JP2006506147A - Portable device for treatment by electrical stimulation - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a portable device that treats multiple metabolic disorders by stimulation for a patient. This device has a power supply (10) housed in a support (1), which is provided with a conductive pad (6), which is attached to the support (1). Coupled to the stimulator (5). Each pad (6) is electrically coupled to at least one other pad (6) via an electrical connection (8) in relation to the stimulator (5). Specific treatments are supported. The device comprises means (4, 14) for the patient to select at least any connection (8) between at least two pads from a set of connections (8) that couple the pads together.

Description

  The present invention is in the field of self-supporting electrotherapy devices, which include contact electrodes for passing current through the patient's body. The present invention is directed to a portable device that comprises a means for treating a patient by stimulating a specific part of the patient's body for individual treatment purposes.

  Although electrotherapy devices with stimulation treatment mechanisms are known, the devices are carried on maintenance mechanisms for these treatment mechanisms applied to the patient's body, such as belts and wristbands. Such devices are described in German Patent No. 3227506 (BLUM KLAUS JUREGEN DR), US Pat. No. 5,807,233 (SAKUNA TETSUO ET AL), US Pat. No. 3,911,620 (NAKAYAMA TAKEO) and French Patent. No. 1215110 (TANAKA M SHOICHI). In their entirety, these devices consist of therapeutic means, which are applied to the patient's body by means of magnetic stimulation generating elements. These elements are for example permanent magnets, magnetic fibers or US patents as described in DE 3227506 (BLUM KLAUS JUREGEN DR) and U.S. Pat. No. 3,911,620 (NAKAYAMA TAKEO). It is a magnetic resin as described in US Pat. No. 5,807,233 (SAKUNA TETSUO ET AL), or a magnetic powder as further described in French Patent No. 1215110 (TANAKA M SHOICHI).

These devices are specifically configured to treat metabolic failure. Thus, these devices are limited in use to patients suffering from only a single metabolic failure and / or multiple devices for the same patient to treat the corresponding multiple metabolic failures. The result is that it becomes necessary to carry it, which is both uncomfortable and expensive.
German Patent No. 3227506 US Pat. No. 5,807,233 U.S. Pat. No. 3,911,620 French patent No. 1215110

  An object of the present invention is to propose a portable device that treats the same patient by stimulating multiple metabolic disorders.

  The device proposed by the present invention is a device having a power source housed in a support, the support having a conductive pad.

  The support further comprises an easily reversible maintenance mechanism for maintaining the support at the individual location of the patient's body where treatment is applied. These pads are electrically coupled to an electrical stimulator attached to the support.

  In accordance with the present invention, such a device is primarily identifiable by each pad being electrically coupled to at least one other pad via an electrical connection in relation to a stimulator, A specific therapy is associated with the connection. The apparatus includes means for the patient to select at least any connection between at least two pads from a set of connections that couple the pads together.

  It will be understood that depending on the metabolic disorder to be treated, the patient will select the appropriate connection via a selection means, which will connect a pad to treat the selected metabolic disorder. It is doing.

  According to various variants, the pad selection means comprises firstly at least any electronic selection means for selecting an electrical connection between the pads and secondly, the pad selection to the support. By comprising the movable fixing means, their connection to at least any other pad is broken by their removal.

  The movable fixing means is any means comprising, for example, screwing, clipping, magnetic means, repositionable adhesive and suction means.

  If the selection means is of the electronic type, the means preferably has a first storage means for the combination that correlates the pads, such as a first pushbutton or a first switch. It arrange | positions so that it may be implemented under management of the 1st control mechanism by.

  According to various variations, the user can select a given combination from a plurality of pre-stored combinations by the patient pressing the first push button a plurality of times in succession, or each combination. Is performed based on the position of the switch at a plurality of positions assigned to.

  The apparatus is adapted to vary the pulse frequency delivered to the pad, preferably by comprising means for sequencing the stimulator implementation. Implementation of these sequencing means is under the control of the second control mechanism by the patient.

  According to the first modification, when the frequency fluctuates discontinuously, the second control mechanism is a push button or a switch, and the push button or the switch is stored in the second storage means for a predetermined frequency. By being associated, the first control mechanism performs an operation similar to the operation intended above. According to the second modification, when the frequency continuously varies, the second control mechanism is a potentiometer.

  Preferably, the implementation of the stimulator is under the control of the chronometer means, the chronometer means being associated with the third storage means in relation to the third control mechanism so that the patient can apply it. The treatment time and length can be selected.

  The device further comprises visualization means for the treatment being applied, preferably a diode, the execution of which means is under the control of the stimulator.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the pad, the pad is slightly pointed and has a head formed from a suitable and incidentally magnetized metal in the contact area with the patient's body, respectively.

  According to a variant of the device according to the invention, the power source is preferably self-supporting, any power source with a consumable battery, a rechargeable battery and a solar sensor.

  The pads are preferably located at the corners of adjacent isomorphic foundation squares that form a basic square as a whole, except for at least any one of these corners that is not padded. Are arranged as follows.

For each corner of the base rectangle to which the pad is assigned, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, out of the upper left corner of the base rectangle, from left to right and top to bottom According to the preferred assignment of consecutive pads in the order P8, pad P2 preferably constitutes the earth of the device and the connection is
-First combination: P6, P3, P8, P5,
-Second combination: P6, P3, P7, P8,
-Third combination: P1, P3, P6, P4, P8,
-Fourth combination: P4, P8, P6,
-Fifth combination: P1, P6, P8,
-Sixth combination: P6, P4,
-Seventh combination: P4, P8,
It consists of the relationship between the pads according to the combination.

  It will be appreciated that each combination corresponds to an individual metabolic disorder to be treated. It should be noted that the same pad can advantageously participate in multiple failure treatments. Consequently, the results implemented in the device of the present invention are optimized to treat multiple failures sequentially and / or simultaneously.

  Note that the pads are advantageously distributed to individual parts of the support so that they correspond to specific parts of the patient's body and deliver the optimal electrical pulse for treatment. Should.

The invention will be better understood and the details will become apparent from the following description given as a preferred embodiment in relation to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the device of the present invention from above according to an embodiment applied to a wristband;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a side view of the apparatus shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of the apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 from below.

  1 and 2, the support 1 of the device of the present invention is provided with two rings 2, 2 'so that the fixed wristband 3 of the support 1 can be turned around the patient's wrist. Yes.

  The upper surface of the support 1 is provided with a first push button 4 for actuating an electrical stimulator 5 which is electrically connected to a pad such as 6 via an electrical connection 8 between the pads. Are combined. The pad 6 is located on the other surface, that is, the lower surface of the support 1. The support 1 also houses a first storage means 14 that cooperates with the first push button 4 to select various combinations of stimuli with several pads 6. ing.

  In FIG. 2, these pads 6 each have a sharp head 7 so as to improve the accuracy of contact with the patient's skin. It should be noted that these heads 7 are preferably formed from special metals and magnetic metals. It should also be noted that the pad 6 is advantageously attached to the support 1 with flexibility.

  Returning again to FIG. 1, the upper surface of the support 1 is provided with a second push button 11 for executing the sequencing means 16, so that the patient is pre-stored by the second storage means 17, The implementation of the stimulator 5 can be selected according to the frequency sequence of the electrical pulses transmitted to the pad 6.

  Arranged on this same upper surface is a diode 9 for visualizing the frequency of the electrical pulses sent by the stimulator 5, to which the diode is coupled.

  The implementation of the stimulator 5 is also under the control of the chronometer means 18 and the third storage means 19 associated with the chronometer means. Since the upper surface of the support 1 is provided with the third push button 20, the chronometer means 18 is executed in relation to the third storage means 19.

  Similarly, the support 1 also houses the power supply 10 so as to supply power to the pads 6 and the electronic means of the apparatus.

  In FIG. 3, the pads 6 are arranged according to three horizontal lines and three vertical lines, and the horizontal lines and the vertical lines form a basic quadrangle C, and the quadrilaterals are adjacent four of the same shape. Divided into basic squares, the first horizontal line comprises pads P1 and P2, the second horizontal line comprises pads P3, P4 and P5, and the third horizontal line comprises pads P6, P7 and P8. is doing.

The connection 8 couples the pads 6 together according to the following combinations, each combination corresponding to a specific treatment of a patient's metabolic failure,
a) In the first combination, pads P6, P3, P8, and P5 are joined together to help the patient resist the formation of obesity,
b) In the second combination, pads P6, P3, P7, and P8 are joined together to help the patient overcome stress, anxiety, and phobias;
c) In the third combination, pads P1, P3, P6, P4, and P8 are joined together to help the patient overcome insomnia,
d) In the fourth combination, pads P4, P8, and P6 are joined together to help the patient improve memory,
e) In the fifth combination, pads P1, P6, and P8 are joined together to help the patient overcome tobacco addiction,
f) In the sixth pad 6 combination, pads P6 and P4 are joined together to help the patient overcome helplessness and vulnerability;
g) In the seventh combination, pads P4 and P8 are joined together to help the patient overcome nausea, vomiting and motion sickness.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the apparatus of the present invention from above according to an embodiment applied to a wristband. It is the schematic showing the side surface of the apparatus shown by FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram representing the apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 from below.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support body 2, 2 'Ring 3 Fixed wristband 4 1st push button 5 Electrical stimulator 6 Pad 7 Head 8 Electrical connection 9 Visualization diode 10 Power supply 11 2nd push button 14 1st memory | storage means 16 Sequence determination Means 17 Second memory means 18 Chronometer means 19 Third memory means 20 Third push button

Claims (10)

A portable device for treating a plurality of metabolic disorders by stimulation for a patient, the device having a power supply (10) housed in a support (1), the support attached to the support (1) Conductive pads (6) coupled to the applied electrical stimulator (5) and easily flipped to maintain the support (1) to the patient's body at the individual location where the treatment is applied A possible maintenance mechanism (3),
Each pad (6) is electrically coupled to at least one other pad (6) via an electrical connection (8) in relation to the stimulator (5) and is specific to the connection (8) From the means (4, 14) by which the patient selects at least any connection (8) between at least two pads from a set of connections (8) that couple the pads together. A device characterized by comprising.   The selection means (4, 14) of the pad (6) comprises firstly at least any electronic selection means for selecting from an electrical connection (8) between the pads (6) of each other, and secondly The pad (6) is fixed to the support (1), and comprises at least any movable fixing means, so that the removal of them will disconnect the connection to at least any other pad (6). The device according to claim 1, wherein:   The selection means (4, 14) is of the electronic type and comprises a first storage means (14) for combination that associates the pads (6) with each other, and is implemented under the control of the first control mechanism (4) by the patient. The device according to claim 1, wherein the device is arranged as follows.   By comprising sequencing means (16) for the implementation of the stimulator (5), the frequency of the electrical pulses sent to the pad (6) is varied, and the implementation of the sequencing means (16) 4. Device according to claim 1, wherein the device is under the control of a second control mechanism (11) by the patient.   The implementation of the stimulator (5) is under the control of the chronometer means (18), which is associated with the third storage means (19) in relation to the third control mechanism (20). The device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the patient can select the time and length of the treatment to be applied to him / her.   1-Claim, characterized in that the pad (6) is slightly pointed and has a head (7) formed from magnetized metal in the contact area with the patient's body, respectively. Item 6. The device according to any one of Items 5.   7. The power source (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the power source (10) is self-supporting and can be any power source with consumable batteries, rechargeable batteries and solar sensors. The device described in 1.   Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the movable fixing means (13) is any means consisting of screwing, clipping, magnetic means, repositionable adhesive and suction means.   A pad (6) is placed in the corner of the adjacent isomorphic foundation square, and the foundation square is entirely basic except for at least any one of these corners without the pad (6). The device according to claim 1, wherein the device is arranged to form a quadrangle (C). For each corner of the base square to which the pad (6) is assigned, the pad (6) exits from the upper left corner of the base square (C), from left to right and from top to bottom, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8 are assigned consecutively in order, pad P2 constitutes the ground of the device, connection (8) is
-First combination: P6, P3, P8, P5,
-Second combination: P6, P3, P7, P8,
-Third combination: P1, P3, P6, P4, P8,
-Fourth combination: P4, P8, P6,
-Fifth combination: P1, P6, P8,
-Sixth combination: P6, P4,
-Seventh combination: P4, P8,
10. Device according to claim 9, characterized in that it consists of a mutual relationship of pads (6) according to the combination.

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