JP2003079745A - Viscous leader for electric stimulator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a viscous leader for electric stimulator in which the strength of contacting and holding onto the skin of a human body is improved and stable electrification can be performed. SOLUTION: This viscous leader for electric stimulator is composed of a flexible support (2) in the shape of thin plate, a flexible electrode body (19) provided on one part of the support (2) while having a leader cord connecting part (20) and an exchangeable viscous body (10) for electrically connecting the electrode body (19) and the human body by adhering the electrode body (19) on the skin of the human body, a plurality of electrode bodies (19) are provided corresponding to one support (2), and the support (2) between a plurality of electrode bodies (19) is made thinner than the other part.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an adhesive conductor for an electric stimulator which is attached to a human skin and energized during low frequency energization treatment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 9-313454 discloses a multipolar bioelectrode comprising a support sheet, an electrode element section, a terminal section and a conductive adhesive gel layer. .

[0003]

In the multipolar bioelectrode of the prior art, each electrode element part can be attached to a living body while maintaining a predetermined interval, so that measurement or treatment can be accurately and easily performed. Can be done. However, the support sheet does not have a structure in which the wall thickness is made thin to facilitate bending, and therefore it can be said that it is difficult to follow the bent portion of the human body and it is difficult to perform suitable energization.

An object of the present invention is to provide an adhesive conductor for an electric stimulator, which has high adhesion to and retention on the human epidermis, and which can carry out stable energization.

[0005]

That is, according to the present invention, a flexible thin plate-like support (2) and a conductor cord connecting portion (20) provided in a part of the support (2) are provided. And a flexible electrode body (19) having an electrode, and an exchangeable adhesive body (10) for adhering the electrode body (19) to the human skin and electrically connecting the electrode body (19) and the human body. ) And a plurality of electrode bodies (19) for one support (2), an adhesive conductor for an electric stimulator for low frequency treatment or interference low frequency treatment. is there. Multiple electrode bodies (1
The thickness of the support (2) between 9) is made thinner than other parts.
One adhesive body (10) is used for a plurality of electrode bodies (19). The distance between two adjacent electrode bodies (19) is set to 2 mm or more and 15 mm or less. The support (2) is a rubber or resin material having a resistivity of 1 MΩ · cm or more, and the electrode body (19) is a conductive rubber material having a resistivity of 50 KΩ · cm or less. Four electrode bodies (19) for one support body (2)
And one or two adhesive bodies (10) are used.

[0006]

The electrostimulator conductor 1 of the present invention is attached to the human epidermis with an adhesive 10 having an adhesive action. The conductor 1 is used to energize the affected part of the human body through the epidermis to perform energization treatment of interference waves.

The electrode body 19 to which electric power is applied from the electric stimulator 6 causes a current to flow in the human epidermis. One flexible thin plate-shaped support 2 is provided with a plurality of thin-film-shaped supports 2.
The electrode body 19 having the conductor cord connection portion 20 is supported.

When conducting electricity treatment using a conductor 1 in which two electrode bodies 19 are provided on one support body 2, a support body 2 similar to the support body 2 is provided separately from the support body 2. Another one is prepared, and different A power sources 11 and B power sources 14 are applied to the two electrode bodies 19 of the one support body 2,
A different power source 11 and B power source 14 are also applied to the two electrode bodies 19 of the other support 2.

The conductor 1 is attached to the epidermis of a two-person body, and the A power source 1
1. Energize with the B power supply 14 to generate an interference current in the human body.

Adjacent electrode bodies 1 on a support 2
The space between 9 is formed thinner than the edge portion 21, is easy to bend, and is suitable for the human skin, and good electricity can be performed.

One sheet of adhesive material 10 applied over all of the plurality of electrode bodies 19 arranged on one support body 2 comprises:
With the adhesive force of the adhesive body 10, a plurality of electrode bodies 19 are adhered to the epidermis of the human body. The adhesive body 10 attaches a plurality of electrode bodies 19 to a human body and guides the electric power applied to the electrode body 19 to the human body via the adhesive body 10.

The distance between two adjacent electrode bodies 19 is set to 2 mm or more and 15 mm or less.

The support 2 is made of a rubber or resin material having a resistivity of 1 MΩ · cm or more to enhance the insulating property. The conductivity of the electrode body 19 is made high by using a conductive rubber material having a resistivity of 50 KΩ · cm or less. When the pressure-sensitive adhesive body 10 is made of a plastic water-containing gel material and the pressure-sensitive adhesive body 10 is used, the electric power applied from the electric stimulator 6 to the conductor 1 is not consumed in the pressure-sensitive adhesive body 10 but consumed in the human body.

That is, the adhesive body 10 is easily deformed between the electrode body 19 and the human body surface when the conductor 1 is mounted on the treatment site, and is suitable for both members of the electrode body 19 and the human body surface. It comes into contact and conducts electricity.

The adhesive body 10 has flexibility. Adhesive body 1
When 0 is the above-mentioned predetermined material and a voltage is applied between the one electrode body 19 and the other electrode body 19, the energizing current is one electrode body 1
9 passes through the adhesive body 10 and flows into the human body, while the other electrode body 1
Return to 9 and work beneficially.

The conductor 1 in which four electrode bodies 19 are arranged on one support 2 at each vertex of a quadrangle is attached to the skin of the human body. Two different A power supplies 11 and B power supplies 14 from the electrostimulator 6 are applied to the conductor 1, and two systems of currents (= two currents) are crossed to the human body.

Two electrodes arranged in parallel on one side are referred to as one electrode group 22, and two electrodes arranged in parallel on the other side are referred to as the other electrode group 22. Two different A power supplies 11 and B are provided between one electrode group 22 and the other electrode group 23.
The power supply 14 is energized. That is, the A power source 11 and the B power source 14 are applied to each of the two diagonal electrodes that intersect. Two electric currents that intersect the affected part of the human body flow, and an interference current is generated at the intersection. The interference current gives an interference current stimulus to the affected part of the human body.

Electrical stimulator 6 to 4 electrode integrated conductor 1
The electric power applied to the electrode 5 is consumed little in the adhesive body 10 adhered to all the electrode bodies 19 in the conductor 15.

That is, when the adhesive body 10 is made of the above-mentioned predetermined material having flexibility and an electric current is applied between the electrode body 19 of the one electrode group 22 and the electrode body 19 of the other electrode group 23, the Mostly the electrode body 19 of one electrode group 22
From the human body to the electrode body 19 of the other electrode group 23.

One electrode group 2 without passing through the human body
The current returning from the electrode body 19 of No. 3 through the adhesive body 10 to the electrode body 19 of the other electrode group 23 is extremely small.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the adhesive conductor 1 for an electric stimulator according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, two electrode bodies 19 are integrally juxtaposed to one support body 2. , The adhesive body 1 on the electrode body 19
0 is attached and configured.

Two conductors 1 are prepared for use in the interference low frequency treatment. One of the two conductors 1a is a flat plate-shaped support 2, an instep / second electrode 3/4 provided on the support 2 so as to be insulated from each other, and an adhesive body 1 usually made of a gel body.
It consists of 0 and.

On the other hand, the conductor 1b is also made up of the support body 2, the heddle / ding electrode 1
The second conductor 1b has the same structure and function as the first conductor 1a, and therefore the detailed description of the second conductor 1b is omitted. The one conductor 1a and the other conductor 1
Reference numeral b is a two-electrode integrated type conductor.

The first conductor 1a and the second conductor 1b are intended to generate two interference currents by causing two medium-frequency currents to cross the treatment site. That is, one conductor 1a and the other conductor 1b
So that it contacts the epidermis of the treatment site so that the conduction path consisting of the instep electrode 3 and the Ding electrode 13 in the treatment area of the human body and the conduction path consisting of the second electrode 4 and the side electrode 12 in the treatment area intersect with each other. , Two medium frequency power supplies.

The support 2 is made of a resin-made flat plate-shaped insulating material having a resistivity of 1 MΩ · cm or more. The thickness of the support 2 between the plurality of electrode bodies 19 is made thinner than other portions.
Specifically, a concave groove 5 is engraved between the upper electrode 3 and the second electrode 4 on the support 2. The thickness of the groove 5 is formed thinner than the edge portion 21 of the support 2 (= the plate thickness of the support 2).

On the support body 2, connection portions 20 (= A / B connection portions 8/9) for receiving the cords 7 extended from the electric stimulator 6 are formed corresponding to the A / B electrodes 3 and 4, respectively. To be done. The instep and second connection parts 8 and 9 formed for each of the two electrode bodies 19 are provided close to the center of the conductor 1.

The connecting portion 20 receives the plug 16 at the tip of the cord 7 and conducts the electric power sent from the electrostimulator 6 to the electrode body 19. Since the connecting parts 20 are gathered in the central part, the cords 7 are put together. In addition, the cords 7 are easily bundled, and the cords 7 are not entangled by bundling, and an unintended situation such as hooking the cords 7 and applying an external force to the conductor 1 is unlikely to occur, and the electrode body 19 can be stably adhered.

The electrode body 19 is made of a conductive rubber material having a resistivity of 50 KΩ · cm or less. A predetermined inter-electrode distance of 2 mm or more and 15 mm or less is ensured as a distance between two electrode bodies 19 which are formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a predetermined electrode area and are arranged adjacent to each other.

The adhesive body 10 is formed from the electrostimulator 6 to the conductor 1.
It transfers the electric power applied to the human body. The adhesive body 10 is a conductive material such that the electric power applied from the electric stimulator 6 to the conductor 1 is consumed by the human body and is less likely to be consumed inside the adhesive body 10.

That is, when the pressure-sensitive adhesive body 10 is applied between the one electrode 6 and the other electrode 6, most (= approximately 80% or more) of the current flowing through the human body passes from the one electrode 6 through the pressure-sensitive adhesive body 10. It is a material that flows into the human body. That is, the adhesive body 10
Is made of a water-containing gel material and has a plate thickness of 0.8 mm or more and 1.2 mm or less (1 mm in the embodiment).

The conductor 1 has a form in which a single adhesive 10 having adhesive strength on both the outer and inner surfaces is adhered to the entire surface of the upper electrode 3 and the second electrode 4 by adhesion or the like. The former and second electrodes 3 and 4 are attached to the human body surface by the adhesive force of the adhesive 10.

It is also possible to use an electrode paste instead of the adhesive body 10. Further, the adhesive 10 may be divided and one adhesive 10 may be attached to each of the instep electrode 3 and the second electrode 4.

The electrical stimulator 6 has a power source for applying therapeutic power to the electrode body 19. When the electric stimulator 6 is an interfering low-frequency treatment device, an A power source 11 for applying therapeutic mid-frequency power to the instep electrodes A and B electrodes 3 and 4 and a helicopter electrode 12, 13
And a B power source 14 for applying therapeutic power.

When the conductor 1 is attached to an interference low frequency treatment device, usually two conductors 1 are prepared. One Michiko
Two electrode bodies 19 are arranged side by side, and a total of four electrode bodies 19 are connected to the interference low frequency treatment device.

The A / B power sources 11 and 14 are two sets of four insteps, B, O, Hei, and Ding electrodes 3, 4, 12, and 13 mounted on the human body surface.
The intermediate frequency current A and B are passed through the two crossing paths in the affected part of the human body via the. Since the medium-frequency current A of the A power source 11 and the medium-frequency current B of the B power source 14 have different frequencies, an interference current having a frequency of the difference is generated in the affected area, which becomes an interference stimulus and gives a therapeutic effect to the human body.

In FIG. 1, 16 is a plug, 17 is a hook connection part,
Reference numeral 18 is a connecting portion.

When used for interfering low frequency treatment, different A
A pair of two conductors 1 each having two electrode bodies 19 which are energized by a power source 11 and a B power source 14 arranged on a single support body 2 are attached to the human body epidermis, and an interference wave energization treatment is performed. That is, the one conductor 1a and the other conductor 1b are paired and are attached to the treatment site with a space therebetween so as to sandwich the treatment site.

When the conductor 1 is applied to the human body surface, each electrode body 19 is attached to the human body surface by the adhesive action of the adhesive body 10. Since the thin flat plate-like adhesive body 10 has elasticity and flexibility, it is bent or deformed along the surface of the human body.
Most suitable for the human body. Further, since the support 2 is also flexible, it is deformed such as bent along the surface of the human body,
Most suitable for the human body.

Particularly, of the support 2 between the electrode bodies 19,
It is a portion thinner than other portions, specifically, a portion of the groove 5. The groove 5 is more flexible than its surroundings and can be bent more easily so that it fits well on the human skin. The adhesive body 10 is appropriately subjected to a wiping process or a replacement process.

The electric stimulator 6 is activated to supply two different medium frequency power supplies to each electrode body 19.

The instep electrode 3 and the second electrode 4 in the one conductor 1a are applied to different power sources, and the other electrode 1 in the other conductor 1b is applied.
3 and the side electrode 12 are also energized by different power sources. That is, the A power source 11 is energized from the instep electrode 3 in the one conductor 1a attached to the human body surface to the Ding electrode 13 in the other conductor 1b,
The B power source 14 is used to energize the second electrode 4 in the first conductor 1a to the second electrode 12 in the second conductor 1b.

The upper electrode 3 and the Ding electrode 13 form a first energization path, and the second electrode 4 and the Hei electrode 12 form a second energization path,
The first energization path and the second energization path intersect with each other.

A medium frequency current set to a predetermined value is applied to the above two energizing paths to generate an interference wave current at the treatment site, and an interference stimulus is given by the current to perform treatment.

A second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 is a conductor 1 in which two electrodes are integrated according to the first embodiment.
This is a substitute for the four-electrode integrated conductor 15 in which four electrodes are integrated.

That is, the four-electrode integrated conductor 1 of the second embodiment.
In the case of 5, the support 2 has four insteps, B, O, Hei, and Ding 3
・ 4 ・ 12 ・ 13 are provided and treated as one conductor. The four electrode bodies 19 are disposed on the support body 2 at respective vertex positions of a quadrangle. One adhesive body 10 is applied over all of the four electrode bodies 19.

The four electrode bodies 19 are formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a predetermined electrode area, and the distance between two adjacent electrodes (eg, the upper electrode 3 and the second electrode 4) is 5 mm or more and 15 mm.
Below. Further, the distance between the one electrode group 22 (= group of the third electrode 3 and the second electrode 4) and the other electrode group 23 (= group of the second electrode 12 and the third electrode 13) is 20 mm.
The distance between the electrodes is set to 60 mm or more to secure the distance between the electrodes.

Four electrode integrated conductor 15 for facet of human body
The four electrode integrated conductor 15 is provided after each electrode body 19 secures a predetermined electrode area and secures a mutual distance between the electrodes.
Make the outer diameter of the small.

The four-electrode integrated conductor 15 is attached to the treatment site. Two A power sources 11 and B power sources 14 are applied to the four electrode body 19 so that two medium frequency currents flow crosswise to the treatment site.

A first energization path composed of the instep electrode 3 and the Ding electrode 13 and a second energization path composed of the second electrode 4 and the lower electrode 12 are formed at the treatment site. Both paths cross each other.
When a predetermined medium frequency current is applied to each of the four electrode bodies 19,
Two medium-frequency currents flow crosswise to the treatment site, and an interference stimulus is applied to the treatment site.

When the adhesive body 10 is energized between the instep electrode 3 and the Ding electrode 13, most of the electric current (= approximately 80% or more) flows into the human body from the instep electrode 3 through the adhesive body 10, It is a pressure-sensitive adhesive material having a characteristic that the current returning from the electrode 3 to the electrode 13 via the pressure-sensitive adhesive 10 is small (= less than approximately 20%), and has a flat plate shape with a thickness of 1.2 mm or less. .

In another example, the adhesive body 10 may be divided and one adhesive body 10 may be attached to each electrode.

In the third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 7, the central portion of the four-electrode integrated conductor 15 according to the second embodiment is slightly narrowed to have a constricted shape. 25
Is.

That is, the constricted four-electrode integrated conductor 25 is
Notches 24 are provided on both side edges of the central portion of the conductor 25 between the one electrode group 22 and the other electrode group 23. The constricted four-electrode integrated conductor 25 has an advantage that the conductor 25 is more easily bent and easily conforms to the human skin.

[0054]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention provides a flexible thin plate-shaped support body 2 and a flexible electrode body having a conductor cord connection portion 20 provided in a part of the support body 2. 19 and the electrode body 19
Composed of an electrode body 19 and a replaceable adhesive body 10 for electrically connecting the human body to the human body skin,
A plurality of electrode bodies 19 are provided for one support body 2. According to this configuration, no leakage current is generated between the plurality of electrode bodies 19, and accurate energization can be performed, which is convenient.

Further, conventionally, one electrode-type conductor has been attached to the human epidermis one by one, which is troublesome, but in the present invention, the number of the above-mentioned human epidermis to be attached is half, which is convenient.

The support body 2 in which a plurality of electrode bodies 19 according to the present invention are juxtaposed is formed by making the thickness of the support body 2 between the respective electrodes thinner than other portions. Specifically, the groove 2 is carved inside the support 2 leaving the edge portion 21 to reduce the thickness of the support 2. According to this configuration, bending is facilitated while ensuring strength, the electrode body 19 is easily attached to a curved human body surface shape, and adhesion and holding power are enhanced.

Therefore, the conduction between the electrode body 19 and the surface of the human body is good, and the improper contact due to the improper contact of the adhesive body 10 can be reduced, and the energization form can be improved to enable stable energization, which is advantageous. .

According to the present invention, one adhesive member 10 is applied over all of the plurality of electrode members 19 arranged on one support member 2. This is convenient because it is possible to reduce the number of steps involved in the attachment / detachment of the adhesive body 10 to / from the electrode body 19, as compared with the case where the adhesive body 10 is adhered to a sheet.

According to the present invention, the distance between two adjacent electrodes is set to 2 mm or more and 15 mm or less, so that the conductor 1 can be bent easily and can be suitably attached to the human body.
It is convenient.

Further, the resistance value between the electrode groups of the one adhesive body 10 attached over the plurality of electrode bodies 19 can be preferably ensured, and accurate energization can be performed, which is convenient.

In the present invention, the resistivity of the support 2 is 1 MΩ · c.
m or more resin material, and the resistivity of the electrode body 19 is 50 KΩ.
A conductive rubber material having a size of cm or less is used, and the adhesive body 10 is a plastic gel material. That is, the conductor 1 is made of a material and a resistivity such that the electric current applied to the conductor 1 from the electric stimulator 6 does not leak or attenuate in the support 2 and the adhesive 10.

According to the above structure, the support 2 can ensure proper insulation, the electrode body 19 and the adhesive 10 can secure proper conductivity, and leakage current and short-circuit current passing through the adhesive 10 can be prevented. It can be reduced, which is convenient.

According to the present invention, the four electrode bodies 19 for energizing the interference wave are disposed on one support body 2.
The mounting of the conductor is completed by simply sticking one conductor having two pairs of four electrode bodies 19, and the number of steps for mounting the conductor can be greatly reduced.

That is, the two-electrode body 1 that is energized by the A power supply 11
Since one electrode group 22 composed of 9 and the other electrode group 23 composed of two electrode bodies 19 to which a different B power source 14 is applied are arranged on one support body 2, the mounting of the conductor is as follows. This is convenient because it is completed by simply sticking one conductor 1, and the conductor 1 can be easily handled.

Further, the conductor 1 can be made small while ensuring an appropriate electrode area, and the conductor 1 can be made even in a narrow part of the human body.
Can be affixed, which makes it easier to assist with treatment.
It is convenient.

Further, the adhesive body 1 for adhering the conductor 1 to the human skin
0 is interposed between each electrode body 19 and the human body surface,
Most of the electric current flows from the one electrode body 19 to the human body and from the other body body 19 to the human body, making it difficult for the current to flow directly from one electrode body 19 to the other electrode body 19 and thus providing good and good conductivity. Exert an effect.

That is, in the adhesive body 10, the electric power applied to the conductor 1 from the electric stimulator 6 is consumed by the human body, and the adhesive body 10
The materials and dimensions are such that the human body does not consume the electric power, the electric power can be consumed by the human body, the energy loss can be reduced, and the treatment can be performed accurately and effectively, which is convenient.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the conductor according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a conductor according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the second embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of a conductor according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Michiko 1a Michiko 1b the other Michiko 2 support 3 Upper electrode 4 B electrode 5 grooves 6 Electrical stimulator 8 instep connection 9 B connection 10 Adhesive 11 A power supply 12 Hei electrode 13 electrodes 14 B power supply 19 electrode body 20 connection 21 Edge 22 One-sided electrode group 23 Other electrode group

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A support (2) in the form of a thin plate having flexibility.
A flexible electrode body (19) provided on a part of the support body (2) and having a conductor cord connecting part (20), and the electrode body (19) is adhered to the human body skin and Electrode body (19)
A replaceable adhesive body (1
0) and a plurality of electrode bodies (19) for one support body (2), and an adhesive conductor for an electric stimulator for low frequency treatment or interference low frequency treatment. . 2. The adhesive conductor for an electric stimulator according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the support (2) between the plurality of electrode bodies (19) is smaller than that of other portions. 3. The adhesive conductor for an electric stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein one adhesive body (10) is used for a plurality of electrode bodies (19). 4. The adhesive conductor for an electric stimulator according to claim 3, wherein the distance between two adjacent electrode bodies (19) is set to 2 mm or more and 15 mm or less. 5. The support (2) is made of a rubber or resin material having a resistivity of 1 MΩ · cm or more, and the electrode body (19) is a conductive rubber material having a resistivity of 50 KΩ · cm or less. Item 3. The adhesive conductor for an electric stimulator according to Item 3. 6. A support (2) with four electrode bodies (19) for one support, one or two adhesive bodies (10) being used, according to claim 1. Adhesive conductor for electric stimulator.