JP2006061341A - Multichannel low-frequency therapy apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a convenient multichannel low-frequency therapy apparatus which allows an operator to readily identify which group each guide belongs to. <P>SOLUTION: The multichannel low-frequency therapy apparatus includes two or more output channels to output the low-frequency current and two or more therapy timers and enables two or more group schemes by optionally selecting and combining one or more output channels from the two or more output channels, wherein a display means to display which group a pair of guides connected to each the output channel belongs to is disposed at each the guide and/or in the vicinity of a connection terminal which each the guide is connected to. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a multi-channel low frequency treatment device that applies low frequency stimulation to a diseased part of a human body from a plurality of output units to treat stiffness, pain, and the like.

  The prior art multi-channel low frequency treatment device has a plurality of output channels that output a low frequency current and a plurality of treatment timers, and each treatment timer selects an arbitrary output channel from among the plurality of output channels. It is characterized by being able to configure multiple groups as a single group

  However, it does not have a function that makes it possible to identify from a display means provided in a conductor or the like that a conductor connected to each output channel belongs to which of a plurality of groups.

Therefore, when a plurality of conductors are attached to a plurality of affected areas in the patient's human epidermis and the treatment is performed, the connection cords of the plurality of conductors are often intertwined and intertwined. In order to identify which group a child belongs to, it has to be confirmed each time while tracing the connection code of the conductor.
JP 2004-229972 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-channel low-frequency treatment device excellent in convenience that solves the above-described problems and allows an operator to easily identify which group each conductor belongs to. There is.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a plurality of output channels that output low-frequency currents and a plurality of treatment timers, and selects and collects at least one of the plurality of output channels. A multi-channel type low-frequency treatment device that enables a plurality of group configurations, and display means for displaying which group a pair of conductors connected to each output channel belongs to, / Or arranged near the connection terminal to which each conductor is connected.

  Then, the display means displays which group the pair of conductors belongs to by at least one of a color, a number, and a symbol.

  The present invention has a plurality of output channels that output low-frequency currents and a plurality of treatment timers, and each treatment timer includes a group in which at least one of the plurality of output channels is selected and collected. Because it belongs, it is possible to change the combination of the output channels according to the patient's various symptoms for each treatment timer, and therefore to the affected part of the patient or multiple patients respectively An appropriate number of output channels can be grouped together to treat for an optimal treatment time. Therefore, it is possible to effectively use output functions from a plurality of output channels, which is convenient.

In the present invention, since the display means identifies and displays to which group a pair of conductors belong to at least one of a color, a number, and a symbol, the operator can select each conductor, Easily identify at a glance whether a pair of conductors connected to each output channel belongs to multiple groups by simply comparing the indicators displayed near the connection terminals to which each conductor is connected It becomes possible and visibility can be improved.
As a result, the operator can easily recognize to which affected part of the patient the conductor belonging to each group is attached and under what output condition.

  In the present invention, for example, when different treatment times are set for a plurality of groups and the treatment of a plurality of parts is continued, the low frequency current output from the output channel belonging to one group is completed. In this case, the conductor that has finished outputting and the conductor that is connected to an output channel belonging to another group that is still in the output persistent state are erroneously identified, and the conductor that is in the output persistent state is removed from the patient's human epidermis. Inconvenient situations can also be prevented.

  For the purpose of making it easy to identify which group a conductor is arbitrarily selected from a plurality of output channels, a pair of conductors connected to each output channel is assigned to which group. Display means for indicating whether or not each conductor and / or a connection terminal to which each conductor is connected is disposed, and the display means is provided with at least one of color, symbol, and number. This was realized by identifying and displaying which group a pair of conductors belonged to by a sign.

1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the multichannel low frequency treatment device 1, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the multichannel low frequency treatment device 1. The multi-channel type low frequency treatment device 1 is an arbitrary one of a total of six output channels 3 (3a to 3f) for applying a low frequency current to the affected part of the human body, a power source 5 and six output channels 3. A channel grouping unit 7 for selecting the output channel 3 and setting at least one group, an output setting unit 10 for adjusting the intensity of the low-frequency current from each output channel 3, the channel grouping unit 7 and the output The control unit 6 that controls the low frequency current output from each of the six output channels 3 based on the signal from the setting unit 10, the combination state of the output channel 3 selected and set for each group, the low frequency output state, etc. And a display device 9 for displaying various types of information.

Each of the output channels 3a to 3f has an output section 2 and a pair of conductors 8 connected to the output section 2 and composed of conductors 8a and 8b.
The output channel 3a is CH1 (channel 1), and similarly the output channels 3b to 3f are CH2 (channel 2) to CH6 (channel 6), respectively. The output unit 2 includes a waveform generation circuit 11 that generates a voltage waveform, a semiconductor output regulator 12 that adjusts an output current, an output circuit 13 that generates an output current, and an output current detection circuit 14 that detects an output current. Consists of.

Each of the conductors 8a and 8b is provided with a light emitting display element such as an LED 19 as a display means 27. The conductors 8a and 8b are detachably connected to connection terminals 28 provided on the connector panel portion 26.
The LEDs 19 are also arranged at positions close to the connection terminals 28 provided on the connector panel 26.

  The channel grouping unit 7 counts the treatment time and activates the multi-channel type low-frequency treatment device 1, and a total of three treatment timers 4 (4a to 4c) and a CH arbitrarily selected from CH1 to CH6 An output channel selection activation unit 20 that activates, a combination storage unit 21 that stores a combination of CHs selected and grouped for each of the three treatment timers 4, and one of a plurality of groups stored in advance. And a selection switch 22 for selecting and determining.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the display device 9 (in the specific example, an image display 23 such as a liquid crystal display) displays a combination relationship between the group for each treatment timer 4 and the CHs in the group in symbols and colors. In addition, the remaining time of the treatment time set by the treatment timer 4 is displayed in the treatment time column of the display device 9. The colors for displaying the CH combination relationship for each group are different for each group. When a plurality of groups are set, software is designed so that CHs allocated in one group are not allocated redundantly in other groups.

  The LED 19 disposed in the vicinity of the connection terminal 28 of the connector panel 26 to which the conductors 8a and 8b and the conductors 8a and 8b are connected belongs to the group of inner conductors 8a and 8b displayed on the display device 9. The channel grouping unit 7 is electrically connected so that the light emission display of the same color as the color arranged in the group is possible. Note that only the LEDs 19 provided on the conductors 8a and 8b may be configured to emit light with a color similar to the color arranged in the group to which the inner conductors 8a and 8b of the group displayed on the display device 9 belong. Alternatively, only the LED 19 disposed in the proximity of the connection terminal 28 of the connector panel 26 to which the conductors 8a and 8b are connected is included in the group to which the inner conductors 8a and 8b of the group displayed on the display device 9 belong. You may comprise so that the light emission display of the same color as the color arranged may be carried out.

  When the combination of CHs for each group is changed, the light emission display colors of the LEDs 19 provided in the respective conductors 8 and the LEDs 19 disposed in the vicinity of the connection terminals 28 are automatically changed according to the change of the combination.

  Each of the output setting units 10 includes an output adjustment operation unit 18 for manually adjusting a low frequency current output by an operator, a set value detection potentiometer 17 for setting an output value of the low frequency current, and the output adjustment operation unit. It comprises a zero position return motor 15 for returning 18 to the zero position and a motor drive circuit 16 for driving the zero position return motor 15. The output adjustment operation unit 18 is provided so as to protrude from the operation panel 24 surface of the housing 25 of the multi-channel type low frequency treatment device 1.

  In use, after the conductors 8a and 8b are attached to the affected part of the patient's human body at an appropriate interval, the multi-channel low frequency treatment device 1 is operated to apply electrotherapy to the patient.

  The multi-channel type low-frequency treatment device 1 has a total of three treatment timers 4a to 4c and a total of six CH1 to CH6, so that one to four energizations for a maximum of three patients. Treatment is possible at the same time.

  FIG. 4 shows a setting example of combination patterns of CH1 to CH6 assigned to groups 1 to 3 related to the three treatment timers 4a to 4c. The setting example is stored in the combination storage unit 21, and the operator selects and determines the optimum combination pattern with the selection switch 22 in consideration of the number of patients, the number of energized locations per patient, and the like before treatment. .

  For example, when electrifying and treating three different treatment sites for one patient, when the operator selects the setting example 3 from among the combination patterns by operating the selection switch 22, the display device 9 includes: As shown in FIG. 3, three groups of groups 1 to 3 are displayed in three columns in order from the left in a figure frame, CH1 and CH2 are displayed in group 1 in the left column, and CH3 and CH2 are displayed in group 2 in the middle column. CH4 and CH5 and CH6 are assigned to group 3 in the right column, respectively.

  At this time, the group 1 display column (upper left column in the group 1 column in FIG. 3) is red, the group 2 display column is yellow, and the group 3 display column is colored green, respectively. The

  On the display device 9, the combinations of the above-described CH1 to CH6 and the groups 1 to 3 are identified and displayed with a frame and color, and the CH1 and CH2 assigned to the group 1 and the CH3 and CH4 assigned to the group 2 are displayed. The group 19 is displayed on the LED 19 provided on the conductor 8 connected to the CH5 and CH6 assigned to the group 3 and the LED 19 provided near the connection terminal 28 to which the conductor 8 is connected. Red, yellow indicating group 2, and green indicating group 3 are displayed.

  Therefore, the operator can display the color display of the combination of CH1 to CH6 and groups 1 to 3 displayed on the display device 9, the LED 19 provided on the conductor 8, and the connection terminal 28 to which the conductor 8 is connected. By comparing with the light emitting display lit by the LED 19 provided in the proximity position, each of the conductors 8 connected to CH1 to CH6 belongs to which of the three groups 1 to 3 and the groups 1 to 3 It is possible to easily identify which affected part of the patient each conductor 8 belonging to is attached.

  In addition, when different treatment times are set for the groups 1 to 3 and the patient treatment is continued, when the low frequency current output from the CH belonging to one group (for example, the group 2) is completed. The conductor 8 that has finished outputting is mistakenly identified as a conductor 8 connected to a CH belonging to another group (for example, group 1) that is still in an output persistent state. It is also possible to prevent an inconvenient situation such as removal from the machine.

  Furthermore, using the above-described setting example, when conducting electrical conduction treatment by separately attaching the conductors 8 connected to the two CHs assigned to the groups 1 to 3 for the three patients, It is possible to easily identify which of the three patients each conductor 8 belonging to the groups 1 to 3 is attached.

  In the first embodiment, the example in which the display means 27 is colored has been described. However, the display means 27 is a number in which the LEDs 19 are arranged in seven segments and the light is displayed by the seven-segment LEDs. It is good also as a structure. In this case, the operator compares the numbers displayed on the conductor 8 and the like with the numbers of the groups 1 to 3 displayed on the display device 9 to determine which group the pair of conductors belongs to. Can be easily recognized.

  In the first embodiment, an example in which three treatment timers 4 and six output channels 3 are provided has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of output channels 3 and treatment timers 4 is not limited thereto. May be two or more. As the number of output channels 3 and therapy timers 4 increases, the value of the present invention increases.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to a multi-channel type low frequency treatment device that performs treatment by applying low frequency stimulation to an affected part of a human body from a plurality of output channels.

It is a perspective view which shows the multichannel type low frequency treatment device of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of the multichannel type low frequency treatment device of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display state of the display apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the combination of the output channel of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

3 Output channel 4 Treatment timer
8 Conductor 27 Display 28 Connection terminal

Claims (2)

  A multi-channel system that has multiple output channels that output low-frequency currents and multiple treatment timers, and at least one or more of the multiple output channels can be selected and grouped together. It is a low frequency treatment device, and a display means for displaying which group a pair of conductors connected to each output channel belongs to is provided for each conductor and / or a connection terminal to which each conductor is connected. A multi-channel low-frequency treatment device, characterized by being placed in close proximity. 2. The multi-channel low frequency treatment device according to claim 1, wherein the display means identifies and displays which group the pair of conductors belongs to by at least one of a label of color, number and symbol. .

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