JP2006087759A - Low frequency therapy apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a low frequency therapy apparatus which curbs cost increase and makes a user easily treat a part which the user wants to treat by himself. <P>SOLUTION: The low frequency therapy apparatus 1 is composed of a body portion 2 having a jack 11 to connect a circuit portion 6 including a low frequency oscillation portion in the inside, batteries 10, an external electrode portion 3, and a plurality of kinds of electrode portions 3<SB>A</SB>to 3<SB>D</SB>having a first electrode conductor 32, a second electrode conductor 33, and a plug 21 to connect the first and second electrodes 32 and 33 to the jack 11. One electrode portion according to a purpose is selected from among the electrode portions 3<SB>A</SB>to 3<SB>D</SB>, and the plug 21 of one electrode portion selected is connected to the jack 11 to treat an intended part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a low-frequency treatment device that is small and allows a user to easily treat any part of the device.

Conventionally, a therapist can search for tender points by himself and treat with the strength suitable for him, and it is easy to use, and the case body has a pencil shape as a small low frequency treatment device. The body is composed of a tapered first electrode conductor, a second electrode conductor provided in the handshake part, and an insulator provided between the first electrode conductor and the second electrode conductor, A case is disclosed in which a circuit board including a low-frequency oscillation unit and a battery are housed inside a case body (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In addition, many low-frequency treatment devices using sheet-like electrode pads that can be mounted anywhere on a relatively planar treatment site as the first electrode conductor and the second electrode conductor of the low-frequency treatment device have been developed. Are well known (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
Registered Utility Model No. 2606807 JP 7-313570 A

  The conventional pencil-shaped low-frequency treatment device described above is convenient when treating a place where the electrode conductor at the tip, such as a foot, is easily pressed by holding the electrode in hand. However, if you want to massage the back, shoulders, face, etc., it may be inconvenient. In addition, a low-frequency treatment device employing a bad electrode is suitable for treating relatively flat parts such as the abdomen, waist, and shoulder. However, it is still not suitable when treating the soles and faces.

  Therefore, in order to easily perform treatment with a low frequency treatment device anywhere on its own, it is conceivable to have a dedicated device suitable for each site individually, but a dedicated device for each site is provided That is, there is a problem that the purchase cost of the equipment becomes large. In addition, a device capable of performing appropriate treatment depending on the site may not be developed. The present invention has been made paying attention to the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a low-frequency treatment device that allows a user to easily and easily treat a site that the user wants to treat while suppressing an increase in cost. It is said.

  The low frequency treatment device of the present invention includes a circuit board including a low frequency oscillating portion therein, a battery, a main body portion having at least one external connector, and first and second electrode conductors, respectively. A plurality of types of electrode portions having a connector for connecting the first and second electrode conductors to the external connector, and connection of one electrode portion selected from the plurality of types of electrode portions The device is connected to an external connector of the main body.

  One of the plurality of types of electrode parts used in the low-frequency treatment device of the present invention is, for example, that a first electrode conductor having a tapered tip and a second electrode conductor for handshaking are separated by an insulating material. It is formed and the whole shape is a pencil shape.

  Another one of a plurality of types used in the low-frequency treatment device of the present invention is, for example, formed by separating the first electrode conductor at the tip portion and the second electrode conductor for shaking hands with an insulating material, And the front-end | tip part is bent and the whole shape is a thing of substantially J shape.

  Still another one of a plurality of types used in the low-frequency treatment device of the present invention is, for example, that a first electrode conductor at a tip portion and a second electrode conductor for a handshake are separated from each other by an insulating material. And the 1st electrode conductor of a front-end | tip part is a roller shape which can rotate.

  As one of a plurality of types of electrode portions used in the low frequency treatment device of the present invention, for example, the first conductor electrode and the second conductor electrode may be pads.

  According to this invention, it is provided with a plurality of types of electrode parts, and in the case of treatment, an electrode part suitable for the treatment site is selected, and the selected electrode part is used by being connected to the external connector of the main body part. Thus, the electrode conductor can be easily attached to a site requiring treatment, and the necessary site can be easily and easily treated by itself.

  Further, according to the present invention, since there is only one main body, it can be realized at a lower cost than when dedicated low frequency treatments are individually manufactured and arranged.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to embodiments. FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a low frequency treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The low frequency treatment device 1 according to this embodiment includes a main body portion 2 and an electrode portion 3. The main body 2 is provided with a housing part 5 for a battery 10 as a power source and a circuit part 6 on which a circuit such as a low-frequency oscillation part is mounted on a substrate in a case body 4 having a flat appearance and a rectangular shape in plan view. ing. Further, on the outer surface of the case body 4, a switch with volume 7, a setting switch 8, and LEDs 9 a and 9 b are provided, and a jack (external connector) 11 for connecting the electrode unit 3 is further provided. The jack 11 is electrically connected to the circuit unit 6 in the case body 4. The jack 11 inserts the plug 21 of the electrode unit 3. The switch with volume 7 has a knob 7c. With this knob 7c, the power switch can be turned OFF, and “OFF” is displayed in the display window 7d in the OFF state. When the power switch is turned on by the knob 7c, “OFF” disappears from the display window 7d, and when the knob 7c is turned as it is, the output of the output circuit described later becomes large. When the power switch is turned on, the mode of the low frequency pulse output to the electrode unit 3 through the jack 11 is automatically and sequentially switched after a predetermined time. During this time, the LED 9a (selection) is displayed. When the user enters the preferred mode and operates the setting switch 8, the LED 9a disappears, the LED 9b (decision) lights up, and then treatment is performed in that mode. The mode here is a mode indicating different such as “mom” and “tap”, and the pattern of the low-frequency pulse to be output differs depending on each mode. In this embodiment, only one jack 11 is provided, but a plurality of jacks may be provided as will be described later.

A plurality of electrode parts 3 are provided separately from the main body part 2. In this embodiment, four types of electrode parts are provided, and one of them is selected by the user according to the target site. Then, the plug 21 of the selected electrode unit 3 is inserted into the jack 11 of the main body unit 2 and used. These four electrode portions _{3 (3 A, 3 B,} 3 C, 3 D), described later in detail. Of course, in this invention, the electrode part 3 is not restricted to four types shown here, It may be less than four types and may be many.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of the treatment apparatus according to the embodiment. This low frequency treatment device includes an electrode unit 3, a dial SW 7a, a volume 7b, a setting switch 8, an LED 9, a battery 10, a jack (connector) 11, a constant voltage circuit 12, an MPU 13, and a booster. A circuit 14, an output circuit 15, and a timer 16 are provided.

  The dial SW 7a is a power switch of the switch 7 with volume. When the dial SW 7a is turned on by the knob 7c, an operating voltage is applied from the battery 10 to the MPU 13 via the constant voltage circuit 12. At the start of operation, the MPU 13 inputs a low frequency pulse having a predetermined frequency to the booster circuit 14 in a predetermined mode stored in advance. The booster circuit 14 amplifies and boosts this low frequency pulse. The volume 7b is a volume of the switch 7 with volume, and adjusts the input to the output circuit 15 by rotating a knob of the volume 7b. The low frequency output of the output circuit 15 is supplied to the external electrode unit 3 through the jack 11. In the electrode part 3, when a low frequency output is supplied, a low frequency will be supplied to an affected part through a pair of electrode conductors, and a treatment will be performed. Until the user operates the setting switch 8, as described above, the predetermined mode is output while being automatically switched every predetermined time.

Next, various electrode portions 3 _A provided in this embodiment low-frequency electric therapy apparatus _{1, 3 B, 3 C,} 3 D will be described. Figure 3 shows a cross section of the pencil-shaped electrode portion 3 _A of the electrode. The electrode portion 3 _A has a pencil-like appearance as a whole. Here, the base 31 is made of a rod-shaped insulating material, and the tip of the base 31 is tapered and the tip is hemispherical. The first electrode conductor 32 is fitted, and a metal second electrode conductor 33 for shaking hands is provided on the outer periphery of the upper end of the base 31. Further, an inner passage 35 is formed in the base 31 in the longitudinal direction, and an internal lead wire 34 is passed through the inner passage 35 and is electrically connected to the first electrode conductor 32 and the second electrode conductor 33. ing. The internal lead wire 34 can be connected to the jack 11 of the main body 2 by the plug 21 as the lead wire 22.

When this electrode part 3 _A is connected to the main body part 2 and the affected part is treated using the low frequency treatment device of this embodiment, the user holds the second electrode conductor 33 with the right hand, for example. Thus, the first electrode conductor 32 is brought into contact with the tender point, that is, the affected part. Then, the dial switch 7a is turned on. At the same time, turn the dial volume 7b slightly to increase the output. Low frequency pulse than MPU13 is boosted by the booster circuit 14, the further output circuit 15, is a boosting pulse level adjustment value corresponding to the knob 7c of Boryuumu 7b, the first electrode Shirubeko 32 of the electrode unit 3 _A , Applied to the second electrode conductor 33. Each time a low frequency pulse is applied, a low frequency current flows in the order of the first electrode conductor 32 → the living body affected area → the right hand → the second electrode conductor 33 → the ground terminal. Each time a pulse current flows, the affected area is stimulated. The timing at which the pulse voltage is applied can be known from the lighting state of the LED 9a (9b) each time the pulse voltage is applied. This pencil-shaped electrode part is suitable for stimulating the tender point of the sole, and is effective for treating swelling of the foot.

Here, the pencil-shaped electrode portions 3 _A shown, the first electrode Shirubeko 32, the second electrode Shirubeko 33 was used those made of metal, instead of this, the first electrode The conductor 32 may be a metal plate plated on the surface of the insulating material, and the second electrode conductor 33 may be a metal plate plated on the outer peripheral surface of the base 31. Whether the first electrode conductor 32 and the second electrode conductor 33 are formed of a metal body or metal plating, the electrode portions 3 _B and 3 _C shown in FIGS. The same applies to.

Figure 4 is a plan view showing an electrode portion 3 _B comprising as for massaging. This electrode part 3 _{B is} also provided with a first electrode conductor 32 that presses the affected part at the tip of the base 31 made of an insulating material, and a second electrode conductor 33 at the handshake part at the rear end of the base 31. Same in terms. Of course, the first electrode conductor 32 is connected to the lead wire 22 by an internal lead wire 34 (not shown) in the base 31. Features of the electrode portion 3 _B is bent to an extent that the tip portion of the base 31 formed of an insulating material electrode Shirubeko 32 facing the rear end, configured external shape is J-shape as a whole It is that.

The electrode portions 3 _B connected to the main body portion 2, when performing treatment of the affected part grips the second electrode Shirubeko 33 in the user e.g. the right hand, the back or the shoulder of tender points, a first electrode Shirubeko 32 is brought into contact, by turning on the dial switch 7a, to apply a low-frequency output from the circuit unit to the electrode part 3 _B. The operation is the same as when the electrode portion _3A is used. This J-shaped electrode portion can use the elastic force of the J-shaped bent portion, and is suitable for stimulating tender points such as the back and shoulders without feeling cramped during use. .

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the third electrode portion 3 _C, and FIG. 6 is a side view of the electrode portion 3 _C. In the electrode portion 3 _C , the electrode base 31 is formed of an insulating material, the first electrode conductor 32 that presses the affected part is provided at the tip of the base 31, and the second handgrip is provided at the rear end of the base 31. An electrode conductor 33 is provided, which is similar to the pencil-shaped and J-shaped ones. Also in this electrode portion 3 c, the first electrode conductor 32 is connected to the lead wire 22 by an internal lead wire 34 (not shown) provided inside the base 31.

A feature of the electrode portion 3 _C is that the first electrode conductor 32 is formed on the surface of the rotatable roller 32 a. When this electrode part 3 _C is connected to the main body part 2 to treat the affected part, the user holds the second electrode part 33 with, for example, the right hand and places the first electrode conductor 32 on the face. contacts, and turns on the dial switch 7a, to apply a low-frequency output from the circuit unit to the electrode part 3 _C. And a user rolls the 1st electrode conductor 32 which is a roller on an affected part, and performs a massage. This roller-type electrode portion 3 _C is suitable for performing facial massage and is effective in treating facial neuralgia.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a fourth electrode portion _3D . The electrode portion 3 _D includes a pad-shaped first electrode conductor 42, a pad-shaped second electrode conductor 43, a lead wire 44, and a plug 21. However, this type of electrode is already well known. The electrode portions 3 _D connected to the main body portion 2, when performing treatment of the affected area, stomach user is affected area with the first electrode Shirubeko 42 and the second electrode Shirubeko 43, the waist or the like Adhere at a predetermined distance from each other. Next, apply a low-frequency power to the electrode part 3 _D from the circuit unit turns on the dial switch 7a. The treatment operation is the same as in the case of a low frequency treatment device using a normal pad electrode.

In the above embodiment, the main body 2 has one jack 11 and a plurality of electrode portions 3 _A ,..., 3 _D are selected according to the purpose and one is connected. As a form, the main body 2 is provided with means for selectively specifying one of a plurality of electrode portions 3 _A ,..., 3 _D , and a low-frequency output corresponding to the selected specification is supplied to the electrode portion. Also good. In this case, the jack 11, the electrode portions 3 _A, respectively, ..., 3 in conjunction with _D plurality (11 _A, 11 _B, 11 _C, 11 _D) juxtaposed, corresponding electrode portion which is selectively designated You may make it connect with the external connector to do. If it does in this way, a different low frequency output can be outputted for every electrode part.

It is a top view which shows the outline of the low frequency treatment device which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the low frequency treatment device of the embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the 1st electrode part which comprises the embodiment low frequency treatment device. It is a top view which shows the other electrode part which comprises the embodiment low frequency treatment. It is a top view which shows the further another electrode part which comprises the low frequency treatment device of the embodiment. It is a side view of the electrode part. It is a top view which shows the further another electrode part which comprises the low frequency treatment device of the embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 Low-frequency treatment device 2 Body 3, 3 _A , 3 _B , 3 _C , 3 _D electrode 11 Jack (external connector)
21 Plug 22 Lead wire 31 Base 32 First electrode conductor 33 Second electrode conductor 34 Internal lead wire

Claims (5)

A main body having a circuit board including a low-frequency oscillation unit therein, a battery, and at least one external connector;
A plurality of types of electrode portions each having first and second electrode conductors and a connector for connecting the first and second electrode conductors to the external connector;
A low-frequency treatment device, wherein a connector of one electrode portion selected from a plurality of types of electrode portions is connected to an external connector of the main body.   One of the plurality of types of electrode portions is formed by separating a first electrode conductor having a tapered tip and a second electrode conductor for shaking hands with an insulating material, and the overall shape is a pencil shape. The low frequency treatment device according to claim 1.   One of the plurality of types of electrode portions is formed such that the first electrode conductor at the tip and the second electrode conductor for shaking hands are separated by an insulating material, and the tip is bent, The low frequency treatment device according to claim 1, wherein the overall shape is substantially J-shaped.   One of the plurality of types of electrode portions includes a first electrode conductor at a tip portion and a second electrode conductor for a handshake separated by an insulating material, and the first electrode conductor at the tip portion. 2. The low frequency treatment device according to claim 1, wherein the child has a rotatable roller shape.   The low frequency treatment device according to claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of types of electrode portions is a first conductor electrode and a second conductor electrode is a pad.

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