy device and reduce the damage to the patient.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the high voltage rectifier circuit, a capacitor and a diode are connected in parallel, and the diode is connected so as to be in a forward direction toward the output side of the inverter circuit. Therefore, a negative DC voltage is applied to the living body. As a result, a positive charge is induced on the surface of the living body, the ion balance on the surface of the living body is changed, and effective treatment can be performed.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A potential therapy device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an external view showing a potential therapy device, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of an electrical configuration thereof, and FIG. 3 is an electrical circuit diagram of an inverter circuit used therein.

The electric potential therapy device according to the embodiment of the present invention is roughly divided into an upper stage and a lower stage as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and is mainly arranged in parallel with an insertion plug P as an input terminal. Two connected voltage conversion circuits 1 and 1, two rectification and smoothing circuits 2 and 2 connected to the output sides of the voltage conversion circuits 1 and 1, respectively, and connected to the output sides of the rectification and smoothing circuits 2 and 2, respectively. The two voltage adjusting circuits 3 and 3, eight inverter circuits 4 and 4 connected to the output sides of the voltage adjusting circuits 3 and 3, respectively, and the same meter connected to the output sides of the inverter circuits 4 and 4 respectively. Eight high-voltage rectifier circuits 5, 5
And two or more therapeutic electrodes (which may be electric needles) 6, 6 which are also used as connectors (connection jacks) and are connected to the output sides of the high voltage rectifier circuits 5, 5, respectively.
That is, for a commercial AC power supply, the voltage conversion circuit 1
The rectifying / smoothing circuit 2, the voltage adjusting circuit 3, the four inverter circuits 4, the four high-voltage rectifying circuits 5, and two or more therapeutic electrodes (even with an electric needle) serving also as a connector (connecting jack). (Good) 6 are connected in parallel in upper and lower two stages.

The voltage conversion circuit 1 is a transformer circuit for converting an AC voltage supplied from a commercial AC power supply of 100 (volts) to a low voltage of about 18 V in response to pressing of a power switch MSW, and a start switch SSW. It is connected to the plug P via a timer T attached. The power lamp DLP is turned on when the power switch is turned on. The rectifying and smoothing circuit 2 is a circuit that rectifies the low-voltage alternating current converted by the voltage converting circuit 1 and converts the low-voltage alternating current into a direct current without a pulsating current.
A and an electrolytic capacitor 2B connected in parallel thereto. The voltage adjusting circuit 3 includes a variable resistor 3A for increasing / decreasing a DC voltage by adjusting a knob and a series regulator R connected to the variable resistor 3A.
Is output. The adjusted voltage is measured by a voltmeter V.

The inverter circuit 4 is a so-called inverter booster circuit that self-oscillates the DC voltage adjusted by the voltage adjustment circuit 3 and generates a high-frequency high-voltage AC.
It has a circuit configuration as shown in FIG. That is, the inverter circuit 4 according to the present embodiment includes the output pulse transformer 41, the two transistors 42 and 43 connected to the primary side of the output pulse transformer 41, the two transistors 42 and 43, and the output pulse transformer. And a capacitor 44 interposed in parallel with the primary side of the output pulse transformer 41. The capacitor 44 and the primary side of the output pulse transformer 41 and the time during which the two transistors 42 and 43 conduct. Self-oscillates due to the difference between them, and generates high-frequency, high-voltage alternating current. When a DC voltage of 12 V is supplied to the input side, an AC voltage of about 1200 V is generated at a frequency of about 40 kHz on the output side.

Four such inverter circuits 4 are connected in parallel to one voltage adjusting circuit 3, and output switches CSW are provided corresponding to the respective inverter circuits 4, and when the output switches CSW are depressed, The light emitting diode LED is turned on, and the DC voltage adjusted by the voltage adjustment circuit 3 is supplied.

The high-voltage rectifier circuit 5 is a circuit for converting high-frequency, high-voltage alternating current output from the inverter circuit 4 into direct current, and has a capacitor 5A and a diode 5B connected in parallel. In addition, since the diode 5B is connected in the forward direction toward the output side of the inverter circuit 4, a negative DC voltage is applied to the living body. On the output side of the high voltage rectifier circuit 5, a resistor r as a safety circuit is provided.
, Two output terminals m are provided. The timer T supplies an AC voltage from a commercial AC power supply to the voltage conversion circuit 1 at the next stage in accordance with the time set by the selection switch.

In the potential therapy device according to the present embodiment, first, when the power switch MSW is pressed, the power lamp DLP is turned on.
Lights up, and the AC voltage is supplied to the timer T from the commercial AC power supply. Next, when the start switch SSW is pressed,
An AC voltage is supplied from the timer T to the voltage conversion circuit 1,
After being converted to a low voltage, it is converted to a DC voltage by the rectifying and smoothing circuit 2. Then, the voltage is further converted to an AC voltage of a high frequency and a high voltage by the inverter circuit 4. It should be noted that only the inverter circuit 4 corresponding to the pressed output switch CSW functions. The high-voltage rectifier circuit 5 converts the high-frequency high-voltage AC voltage into a DC voltage.

The high voltage converted into a direct current is applied to a patient, which is a living body, through a therapeutic electrode 6 inserted into an output terminal m provided on the output side of the inverter circuit 4, and a potential treatment is performed. Will be applied. At this time, since a negative DC voltage is applied to the living body by the high-voltage rectifier circuit 5, a positive charge is induced on the living body surface, and the ion balance on the living body surface is changed. Then, when a predetermined time set by the built-in timer T elapses and the operation signal from the timer T stops, the potential treatment performed on the patient ends.

In this embodiment, an inverter booster circuit as shown in FIG. 3 has been described as an example. However, any inverter circuit which self-oscillates a DC voltage and generates a high-voltage AC at a high frequency may be used. Other circuits may be used.

The potential therapy device according to the embodiment of the present invention is roughly divided into an upper stage and a lower stage as described above and can be set independently of each other. Applying the therapeutic electrode 6 connected to the upper stage and the therapeutic electrode 6 connected to the lower stage to the same patient so that the DC voltage value by the adjustment and the DC voltage value by the lower stage are different from each other. Can be. That is, by utilizing the difference (potential difference) between the voltage from the treatment electrode 6 connected to the upper stage and the voltage from the treatment electrode 6 connected to the lower stage, disturbance of the patient's current is effectively adjusted. be able to.

Also, a plurality of output terminals m are provided on the upper side and the lower side.
Is provided, a plurality of patients can be treated simultaneously.

[0026]

As described above, according to the electric potential therapy apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the high frequency obtained by the inverter circuit is used, the interval between the supply of static electricity is shorter than that of the conventional apparatus. Therefore, the patient receives less pain. Since two or more therapeutic electrodes or electric needles are connected to the output side of the high-voltage rectifier circuit, it is possible to simultaneously treat a plurality of living bodies or a plurality of parts of one living body. Can be.

According to the potential therapy device of the second aspect of the present invention, there are two voltage conversion circuits, two rectification smoothing circuits, and two voltage adjustment circuits, and two or more inverter circuits and high voltage rectification circuits. By adjusting the voltage, two different high-frequency high voltages can be used for treatment. Therefore, the value of the DC voltage obtained by adjusting one of the two voltage adjusting circuits and the value of the DC voltage obtained by adjusting the other of the two voltage adjusting circuits are different from each other. By applying two or more treatment electrodes or electric needles respectively connected to the same living body, effective treatment using a potential difference can be performed.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the inverter circuit is a so-called inverter booster circuit.
It is possible to reduce the size and weight of the potential therapy device and reduce the damage to the patient.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the high voltage rectifier circuit, a capacitor and a diode are connected in parallel, and the diode is connected so as to be in a forward direction toward the output side of the inverter circuit. Therefore, a negative DC voltage is applied to the living body. As a result, a positive charge is induced on the surface of the living body, and the ion balance on the surface of the living body is changed, so that effective treatment can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a potential therapy device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of an electrical configuration of the potential therapy device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an electric circuit diagram of the inverter circuit shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 voltage conversion circuit 2 rectification smoothing circuit 2A rectifier diode bridge circuit 2B electrolytic capacitor 3 voltage adjustment circuit 3A variable resistor 4 inverter circuit 5 high voltage rectification circuit 5A capacitor 5B diode 6 therapeutic electrode 41 output pulse transformer 42 transistor 43 transistor 44 Capacitor P Plug R Series regulator T Timer m Output terminal r Resistance CSW Output switch MSW Power switch SSW Start switch DLP Power lamp LED Light emitting diode

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Masamitsu Sumiyoshi 1-9-16-1 Sanriminami, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima F-term in Fuchu Tenpearl Co., Ltd. 4C053 EE02 EE03

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A voltage conversion circuit for converting an AC voltage supplied from a commercial AC power supply to a low voltage, and a rectifying / smoothing connected to an output side of the voltage conversion circuit for converting the converted low-voltage AC into DC. A voltage adjusting circuit connected to the output side of the rectifying / smoothing circuit to increase or decrease the DC voltage; connected to the output side of the voltage adjusting circuit to self-oscillate the voltage-adjusted DC voltage, An inverter circuit for generating an alternating current; a high-voltage rectifier circuit connected to the output side of the inverter circuit for converting high-frequency, high-voltage alternating current into DC; and an inverter circuit connected to the output side of the high-voltage rectifier circuit. A potential therapeutic device comprising: the above-mentioned therapeutic electrode or electric needle. 2. Two voltage conversion circuits connected in parallel to an input terminal for converting an AC voltage supplied from a commercial AC power supply into a low voltage, and respectively connected to output sides of the two voltage conversion circuits. Two rectifying / smoothing circuits for converting the converted low-voltage AC into DC; two voltage adjusting circuits respectively connected to the output sides of the two rectifying / smoothing circuits to increase / decrease the DC voltage; Two or more inverter circuits, each connected to the output side of the adjustment circuit and self-oscillating the voltage-adjusted DC voltage to generate a high-frequency, high-voltage alternating current; and connected to the output side of the two or more inverter circuits, respectively. Two or more high-voltage rectifier circuits for converting high-frequency high-voltage alternating current into direct current, and two or more therapeutic electrodes or electric needles respectively connected to the output sides of the two or more high-voltage rectifier circuits. Equipment Potential therapy apparatus according to claim Rukoto. 3. An inverter circuit comprising: an output pulse transformer; two transistors connected to a primary side of the output pulse transformer; and a parallel circuit between the two transistors and a primary side of the output pulse transformer. And a self-oscillation of the supplied DC voltage due to the difference between the capacitor and the conduction time of the primary side of the output pulse transformer and the two transistors. 2. An alternating current is generated.
Or the electric potential therapy device according to 2. 4. The high-voltage rectifier circuit according to claim 1, wherein a capacitor and a diode are connected in parallel, and the diode is connected in a forward direction toward an output side of the inverter circuit. The potential therapy device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein 5. The potential therapy device according to claim 2, wherein the value of the DC voltage obtained by adjusting one of the two voltage adjusting circuits is made different from the value of the DC voltage obtained by adjusting the other of the two voltage adjusting circuits. A therapeutic method using a potential therapeutic device, wherein two or more therapeutic electrodes or electric needles respectively connected to the output sides of the two or more high-voltage rectifier circuits are applied to the same living body.